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OSPMI Monthly Chapter Meeting
Leading High-Performing Human + AI Project Teams

As artificial intelligence continues to transform the workplace, project leaders are facing a new challenge: how to build and lead high-performing teams that combine human expertise with the growing capabilities of AI.

Join the Ocean State PMI Chapter for an engaging and interactive discussion on how the principles of high-performing teams apply to modern Human + AI project environments. This session will explore how project managers can successfully lead complex initiatives within matrix organizations while leveraging AI to enhance productivity, decision-making, and collaboration.

📅 Date: April 9
🕡 Time: 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
📍 Location: Bryant University, Academic Innovation Center AIC Building
🎓 Earn: 2 PDU credits
🥤 Refreshments will be served

Cost $5 members, $10 non-members

This will be a highly interactive session, giving attendees the opportunity to share experiences, discuss real-world challenges, and explore practical approaches to integrating AI into project team environments.

Speaker
Kate Folwell, PMP, DASSM, SPHR

Kate Folwell is a leadership development and transformation professional with extensive experience helping organizations build high-performing teams and navigate complex change. Her career spans leadership roles across life sciences, healthcare, insurance, government, and nonprofit organizations, where she has led initiatives focused on learning strategy, organizational development, workforce transformation, and performance enablement.

Kate is also actively engaged in exploring how emerging technologies—including generative AI and people analytics—are shaping the future of work and influencing how organizations develop talent, collaborate, and deliver value.

A certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and experienced transformation leader, Kate is known for her systems-thinking approach and her passion for helping leaders and teams thrive through data-informed strategy, leadership development, and collaborative change.

What You’ll Explore
During this interactive session, Kate will guide participants through discussions and examples on how project leaders can apply high-performing team principles to the evolving Human + AI workplace:

How project teams operate within complex matrix organizations while delivering strategic outcomes
What high-performing team characteristics and value streams look like in modern project environments
Where AI is transforming project management through automation, augmentation, and emerging agency
The complementary strengths of humans and AI in project work
Practical approaches to building effective Human + AI collaborations
Whether you're an experienced project leader or exploring how AI is reshaping the future of project management, this session will provide valuable insights and practical perspectives for leading the next generation of project teams.

We hope you’ll join us for an evening of learning, conversation, and connection with fellow project management professionals.