CEPM held India’s First International conference on Project Management in 1992 which laid the foundation of scientific project management in India. Since then CEPM is unique in that it is organizing a well attended annual Global Symposium on Project Management every single year. The first three from 1992-94 were held in association with United Nations Development Program (UNDP).

In 2019 the World Project Management Forum (WPMF) was Founded by Mr. Adesh Jain, Chairman i2P2M as an all inclusive project management forum with wide support from all over the world. The 27th Global Symposium was dedicated to the Inaugural WPMF Meet with 500+ participants from 120 organisations across 15 countries covering central government, state governments, public and private sector, academia, and R&D.  Leading experts from 12 countries addressed the participants as speakers. This event was supported by Make In India, Ministries of Statistics & Programme Development and Shipping and Seven leading Associations and Sponsored by Indian Oil,  NTPC,  BEML,  DMICDC and IGL with Microsoft, India was Technology Partner. NITI Aayog supported the WPMF and global symposium in – 2019, 2020 and 2021. 

The 33rd global Symposium was successfully held on 22-23 Dec, 2025 in New Delhi combined with the 7^th WPMF Meet on theme  on  ‘Mastering Change in Unpredictable Environment’.