SAVE THE DATE
Wednesday, September 20th - Friday, September 22nd, 2023
The 21st 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 20-22, 2023 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!
2023 Featured Speakers
Save the Date!
Wednesday, September 20th – Friday, September 22nd, 2023
Hotel Accomodations:
The Blackwell Inn and Pfahl Conference Center
2110 Tuttle Park Pl,
Columbus, OH 43210
The cost of attendance is $450
This year we are requiring a registration fee of $450. This registration helps cover rising costs to host our Best Practices in Operational Excellence Conference at The Ohio State University.
Best Practices in Operational Excellence 2023 Conference Agenda
| 7:30 - 8:00 AM |
Breakfast & Registration |
| 8:00 - 9:00 AM |
Welcome / Introductions |
| 9:00 - 9:30 AM |
Break |
| 9:30 - 10:15 AM |
Unlocking Your Leadership Potential Larry Inks - The Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business |
| 10:15 - 10:30 AM |
Break |
| 10:30 - 11:15 AM |
Using Process Modeling as Part of a Lean Transformation Brian Reece & Steve Crowley - Service Physics |
| 11:15 - 12:00 PM |
Critical Success Factors in Lean Six Sigma Project & Candidate Selection Kelly Hill - Memorial Health |
| 12:00 - 1:00 PM |
Lunch |
| 1:00 - 2:00 PM |
Using Training Simulations to Build Capability, A Panel Discussion Lars Maaseidvaag & Holly Stein & Jurriaan de Jong - MoreSteam Client Services, Cardinal Health, The Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business |
| 2:00 - 3:00 PM |
Building a Robust Project Hopper in the Journey to Excellence Wade Engelbrecht - Abbott |
| 3:00 - 3:30 PM |
Afternoon Break |
| 3:30 - 5:00 PM | Cool New Stuff From the MoreSteam Labs |
| 5:30 PM |
Prep for Dinner |
| 6:00 - 9:00 PM |
Social Hour & Casual Dinner at Revery 580 North 4th Street | Columbus |
Thursday, September 21st 2023
| 7:30 - 8:00 AM |
Breakfast & Registration |
| 8:00 - 8:15 AM |
Day 2 Opening |
| 8:15 - 9:15 AM |
OpEx Unplugged, A Group Discussion |
| 9:15 - 10:00 AM |
Comprehensive OpEx Program: Sterigenics Case Study Katie O'Neill - Sterigenics |
| 10:00 - 10:30 AM |
Break |
| 10:30 - 11:15 AM |
The Art and Science of Data Analysis John Draper - The Ohio State University, Fisher College of Business |
| 11:15 - 12:00 PM |
Training Leaders in Continuous Improvement: Lessons Learned Erin Heuser & Sara Stevenson - The James |
| 12:00 - 1:00 PM |
Lunch |
| 1:00 - 2:00 PM |
Lean Agile Transformation Heather Marzano & Coleman Simons - Cencora |
| 2:00 - 2:45 PM |
It's the People, Not the Process: Creating a Culture of Continuous Improvement Tim Fisher & Alex Lestinsky & Christopher Baker - City of Goodyear |
| 2:45 - 3:15 PM |
Break |
| 3:15 - 3:45 PM |
Eliminating Waste in Project Management Kim Koning - Aurorium |
| 3:45 - 4:30 PM |
Fireside Chat with McKesson Jeff McCoy - McKesson |
| 4:30 - 5:00 PM |
Recap and Discussion of Lessons Learned |
| 5:00 PM |
Closing Remarks |
Friday, September 22nd 2023
| 8:00 - 8:30 AM |
Breakfast |
| 8:30 - 10:00 AM |
TRACK 1: Process Modeling with Process Playground Lars Maaseidvaag TRACK 2: Project Training Simulations Bill Hathaway TRACK 3: EngineRoom Tips & Tricks Karina Dubé & Nick LaRosa |
| 10:00 - 10:30 AM |
Break |
| 10:30 - 12:00 PM |
TRACK 1: Process Modeling with Process Playground Lars Maaseidvaag TRACK 2: Lean Training Simulations Peg Pennington TRACK 3: Running a Blended Learning Model Mel Coyle & Michael Hathaway |
| 12:00 PM |
Adjourn |
Hotel Accomodations:
The Blackwell Inn and Pfahl Conference Center
2110 Tuttle Park Pl,
Columbus, OH 43210
Registered Attendees
- Signature Aviation
- Avery Dennison
- OSU Integrated Systems Engineering
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
- Ernst & Young
- The James Cancer Hospital
- OSU Fisher College of Business
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
- ABB
- Hemlock Semiconductor
- Rolls-Royce
- Spranger Business Solutions
- Baptist Health South Florida
- Phoenix Closures
- Naval Nuclear Laboratory
- The Wendy's Company
- Mars Petcare
- Abbott
- GE Aviation
- KPMG
- Huntsman Corporation
- JPM Chase
- Bristol Myers Squibb
- ASQ
- Focus-CI
- Aurorium
- Sterigenics
- Memorial Health
- Cencora
- City of Goodyear
- Bath and Body Works
- Vertiv
- Stripe
- Cardinal Health
- Service Physics
- McKesson
- Ventura Foods
- Crown Cork and Seal
- Hyperion Material & Technology
- USPS
- Upstart
- Ace Hardware
- Charter Next Generation