PM Insight-Fremont Virtual Meeting: Beyond the Tool — Emotional Intelligence in an AI-Augmented Project World
PM Insight-Fremont Virtual Meeting:
Beyond the Tool — Emotional Intelligence in an AI-Augmented Project World
In today’s AI-augmented project environments, tools are becoming faster, smarter, and more autonomous — but human leadership remains the critical differentiator. This session explores how emotional intelligence (EQ) is not just a soft skill, but a strategic capability for navigating uncertainty, aligning teams, and making complex decisions at scale. We’ll discuss how leaders can integrate EQ with AI-powered systems to create clarity, not conflict — and to lead through influence, not control.
Participants will learn practical frameworks for applying emotional intelligence in high-stakes delivery contexts, including how to interpret non-verbal signals in hybrid teams, resolve trust breakdowns in AI-assisted decisions, and hold authority in environments where “the tool” seems to know more than the humans using it. This is not a call to resist AI — it’s a call to lead differently because of it.
Takeaways:
- The limits of AI in high-stakes delivery environments
- How emotionally intelligent teams detect early risk and reduce invisible tension
- What augmented judgment looks like in practice
- Tools and AI prompt frameworks project leaders can start using today
- How to prepare your delivery culture for AI — without losing trust, clarity, or accountability
Aina Alive
Aina Alive is the founder and CEO of Bee Agile — a boutique consultancy based in Toronto specializing in strategy & execution, AI-integrated delivery, and organizational agility.
With 20 years of international experience across North America, Europe, and the Middle East, Aina brings a global perspective to the intersection of agile transformation and emerging technologies. She is the creator of the thought leadership movement “The Evolution of the PMO: The Rise of the Chief Project Officer,” uniting voices from 29 countries and reshaping how organizations view delivery leadership.
At the core of her work is a belief that AI should not replace human intelligence — it should expand it. Aina positions herself as a bridge between human emotional depth and machine logic, helping organizations adopt AI without losing the human factors that truly matter.
Her recent research focuses on practical AI use cases in delivery environments: early risk detection, trust in algorithmic recommendations, and decision-making at scale.Meeting Leader: Saravanan Gomathiapillai Vembu
Contact Meeting Leaders: Saravanan Gomathiapilai Vembu nagurumaya@yahoo.com
Program Agenda:
6:00 pm PST – Sign-In and Networking
6:15 pm PST- Featured Speaker
8:00 pm PST - Meeting Adjourn
PDU Info:
Business Acumen: 2.0 PDU
Online Registration
PMI Silicon Valley Members: $5.00
Non-Members: $5.00
Cancellation Policy
This event is a professional society meeting, held for the benefit of its members. The Plan Ahead registration fee paid is based on the registrant's ability to commit to attendance, ahead of time. The Plan Ahead registration fee will not be refunded for any reason, other than event cancellation, after normal business hours (5:00 PM, Pacific) on the registration deadline day. The PMI - Silicon Valley Chapter reserves the right to make last-minute changes to program content and speakers, as circumstances dictate.
Event Properties
| Event Date | 10-01-2025 6:00 pm |
| Event End Date | 10-01-2025 8:00 pm |
| Cut off date | 09-30-2025 5:00 pm |
| Individual Price | 5.00 |
| No. of Business Acumen PDUs | 2.0 |
| PMI Event Number | 2085 |
| Location | Virtual Event |