241. How to secure your future in 2024 part 1

Malini is a highly experienced Business Relationship Manager who specialises in nurturing high-performing BRMs and teams. She is regularly invited to deliver keynotes and presentations at professional and academic forums in Australia, USA, UK and India. Her personal BRM story titled 'Walk Fast, Walk Far' has been described as "the most impactful presentation" at BRMConnect 2017, Sydney. In her spare time she writes about food, culture and relationships.

Malini facilitates APMG accredited Business Relationship Management certification courses through ITSM Hub.  

• Featured in the BRM Institute’s global list of Top Business Relationship Managers in 2019 and 2020
• 5 Global Excellence Awards, BRM Institute
• Service Excellence Award, Department of Health & Human Services, Victoria Australia

Malini has written Begin the day with a tomato - Creating connection and belonging within a team and one of her proudest achievements in recent times has been supporting her team to achieve six Hall of Fame inductions in 2021! 

Tomasz Manugiewicz is the General Manager of Grand Parade Poland. An engineer at heart. A speaker by passion. He has delivered speeches at the largest European IT conferences, also as a keynote speaker. He has had presentations for brands such as Devoxx Belgium, Devoxx Poland, Agile Tour London, Agile Central Europe, DevDays Europe, and many more.

He has been in the IT sector since 2006 . Tomasz worked as an Engineering Manager and, at the beginning of his path, when he was a Java developer Engineer, he helped to create the first Polish online banking systems. He also worked for international global corporations, including in the banking and ICT telecom sectors.

Tomasz is an Agile enthusiast and coach - conducted his first Agile Transformation in 2009. He is a co-author of the leadership book "The LiGHT BOOK2 - Leaders' insights for leaders based on true stories". At the AGH University of Technology, he is a lecturer, supporting young engineers on their way to the world of IT.

• Keynote Speaker at DevDays Europe 2022 conference

My proudest achievement is my daughter – Zosia

Besides that, I am proud that I had a chance to speak to 2500 + software engineers during Devoxx Poland conference.

Darrel Popowich is a seasoned executive with over 30 years of experience in the technology industry. He has recently joined the BRM Institute as the Chief Visionary Officer & COO.  He has held numerous other leadership roles, including CIO of H&R Block Canada where he led a team of IT professionals responsible for supporting the company's tax and financial services businesses. Coaching executives across the world, Darrel is a respected thought leader in his field, with a passion for leadership and business relationship management (BRM). He has been involved with BRM training and implementation for many organizations and has spoken at a number of CIO conferences on the topic. His extensive experience in technology and business make him a valuable asset to any organization.

Lela Machaidze is an esteemed International Consultant, certified in PMP, PMI-ACP, and BRMP. Co-founder of the PMI's Tbilisi Chapter, her education in AI through MIT and Oxford executive programs, combined with deep expertise in program management, AI, and adaptability, enables her to spearhead diverse projects to success. A transformative speaker and coach, she engages with mid to executive-level audiences, providing groundbreaking insights. Lela is a strategic ally in AI consulting, digital transformation, and value creation, making her an invaluable asset in the evolving business landscape. 

Lela's professional achievements:

• Author of scientific article: “ Role of AI chatbots in education: systematic literature review

Lela's proudest achievements include being a founder of a project management community exceeding 300 members in Georgia. She also takes pride in having completed the Executive AI Program at Oxford's Saïd Business School and the AI in Healthcare program at MIT Sloan.