AME Cincinnati 2015 International Conference Oct 19-23

Monday Oct. 19, 2015		Company / Presenter	Type	Level	Location	Session code	Separate Registration
Time 7:00am - 5:00pm	Title Lean, the core to success	Company / Presenter Crown Equipment	Type Tour	Level	Location Departure area 1, 2nd floor	Session code MT/01	Separate Registration
Time 7:15am - 2:45pm	Title Lean six sigma in a customer-driven pull system	Company / Presenter General Cable	Type Tour	Level	Location Departure area 2, 2nd floor	Session code MT/02	Separate Registration
Time 7:40am - 1:50pm	Title Maximizing the gift	Company / Presenter Community Tissue Services	Type Tour	Level	Location Departure area 3, 2nd floor	Session code MT/03	Separate Registration
Time 7:45am - 2:15pm	Title Level loading, increased flexibility, higher inventory turns	Company / Presenter Silfex, Inc.	Type Tour	Level	Location Departure area 1, 2nd floor	Session code MT/04	Separate Registration
8:00am - 12:00pm	Workshops
Time 8:00am - 12:00pm	Title Building the fit organization	Company / Presenter Markovitz Consulting	Type Workshop	Level	Location Room 200, 2nd floor	Session code MW/21	Separate Registration
Time 8:00am - 12:00pm	Title Engage, involve and motivate employees and teams	Company / Presenter Performance Leadership Consulting	Type Workshop	Level	Location Jr. Ballroom C, 3rd floor	Session code MW/20	Separate Registration
Time 8:00am - 12:00pm	Title Fueling the fire of engaged improvement	Company / Presenter Lean Applications	Type Workshop	Level	Location Room 260-261, 2nd floor	Session code MW/19	Separate Registration
Time 8:00am - 12:00pm	Title Lean in health care to drive improvements in quality, cost and access	Company / Presenter John Kim & Associates / IEX	Type Workshop	Level	Location Room 205, 2nd floor	Session code MW/18	Separate Registration
Time 8:00am - 12:00pm	Title Manufacturing metrics—training to drive sustainable business processes	Company / Presenter Competitive Solutions, Inc.	Type Workshop	Level	Location Room 260-261, 2nd floor	Session code MW/24	Separate Registration
Time 8:00am - 12:00pm	Title People-powered lean: getting the right people on the bus and keeping them	Company / Presenter TMG, Inc.	Type Workshop	Level	Location Jr. Ballroom B, 3rd floor	Session code MW/22	Separate Registration
Time 8:00am - 12:00pm	Title Virtual pull systems	Company / Presenter Synchronous Management	Type Workshop	Level	Location Room 206, 2nd floor	Session code MW/23	Separate Registration
Time 8:00am - 2:00pm	Title Uncompromising commitment to excellence, integrity and serving others	Company / Presenter STOBER	Type Tour	Level	Location Departure area 2, 2nd floor	Session code MT/05	Separate Registration
8:00am - 5:00pm	Workshops
Time 8:00am - 5:00pm	Title Building a Dream Team: Heartbeat Leaders First	Company / Presenter TMG, Inc.	Type Workshop	Level	Location Room 230, 2nd floor	Session code MW/16	Separate Registration
Time 8:00am - 5:00pm	Title Change agent skills for lean implementation leaders	Company / Presenter Lean Transformations Group (LTG)	Type Workshop	Level	Location Room 203, 2nd floor	Session code MW/14	Separate Registration
Time 8:00am - 5:00pm	Title Develop a culture that is a competitive advantage	Company / Presenter TWI Institute	Type Workshop	Level	Location Room 232, 2nd floor	Session code MW/17	Separate Registration
Time 8:00am - 5:00pm	Title Empower people to maximize the financial benefits of a lean enterprise	Company / Presenter BMA Inc.	Type Workshop	Level	Location Room 263, 2nd floor	Session code MW/01	Separate Registration
Time 8:00am - 5:00pm	Title Error prevention system stops mistakes before they occur	Company / Presenter Lonza	Type Workshop	Level	Location Room 202, 2nd floor	Session code MW/05	Separate Registration
Time 8:00am - 5:00pm	Title Leading with influence	Company / Presenter Value Innovation Partners (VIPGroup)	Type Workshop	Level	Location Room 212, 2nd floor	Session code MW/04	Separate Registration
