The Best Project Management Conferences to Attend

Project management conferences cover everything from portfolio strategy to agile delivery. The best choice depends on whether you want formal professional development, practical workshops, or conversations with people using the same methods as your team.

The dates and locations below come from the organizers’ official sites. We have omitted prices because ticket tiers and discounts change.

Upcoming project management conferences

• ProjectSummit BusinessAnalystWorld Chicago 2026 — October 5–7, 2026 in Naperville, Illinois
• Agile on the Beach 2027 — July 1–2, 2027 in Falmouth, Cornwall
• Scrum Alliance events and gatherings — global, regional, and local events

ProjectSummit BusinessAnalystWorld Chicago 2026

• When: October 5–7, 2026
• Where: Chicago Marriott Naperville, Naperville, Illinois
• Format: In person

ProjectSummit BusinessAnalystWorld combines project management and business analysis. The official program includes educational sessions, expert speakers, and hands-on workshops, with opportunities to earn PDUs and CDUs.

This is the clearest fit on the list if maintaining a professional credential is part of your goal.

Visit the official Chicago conference site

Agile on the Beach 2027

• When: July 1–2, 2027
• Where: Falmouth University, Cornwall, UK
• Format: In person

Agile on the Beach covers software delivery, business agility, teamwork, and product design and management. It combines talks, workshops, networking, and social events over two days.

The event is aimed at people at different stages of an agile transformation, not only Scrum practitioners.

Visit the official Agile on the Beach site

Scrum Alliance events and gatherings

• Where: Global, regional, and local events

Scrum Alliance runs an annual Global Scrum Gathering, supports Regional Scrum Gatherings, and lists local user groups. The global event brings professionals from different industries together for sessions and networking, while regional and user-group events offer smaller communities closer to home.

The official event page also notes that eligible learning time can count toward Scrum Education Units. Check the individual event page for dates before making plans.

Browse official Scrum Alliance events

How to choose a project management conference

Start with the outcome you need:

• Certification renewal: Confirm the event’s PDU, CDU, or SEU rules before booking.
• Agile practice: Look for workshops and case studies from teams doing similar work.
• Business analysis: Choose a program that treats requirements and stakeholder work as core topics.
• Team improvement: Bring a specific delivery problem and compare how several speakers approach it.

Review the agenda after it is published. A conference name can stay the same while its tracks and audience shift from year to year.

If several teammates attend different sessions, ask each person to record a two-minute recap. Tella’s video recorder keeps those updates easy to watch and share.