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Breaking the Iron Law: Megaprojects Conference
Watch the keynotes and executive masterclasses from P3GQA’s December 2025 digital conference on governing and delivering capital-intensive, complex and megaprojects, at your own pace.
Keynote Day: 8 December 2025
Masterclasses: 9 to 11 December 2025
Regional tracks: EMEA, APAC and the Americas
What is included
One payment gives you the recordings and reports from the conference, to watch and read at your own pace.
Keynote Day recordings
Sessions from the Keynote Day relay on 8 December 2025, across the EMEA, APAC and Americas tracks.
The fireside chat with Professor Bent Flyvbjerg is included as a transcribed report, not a recording.
19 executive masterclass recordings
Practitioner-led sessions from 9 to 11 December 2025 on governance, benefits, decision-making, PMOs and delivering complex projects. The full list is below.
Roundtable Discussion Summary Report
The 17-page Global Roundtable Discussions Report (December 2025): insights from the EMEA, APAC and Americas roundtables, with a global synthesis for senior decision-makers.
Featured keynote speakers
World-leading thinkers and practitioners in megaproject governance, delivery, risk and decision-making.
Professor Bent Flyvbjerg
Professor Emeritus, University of Oxford; Villum Kann Rasmussen Professor and Chair, IT University of Copenhagen; Chair, Oxford Global Projects
Fireside Chat: Breaking the Iron Law of Megaprojects (transcribed report)
Dr Alexander Budzier
CEO and co-founder, Oxford Global Projects
Forecasting Against Failure: How Reference Class Forecasting Can Break the Iron Law of Megaprojects
Antonio Nieto-Rodríguez
HBR author, professor and adviser; CEO, Projects & Company
Powered by Projects: How to Lead Megaprojects in the Transformation Age
Ross Garland
President, P3GQA; co-author of the P3G Guide
Govern Billions, Not Bureaucracy: Making Governance Work at Scale (with Adrian Morey)
Keynote Day programme
The Keynote Day ran as a relay across three regions on 8 December 2025. These are the sessions as published in the programme.
EMEA10 sessions
- Forecasting Against Failure: How Reference Class Forecasting Can Break the Iron Law of MegaprojectsDr Alexander Budzier, CEO and co-founder, Oxford Global Projects
- Fireside Chat: Breaking the Iron Law of Megaprojects (transcribed report)Professor Bent Flyvbjerg
- Govern Billions, Not Bureaucracy: Making Governance Work at ScaleRoss Garland, President, P3GQA, and Adrian Morey, Director, OUTCOME Advisory, co-authors of the P3G Guide
- Powered by Projects: How to Lead Megaprojects in the Transformation AgeAntonio Nieto-Rodríguez, HBR author, professor and adviser
- Ask the Fellows: Wisdom Under PressureLenka Pincot (moderator), with PMI Fellows Lee Lambert, Michel Thiry, Al Zeitoun, Philip Diab and Ricardo Triana
- Making Project Performance Match the Promise: Three Heuristics for the Real WorldStephen Jenner, author of Management of Portfolios and Managing Benefits
- Beyond Chaos: How to Create Clarity When Everything Falls ApartDr Oleg Konovalov
- Behavioural Risk and Contracting InnovationDr Paul Corcoran (moderator), Louise Hart, Professor Denise Bower OBE, Ian Heptinstall and Dafydd Wyn Owen
- Human Capital and Institutional CapabilityHeba AlShehhi (moderator), Tim Banfield, Dr Saadi Adra, Karlene Agard and Karina Singh
- EPMO Services for Capital PortfoliosEileen J. Roden, Director and co-founder, House of PMO
APAC8 sessions
- Leading at the Edge: Developing the Megaproject Leaders of TomorrowDr Bradley Hastings, John Grill Institute for Project Leadership, University of Sydney
- Governing Government Infrastructure Projects: Policy, Politics, and Delivery in the Public EyePriscilla Radice, CEO, VIDA Health, and Adrian Morey, Director, OUTCOME Advisory
- The Iron Law, Denial, and the Death Zone: The Critical Importance of Risk Appetite to Project SuccessGrant Avery, OutcomeInsights.com
- Strategic Alignment and Portfolio PerformanceYoussef Mourra (moderator), Guy Thorpe, Demi Anderson and Alexandra Chapman
- The Sponsorship Gap: Why Myths Persist and What Megaprojects Really DemandAdrian Morey, Director, OUTCOME Advisory, co-author of the P3G Guide
- Ask the Fellows: Wisdom Under PressureMatthew Percival (moderator), with Iain Fraser, Amany Nuseibeh, Kosam Nyamdela and Anca Slușanschi