Time 8:00am - 5:00pm	Title Lean leadership in high-mix, low-volume organizations	Company / Presenter Low Volume Lean	Type Workshop	Level	Location Room 262, 2nd floor	Session code MW/15	Separate Registration
Time 8:00am - 5:00pm	Title Lean product development implementation	Company / Presenter Technology Perspectives	Type Workshop	Level	Location Room 233, 2nd floor	Session code MW/09	Separate Registration
Time 8:00am - 5:00pm	Title Lean safety gemba walks	Company / Presenter RBH Consulting	Type Workshop	Level	Location Room 207, 2nd floor	Session code MW/08	Separate Registration
Time 8:00am - 5:00pm	Title Lean tools for the office	Company / Presenter Change Management Associates	Type Workshop	Level	Location Room 204, 2nd floor	Session code MW/02	Separate Registration
Time 8:00am - 5:00pm	Title Maintenance excellence 101	Company / Presenter Fuss & O'Neill	Type Workshop	Level	Location Room 264, 2nd floor	Session code MW/03	Separate Registration
Time 8:00am - 5:00pm	Title Practical operations science for more effective lean efforts	Company / Presenter Factory Physics Inc.	Type Workshop	Level	Location Room 211, 2nd floor	Session code MW/12	Separate Registration
Time 8:00am - 5:00pm	Title Preparing to apply for the AME Excellence Award	Company / Presenter AME Excellence Award	Type Workshop	Level	Location Room 231, 2nd floor	Session code MW/06	Separate Registration
Time 8:00am - 5:00pm	Title Remove firefighting from lean transformations	Company / Presenter Keyte Group	Type Workshop	Level	Location Room 234, 2nd floor	Session code MW/10	Separate Registration
Time 8:00am - 5:00pm	Title Toyota Kata	Company / Presenter W3 Group	Type Workshop	Level	Location Jr. Ballroom A, 3rd floor	Session code MW/11	Separate Registration
Time 8:00am - 5:00pm	Title Understanding lean transformation	Company / Presenter Lean Enterprise Institute Inc. (LEI)	Type Workshop	Level	Location Room 208, 2nd floor	Session code MW/13	Separate Registration
Time 8:00am - 5:00pm	Title Value stream mapping (VSM) across the organization	Company / Presenter Osterling	Type Workshop	Level	Location Room 201, 2nd floor	Session code MW/07	Separate Registration
Time 8:30am - 1:00pm	Title Sur-Seal’s world-class journey.	Company / Presenter Sur-Seal	Type Tour	Level	Location Departure area 3, 2nd floor	Session code MT/06	Separate Registration
1:00pm - 5:00pm	Workshops
Time 1:00pm - 5:00pm	Title Connecting the dots—align your lean initiative	Company / Presenter Speed To Excellence / KDR Associates	Type Workshop	Level	Location Room 200, 2nd floor	Session code MW/26	Separate Registration
Time 1:00pm - 5:00pm	Title How to achieve sustainable cultural change	Company / Presenter TXM Lean Solutions	Type Workshop	Level	Location Room 206, 2nd floor	Session code MW/25	Separate Registration
Time 1:00pm - 5:00pm	Title How to sustain lean gains	Company / Presenter Sustain Lean Gains	Type Workshop	Level	Location Room 205, 2nd floor	Session code MW/29	Separate Registration
Time 1:00pm - 5:00pm	Title Management kaizen, a key to enduring culture change	Company / Presenter GBMP	Type Workshop	Level	Location Jr. Ballroom C, 3rd floor	Session code MW/27	Separate Registration
Time 1:00pm - 5:00pm	Title Stop sabotaging your company	Company / Presenter Van Daele & Associates, Inc.	Type Workshop	Level	Location Jr. Ballroom B, 3rd floor	Session code MW/28	Separate Registration
Tuesday Oct. 20, 2015		Company / Presenter	Type	Level	Location	Session code	Separate Registration
Time 7:00am - 1:00pm	Title Uncompromising commitment to excellence, integrity and serving others	Company / Presenter STOBER	Type Tour	Level	Location Departure area 1, 2nd floor	Session code TT/01	Separate Registration
Time 7:15am - 1:15pm	Title Great beer, semi-autonomous teams’ great responsibility	Company / Presenter MillerCoors	Type Tour	Level	Location Departure area 2, 2nd floor	Session code TT/02	Separate Registration
Time 7:30am - 12:30pm	Title Teamwork at its finest	Company / Presenter Kroger	Type Tour	Level	Location Departure area 3, 2nd floor	Session code TT/03	Separate Registration
