
Julia Sudworth
Project Portfolio Lead, Thompson Rivers University
Julia Sudworth is part of the IT Services PMO team at Thompson Rivers University, working to shape, plan and deliver key strategic projects.
Julia holds a Masters in Education from Thompson Rivers University, a BComm with French from The University of Birmingham, UK, and is a certified agile project management and change management practitioner.
Her prior work experience includes more than 20 years in business transformation as a management consultant with Accenture and as an independent consultant. She has worked across multiple sectors and brings a highly collaborative approach to tackling complex challenges effectively, driving technology-enabled change through delivering customer-oriented solutions.

Shahbaz Khan
Associate Director, Thompson Rivers University
Shahbaz Khan is the Associate Director of the Project Management Office, Information Technology Services at Thomson Rivers University. His career spans over 25 years in various roles within manufacturing, financial/insurance, high-tech in the US, and the public sector in Canada, including Federal, Provincial, and Territorial agencies.
He has participated in various transformational IMIT initiatives, including enterprise-wide programs, projects, application development, data warehousing, business intelligence, and IMIT operations.
Apart from his early career in software development, systems and application support, his career focus has always been on project management. He has led wide range of portfolio of projects in domains such as health care, infrastructure & Transportation, Natural Resources, Investment & Tourism, Marine & Fisheries, Labour, Justice, and higher education.
Among his many notable accomplishments, one significant achievement was leading a project team that implemented Vendor Registration for Architectural and Engineering Services (VRAES) at Alberta Infrastructure. This project earned the team the Premier’s Award of Excellence in 2010.
Shahbaz holds an MBA in MIS and is a certified PMP professional.