2024 LEAN SOLUTIONS SUMMIT

West MICHIGAN Lakeshore

September 24-26, 2024

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2024 Keynote Speakers

Billy Ray Taylor

LinkedXL Business and Leadership Solutions

Billy Ray Taylor, the dynamic former Goodyear Tire Executive turned Global Operations Strategist, is celebrated for his knack for turning struggling manufacturing operations into roaring successes, catapulting earnings from -$38 million to over $1 billion. As President and CEO of LinkedXL, he’s at the forefront of thrilling organizational transformations and leadership evolution. Taylor’s electrifying journey also includes prestigious roles on boards, where his visionary insights continue to reshape industries.

Katie Anderson

Katie Anderson Consulting / Integrand

Katie Anderson, a seasoned leader with 25 years of global experience, empowers intentional leadership through her consultancy. She helps leaders align purpose with action, fostering continuous improvement and innovation. Through dynamic keynotes and tailored programs, Katie guides individuals on their leadership journey, cultivating expertise while inspiring others to excel. Join her Chain of Learning to unlock your potential and lead with impact.

Patrick Adams

Lean Solutions

Patrick Adams, author of the Shingo Award-winning book “Avoiding the Continuous Appearance Trap,” is a respected leadership coach, consultant, and speaker. As CEO of Lean Solutions and host of The Lean Solutions Podcast, he brings a human touch to team building and consensus building. With a background in the United States Marine Corps, Patrick holds a Bachelor of Science and an MBA. Since founding his consultancy in 2018, he has empowered leaders across industries to achieve higher performance levels through specialized process improvement solutions.

Tilo Schwarz

Author, Founder, Leadership Coach

Tilo supports organizations and managers in successfully leading change and empowering their teams for improvement, adaptiveness, and superior results.

He was a plant manager at a renowned German power-tool manufacturer, where he and his management team started practicing Toyota Kata as part of Mike Rother’s groundbreaking research in 2007. By doing so, Tilo and his team established continuous improvement as a daily working routine throughout all processes and areas of the plant. That led to winning the A. T. Kearny manufacturing competition “Factory of the Year” and a WHU/INSEAD Industrial Excellence Award.

Nigel Thurlow

Co-Creator of The Flow System | Creator of Scrum The Toyota Way

Nigel Thurlow is an expert in organizational design, author, and renowned speaker who serves as a consultant to industry in business agility — and as an expert in the application of cross-disciplinary methods and approaches to accelerate business transformation.

Today, Nigel Thurlow remains at the forefront of innovation across the Lean, Agile, and Complexity thinking disciplines, striving to push existing ideologies to new horizons while eliminating critical misconceptions surrounding modern applications.

Katie Anderson

Katie Anderson Consulting / Integrand

Katie Anderson, a seasoned leader with 25 years of global experience, empowers intentional leadership through her consultancy. She helps leaders align purpose with action, fostering continuous improvement and innovation. Through dynamic keynotes and tailored programs, Katie guides individuals on their leadership journey, cultivating expertise while inspiring others to excel. Join her Chain of Learning to unlock your potential and lead with impact.

Tilo Schwarz

Author, Founder, Leadership Coach

Tilo supports organizations and managers in successfully leading change and empowering their teams for improvement, adaptiveness, and superior results.

He was a plant manager at a renowned German power-tool manufacturer, where he and his management team started practicing Toyota Kata as part of Mike Rother’s groundbreaking research in 2007. By doing so, Tilo and his team established continuous improvement as a daily working routine throughout all processes and areas of the plant. That led to winning the A. T. Kearny manufacturing competition “Factory of the Year” and a WHU/INSEAD Industrial Excellence Award.

Billy Ray Taylor

LinkedXL Business and Leadership Solutions

Billy Ray Taylor, the dynamic former Goodyear Tire Executive turned Global Operations Strategist, is celebrated for his knack for turning struggling manufacturing operations into roaring successes, catapulting earnings from -$38 million to over $1 billion. As President and CEO of LinkedXL, he’s at the forefront of thrilling organizational transformations and leadership evolution. Taylor’s electrifying journey also includes prestigious roles on boards, where his visionary insights continue to reshape industries.

Nigel Thurlow

Co-Creator of The Flow System | Creator of Scrum The Toyota Way

Nigel Thurlow is an expert in organizational design, author, and renowned speaker who serves as a consultant to industry in business agility — and as an expert in the application of cross-disciplinary methods and approaches to accelerate business transformation.

Today, Nigel Thurlow remains at the forefront of innovation across the Lean, Agile, and Complexity thinking disciplines, striving to push existing ideologies to new horizons while eliminating critical misconceptions surrounding modern applications.

Patrick Adams

Lean Solutions

Patrick Adams, author of the Shingo Award-winning book “Avoiding the Continuous Appearance Trap,” is a respected leadership coach, consultant, and speaker. As CEO of Lean Solutions and host of The Lean Solutions Podcast, he brings a human touch to team building and consensus building. With a background in the United States Marine Corps, Patrick holds a Bachelor of Science and an MBA. Since founding his consultancy in 2018, he has empowered leaders across industries to achieve higher performance levels through specialized process improvement solutions.

