Inspire Cultural Change & Transformation, Fully Engage All Levels Of The Workforce, Leverage New Technologies, AI & Data With Solid Frameworks & Systems For Sustained Continuous Improvement & Operational Excellence
A One-Day Industry-Led Conference & Networking Event, 27th February 2019, The Cavendish Conference Centre, Central London.
Learn From 23 Cross-Sector Experiences & Insights Into Innovative Strategies To Engage Employees & Change Cultures To Drive Continuous Improvement & Sustained Operational Excellence
- Drive Business-Wide Cultural Change & Transformation! Vodafone, Royal Mail, Close Brothers, Crown Commercial Service and TEVA Runcorn reveal strategies to align core business visions and values for successful, long-term culture change that embeds operational excellence
- Gain Staff-Wide Engagement & Buy-In: ENGIE UK offer best-practice engagement techniques to drive a cultural shift and eliminate disengagement
- Get Leaders, Shop Floor Workers & Middle Managers On Board! AstraZeneca, Highway England and Cambridge University Press offer expert advice to ensure you take all staff with you on the journey for truly bought-in colleagues and Opex advocates
- Unlock The Power Of New Technology, Automation & AI: YBS Group and Everything5pounds.com, Bristol Water and Bupa explore the latest tech innovations that will actually boost efficiency and impact Opex strategies without alienating staff
- Game-Changing Cross-Sector Insights: Teva Pharmaceuticals, Costain, Expedia Group and Google Cloud share real-world insights into the practicalities and pitfalls of embedding successful strategies
- Effectively Leverage New Tech: Sodexo divulge top tips to harness technology to engage staff with continuous improvement
- Winning Frameworks, Models & Systems: Imperial College London reveal high-impact frameworks and systems to drive demonstrable improvements and efficiencies
- Sustain Long-Term Excellence: The Royal Mint offer advice to drive momentum forward to encourage long-term investment and truly embed continuous improvement for long-term impact
- Combat Resistance, Avoid Pitfalls: TUI UK&I and The Go-Ahead Group share top methods to overcome internal resistance and blockers to change for a fully-committed workforce and smooth operational excellence
- My Opex Journey, My Story: Vodafone, QBE European Operations and Expedia offer cross-sector case studies and real-world experiences of how to get your people involved in the OpEx journey whilst supporting them through change
Why Attend This Operational Excellence Conference?
- 23 Senior, Cross-Sector Speakers Take To The Stage In One Inspiring Day: 3 Pharmaceutical, 2 Government, 4 Finance, 3 Travel, 3 Utilities, 2 Higher Education, 1 Logistics, 1 Medical, 1 Online, 1 Retail, 1 Telecommunications
- 9 Advanced Sessions On Your Operational Excellence Issues
- Sister Conference Of The Sell-Out Process Excellence Conference
- My Opex Journey, My Story: Interactive Case Study Discussions – Cross-Sector Perspectives
- New! Technology & AI Panel Discussion
- New! Sector-Specific Networking Groups
- New! 3 Facilitated Peer-To-Peer Discussions: Measurement & Metrics; Safety Culture; Agile & Lean
- Just 1 Day Out Of The Office
- 2 Conference Chairpersons
- Open Q&A
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Inspire Cultural Change & Transformation, Fully Engage All Levels Of The Workforce, Leverage New Technologies, AI & Data With Solid Frameworks & Systems For Sustained Continuous Improvement: Engage People & Change Cultures To Drive Operational Excellence
08.30 Registration, Coffee & Informal Networking
09.00 GIC Welcome, Interactive Voting Introduction & Morning Chair’s Opening Remarks
Alessandro Laureani | Director, Global Sales Development | Google Cloud
CULTURAL CHANGE & TRANSFORMATION - PANEL DISCUSSION & Q&A
09.20 Enable Business-Wide Cultural Transformation By Aligning Your Business Core Visions & Values For Successful, Long-Term Culture Change That Embeds Operational Excellence
Sonia Aslam | Senior Manager - Transformation & Operational Excellence | Vodafone
Simon Haben | Director of Organisation & People Transformation | Royal Mail
Steven Webb | Operational Excellence Lead | Close Brothers
Gareth Scott | Head of Continuous Improvement | Crown Commercial Service
Pam Le Ballois | Head of Operations Excellence | TEVA Runcorn
ENGAGEMENT
09.50 From The Bottom To The Top Of The Organisation, Gain Staff-Wide Buy-In & Engagement With Operational Excellence With The Latest Thinking & Engagement Techniques
Chris Harrison | ERP Programme Director | ENGIE UK
SECTOR-SPECIFIC NETWORKING
10.15 Morning Refreshment Break With Informal Networking & Sector-Specific Networking: Food & Drink, Not-For-Profits, Utilities, Consumer Goods, Chemicals, Construction, Professional Services, Pharma, Retail, Finance
LEADERSHIP - DOUBLE PERSPECTIVE
10.45 How To Engage, Gain Buy-In From & Empower The Leadership Team To Get Fully Behind Opex Programmes For Long-Term Support & Investment
10.45 Perspective One: Naveed Khawaja | Director Agile & Lean Transformation | AstraZeneca
11.00 Perspective Two: Neal Symmons | Lean Technical Manager | Highways England
SHOP FLOOR WORKERS - SNAPSHOT
11.15 Develop A Cultural Shift On The Shop Floor To Eliminate Any Disengagement & Resistance To Change
Speaker To Be Announced - Please Check The Website For Updates
MIDDLE MANAGERS - SNAPSHOT
11.30 As Middle-Management Is The Organisational Level Where Most Resistance Is Usually Found, What Are The Tips & Techniques To Take Middle Managers On The Opex Journey & Change The Mindset Of ‘That’s Not My Job’ For Good?