- Beyond Management: The Importance of Complex Project Leadership in MegaprojectsCollin Smith, Managing Director and CEO, ICCPM
- Beyond the Iron Law: Power, Politics, and the Hidden Forces That Shape Megaproject SuccessProfessor Stewart Clegg, University of Sydney, and Dr Mhamed Biygautane, University of Melbourne
Americas7 sessions
- Imagine It Fails: How Pre-mortems and Insights Help Leaders See What Others Don’tGary Klein, PhD, Chief Scientist, ShadowBox LLC, inventor of the pre-mortem method
- How to Deliver Successful Construction ProjectsBenjamin Breen, VP Gigaprojects, Project Management Institute
- Managing Fuzzy Projects: A 3D Framework to Break the Iron LawLavagnon Ika, PhD, Professor of Project Management, University of Ottawa
- Climate-Resilient Infrastructure: Designing for the Next 50 YearsMichael Barnard, Joel Carboni and Pepijn Docter
- From Pitfalls to Best Practices: Delivering Megaprojects in MegacitiesJohn D. Landis, University of Pennsylvania, and Jennifer Tharp, PMI Fellow
- The Human Factor in Breaking the Iron LawLaura Barnard and Joe Pusz, CEO, PMO Squad
- Rethinking PMO Performance for Capital Projects: Turning Delivery into Recognized ValueAmerico Pinto, PMOGA Managing Director, Project Management Institute
Executive masterclass recordings
The 19 masterclasses recorded from 9 to 11 December 2025, each around 60 to 90 minutes.
Tuesday 9 December5 recordings
- Project at Risk. Business in Crisis? Time to Step Up. Strategies to Regain Control in High-Stakes Project BusinessOliver F. Lehmann
- Coherence by Design: Where Strategy Finds Soul, and Execution Finds FlowAhmed Abdessalem
- The Politics of Governance: Power, Influence, and Accountability in Mega ProjectsRoss Garland
- Is My Giga Project Really a Program? Rethinking Management Through a System of Systems LensDr Saadi Adra
- The Rottweiler's Guide to Project Benefits: Asking the Questions That MatterStephen Jenner
Wednesday 10 December3 recordings
- Crucibles of Complexity: Decision-Making in High-Stakes, Multi-Stakeholder ProjectsPaul Sutton
- Navigating the Storm: Strategies for Managing Conflict in ProjectsAmany Nuseibeh
- From Strategy to Value: Building a Strategic PMO with Outcomes ThinkingAlexandra Chapman
Thursday 11 December11 recordings
- Designing Municipal Portfolio Governance that Survives Election CyclesPatrick Girard
- Owners’ Role in Capital Project Success: From Excellence to ChaosAndré Choma
- Beyond Reporting: The Strategy Realization Office for MegaprojectsDr Tony Prensa
- Adaptive Governance: Designing Systems That Think, Learn, and Tell the TruthDr Charles Igwe
- Modularity and Rapid Iteration in Large-Scale Projects: A Fresh PerspectiveMichel Thiry
- What Is Systems Thinking and How Does It Help Get Major Activities Delivered?Professor Martin Parr
- Breaking the Iron Law in IT and Digital Megaprojects Using the Minimum Viable Replacement FrameworkKevin Mireles
- From Iron Triangle to 3D Success: Redefining What Winning Means in Fuzzy ProjectsLavagnon Ika, PhD
- Think Slow, Act Fast: Opportunity Framing and Stage-Gate Discipline in Capital Intensive, Complex or Mega ProjectsIwona Wilson
- Applying the OPD Framework to Transform Project DeliveryJoe Pusz
- Beyond Chaos: How to Create Clarity for OrganizationsDr Oleg Konovalov
Who it is for
- Senior executives, sponsors, board members and directors
- Leaders involved in capital, infrastructure, complex and megaprojects
- Practitioners seeking strategic insight rather than entry-level theory
How access works
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- We send your accessWe email you the link and password for the masterclass recordings page, and add you to the conference in Zoom Events, where the keynote recordings and conference material are held.
- Watch at your own paceRevisit sessions and reflect on the discussions on your own schedule, without attending live across time zones.
Frequently asked questions
Is this a live event?
No. The conference took place online in December 2025. This pass gives you the recordings and reports from it.
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Is the fireside chat with Professor Bent Flyvbjerg included?
Yes, as a transcribed report. It is not available as a recording.
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