Located in the heart of Austria’s capital, Project Management Austria (pma) is the country’s leading project management association and the official Austrian representative of the International Project Management Association (IPMA). With around 1,300 members, pma brings together project management professionals, industry experts, academics, and emerging talents from a wide range of sectors. Through internationally recognized certifications, professional development opportunities, and a vibrant network of events, pma actively promotes excellence and innovation in project management.
Vienna provides the ideal setting for the 15th IPMA Research Conference. Consistently recognized as one of the world’s most liveable cities, Vienna combines a rich cultural heritage with a strong focus on innovation, education, and international collaboration. As a leading destination for international meetings and congresses, the city offers outstanding infrastructure, excellent accessibility, and an inspiring environment for knowledge exchange and professional networking.
Together, pma and Vienna create a unique platform where project management expertise, international perspectives, and forward-thinking ideas come together. Whether attending a conference, pursuing certification, or connecting with fellow professionals, participants benefit from both pma’s strong professional community and Vienna’s dynamic and welcoming atmosphere. pma’s roots are closely linked to the international project management community, which has maintained a long-standing connection with Vienna since the first international IPMA Congress was held in the city in 1967.
IPMA is a Federation comprised of a network of 70 Member Associations (MAs) that develop project management competencies in Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Australia, North and South America, Australia and New Zealand, interacting and developing relationships with professionals, corporations, government agencies, universities and colleges, as well as training organizations and consulting firms.
The IPMA Research Conference was created to discuss and exchange ideas and research achievements on the topic of projects and their management. Its distinctive feature is the intense dialogue between practitioners and academics, integrating advanced technologies to explore the future of project management in an era of technological advancements, emphasizing innovation and value co-creation between academia, private companies, mixed economies, the public sector, and social organizations.
Conference Co-Chair
Steering Committee
Organizing Committee
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Brigitte Schaden | Projekt Management Austria |
| Hanna Krassler | Projekt Management Austria |
| Ivan Mihajlović | Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Serbia |
| Jana Kostalova | University of Pardubice, Czech Republic |
| Laura Lasaite | IPMA, IPMA COO, France |
| Vladana Stepanovic | IPMA, Secretariat and Awards Support, Serbia |
Scientific Committee
| Name | Affiliation |
|---|---|
| Alexander Bull | University of Applied Science DGUV |
| Alexander Kock | Technical University of Darmstadt |
| Alexandr Tovb | SOVNET President, IMPA HF |
| Annlizé L Marnewick | University of Johannesburg |
| Carl Marnewick | University of Johannesburg |
| Catherine Killen | University of Technology Sydney |
| Christian G. Majer | The Performance Institute |
| Christine Unterhitzenberger | University of Leeds,UK |
| Claus Hüsselmann | University of Applied Sciences Mittelhessen, Germany |
| Constanta-Nicoleta Bodea | Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Romania |
| Eleni Papadonikolaki | Delft University of Technology |
| Francesco D Maddaloni | University College London |
| Gilbert Silvius | HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht and University of Johannesburg |
| Giorgio Locatelli | Politecnico di Milano |
| Ilias Krystallis | University College London (UCL) |
| Ivan Mihajlović | University in Belgrade – Faculty of Mechanical Engineering |
| Jana Kostalova | University of Pardubice, Czech Republic |
| Kirsi Aaltonen | University of Oulu, Finland |
| Lavagnon Ika | Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa, Canada |
| María Socorro Garcia Cascales | Universidad Politécnica de Cartagena, Spain |
| Marija Todorović | Faculty of organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade |
| Maxim Miterev | KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden |
| Miles Shepherd | Independent Researcher |
| Mitra Arami | Northumbria University /QA Ltd |
| Mladen Radujković | Alma Mater Europaea, Slovenia |
| Mladen Vukomanović | IPMA President |
| Nathalie Drouin | ESG UQAM |
| Qing Yang | University of Science and Technology Beijing, China |
| Reinhard Wagner | Alma Mater Europaea University |
| Richard Kirkham | University of Manchester |
| Sergey Bushuyev | President of Ukrainian PMA |
| Sorin Piperca | Birkbeck, University of London |
| Timo Braun | University of Kassel, Germany |
| Tomislav Rastovski | University of Rijeka, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Rijeka, Croatia; Algebra Bernays University, Zagreb, Croatia |
| Vedran Zerjav | Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim |
| Vladimir Obradović | Faculty of Organizational Sciences, University of Belgrade |
| Yan Liu | Nanjing University, China |
| Yongkui Li | Tongji University, China |
Conference co-chairs
Prof. Dr Lorena Piñeiro
Universidad EAN, Colombia
Prof. Ding Ronggui
Shandong University, China