7:45 AM - 8:30 AM
Registration & Morning Refreshments
8:30 AM - 8:40 AM
8:40 AM - 9:10 AM - Keynote
Leadership & Workforce Development
Why Culture is the Key to your Business Transformation Success
9:10 AM - 9:40 AM - Case Studies
Leadership & Workforce Development
"Selling” Innovation: How to Intrigue Leaders with innovative Ideas and Communicate the Value of New Ideas
9:40 AM - 10:30 AM
1-2-1 Pre-Scheduled Meetings & Networking Break
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM - Solution Spotlights
High Functioning Management System: Creating the Non-Negotiable Architecture for Success
Shane A. Yount, President , Competitive Solutions
Nearshoring: A Simple Solution to your Supply Chain Headaches
Jorge Gonzalez Henrichsen, Co-Chief Executive Officer, The Nearshore Company
11:05 AM - 11:35 AM - Case Studies
Strategic Operations
Your Colleagues As Your Clients: What happens when you nurture an environment of ideas and collaboration
Jennifer Pelky, Sr. Engineering Manager, Toyota Motor North America
Developments in Lean & OpEx
Making Lean Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence fit for the Customer
Pramatha Payra, Director of Business Administration & Global Quality Lead, GCL Solar Materials USA
11:40 AM - 12:10 PM - Solution Spotlights
Data Readiness & Prescriptive Analytics: Accelerating Value-Driven Digital Transformation of Manufacturing
Frans Cronje, CEO and Co-Founder, DataProphet
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM - Case Studies
Strategic Operations
The Importance of Flexible R&D Strategy
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM
Networking Lunch
1:45 PM - 2:15 PM - Solution Spotlights
Rapid Improvement Thinking NOW resulting in a Continuous Improvement paradigm shift LATER: An Executive Discussion
Phil McIntyre, Managing Director, Performance Solutions by Milliken
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM - Case Studies
Strategic Operations
What are the steps industry is taking to combat the skills shortage and become a destination employer?
Deepa Swaminathan, Director of Supply Strategy & Digital Acceleration, Ericsson
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM - Case Studies
IoT & Technology
Augmented Reality: Leverage these Tools to Lead Smarter
Grace Perez, VP, Chief Digital Program Officer and Executive Lean Leader, GE Healthcare
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM
1-2-1 Pre-Scheduled Meetings & Networking Break
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM - Case Studies
Developments in Lean & OpEx
Digital Transformation in Manufacturing: Finding the sweet spot among People, Technology and Business within a Sustainable Ecosystem
Amit Lodh, Head of Enterprise Solutions Architecture, Gulf Coast and MidAmerica, AWS
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM - Panel Discussion
A Tale of Two Lockdowns
Natalia Mendez, VP, Head of Manufacturing Medical Devices, Philips
Antonio Hill, Head of Manufacturing Digital Solutions, Global Supply Chain, Stanley Black & Decker
5:00 PM - 5:10 PM
5:10 PM - 6:10 PM
Evening Networking Reception
8:20 AM - 8:50 AM
Morning Refreshments & 1-2-1 Meetings
8:50 AM - 9:00 AM
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM - Keynote
Unlocking Innovation and Delivering New Services Through Digital Transformation
Jeff Winter, Industry Executive, Manufacturing, Microsoft
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM - Case Studies
Developments in Lean & OpEx
Early Involvement of Products into Design
Natalia Mendez, VP, Head of Manufacturing Medical Devices, Philips
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM - Case Studies
IoT & Technology
A Customer First Approach to Business Transformation
10:30 AM - 11:20 AM
1-2-1 Pre-Scheduled Meetings & Networking Break
11:25 AM - 11:55 AM - Case Studies
Developments in Lean & OpEx
Innovation Requires Innovation: What are the key drivers to maintaining a robust and resilient business?
Himanshu Joshi, Director of Operations , ThinkOrbital
Strategic Operations
How to apply Tech to the Shop Floor
Nourredine Boubekri, Professor, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, University of North Texas
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM - Case Studies
IoT & Technology
Machine Learning in the 21st Century
Ken Snyder, Executive Director, Shingo Institute
Leadership & Workforce Development
Leadership in an everchanging world
Neil Betteridge, Senior Vice President Category Development, fairlife
12:35 PM - 1:05 PM - Case Studies
Leadership & Workforce Development
Is SMART Tech the Smart Move for Your Business?
Conrad Leiva, VP of Ecosystem and Workforce Development, CESMII – Smart Manufacturing Institute
Developments in Lean & OpEx
Leading Culture Change from the Middle with a Social Focus on ESG & SDGs
Billy Ingram, Director of Lean Product Development, Interface
Andrea Hoffmeier, Co-Founder, SHERPA Institute
1:05 PM - 2:05 PM
Networking Lunch
2:10 PM - 2:40 PM - Case Studies
Strategic Operations
The “Right” Data to Lead Change – Using Standards to Control Supply Chain
Antonio Hill, Head of Manufacturing Digital Solutions, Global Supply Chain, Stanley Black & Decker
2:40 PM - 3:10 PM - Panel Discussion
Leadership & Workforce Development
Designing for Diversity
Grace Perez, VP, Chief Digital Program Officer and Executive Lean Leader, GE Healthcare
Deepa Swaminathan, Director of Supply Strategy & Digital Acceleration, Ericsson
Haley Antoine, Safety and Crashworthiness Engineer, Toyota Motor North America
3:10 PM - 3:40 PM - Keynote
From AI to EI
3:40 PM - 3:50 PM
Chair's Closing Remarks & End of Conference