Navigating Major Programmes
Riccardo Cosentino
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S4E22 Adapting to the Next Wave of AI in Major Project Management with Lawrence Rowland
How is AI poised to transform our workflows and working relationships in the coming months and years? There’s no question that large language models have had an enormous impact on our lives—and most…
S4E21 Building Major Urban Transit Systems That Work with Ron Aitken
What can a long career in urban transit reveal about collaboration, contracts, and system integration? In this episode, Evgenia and Shormila guide a wide-ranging conversation with transit veteran Ron…
S4E20 Beyond Price and Fairness: Rethinking Outcomes in Canadian Infrastructure Procurement
What would it take to prioritize major programme outcomes over more familiar factors like price and procedural fairness? This is the question posed by Peter Weltman, the guest host on this Uncharted…
S4E19 Job Searching as a Skill: The Project Manager's Playbook with Mukhtar Kadiri
Behind every major programme is a project manager—but how do they get there? For a practical and informative conversation on the current PM job market, Riccardo sits down with Mukhtar Kadiri, whose…
S4E18 Winning the Bid: Preparing for a Successful Infrastructure Proposal
What happens behind the scenes before a project bid is even accepted? The delivery outcome component of major programmes is fascinating, but a lot occurs long before procurement, design, and…
S4E17 Essential Leadership Qualities for Legacy Infrastructure Outcomes with Bruce McCuaig
What does it take to become a celebrated leader in infrastructure? With more than four decades of experience in the public and private sectors, Bruce McCuaig is ideally suited to answer this complex…
S4E16 The Indigenous Imperative in Canada’s Infrastructure Future with Matthew Jackson
When we view Indigenous communities not as risks to be managed but as partners in building stronger, more sustainable, and more profitable infrastructure projects, what changes? In this episode,…
S4E15 Engineering Leadership: Empathy and Self-Reflection in Tech Management
How do you know if you’re a good leader? In engineering, like any profession, leadership is so much more than just getting your team to do what they’re told. In this episode of Navigating Major…
S4E14 Unlocking the Economic Potential of Canada’s North with Sima Sahar Zerehi
Canada has long called itself “the North.” Now is the time to seize the economic opportunities so long unsupported in the country’s true North: Nunavut, the Northwest Territories, and the Yukon. Sima…
S4E13 The Soft Skills that Build Lasting Infrastructure with Marilyn Spink
How do feminine-coded skills and thinking ahead transform the outcomes of major projects? Marilyn Spink uses her experience, expertise, and eloquence to explore this and so much more in this episode…
S4E12 Learning, Leaping, and Leadership in Infrastructure with Evgenia Jilina
There’s no one path to career success, and technical skills aren’t everything. This wide-ranging conversation explores the process of building a major program career you can be proud of, and the…
S4E11 Income vs. Outcome: Defining Infrastructure Value and Investing in Innovation
How is value determined and discussed in infrastructure planning, procurement, and delivery? The Uncharted Conversations panel—Shormila Chatterjee, David Ho, and Melissa Di Marco—tackles a…
S4E10 Digging Deeper: Ontario's Underground Mapping Revolution with Mitch Panciuk
How can underground innovation transform the entire infrastructure industry? In Ontario, every contractor and homeowner is required to “call before you dig”, so utilities and other owners of buried…
S4E9 Where Canada Went Wrong on Rail with Michael Schabas
How could Canada—and Ontario in particular—have done rail transit better? Navigating Major Programmes never shies away from the controversial takes. In this episode, Riccardo takes to the mic with…
S4E8 Young Leaders in Infrastructure: Building a More Accessible Industry
What is it like to navigate the infrastructure industry as a young professional? Finding footing in any field is challenging. Entrants are faced with rapidly changing technologies and processes,…
S4E7 The Challenges and Rewards of Prioritizing Benefit Realization on Major Projects
The Uncharted Conversations series tackles the tough and sometimes controversial questions of the infrastructure industry. This time, Riccardo, David, and Melissa set sail toward benefits…
S4E6 The Positive Impact of External Legal Counsel on Major Projects with Sahil Shoor
How do proactive dispute resolution pathways improve infrastructure project success? Every major programme has its share of disputes, big or small, and addressing these issues with level heads…
S4E5 Montreal’s REM Project: Accepting Risk, Owner Expertise, and Accountability (Part 2 of 2)
In part two of this deep dive, Riccardo, Emily Moore, Pouya Zangeneh, and Rob Pattison continue unpacking Montreal’s REM (Réseau express métropolitain)—this time zooming in on what the project’s risk…
S4E4 Exploring CDPQ Infra’s REM Playbook: Financing, Risk, and Delivery (Part 1 of 2)
In the first of this two-part conversation, Riccardo is joined by a familiar trio—Emily Moore, Pouya Zangeneh, and Rob Patterson—for a wide-ranging and refreshingly candid unpacking of Montreal’s REM…
S4E3 Breaking Down Government Budget Decisions for Major Projects with Peter Weltman
What actually goes into major project budgeting at the government level—and what does it mean to take a calculated risk with public dollars? In this episode, Riccardo and Peter Weltman explore how…
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