Time 7:45am - 12:15pm	Title Lean transportation management system: before and after the manufacturing process	Company / Presenter LeanCor Supply Chain Group	Type Tour	Level	Location Departure area 1, 2nd floor	Session code TT/04	Separate Registration
Time 8:00am - 9:00am	Title Pushing the limits! Cultivating a new perspective of the manufacturing industry	Company / Presenter Jeremy Bout	Type Keynote	Level	Location Grand Ballroom, 3rd floor	Session code	Separate Registration N/A
Time 8:00am - 12:30pm	Title Fundamentals of lean	Company / Presenter DRS Technologies	Type Tour	Level	Location Departure area 2, 2nd floor	Session code TT/05	Separate Registration
Time 8:15am - 12:45pm	Title Complementary efforts: excellent customer service and associate development	Company / Presenter Fidelity Investments	Type Tour	Level	Location Departure area 3, 2nd floor	Session code TT/06	Separate Registration
Time 8:30am - 1:30pm	Title Practical methods for achieving quality and productivity improvements	Company / Presenter JBM Envelope	Type Tour	Level	Location Departure area 1, 2nd floor	Session code TT/07	Separate Registration
9:30am - 10:30am	Sessions
Time 9:30am - 10:30am	Title A pivot in creating an improvement culture	Company / Presenter Cleveland Clinic	Type Session	Level	Location Room 232/233, 2nd floor	Session code TP/03	Separate Registration N/A
Time 9:30am - 10:30am	Title Build a workplace people love - just add joy	Company / Presenter Menlo Innovations	Type Session	Level	Location Jr. Ballroom A/B, 3rd floor	Session code TP/01	Separate Registration N/A
Time 9:30am - 10:30am	Title Engaged employees = greater success	Company / Presenter A-dec	Type Session	Level	Location Jr. Ballroom C/D, 3rd floor	Session code TP/02	Separate Registration N/A
Time 9:30am - 10:30am	Title Engaging leadership in an enterprise system	Company / Presenter Dean Foods	Type Session	Level	Location Room 203/204, 2nd floor	Session code TP/04	Separate Registration N/A
Time 9:30am - 10:30am	Title The secrets of success for developing lean leaders	Company / Presenter Stanford Children's Health	Type Session	Level	Location Room 206/207, 2nd floor	Session code TP/06	Separate Registration N/A
Time 9:30am - 10:30am	Title Value stream transformation using theory of constraints (TOC)	Company / Presenter Bosch Automotive Steering	Type Session	Level	Location Room 205, 2nd floor	Session code TP/05	Separate Registration N/A
Time 9:30am - 10:30am	Title Power up your performance – Gain the knack for successfully meeting unexpected challenges in business and in life	Company / Presenter Improv Talk	Type SI Session	Level	Location Room 263, 2nd floor	Session code SIS/02	Separate Registration N/A
10:45am - 11:45am	Sessions
Time 10:45am - 11:45am	Title Create a highly-interactive idea generation system	Company / Presenter The Gem Group / Gemline	Type Session	Level	Location Room 206/207, 2nd floor	Session code TP/12	Separate Registration N/A
Time 10:45am - 11:45am	Title Employee engagement through lean-driven innovation	Company / Presenter Ventana Medical Systems, Inc.	Type Session	Level	Location Room 232/233, 2nd floor	Session code TP/09	Separate Registration N/A
Time 10:45am - 11:45am	Title Lean evolution: a new clinical model of care	Company / Presenter Seattle Cancer Care Alliance	Type Session	Level	Location Jr. Ballroom C/D, 3rd floor	Session code TP/08	Separate Registration N/A
Time 10:45am - 11:45am	Title Lean processes and employee involvement: core of innovative manufacturing	Company / Presenter Crown Equipment Corporation	Type Session	Level	Location Jr. Ballroom A/B, 3rd floor	Session code TP/07	Separate Registration N/A
Time 10:45am - 11:45am	Title Sales growth through lean learning	Company / Presenter Empire Comfort Systems	Type Session	Level	Location Room 203/204, 2nd floor	Session code TP/10	Separate Registration N/A
Time 10:45am - 11:45am	Title The ABCs of creating lean leaders	Company / Presenter Canadian Pacific Railways	Type Session	Level	Location Room 205, 2nd floor	Session code TP/11	Separate Registration N/A
