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Agenda for the 2009 DoD CPI Symposium

NCC, Virginia – June 1-3, 2009

At the second annual DoD CPI Symposium, more than 500 Lean Six Sigma and process improvement leaders from across the U.S. Department of Defense will gather at the National Conference Center in Lansdowne, Virginia, for an iSixSigma Live!-produced conference. The Deputy Secretary of Defense, Deputy Secretaries, Deployment Leaders, and Transformation Leaders will join to achieve breakthrough results over the course of this two-day conference.

With general session keynotes designed to inspire and motivate, and service-specific tracks designed to meet the unique needs of practitioners, the content of this DoD CPI/LSS Symposium will allow attendees to educate themselves on a topic unfamiliar to them, or deep-dive into a topic they want to learn more about.

This year features exciting content and speakers, as well as:


Monday, Jun 1, 2009
7:00am-8:30am

Registration Opens: Registration (Front Lobby), Personal Discussions And CPI Expo
8:30am-8:40am

Posting of Colors and National Anthem: Armed Forces Color Guard
8:40am-9:00am

Symposium Chair Opening Address: DoD CPI: The Next Generation

Elizabeth McGrath and J.D. Sicilia
9:00am-10:00am

Keynote Address: Innovation And The Warfighter

David Silverstein
10:00am-10:30am

Networking and Refreshment Break
10:30am-11:45am

Keynote Panel: Strategic Alignment
Moderator: Terry Emmert
Panel: Randy Randolph (USA)
Col Cedric George (USAF)
Larry Olson (DON)
Mr. Terry Emmert (OSD)
11:45am-1:00pm

CPI Expo and Lunch: Storyboard Presentations in Grand Ballroom with Presenters
1:00pm-2:45pm

Keynote Panel: Consistency of Approach: Curriculum/Body Of Knowledge (13:00-14:15)
Moderator: Scott Bonney
Panel: John Maxey (USA), Col Mike Smith (USAF), Michael Levy (DON), Scott Bonney (OSD)
DoD Common Project Metrics (14:15-14:40
Anne-marie Hartlaub-Kesseg
2:45pm-3:15pm

Networking and Refreshment Break
3:15pm-4:30pm

Keynote Panel: Integration
Moderator: Col Nick Amodeo
Panel: Joan Allison (USA), Col Dave O’Brien (USAF), JJ Perryman (DoN), Anne-marie Hartlaub-Kesseg (OSD), Keith Furman (DFAS)
4:30pm-5:30pm

Keynote Panel: Human Capital
Moderator: Howard Seamens
Panel: Lee Rivas (USA), Mark Hodges (USAF), Paula Patrick (DoN), Howard Seamens (OSD)
5:30pm-5:40pm

Symposium Chair Address: Symposium Day 1 Conclusions, J.D. Sicilia
5:40pm-7:00pm

Networking Social: Open to all Symposium Attendees and/or Dinner on Your Own
Tuesday, Jun 2, 2009
7:00am-7:50am

Registration Opens: Personal Networking and Coffee in the Exhibit Hall
7:50am-8:00am

Symposium Chair Address: Preview of Day 2 Highlights

J.D. Sicilia
8:00am-9:15am

Keynote Address: Performance Improvement for DoD
Hon William Lynn
Introduction: Elizabeth McGrath
9:15am-10:00am

Keynote Address: Supporting the Warfighter: A Case Study of Perseverance
Captain Eugene "Red" McDaniel (USN Retired)
10:00am-10:30am

Networking and Refreshment Break
10:30am-11:45am

Keynote Address: High Performance Government
Hon Graham Richard
11:45am-1:00pm

CPI Expo and Lunch: Storyboard Presentations in Grand Ballroom A - with Presenters
1:00pm-2:00pm

Keynote Address: Leading Continuous Process Improvement in the Material/Munitions Enterprise
BG Larry Wyche
2:00pm-3:15pm

DCMO Panel Discussion: Managing the Business of Defense
Moderator: J.D. Sicilia
Panel: Don Tison (USA), Dave Tillotson (USAF), Anne Neuberger (DoN), Elizabeth McGrath (OSD)
3:15pm-3:45pm