Agenda at a Glance

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24 2024

6:00am-5:00pm

Tour 1 (Menlo/Zingermans)

8:00am-5:00pm

Tour 2 (Coastal Automotive/Dematic)

8:30am-5:00pm

1 Day Yellow Belt Certification

8:00am-3:00pm

Vendor Check-In

3:00pm-5:30pm

Attendee Check-In

5:30pm-6:30pm

Panel Discussion Featuring: Katie Anderson, Billy Ray Taylor, Nigel Thurlow, Tilo Schwarz, and Dr. Jeffrey Liker. Facilitated by Patrick Adams.

6:30pm-8:00pm

Networking Event - Cocktail Hour 

7:00pm-7:30pm

Author Book Signing in Exhibitor Area

WednesDAY, SEPTEMBER 25 2024

7:00am-8:00am

Continental Breakfast

8:00am-8:20am

Welcome - Patrick Adams

8:20am-9:20am

Keynote Speaker - Katie Anderson

9:35am-9:45am

Break

9:45am-3:35pm

Lean Competition

 

9:45am-10:20am

Breakout Sessions

  • Breakout with Alex Ramirez - A Lean Transformation
  • Breakout with Amy Chaumeton - Implementing an operating system to improve patient throughput.

9:45am-11:50am

Workshop with Tilo Schwarz - Kata Coaching Dojo

10:20am-10:30am

Break

 

10:30am-11:05am

Breakout Sessions

  • Breakout with Andy Olrich - 'Hard Yakka' Down Under
  • Breakout with Shane Wentz - Mastering Organizational Transformation: A Framework for Lasting Success

11:05am-11:15am

Break

 

11:15am-11:50am

Breakout Sessions

  • Breakout with Shayne Daughenbough - Bourne to Optimize: Crafting a Leaner, Meaner                                                                                                     Government 
  • Breakout with Ruth Archer -  Become a Keen Observer of People to Improve Your Communications

11:50am-1:15pm

Lunch & Competition Viewing

 

1:15pm-2:00pm

Breakout Sessions

  • Breakout with Heather Scavo - Manufacturing Case Study: A journey towards Operational                                                                               Excellence
  • Breakout with Shane Wentz - Mastering Organizational Transformation: A Framework for Lasting Success

1:15pm-3:35pm

Workshop with Steve Hoeft -  The A3 Wave 

2:00pm-2:15pm

Break

 

2:15pm-2:50pm

Breakout Sessions

  • Breakout with Andy Olrich - 'Hard Yakka' Down Under
  • Breakout with Amy Chaumeton - Implementing an operating system to improve patient throughput.

2:50pm-3:00pm

Break

 

3:00pm-3:35pm

Breakout Sessions

  • Breakout with Alex Ramirez - A Lean Transformation
  • Breakout with Shayne Daughenbough - Bourne to Optimize: Crafting a Leaner, Meaner                                                                                                     Government 

3:35pm-3:45pm

Break

3:45pm-4:45pm

Keynote Speaker - Nigel Thurlow

6:00pm-8:30pm

Team Building Excursions

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26 2024

7:00am-8:00am

Continental Breakfast

8:00am-8:20am

Welcome

8:20am-9:20am

Keynote Speaker - Billy Ray Taylor - How We Win: Defining, Aligning, and Executing Winning Strategies at Every Level of Your Organization

9:35am-9:45am

Break

 

9:45am-10:20am

Breakout Sessions

  • Breakout with Dave Kippen - Four Days of Silence - An Extremely Lean Experience!
  • Breakout with Chad Bareither - Beyond the Classroom: Continuous Learning through Coaching

 

9:45am-11:50am

Workshop Sessions

  • Workshop with Katie Anderson -  Break The Telling Habit 
  • Workshop with John Dyer -  The Red Bead Experiment 

10:20am-10:30am

Break

 

10:30am-11:05am

Breakout Sessions

  • Breakout with John Turner/Nigel Thurlow - A Decision-Making Typology: Expanding to the                                                                               Interdependent Collaborative Domain in Times of Uncertainty 
  • Breakout with Dan Vermeesh -Fish Fry Ikigai  

11:05am-11:15am

Break

 

11:15am-11:50am

Breakout Sessions

  • Breakout with Debra Levantrosser - Power, Authority and Influence
  • Breakout with Ruth Archer - Become a Keen Observer of People to Improve Your Communications
  • Breakout with Heather Scavo - Manufacturing Case Study: A journey towards Operational                                                                              Excellence

11:50am-1:15pm

Lunch & Awards

 

1:15pm-1:50pm

Breakout Sessions

  • Breakout Panel Discussion: Value Capture -  The Power of Serious Leadership: Lessons from Japan
  • Breakout with Dave Kippen - Four Days of Silence - An Extremely Lean Experience!

 

1:15pm-3:35pm

Workshop Session

  • Workshop with Brian Bolen & Brian DeVries -  The Obeya Workshop

1:50pm-2:00pm

Break

 

2:00pm-2:35pm

Breakout Sessions

  • Breakout with Chad Bareither - Beyond the Classroom: Continuous Learning through Coaching
  • Breakout with Dan Vermeesh - Fish Fry Ikigai
  • Breakout with John Turner/Nigel Thurlow - A Decision-Making Typology: Expanding to the Interdependent Collaborative Domain in Times of Uncertainty 

2:35pm-2:45pm

Break

2:45pm-3:45pm

Keynote Speaker - Tilo Schwarz

3:45pm-4:00pm

Closing Announcements

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