Time 10:45am - 11:45am	Title Breaking through the lean plateau: The evolution from lean tools to operational excellence	Company / Presenter Institute for Operational Excellence / Dexter Magnetic Technologies	Type SI Session	Level	Location Room 263, 2nd floor	Session code SIS/04	Separate Registration N/A
Time 11:15am - 5:15pm	Title Great beer, semi-autonomous teams’ great responsibility	Company / Presenter MillerCoors	Type Tour	Level	Location Departure area 1, 2nd floor	Session code TT/08	Separate Registration
Time 11:45am - 1:15pm	Title Driving change by solving problems with intentionally simple, easy-to-use tools	Company / Presenter Lisa Bodell	Type Keynote	Level	Location Grand Ballroom, 3rd floor	Session code	Separate Registration N/A
Time 11:45am - 4:15pm	Title Lean value stream logistics, improvement	Company / Presenter Bosch Group	Type Tour	Level	Location Departure area 3, 2nd floor	Session code TT/13	Separate Registration
12:30pm - 5:00pm	Tours
Time 12:30pm - 5:00pm	Title Fundamentals of lean	Company / Presenter DRS Technologies	Type Tour	Level	Location Departure area 3, 2nd floor	Session code TT/12	Separate Registration
Time 12:30pm - 5:00pm	Title Lean transportation management system: before and after the manufacturing process	Company / Presenter LeanCor Supply Chain Group	Type Tour	Level	Location Departure area 2, 2nd floor	Session code TT/11	Separate Registration
Time 12:30pm - 5:00pm	Title Teamwork at its finest	Company / Presenter Kroger	Type Tour	Level	Location Departure area 1, 2nd floor	Session code TT/10	Separate Registration
2:00pm - 3:00pm	Sessions
Time 2:00pm - 3:00pm	Title Develop lean capabilities through repeated learning cycles	Company / Presenter Bronson Healthcare System	Type Session	Level	Location Jr. Ballroom A/B, 3rd floor	Session code TP/13	Separate Registration N/A
Time 2:00pm - 3:00pm	Title Energy management for sustainability	Company / Presenter Perfetti Van Melle	Type Session	Level	Location Room 205, 2nd floor	Session code TP/17	Separate Registration N/A
Time 2:00pm - 3:00pm	Title How to engage your employees with visual systems	Company / Presenter General Cable Corporation	Type Session	Level	Location Room 206/207, 2nd floor	Session code TP/18	Separate Registration N/A
Time 2:00pm - 3:00pm	Title How to implement an enterprise-wide lean system in two years	Company / Presenter Neptune Technology Group	Type Session	Level	Location Room 203/204, 2nd floor	Session code TP/16	Separate Registration N/A
Time 2:00pm - 3:00pm	Title It’s the little things making a big difference!	Company / Presenter Beekley Corporation	Type Session	Level	Location Jr. Ballroom C/D, 3rd floor	Session code TP/14	Separate Registration N/A
Time 2:00pm - 3:00pm	Title The seeds of innovation	Company / Presenter DJO Global, Inc.	Type Session	Level	Location Room 232/233, 2nd floor	Session code TP/15	Separate Registration N/A
Time 2:00pm - 3:00pm	Title AME Excellence Award recipients share their experiences	Company / Presenter Accuride / Gunite Corp.	Type SI Session	Level	Location Room 263, 2nd floor	Session code SIS/06	Separate Registration N/A
Time 3:30pm - 4:30pm	Title Success starts with working smarter, not harder	Company / Presenter Dr. Nick Bontis	Type Keynote	Level	Location Grand Ballroom, 3rd floor	Session code	Separate Registration N/A
Wednesday Oct. 21, 2015		Company / Presenter	Type	Level	Location	Session code	Separate Registration
Time 7:00am - 1:00pm	Title Reaching far beyond the traditional role of the manufacturer	Company / Presenter Batesville	Type Tour	Level	Location Departure area 1, 2nd floor	Session code WT/01	Separate Registration
Time 7:15am - 1:25pm	Title Maximizing the gift	Company / Presenter Community Tissue Services	Type Tour	Level	Location Departure area 2, 2nd floor	Session code WT/02	Separate Registration
Time 7:30am - 1:30pm	Title Toyota Georgetown tour	Company / Presenter Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky	Type Tour	Level	Location Departure area 3, 2nd floor	Session code WT/03	Separate Registration
