{"id":2959,"date":"2025-12-12T11:31:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T07:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dipmf.ae\/en\/?post_type=speaker&#038;p=2959"},"modified":"2026-01-05T13:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T09:00:32","slug":"ike-nwankwo","status":"publish","type":"speaker","link":"https:\/\/www.dipmf.ae\/en\/speaker\/ike-nwankwo\/","title":{"rendered":"Ike Nwankwo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ike Nwankwo, MSc, MBA, PMP, is the Chair of the PMI Board of Directors. He has served on the PMI Board since 2021. He is a long-time PMI volunteer and past president of the PMI chapter in Nigeria, past PMI Region Mentor for Africa and the immediate past Chair of PMI\u2019s Governance Committee.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nwankwo is the managing director of Distinct Management, Ltd, an independent project management consultancy focusing on information technology, construction, and business transformation. 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