
Best Practices for Operational Excellence 2022
20th Annual
BEST PRACTICES IN OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
Conference
21 - 23 September 2022 | Columbus, OH
The 20th Annual Best Practices in Operational Excellence Conference will be held in-person at the Blackwell Inn and Pfahl Conference Center located on The Ohio State University campus in Columbus, Ohio. Join us September 21-23, 2022 to discuss all things process improvement. Best practices will be shared in keynote presentations, workshops, and peer-to-peer discussions. This is a great opportunity to learn from others and network in a casual setting. Don't miss it!
The conference opens at 8:00 AM ET on Wednesday, September 21, 2022 and will adjourn at noon on Friday, September 23, 2022.

This Year's Featured Speakers

Pam Wright
Customer Protection - Transformation/Well Managed Lead
Capital One

Gustavo Lage
Sr. Director, Enterprise Operational Excellence
Medtronic

Oscar Marshall
Senior Risk Program Manager
Amazon

Alan Goodman
Instructional Chair - Quality Engineering & Technology
Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC)

Aravind Chandrasekaran
Associate Professor of Operations and Associate Director
The Ohio State University

Kim Scibelli
Senior Director Supply Chain Excellence
AVS Bio

Jewelyn Harrington
Senior Director Operational Excellence
USPS

David Wittman
Project Manager, Quality Management
St. Jude Children's Hospital
Why BP4OPX?
This three day event brings together a gathering of executive leaders involved in Lean Six Sigma, product and service design, and process improvement training. Designed to foster conversations and encourage networking in the field of Operational Excellence.

Keynote Presentations
Keynote Presentations from fellow OpEx leaders in the field. Focused on practical application and knowledge that you can take back to improve your program.

Workshops
Discover and learn about process improvement software, simulations, and coaching tools and see how others are leveraging them as part of their operational excellence initiatives.

Peer-to-Peer Discussions
Open round-table discussions about all things process improvement. Attendees come from multiple industries and have continuous improvement programs that range from long-standing to brand new.
Connecting Senior Leaders in Operational Excellence
BP4OPX aims to build meaningful connections and engage with the OpEx community through networking opportunities and collaborations.
Previous Years Attendees
- 5/3 Bank
- AEP
- Anheuser-Busch InBev
- Arizona Governor's Office
- Boeing
- Cardinal Health
- Constellation Energy
- Ecolab
- Ernst & Young
- GE Aviation
- Grange Insurance
- Honeywell
- LabCorp
- Liberty Mutual
- Lilly
- Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
- Mars Petcare
- Mount Carmel Health System
- Nationwide
- OSU Fisher College of Business
- Progressive Insurance
- Rolls-Royce
- Southwest Airlines
- T. Marzetti
- The Wendy's Company
- Uber Technologies, Inc.
- United States Postal Service
- University of Notre Dame
- USAA
- West Pharmaceutical

Conference Details
Suggested Lodging:
The Blackwell Inn- The conference will be held at The Blackwell Inn and Pfahl Conference Center in Columbus, OH.
- The registration fee of $495 includes two and a half days of sessions, breakfast and lunch both days, and a networking reception with dinner.
We get it—life happens. If you need to cancel your registration, here's how it works:
- Cancel 30 days or more before the conference? You'll get a full refund, minus a $50 processing fee.
- Cancel within 29 days of the conference? Unfortunately, we can't offer refunds that close to the event.
If the conference itself is canceled for any reason, don't worry—we'll refund your full registration fee.