Christopher Sibbons | Global Head of Operational Improvement | Cambridge University Press
11.45 Bonus Session Reserved For Exclusive Conference Partner. To get involved with The Operational Excellence Conference - Engaging People, Changing Culture please call +44 (0)20 3479 2299 or email partner@opexcultureconference.com for more details.
MY JOURNEY, MY STORY - CASE STUDIES & INTERACTIVE DISCUSSION
12.15 From The Conception To Completion Of Their Opex & CI Journey, Gain Best-Practice Advice From A Selection of Cross-Sector Speakers Sharing Their Highs, Lows & Lessons Learned
Sonia Aslam | Senior Manager - Transformation & Operational Excellence | Vodafone
Amit Dixit | Head of Operational Excellence | QBE European Operations
Anna Gevorgyan | Senior Director Strategy & Operational Excellence | Expedia
12.40 Lunch For Delegates, Speakers & Partners
13.10 Informal Peer-To-Peer Discussions
A) Safety Culture
Daniel Mottram | Director, EHS & Security | Teva Pharmaceuticals
B) Agile & Scrum With Lean Methodologies
Tony Blanch | Business Improvement Director | Costain
C) Measurement & Metrics
13.40 Afternoon Chair's Opening Remarks
Anna Gevorgyan | Senior Director Strategy & Operational Excellence | Expedia Group
TECHNOLOGY AUTOMATION & AI - PANEL DISCUSSION & Q&A
13.50 Which Are The Latest Innovations From AI, Automation & Robotics That Will Actually Boost Efficiency & Impact Opex Strategies Without Alienating Staff?
Jessica Lockwood | Process Automation Manager | YBS Group
Robert Kulawik | Chief Operating Officer | Everything5pounds.com
Christopher Thomas | Head of Business Improvement & Innovation | Bristol Water plc
Joel Roxburgh | Global Director of Lean Transformation | Bupa
DATA & TECHNOLOGY - CASE STUDY
14.20 Sodexo Case Study
Isabelle Hannedouche | Senior VP – Business Improvement & Growth Support | Sodexo
FRAMEWORKS & STRATEGY
14.45 Set Yourself Up For Success! Ensure Your Opex Frameworks & Systems Are Strategically Right For Your Organisation To Drive Improvements & Efficiencies
Marc Gray | Operational Excellence Programme Director | Imperial College London
15.10 Bonus Session Reserved For Exclusive Conference Partner.
Jack Brennan | Marketing Executive | Lane4 Management Group Ltd
To get involved with The Operational Excellence Conference - Engaging People, Changing Culture please call +44 (0)20 3479 2299 or email partner@opexcultureconference.com for more details.
15.30 Afternoon Refreshment Break With Informal Networking
SUSTAIN EXCELLENCE
16.00 Develop Strategies To Sustain & Maintain Opex Programmes For Long-Term Gains & Impact
Leighton John | Director of Operations | The Royal Mint
RESISTANCE & PITFALLS - DOUBLE PERSPECTIVE
16.25 Top Methods To Combat Internal Resistance & Blockers To Change & Overcome Pitfalls For A Fully-Committed Workforce
16.25 Perspective One: Nicola Harris | Director of Business Improvement & Transformation | TUI UK&I
16.45 Perspective Two: Campbell Smith | Group Head of Continuous Improvement | The Go-Ahead Group plc
17.10 Chair’s Closing Remark
17.15 Official Close Of Conference
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