Summit: 12:00–4:00 PM
University of North Florida, Jacksonville
Career Connection Experience: 11:30 AM–4:30 PM
Every successful project begins with a vision, a plan, and intentional investment.
Your career deserves the same.
Project YOU brings together project professionals, emerging leaders, recruiters, employers, students, sponsors, and industry experts for an afternoon dedicated to professional development, career growth, and meaningful connection.
Whether you are preparing for your next opportunity, strengthening your leadership capabilities, expanding your professional network, or investing in your long-term success, Project YOU is designed to help you gain practical insights, build valuable relationships, and move forward with confidence.
Standard registration is now $100 through October 9.
$85 through September 15, 2026
$100 through October 9, 2026
$120 from October 10–14, 2026
$60
$25
Every in-person Summit registration includes complimentary access to the October 14 Project YOU Virtual Experience.
Register for Project YOU 2026Make the business case for attending Project YOU in about five minutes. The Project YOU Manager Approval Kit helps you connect the experience to your professional-development priorities, identify the sessions most relevant to your work, and prepare a clear request for your manager.
The kit includes development-priority prompts, session and experience selections, practical bring-back commitments, employer-value information, and a customizable copy-and-paste manager request.
Download the Manager Approval Kit
Project YOU is pleased to welcome Matt Quick of PMI Global as the opening keynote speaker for the October 15 Professional Growth Summit. Additional keynote details and the final session title will be announced as they are confirmed.
Explore Our SpeakersParticipants may earn up to 8 PMI PDUs by attending both the October 14 Virtual Experience and the October 15 in-person Summit. PDU eligibility will be based on sessions attended.
View the Full Project YOU ScheduleThe breakout speaker lineup is set. Four speakers will bring different perspectives to Project YOU through sessions focused on career growth, leadership, influence, business value, and preparing for what comes next.
University of Florida
Your Career Is Your Biggest Project: Leveraging Transferable Skills Across Marketing, Government, and Higher Education
Forty-Four Risk PM, LLC
Leadership Development: Your Greatest Risk
Principal Consultant, Forever Young Management Services
The Room Before the Room: Getting In Where Scope Gets Set
CTO, Autonomous Transit
Better Business. Right Technology. Better Outcomes.
Thank you to Ascendo Resources for supporting Project YOU 2026 and professional growth in Northeast Florida.
Thank you to NLP Logix for supporting Project YOU 2026. Meet the NLP Logix team in the AI Zone during the Career Connection Experience to connect around AI, technology, career opportunities, and the evolving workplace.
Thank you to TEKsystems for supporting Project YOU 2026 and investing in professional growth and career connection across Northeast Florida.
Project YOU is strengthened through collaboration with community and academic partners supporting professional growth, student engagement, career development, and workforce connection across Northeast Florida.
Partner recognition is separate from Project YOU sponsorship.
There is no single way to experience Project YOU.
The Career Connection Experience is open from 11:30 AM–4:30 PM, giving you the freedom to personalize your afternoon and focus on the opportunities that best support your professional goals.
You are welcome to move freely throughout the event. Attend both breakout time blocks, choose the sessions most relevant to you, step out for a scheduled appointment, or spend additional time connecting with recruiters, visiting sponsors, completing a résumé review, taking a professional headshot, exploring the AI Zone or Mentoring Zone, continuing conversations with speakers, and building meaningful professional relationships.
- Professional headshots
- Résumé reviews supported by Apex Systems
- Recruiter tables
- AI Zone, including participation from NLP Logix
- Mentoring Zone — learn about mentoring opportunities, connect with mentors, and continue mentoring conversations
- Meet the Speakers and follow-up conversations after breakout sessions
- Sponsor booths
- Employer and industry connections
- Professional networking
Project YOU is built around a Professional Growth Framework that guides the entire Summit experience. From the opening keynote and networking activities to breakout sessions, career conversations, and the Virtual Experience, every aspect of the event is intentionally designed to support one or more of the four pillars of professional development.
While speakers and session topics may vary, our focus remains the same—helping you Design Your Future. Develop Your Strengths. Deliver Your Potential.
Tap the framework image to open and enlarge it.
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
12:00–4:00 PM | Microsoft Teams
Every in-person Summit registration includes complimentary access to the Project YOU Virtual Experience.
- Career Growth Panel Discussion and Q&A featuring Shawna Flager, Ben Wood, PMP, and Craig Gonsalves
- Guided Speed Networking
- Tanya Boyd — GUMBO: The Flavor of Project Success
- Shaniqua Fields — Authenticity vs. Survival: The Unspoken Reality for Women in Tech
- Project YOU Breakout Speaker Preview
- Summit Preparation and Attendee Q&A
The Career Growth Panel will explore career growth, career transitions, transferable skills, adaptability, continuous learning, professional visibility, evolving project roles, and preparing for what comes next—including how AI and other workplace changes are shaping the future of work.
Shawna Flager | Ben Wood, PMP | Craig Gonsalves
1:45–2:30 PM ET | Tanya Boyd
GUMBO: The Flavor of Project Success
2:30–3:15 PM ET | Shaniqua Fields
Authenticity vs. Survival: The Unspoken Reality for Women in Tech
A $25 Virtual Experience Only registration option is available for those unable to attend the October 15 in-person Summit.
Explore the Virtual ExperienceExplore the confirmed Project YOU keynote, breakout speakers, Virtual Experience professional development speakers, and Career Growth Panelists.
The October 14 Virtual Experience features Tanya Boyd, Shaniqua Fields, and Career Growth Panelists Shawna Flager, Ben Wood, PMP, and Craig Gonsalves.
Explore Our SpeakersMeet the organizations supporting professional development, workforce growth, and career connection through Project YOU 2026.
Additional sponsorship and recruiting opportunities are available for organizations that want to be part of the Project YOU experience.
Explore Our SponsorsJoin the Project YOU Priority Email List for event-experience updates, registration reminders, speaker and session updates, and selected opportunities to provide input.
Subscribers also receive first notice when limited-capacity activities require advance sign-up.
Join the Priority Email ListYour career is one of the most important projects you will ever lead.
Join us for professional development, meaningful connections, and an experience designed to help you move forward with confidence and purpose.
Standard registration is $100 through October 9.