Time 7:40am - 12:10pm	Title Lean value stream logistics, improvement	Company / Presenter Bosch Group	Type Tour	Level	Location Departure area 1, 2nd floor	Session code WT/04	Separate Registration
Time 8:00am - 9:00am	Title How market leaders outdistance the competition, generate more value, in less time, with less effort, at less cost	Company / Presenter Steven Spear	Type Keynote	Level	Location Grand Ballroom, 3rd floor	Session code	Separate Registration N/A
Time 8:00am - 12:30pm	Title Employee engagement driving continuous improvement	Company / Presenter Messier-Bugatti USA	Type Tour	Level	Location Departure area 2, 2nd floor	Session code WT/06	Separate Registration
Time 8:20am - 12:50pm	Title Implementing flow and patient care emergency room improvements	Company / Presenter Mercy Health West Hospital	Type Tour	Level	Location Departure area 3, 2nd floor	Session code WT/07	Separate Registration
Time 8:30am - 1:30pm	Title Sur-Seal’s world-class journey.	Company / Presenter Sur-Seal	Type Tour	Level	Location Departure area 1, 2nd floor	Session code WT/08	Separate Registration
Time 8:40am - 12:40pm	Title Powerful, integrated approach to warehousing operational excellence	Company / Presenter LeanCor Fulfillment Center	Type Tour	Level	Location Departure area 2, 2nd floor	Session code WT/09	Separate Registration
9:30am - 10:30am	Sessions
Time 9:30am - 10:30am	Title Building a culture of innovation: seize the opportunity	Company / Presenter Electri-Cable Assemblies	Type Session	Level	Location Room 232/233, 2nd floor	Session code WP/21	Separate Registration N/A
Time 9:30am - 10:30am	Title Creating a lean fulfillment stream to meet growing demand	Company / Presenter Bosch Automotive Steering/LeanCor Supply Chain	Type Session	Level	Location Room 203/204, 2nd floor	Session code WP/22	Separate Registration N/A
Time 9:30am - 10:30am	Title Error prevention: a great lean partner	Company / Presenter Lonza	Type Session	Level	Location Jr. Ballroom C/D, 3rd floor	Session code WP/20	Separate Registration N/A
Time 9:30am - 10:30am	Title How engaged people save lives for a living	Company / Presenter The Safariland Group	Type Session	Level	Location Jr. Ballroom A/B, 3rd floor	Session code WP/19	Separate Registration N/A
Time 9:30am - 10:30am	Title Lean, team-based medical device manufacturing	Company / Presenter Alcon Labs	Type Session	Level	Location Room 206/207, 2nd floor	Session code WP/24	Separate Registration N/A
Time 9:30am - 10:30am	Title The key to achieving and sustaining excellence	Company / Presenter Johnson & Johnson	Type Session	Level	Location Room 205, 2nd floor	Session code WP/23	Separate Registration N/A
Time 9:30am - 11:45am	Title Facilitation skills round robin. You've heard them mentioned, now watch them in action	Company / Presenter Entropy International	Type SI Session	Level	Location Room 262, 2nd floor	Session code SIS/08	Separate Registration N/A
Time 9:30am - 11:45am	Title Reliability, resilience and agility: 4-sector panel discussion about bringing value to customers despite turbulence and tribulations in difficult markets	Company / Presenter Panel Discussion	Type SI Session	Level	Location Room 263/264, 2nd floor	Session code SIS/07	Separate Registration N/A
10:45am - 11:45am	Sessions
Time 10:45am - 11:45am	Title Apparel manufacturing in the U.S.A: cultural and technological journey	Company / Presenter Southwick Apparel	Type Session	Level	Location Room 232/233, 2nd floor	Session code WP/27	Separate Registration N/A
Time 10:45am - 11:45am	Title Closing the extended enterprise skills gap	Company / Presenter AME / NNS	Type Session	Level	Location Room 203/204, 2nd floor	Session code WP/28	Separate Registration N/A
Time 10:45am - 11:45am	Title Competitive advantage by creating and sustaining a lean culture	Company / Presenter NovAtel Inc.	Type Session	Level	Location Jr. Ballroom A/B, 3rd floor	Session code WP/25	Separate Registration N/A
