Ireland's Leading Expert in Project Management *
* Irish Management Institute
Experienced Keynote Speaker
Author of Leading Impactful Teams (4.9-star rating / 230+ reviews)
PMI Project Professional of the Year Award Winner
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Give Your Audience Practical Tools They Can Use The Very Next Day
When you bring James Louttit to your event, your audience does not just get an inspiring talk. They get practical ideas, useful tools and a more human way to think about work, focus, leadership and sustainable success.
James is a keynote speaker, facilitator and moderator who helps managers, leaders and teams deliver better work with less stress. His sessions are energetic, memorable and highly practical, blending real-world project management experience with humour, stories, cartoons and interactive moments that help the message stick.
Whether you are planning a town hall, leadership event, corporate away day, conference, webinar or workshop, James helps your people step back from the noise of busy work and focus on what will make the biggest impact.
Keynote Talks With Impact
James’s keynote talks are designed to help people think differently about how they work, lead and deliver. Rather than giving people abstract theory, he gives them simple ideas they can apply immediately to their own teams, projects and priorities.
Popular topics include:
Low-Stress Success
James shares his personal story of burnout and the tools he now uses to help teams avoid stress while still achieving meaningful results. The session focuses on three practical keys: prioritisation, transparency and humanity.
Reactive, Proactive And Planned Work
Most teams spend too much time firefighting. This talk helps leaders and teams understand the different types of work, take back control of their week and make more progress on the work that really matters.
Engaging Teams And Stakeholders
Many organisations struggle because a few voices dominate the conversation while others stay quiet. James helps audiences understand how to get better ideas, stronger engagement and more useful input from the people around them.
Workshops That Turn Insight Into Action
For organisations that want more than a talk, James can turn your event into a practical working session.
His workshops help teams identify challenges, prioritise actions and leave with a clearer plan. These sessions are especially useful when you want people to work through real issues, improve collaboration or make progress on a specific business agenda.
Workshop formats can include activities such as:
S.A.V.E: Silent Writing, Affinity Cluster, Vote and Execute, helping teams turn the wisdom of the room into prioritised actions.
Lean Coffee: A democratic discussion format where the agenda is built live around what matters most to your people.
Growth Mindset Activities: Memorable, hands-on sessions that prove people can learn quickly, adapt and build confidence.
Show Me The Busy: A two-hour workshop that helps teams map the work they are doing, understand where their time is going and make better decisions about capacity, expectations and impact.
Moderation, Panels And Fireside Chats
James is also an experienced event moderator for panels, fireside chats, leadership discussions and C-suite Q&A sessions.
If your event includes senior leaders, innovators or subject matter experts, James helps make the conversation engaging, clear and valuable. He brings structure, humour and presence, while making sure your people remain the stars of the show.
This makes him a strong fit for leadership panels, transformation events, technology summits, strategy days, internal conferences and executive discussions where the goal is not just to talk, but to create useful insight for the audience.
Why Book James?
James brings together over 20 years of project delivery experience, senior leadership insight and a rare ability to make complex ideas simple, useful and enjoyable.
He is the author of Leading Impactful Teams: Achieving Low-Stress Success in Project Management.
He has spoken, trained and facilitated for major organisations across Ireland and internationally, at events including CIO and CISO summits, corporate learning weeks, leadership briefings, conferences and senior team sessions.
But the real reason to book James is the impact on your audience. They will leave with practical tools, clearer thinking and a more confident way to manage work, lead teams and focus on what matters.
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Speaker, guest lecturer, coach and mentor to Project Managers worldwide.
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Loves teaching valuable learning through stories, cartoons and jokes.
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Published author of Leading Impactful Teams, with a 4.9-star rating on Amazon
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Over 20 years experience managing projects at all levels
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Won Project Professional of The Year 2023 at the PMI awards
- Was Chief Information Officer at a major Irish company
