PDC 2026 Speakers

KEYNOTE Speaker
Bradley Geary
Professional Speaker, Leadership Consultant and Author
Presentation: Strategic Leadership, Change Management, and Risk Management
Bradley Geary is a retired U.S. Navy SEAL Captain, author, and leadership consultant with more than two decades of experience leading special operations teams and organizations. Drawing on his military command and executive leadership background, Bradley will address strategic leadership, change management, and risk management.

Featured Speaker
Dr. Sherronda Banks, DSW, LCSW, LISW-CP
Founder & Clinical Director
Intentional Steps Counseling Services, PLLC
Presentation: Radical Preservation™: A Strategic Leadership Framework for Preventing Burnout and Sustaining High Performance
Dr. Sherronda Banks is a licensed clinical social worker, educator, and founder of Intentional Steps Counseling Services with more than 23 years of experience across mental health, education, and social work. Her presentation, “Radical Preservation™,” focuses on preventing burnout and sustaining high performance through a strategic leadership framework.

Featured Speaker
John McGlothian
MBA, PMP, PMI-ACP, PMI-CPMAI
President and co-founder of TMOG
Learning Center
Presentation: Project Management Is a Leadership Brand: How Great PMs Build Trust, Influence, and Opportunity
Jon McGlothian is President and Co-Founder of TMOG Learning Center, where he develops project leaders and teams through project management, process improvement, and leadership training. A West Point graduate and former Army Ranger with corporate leadership experience, Jon will explore how project managers build trust, influence, and opportunity through their leadership brand.

Featured Speaker
Matt Quick
Head of Military Affairs, Project Management Institute
Presentation: Future Job Ready with PMI M.O.R.E. and RESET Models
Matt Quick is PMI’s Head of Military Affairs and a military veteran whose work connects service members, veterans, and their families with the project management profession. He leads PMI initiatives focused on workforce development, career readiness, and military-to-civilian career transitions.
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