6:00 PM- 8:00 PM

Welcome Reception

Join your fellow attendees for a relaxed meet and greet at the San Juan Marriot on the Ocean Terrace.

Catch up with friends new and old!

Cash bar available and appetizers provided. Wear your tropical attire!

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Breakfast

Fuel up for Day One of BRMConnect!

8:15 AM – 8:45 AM

Welcome

We’re excited to welcome LUMA, Blue Origin, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to the main stage to kick off day one!

9:00 AM – 10:15 AM

BRM Community Day Panel

The single, global BRM community unites for networking, community building and more!

10:15 AM-12:00 PM

BRM Community Day Activities

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Lunch

1:00 PM – 2:00 PM

Community Game Fest

2:00 PM – 3:00 PM

Keynote Speaker Jeff Warren takes the BRMConnect Main Stage with his session

Unshakeable Confidence: The Key to Elevating Your BRM Impact

3:30 PM -4:15 PM

Global Excellence Awards Ceremony

Come celebrate excellence in BRM and recognize those who are making an impact on the world around us!

4:30 PM – 5:00 PM

Closing Keynote

Keynote speaker Jen Skrabak takes the main stage with her session BRM to C-Suite: 7 Superpowers for 2030

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7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Breakfast

Grab your coffee, we’re onto day two of BRMConnect!

8:15 AM – 9:00 AM

Day Two Opening Keynote

Keynote Speaker Loren Sanders takes the main stage with her session From Value to Impact: Powering Your Partnership

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9:15 AM – 10:00 AM

Storyteller Sessions

• WHY Role Clarity? | Tezcan Vincent & Ben Choate
• Beyond the Bowtie-Why Your Personal Brand Matters | Michael Nobuto
• Crafting the BRM Dream: My Journey from Vision to Reality| Kathy Nuttall

10:30 AM – 11:15 AM

Storyteller Sessions

• Go from a Formal Maturity Assessment to a Successful Partnership in Just 1 Year | Andrew Galbus
• The Power of Positive Speaking | Victoria Harness
• The Heart of the Digital Workplace | Lacey Hart

11:30 AM – 12:15 PM

Storyteller Sessions

• The BRM Role in the Shepherding the GenAI Revolution | Rajesh Rajagopal
• The Nestle’ Chronicles: The Rise of the Functional Relationship Manager | Zhanna Larina & Kip Fanta
• BRM Tool Demo: Kimball Lovin, Mark Polson & Geoffrey Gough

12:15 PM – 1:15 PM

Lunch

Refresh and Refuel

1:15 PM – 2:45 PM

Workshops

 90 Minute Hands On Workshops

• Blueprint for Success: Building Your BRM Team from Scratch – Essential Strategies and Mistakes to Avoid | Svetlana Sidenko
• RCO Principles & Behaviors – Making a difference| Kip Fanta
• Charting the Future: An Innovative BRM Roadmap Development Workshop| Peter Lijnse
• Making an Impact: How to Deliver High Performance as a BRM | Jeff Warren

3:15 PM – 4:00 PM

Storyteller Sessions

• Building an Effective BRM Playbook | Tommy Kile
• The Bridge Year: Actionable Strategies to Bring Teams Together | Kiyona Miah
• Personal Resilience as a Skill Underpinning All Others | Sarah Fogg

4:15 PM – 5:00 PM

Day Two Closing Keynote

Keynote Speaker Peter Lijnse takes the main stage with his presentation “Demonstrating the Impact of BRM to Executives”

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7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Breakfast

Fuel up for the FINAL DAY of conference!

8:15 AM – 8:45 AM

Day Three Opening Keynote

Keynote speaker Eliana Nuñez takes the main stage

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8:45 AM – 9:30 AM

Building a BRM Practice: The Mayo Clinic Story | Neal Sanger

9:45 AM – 10:30 AM

Storyteller Sessions

• Value Plans and Value Delivery Plans: Similarities and Differences | Tina Pomeroy
• Joy and Happiness at work: Tales from the Brain for BRMs | Teresa Lucio
• Empowering Connections: How LUMA Energy ignites strategic technology alignment for the business and our customers  | Yianni Ellis, Crystal Allen, Angel Caban

11:00 AM – 11:45 AM

Storyteller Sessions

• Creating order from chaos: A 15-year journey toward becoming a strategic partner | Carl Ivey
• Gamified Change Management – The BRM Role in Influencing Organizational Change | Kristen Carvaines
• Uncertain Ground – Finding Stability from Within | Alice Pryor

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Lunch

Refresh and Refuel for the rest of your day!

1:00 PM – 1:45 PM

Storyteller Sessions

• Breakdown Silos Across Your Technology Organization | Barbara Brinson
• Eliminating Barriers to AI Innovation – The Power of BRM| Jennifer Owens
• A Mother’s Journey into BRM Leadership | Anu Raina

2:00 PM – 2:45 PM

Storyteller Sessions

• Defying Gravity: Launching a BRM Program to Support the Exploration of Air & Space| Kristin Ekanger & Anastasiya Plachta
• Your Most Honest Self: Personal Strategies for Building Meaningful Relationships| Brandon Reese

3:15 PM – 4:00 PM

Storyteller Sessions

• Harmonizing Standardization and Customization in BRM: Insights from Mayo Clinic’s Journey | Avrie Duffy, Andrew Galbus, Dwight Channer, Chad Goetz
• Mastering the Art of Influence: A critical leadership skill for BRMs looking to inspire change and transformation| Debra Ialamov
• Get the Best – Leave the Rest | Laurie Rodriguez

4:15 PM – 5:00 PM

Closing Keynote

Kimball Lovin & Geoffrey Gough take the BRMConnect Main Stage with his session Aligning Strategy and Execution:  How the BRM and PMO successfully collaborate to transform business outcomes and drive value