Symposium Speakers
Symposium speakers play a pivotal role in shaping the overall experience and success of an event. The PGCS organising committee aims to choose individuals based on their experience, expertise, knowledge and ability to engage and inspire the audience.
Speakers are chosen from various backgrounds, including industry leaders, academics, thought leaders and experts in the project and program management field.
Please view all our confirmed speakers below. Information on their presentations can be found on the program page once available.
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Keynote Speakers
Concurrent Speakers
Masterclass Presenters
Keynote Speakers
Dr Maryam Gracias
Flight Controls Engineer | Bell Flight
Maryam H. Gracias received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU), Daytona Beach, Florida, where she also obtained her pilot’s license. She completed her Ph.D. in Systems Engineering at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado.
Her research examined Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid methodologies in the Aerospace and Defense sector, with a focus on Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and its impact on requirement stability, schedule efficiency, and verification and validation processes. She has 6 years of experience on the F-35 program as a Senior Systems Engineer and is currently a Flight Controls Engineer at Bell Flight working on the MV-75 tiltrotor aircraft being developed for the U.S. Army’s Future Vertical Lift program.
Dr Joe Gregory
Assistant Research Professor | University of Arizona
Dr Joe Gregory is an assistant research professor at the University of Arizona. His research interests include digital engineering, model-based systems engineering, and semantic web technologies. His current research focuses on the development of the Digital Engineering Factory, and the development of ontologies to support digital test and evaluation. He is the co-chair of the Digital Engineering Information Exchange (DEIX) Ontology Working Group.
Concurrent Speakers
Masterclass Presenters
Dr Maryam Gracias
Flight Controls Engineer | Bell Flight
Maryam H. Gracias received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Engineering from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU), Daytona Beach, Florida, where she also obtained her pilot’s license. She completed her Ph.D. in Systems Engineering at Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado.
Her research examined Agile, Waterfall, and Hybrid methodologies in the Aerospace and Defense sector, with a focus on Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) and its impact on requirement stability, schedule efficiency, and verification and validation processes. She has 6 years of experience on the F-35 program as a Senior Systems Engineer and is currently a Flight Controls Engineer at Bell Flight working on the MV-75 tiltrotor aircraft being developed for the U.S. Army’s Future Vertical Lift program.
Dr Joe Gregory
Assistant Research Professor | University of Arizona
Dr Joe Gregory is an assistant research professor at the University of Arizona. His research interests include digital engineering, model-based systems engineering, and semantic web technologies. His current research focuses on the development of the Digital Engineering Factory, and the development of ontologies to support digital test and evaluation. He is the co-chair of the Digital Engineering Information Exchange (DEIX) Ontology Working Group.
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