Keynote Panel: Integration
Moderator: Col Nick Amodeo
Panel: Joan Allison (USA), Col Dave O’Brien (USAF), JJ Perryman (DoN), Anne-marie Hartlaub-Kesseg (OSD), Keith Furman (DFAS)
3:45pm-4:00pm

CPI Expo Storyboard Winners Announced
4:00pm-5:15pm

Keynote Address: A Taste of Lean Six Sigma
Kaj Ahlmann
5:15pm-5:20pm

Reception Sponsor Address: Monica Painter, IBM
5:20pm-5:30pm

Symposium Chair Address: Symposium Day 2 Conclusions
J.D. Sicilia
5:30pm-7:00pm

Networking Social and Wine Tasting from Six Sigma Winery: Open to All Symposium Attendees and/or Dinner on Your Own
Wednesday, Jun 3, 2009
7:00am-7:50am

Registration Opens: Personal Networking and CPI Expo
7:50am-8:00am

Symposium Chair Address: Preview of Day 3 Highlights
JD Sicilia
8:00am-9:30am

Keynote Panel: Depot Best Practices
Moderator: J.D. Sicilia
Panel:

  • Tobyhanna Army Depot (08:00-08:20), Col Ron Alberto
  • Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Keyport (08:20-08:40), Steven Osburn
  • Ogden Air Logistics Center (08:40-09:00), Kyann Checketts
9:30am-10:00am

Networking and Refreshment Break
10:00am-11:30am

Keynote Panel: Capturing Benefits
Moderator: Anne-marie Hartlaub-Kesseg
Panel: Keith Furman (DFAS), Joe Romito (USA), Stephen Jewett (USAF), Chris Cummings (DoN), Anne-marie Hartlaub-Kesseg (OSD)
11:30am-11:45am

Symposium Chair Address: Symposium Conclusions, J.D. Sicilia
11:45am-1:00pm

CPI Expo and Lunch: Storyboard Presentations in Potomac Room - without presenters
  Air Force Grand Ballroom A Army Grand Ballroom B Department of Navy Grand Ballroom C OSD/Agency Loudon C
1:00pm-5:30pm

1:00-2:30
Introduction to Service Breakout by Accenture
USAF SA&D: The PESI Model

 

2:30-2:45
Break

 

2:45-3:45
Metrics Panel – Who's Using Metrics?

 

3:45-4:00
Break

 

4:00-4:30
Using 8-Step Problem-Solving with Your Commander

 

4:30-5:30
Post-Inspection Deficiency Resolution: Use of 8-Step Problem Solving

1:00-3:15
Introduction To Service Breakout By Powersteering

Core Enterprise (CE) Panel Session: Senior Army Leaders From The Four CES, Discuss High-Level View On CE Strategic Alignment, Management, Execution and Value.

 

3:15-3:30
Break

 

3:30-5:30
Core Enterprise (CE) Workshop: "How To Enterprise Level CPI Projects." (Readiness & Materials)
Core Enterprise (CE) Project Presentation: Enterprise Level Projects From ETF, SICE and people

1:00-2:15
Introduction To Service Breakout By Bearingpoint
DCMO: What Does it Mean to the Department of Navy and to Continuous Process Improvement?

 

2:15-2:45
Education and Training Work Group (ETWG) Update

 

2:45-3:00
DoN CPI Training Symposium Draft Agenda for Nov 2009

1:00-1:45
CPI Project Tracking-DEPMs/Powersteering Update

 

1:45-2:30
Minitab and Powersteering Enterprise License Purchase Update

 

2:30-3:05
DoD CPI Strategic Communications – Getting the Word Out

 

3:05-3:35
Break

 

3:35-4:20
DDR&E's S&T Strategic Foresight & Agility Initiative Lean Six Sigma Project

 

4:20-5:00
CPI Portfolio Management

 

5:00-5:30
DoD CPI/LSS PO-Run Q&A
5:30pm-7:00pm

Dinner on Your Own

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