Aina Aliieva (Alive)
Toronto, Ontario, Canada / Ukraine
Aina Aliieva (Alive) is an experienced Agile Coach and a Business Consultant with 20 years of experience across diverse industries, including hospitality, tourism, banking, and engineering, bringing a cross-domain perspective to complex organizational environments. She is the Founder & CEO at Bee Agile and the CEO & VP of Marketing at The PMO Strategy and Execution Hub. Her work focuses on complex organizational environments where decision-making, execution, and alignment intersect. She operates at the intersection of AI, cybersecurity, decision-making, and organizational systems, advising senior leaders on how decisions are formed, shaped, and governed in complex environments.
Aina is a keynote speaker on Agile, Project Management, AI, cybersecurity, negotiation, and organizational decision-making. She was a guest instructor at NASA in 2022 and 2023, delivering sessions on conflict resolution, negotiation, and facilitation techniques. She serves as a judge for the PMI PMO of the Year Awards and MBA case competitions, contributing to the evaluation of strategic, organizational, and execution excellence across diverse industries.
Her book, It Starts with YOU. 40 Letters to My Younger Self on How to Get Going in Your Career, reached #1 in the job-hunting category on Amazon and is featured in the Forbes Councils Executive Library. She also led The Evolution of the PMO: Rise of the Chief Project Officer, a global collaborative project that brought together 40 authors across six continents. In addition, she contributed to several professional publications, including Mastering Solution Delivery, Green PMO, and Agile Coaching and Transformation. She contributes to professional publications, including PM World Journal, and publishes ongoing research and field observations through her Substack, AI–EI Fieldnotes. She has delivered invited sessions for PMI chapters globally.
Aina was a Finalist in the Immigrant Entrepreneur of the Year category in 2021 by the Canadian SME National Business Award. She is currently pursuing a private pilot license, volunteers at cultural and community events, including golf and Formula 1 events, and has traveled to more than 65 countries. She can be contacted at https://www.linkedin.com/in/aina-aliieva/.
Profile updated April 2026