Time 10:45am - 11:45am	Title Creating a culture where improving the work is the work	Company / Presenter Intermountain Healthcare Corporation	Type Session	Level	Location Jr. Ballroom C/D, 3rd floor	Session code WP/26	Separate Registration N/A
Time 10:45am - 11:45am	Title Deploying the complete lean daily management system	Company / Presenter DePuy-Synthes Companies of Johnson & Johnson	Type Session	Level	Location Room 206/207, 2nd floor	Session code WP/30	Separate Registration N/A
Time 10:45am - 11:45am	Title Strategies to achieve the next level in environmental health and safety	Company / Presenter Crown Equipment Corporation	Type Session	Level	Location Room 205, 2nd floor	Session code WP/29	Separate Registration N/A
Time 11:30am - 5:00pm	Title The contributor of tomorrow	Company / Presenter Dorman	Type Tour	Level	Location Departure area 1, 2nd floor	Session code WT/12	Separate Registration
Time 11:45am - 1:15pm	Title Clarify, simplify and execute. Maximize your “leadership DNA,” build high-passion / high-performance teams	Company / Presenter Libby Gill	Type Keynote	Level	Location Grand Ballroom, 3rd floor	Session code	Separate Registration N/A
Time 12:00pm - 4:30pm	Title Lean value stream logistics, improvement	Company / Presenter Bosch Group	Type Tour	Level	Location Departure area 2, 2nd floor	Session code WT/10	Separate Registration
Time 12:30pm - 5:00pm	Title Employee engagement driving continuous improvement	Company / Presenter Messier-Bugatti USA	Type Tour	Level	Location Departure area 3, 2nd floor	Session code WT/11	Separate Registration
2:00pm - 3:00pm	Sessions
Time 2:00pm - 3:00pm	Title Don't panic! Improve quality and environmental performance	Company / Presenter Virginia Mason	Type Session	Level	Location Room 205, 2nd floor	Session code WP/35	Separate Registration N/A
Time 2:00pm - 3:00pm	Title Driving a quality/lean steering committee	Company / Presenter Accuride Corporation	Type Session	Level	Location Room 232/233, 2nd floor	Session code WP/33	Separate Registration N/A
Time 2:00pm - 3:00pm	Title How a community campus solves the workforce shortage	Company / Presenter Climax Portable Machining & Welding Systems	Type Session	Level	Location Jr. Ballroom A/B, 3rd floor	Session code WP/31	Separate Registration N/A
Time 2:00pm - 3:00pm	Title Practical application of lean strategy: prescribe or subscribe?	Company / Presenter OEM Remanufacturing	Type Session	Level	Location Jr. Ballroom C/D, 3rd floor	Session code WP/32	Separate Registration N/A
Time 2:00pm - 3:00pm	Title Under the covers: engaging knowledge workers in improvements	Company / Presenter Grange Insurance	Type Session	Level	Location Room 206/207, 2nd floor	Session code WP/36	Separate Registration N/A
Time 2:00pm - 3:00pm	Title Value delivery across customer-facing processes	Company / Presenter Shell Oil	Type Session	Level	Location Room 203/204, 2nd floor	Session code WP/34	Separate Registration N/A
Time 2:00pm - 3:00pm	Title Recruiting a nation of makers: bringing jobs back home and building 21st century workers with pride	Company / Presenter Reshoring Initiative / Warhill High School / AME	Type SI Session	Level	Location Room 262, 2nd floor	Session code SIS/10	Separate Registration N/A
Time 3:15pm - 4:15pm	Title Creating a culture of innovation. Learn how Google does it.	Company / Presenter Michael Walton	Type Keynote	Level	Location Grand Ballroom, 3rd floor	Session code	Separate Registration N/A
Thursday Oct. 22, 2015		Company / Presenter	Type	Level	Location	Session code	Separate Registration
Time 7:30am - 1:30pm	Title Toyota Georgetown tour	Company / Presenter Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky	Type Tour	Level	Location Departure area 1, 2nd floor	Session code ThT/01	Separate Registration
Time 8:00am - 9:00am	Title Courage, vision and adventure. The three elements needed to sustain success	Company / Presenter Dick Rutan	Type Keynote	Level	Location Grand Ballroom, 3rd floor	Session code	Separate Registration N/A
8:00am - 12:30pm	Tours
