Join us for an in-depth conversation, guided by experienced TWI masters. This is a great opportunity to explore more advanced topics with your peers. The meet-up is not designed for those new to TWI (only those who have practiced it).
The presentation team is made of up some of the most experienced KATA practitioners and coaches. Learn from them during breakout sessions, experientials and keynotes. But, just as important, learn from them (and each other) over coffee, lunch, or in a hallway conversation.
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Tracy Defoe + Deondra Wardelle
Oscar Roche
Brandon Brown
Join us for an in-depth conversation, guided by experienced TWI masters. This is a great opportunity to explore more advanced topics with your peers. The meet-up is not designed for those new to TWI (only those who have practiced it).
A fun warm up for the summit! In the spirit of sharing, networking and growing community – join us for multiple 5-minute mini presentations complimented with group discussion.
Brandon Brown • Thought-Leader
Teijin Automotive
Now that your wheels are turning... let's chat!
John Vellema • Thought-Leader
Mark Rosenthal • Thought Leader
Now that your wheels are turning... let's chat!
Raaghavan Venkatram • Norton McMurray Manufacturing Co.
Ginger Purvis • Baptist Memorial
Celeste Ayers • E +J Gallo
Now that your wheels are turning... let's chat!
What's everyone been up to this past year? In a series of short 5 minute presentations we'll find out!
Oscar Roche + Dr Lou Flaspohler • Thought-Leader
Genna Mucci + Melissa Vecchi
Wayne Meyer
Paul Riley
Warren Peters + Steven Craig
Christopher Gaechter
Wes Rawlings + Rudy Garcia
Raaghavan Venkatram + Andrea Lee
Patrick Graupp + Scott Curtis
Mark Rosenthal
Mark Rosenthal • Thought-Leader
Jim Huntzinger + Beth Carrington + Sylvain Landry
Abstract Pending
A results driven lean director and manager with over twenty years experience implementing lean manufacturing and continuous improvement. Deep understanding of the Toyota Production System with proven ability see any organization’s potential, cut to the core issues, gain “buy-in” and get things moving by engaging the entire team to develop solutions to impact the bottom line. An effective change agent who facilitates the process of discovery.
Specialties: Lean Manufacturing implementation in brown field or green field operations.
Operations Excellence · Leadership Team Training and Development · Study Missions · Strategy Development · Value Stream Mapping · Taming ERP / MRP Systems · Supplier and Supply Chain Development · 3P · Kaizen · Heijunka · Kanban · Work Cells · A3 Problem Solving
Always seeing the possibilities.
Oscar Roche works closely with clients to realize organizational change, develop people capability and meet business improvement goals. He believes the long-term success of any business lies in the development of it’s people.
This belief, combined with extensive operations management experience, helps him add value to every organization he works with. Oscar holds a Bachelor of Applied Sciences. His diverse sector expertise includes training, logistics, FMCG, chemicals, beverages and food. Having run his own business and worked in various manufacturing roles for many years, he keenly appreciates the competing pressures modern firms face.
Rheumatologist; Division Director of Rheumatology at The Christ Hospital
Lou Flaspohler, MD, is a practicing rheumatologist in Cincinnati, OH, serving as the Division Head of Rheumatology at The Christ Hospital. He graduated with a B.A. in Communications Arts and Marketing from Xavier University and obtained his Doctorate of Medicine from the University of Cincinnati. Following his medical school training, Lou completed an Internal Medicine residency at The Christ Hospital and a Rheumatology Fellowship at Indiana University at the medical campus in Indianapolis, Indiana.
It is Lou’s deep belief that helping foster and build, servant led, purpose driven, evolutionary organizations (organizations which work to develop people as opposed to developing people to work) will do vastly more to improve the wellbeing of our nation and world than any pill, surgery or treatment western medicine will ever devise.