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Business Storytelling Conference 2026

Lead Projects. Influence Stakeholders. Communicate Like a Leader.

Learn how to communicate ideas, influence decisions, and lead with confidence in the age of AI.

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The Foundation

Every Great Leader is a Great Storyteller

Projects succeed

because people believe in a vision.

Products succeed

because customers connect with a story.

Transformations succeed

because leaders inspire action.

Why Attend?

Business storytelling is no longer a soft skill

    The Programme

    What You'll Learn

    Storytelling for Leadership

    Discover how successful leaders use stories to inspire teams, influence decisions, and drive meaningful change.

    Storytelling for Projects

    Learn how to communicate project vision, risks, progress, and outcomes in ways that create alignment and stakeholder confidence.

    Storytelling for Products

    Understand how compelling narratives help teams build products customers love while improving collaboration across business, design, and engineering.

    AI and the Future of Communication

    Explore how Artificial Intelligence is transforming business communication and how professionals can use AI to become better storytellers.

    Executive Communication

    Develop practical techniques for presenting to senior leadership with clarity, confidence, and impact.

    Influence Without Authority

    Master storytelling techniques that help you gain buy-in, align stakeholders, and lead cross-functional teams.

    Gain stakeholder buy-in

    Learn how to communicate project vision, business value, and trade-offs in a way that aligns stakeholders, builds trust, and secures faster approvals across business and technology teams.

    Improve executive presentations

    Transform project updates into strategic conversations. Learn how to present complex information with clarity, confidence, and business impact that resonates with senior leadership.

    Lead change with confidence

    Discover storytelling techniques that help teams understand the purpose behind change, reduce resistance, and create alignment during transformation initiatives and organizational change.

    Handle difficult conversations

    Navigate project escalations, conflicting priorities, missed deadlines, and challenging stakeholder discussions with empathy, structure, and confidence.

    Influence without authority

    Learn how experienced leaders build credibility, inspire action, and influence decisions even when they don't have direct reporting authority over cross-functional teams.

    Build executive presence

    Develop communication habits that project confidence, simplify complex ideas, and help you become the leader people trust during critical business discussions.

    Partnership

    Why This Partnership Matters

    The Institute of Product Leadership and PMI Bangalore Chapter share a common vision of helping professionals stay ahead in a rapidly changing world.

    Register for the Conference.

    Unlock Even More Learning.

    As part of the partnership between the Institute of Product Leadership (IPL) and PMI Bangalore Chapter, every eligible member who registers receives:

    Complimentary registration to the Global Product Leadership Festival (Starting August 2026)

    A global virtual learning experience featuring international experts across:

    Most professionals spend years improving technical skills.
    Very few intentionally develop the communication skills that accelerate careers.

    Don't Miss Your Chance to
    Lead with Story

    Join fellow professionals from across industries for a day of learning,
    networking, and leadership development. Offer valid for a limited time,
    exclusively for PMI Bangalore Chapter members.

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