Time 8:00am - 12:30pm	Title Employee engagement driving continuous improvement	Company / Presenter Messier-Bugatti USA	Type Tour	Level	Location Departure area 2, 2nd floor	Session code ThT/02	Separate Registration
Time 8:00am - 12:30pm	Title Implementing flow and patient care emergency room improvements	Company / Presenter Mercy Health West Hospital	Type Tour	Level	Location Departure area 3, 2nd floor	Session code ThT/03	Separate Registration
Time 8:00am - 1:30pm	Title The contributor of tomorrow	Company / Presenter Dorman	Type Tour	Level	Location Departure area 1, 2nd floor	Session code ThT/06	Separate Registration
Time 8:30am - 12:30pm	Title Powerful, integrated approach to warehousing operational excellence	Company / Presenter LeanCor Fulfillment Center	Type Tour	Level	Location Departure area 2, 2nd floor	Session code ThT/04	Separate Registration
Time 8:45am - 1:15pm	Title Inspiring flavorful food	Company / Presenter Givaudan	Type Tour	Level	Location Departure area 3, 2nd floor	Session code ThT/05	Separate Registration
9:30am - 10:30am	Sessions
Time 9:30am - 10:30am	Title Applying a lean transformational approach to a transactional process	Company / Presenter Ingersoll Rand	Type Session	Level	Location Room 203/204, 2nd floor	Session code ThP/40	Separate Registration N/A
Time 9:30am - 10:30am	Title Continuous improvement needs continuous improvement	Company / Presenter Rockwell Automation	Type Session	Level	Location Room 205, 2nd floor	Session code ThP/41	Separate Registration N/A
Time 9:30am - 10:30am	Title Lean-driven innovation	Company / Presenter Goodyear	Type Session	Level	Location Room 232/233, 2nd floor	Session code ThP/39	Separate Registration N/A
Time 9:30am - 10:30am	Title Metrics can be lean too	Company / Presenter Daman Products Company, Inc.	Type Session	Level	Location Room 206/207, 2nd floor	Session code ThP/42	Separate Registration N/A
Time 9:30am - 10:30am	Title Step change improvements	Company / Presenter Johnsonville Sausage	Type Session	Level	Location Jr. Ballroom C/D, 3rd floor	Session code ThP/38	Separate Registration N/A
Time 9:30am - 10:30am	Title Will they tell you what they know?	Company / Presenter HII-NNS (Newport News Shipbuilding)	Type Session	Level	Location Jr. Ballroom A/B, 3rd floor	Session code ThP/37	Separate Registration N/A
Time 9:30am - 11:45am	Title Coaching past denial and resistance to create receptive leaders: strategies to develop buy-in for the lean journey	Company / Presenter	Type SI Session	Level	Location Room 262, 2nd floor	Session code SIS/11	Separate Registration N/A
Time 9:30am - 11:45am	Title Leadership strategies from the annual AME executive people-centric leadership summit	Company / Presenter	Type SI Session	Level	Location Room 263/264, 2nd floor	Session code SIS/12	Separate Registration N/A
10:45am - 11:45am	Sessions
Time 10:45am - 11:45am	Title Build leadership capability, engage medical center teams	Company / Presenter The Ohio State University	Type Session	Level	Location Jr. Ballroom A/B, 3rd floor	Session code ThP/43	Separate Registration N/A
Time 10:45am - 11:45am	Title Do tools really matter?	Company / Presenter Western Excelsior Corporation	Type Session	Level	Location Room 205, 2nd floor	Session code ThP/47	Separate Registration N/A
Time 10:45am - 11:45am	Title Expanding lean into the vertical	Company / Presenter Procter & Gamble	Type Session	Level	Location Room 203/204, 2nd floor	Session code ThP/46	Separate Registration N/A
Time 10:45am - 11:45am	Title Kit-by-kit pull for flexible manufacturing	Company / Presenter S&C Electric Company	Type Session	Level	Location Room 232/233, 2nd floor	Session code ThP/45	Separate Registration N/A
Time 10:45am - 11:45am	Title Managing for daily improvement	Company / Presenter A. J. Oster	Type Session	Level	Location Jr. Ballroom C/D, 3rd floor	Session code ThP/44	Separate Registration N/A
Time 10:45am - 11:45am	Title Navigating the lean road trip	Company / Presenter FedEx Office	Type Session	Level	Location Room 206/207, 2nd floor	Session code ThP/48	Separate Registration N/A
Time 12:00pm - 1:00pm	Title Sustained success begins with you!	Company / Presenter Panel Discussion:	Type Keynote	Level	Location Grand Ballroom, 3rd floor	Session code	Separate Registration N/A
1:30pm - 2:30pm	Sessions
Time 1:30pm - 2:30pm	Title Developing an organization’s ability to achieve big challenges	Company / Presenter Leupold & Stevens	Type Session	Level	Location Room 206/207, 2nd floor	Session code ThP/54	Separate Registration N/A
Time 1:30pm - 2:30pm	Title Dynamic value stream transformation	Company / Presenter Duha Group	Type Session	Level	Location Room 203/204, 2nd floor	Session code ThP/52	Separate Registration N/A
Time 1:30pm - 2:30pm	Title People are not afraid of change, only uncertainty	Company / Presenter Sur-Seal	Type Session	Level	Location Jr. Ballroom A/B, 3rd floor	Session code ThP/49	Separate Registration N/A
Time 1:30pm - 2:30pm	Title Punching through the barriers in new product development	Company / Presenter Carl Zeiss Microscopy Limited	Type Session	Level	Location Room 232/233, 2nd floor	Session code ThP/51	Separate Registration N/A
Time 1:30pm - 2:30pm	Title What matters most? Integrating and sustaining a culture of improvement	Company / Presenter Cleveland Clinic	Type Session	Level	Location Room 205, 2nd floor	Session code ThP/53	Separate Registration N/A
Time 2:45pm - 3:45pm	Title Skilled workforce of America. The fate of western civilization depends on manufacturing.	Company / Presenter John Ratzenberger	Type Keynote	Level	Location Grand Ballroom, 3rd floor	Session code	Separate Registration N/A
Friday Oct. 23, 2015		Company / Presenter	Type	Level	Location	Session code	Separate Registration
8:00am - 12:00pm	Workshops
Time 8:00am - 12:00pm	Title ABCs of KPIs – use metrics to drive world-class behaviors and outcomes	Company / Presenter Dare to be Amazing (DTBA)	Type Workshop	Level	Location Jr. Ballroom B, 3rd floor	Session code FW/34	Separate Registration
Time 8:00am - 12:00pm	Title Building the lean fulfillment stream	Company / Presenter LeanCor Supply Chain Group	Type Workshop	Level	Location Room 264, 2nd floor	Session code FW/32	Separate Registration
Time 8:00am - 12:00pm	Title Coaching past denial and resistance to create receptive lean leaders	Company / Presenter One System One Voice	Type Workshop	Level	Location Room 237/238, 2nd floor	Session code FW/35	Separate Registration
Time 8:00am - 12:00pm	Title Conflict is the root of all waste	Company / Presenter Macresco	Type Workshop	Level	Location Jr. Ballroom C, 3rd floor	Session code FW/37	Separate Registration
Time 8:00am - 12:00pm	Title Lean simulation game series	Company / Presenter Mizkan / The University of Buckingham	Type Workshop	Level	Location Room 232, 2nd floor	Session code FW/33	Separate Registration
Time 8:00am - 12:00pm	Title Lean simulation using Scrabble	Company / Presenter Cleveland Clinic	Type Workshop	Level	Location Room 233, 2nd floor	Session code FW/30	Separate Registration
Time 8:00am - 12:00pm	Title Mixed model manufacturing—embracing variation	Company / Presenter Greg McFalls Consulting	Type Workshop	Level	Location Room 236, 2nd floor	Session code FW/38	Separate Registration
Time 8:00am - 12:00pm	Title Systematic layout planning	Company / Presenter Doctor Lean	Type Workshop	Level	Location Room 260/261, 2nd floor	Session code FW/39	Separate Registration
Time 8:00am - 12:00pm	Title The five ways: adventurous thinking, creative problem solving and prolific ideation	Company / Presenter Sally Dominguez B. Architecture	Type Workshop	Level	Location Room 262, 2nd floor	Session code FW/36	Separate Registration
TBD		Company / Presenter	Type	Level	Location	Session code	Separate Registration
Time TBD	Title Six practitioner Idea Exchange Café sessions. Interactive sharing of best practices. Drop by, enjoy the coffee and join the dialog!	Company / Presenter	Type SI Session	Level	Location	Session code	Separate Registration N/A

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