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Agenda for iSixSigma Live! Summit & Awards
Miami, Florida – January 13-16, 2009
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009 – Pre-Conference Workshops
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Master Class
Workshop A
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Master Class
Workshop B
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Master Class
Workshop C
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Master Class
Workshop D
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9:00 – 12:00
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"Executive Six Sigma Boot Camp: The First 90 Days"
Dr. Stephen Zinkgraf, CEO and Founder, Sigma Breakthrough Technologies, Inc.
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"How to Complete a Six Sigma Project With Little or No Data"
Mr. Karl Luce, Solutions Specialist, Oracle Crystal Ball
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"The Secrets to Surviving and Thriving in a Down-Turn Economy"
Dr. Mark Kiemele, President and Co-founder, Air Academy Associates
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"Generation 3 Blended Training: Creating Capable, Confident Belts"
Mr. Bill Hathaway, President and Founder, MoreSteam.com
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1:00 – 4:00
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Master Class
Workshop E
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Master Class
Workshop F
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Master Class
Workshop G
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Master Class
Workshop H
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"It's 2009: Minitab Has Your New Year's (Re)Solutions"
Mr. Jim Colton, Technical Training Specialist, Minitab
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"Lean Six Sigma Program Benchmarking Workshop"
Dr. Prasad Raje, Founder, President and CEO, Instantis
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"Value Chain Transformation"
Mr. Bill Stokman, Deployment Leader and Master Black Belt, The AIT Group
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"Remove Politics from Project Selection to Improve Six Sigma Portfolio Value by 30%"
Mr. Randy Clark, Black Belt and Director of Six Sigma, PowerSteering Software
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5:30 – 7:30
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SIX SIGMA WINE TASTING RECEPTION: Exclusive Wine Tasting and Welcome Reception
** Open to All Summit Attendees **
Six Sigma Ranch, Vineyards & Winery Wine Tasting – Six Sigma Vineyard has concluded another successful harvest season. Come wine taste, meet the founder of the vineyard, mingle with fellow conference attendees and kick-off the Summit in style. (Six Sigma Wine Tasting Reception Host: Six Sigma Ranch, Vineyards & Winery)
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009 – Conference Day 1
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7:30 – 8:30
8:10 – 8:25
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REGISTRATION OPENS: Personal Networking and
Continental Breakfast in the Solutions Pavilion
LEARNING SESSION IN THE SOLUTIONS PAVILION THEATER: Hosted by Oracle | Crystal Ball
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8:30 – 8:45
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CONFERENCE CHAIRMAN'S OPENING
ADDRESS: "What Does 'Breakthrough' Mean? And How Can We Get There?"
Mr. Michael Cyger, Founder and Chairman, iSixSigma
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8:45 – 9:25
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS: "Leading Culture Change vs. Just an Initiative"
Mr. Richard D. Willett, Jr., President and COO, NewPage
Corp.
Introduction by Mr. Robert J. Crescenzi, Vice President,
Lean Six Sigma, NewPage Corp.
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9:25 – 10:05
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS: "Operational Excellence in Education: Growing Enrollment through Lean Six Sigma and Net Promoter Score"
Mr. Jorge Brake, President and CEO, Laureate Education Inc., Mexico and Central America
Introduction by Ms. Aimee Cowher, CEO, Global Productivity Solutions
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10:05 – 10:25
10:10 – 10:25
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SOLUTIONS PAVILION: Refreshments Break and Networking
LEARNING SESSION IN THE SOLUTIONS PAVILION THEATER: Hosted by Minitab
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10:25 – 11:05
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS: "Small Company With High Growth
in High-Technology / Media – The Perfect Storm for Six Sigma Failure? Learn
How Six Sigma is Driving Big Returns for PointRoll's Customers"
Mr. Jason Tafler, CEO, PointRoll
Introduction by Ms. Jessica Harper, Editor, iSixSigma.com
and iSixSigma Magazine
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11:05 – 11:30
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CEO PANEL DISCUSSION:
Moderator: Michael Marx, Research Manager, iSixSigma.com
and iSixSigma Magazine
Mr. Richard D. Willett, Jr., President and COO, NewPage
Corp.
Mr. Jorge Brake, President and CEO, Laureate Education Inc., Mexico and Central America
Mr. Jason Tafler, CEO, PointRoll
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11:30 – 12:00
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS: "Six Sigma and Wine: Art or Science?"
Mr. Kaj Ahlmann, Founder, Six Sigma Ranch, Vineyards & Winery
Former Chairman, President and CEO, GE Capital Employers Reinsurance Corporation
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12:00 – 1:00
12:40 – 12:55
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SOLUTIONS PAVILION: Lunch and Networking
LEARNING SESSION IN THE SOLUTIONS PAVILION THEATER: Hosted by The AIT Group
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Deployment Models and Infrastructure
Moderator: AIT Group
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Metrics, KPIs and Dashboards
Moderator: SBTI
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Leadership and
Change Management
Moderator: PowerSteering
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Dollars and Sense:
Financial Validation
of Six Sigma
Moderator: Instantis
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Private Equity CEO
Operational Excellence
Roundtable
Moderator: Air Academy
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1:00 – 1:40
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"Top Down, Middle Out and Bottom Up Deployment Models:
What's the Best Model For You and Why?"
Mr. Robert J. Crescenzi, Vice President, Lean Six Sigma,
NewPage Corp.
Ms. Pam Cagle, Senior Director, Global Continuous Improvement, Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Mr. Stephen P. Turnipseed, Lean Sigma Advisor, Chevron
Global Upstream and Gas
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"Linking Individual Performance to Organizational Strategy Using the Balanced Scorecard"
Mr. Steven R. Clapp, Quality Deployment Leader, GMAC Financial Services / Semperian
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"Developing Cross-Enterprise Programs and Projects
that Deliver Breakthrough Results: 10 Rules"
Ms. Stacy Schaeffer, Director, Lean Six Sigma Enterprise Programs, EMC
Corporation
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"Building a Financial Business Case for Lean Six Sigma to Present
to – and Convince – Your Company's Executive Team"
Mr. Jim de Vries, Director, Operational Excellence, TMC,
C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc.
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"Driving Enhanced Value in Portfolio Companies During Turbulent Times"
(1:00 – 3:30)
The Private Equity CEO Roundtable provides a well-timed, closed-door platform for insightful dialogue and collective learning on strategic issues. The focus is on driving enhanced value of portfolio companies through operational excellence.
The Private Equity CEO Roundtable is a by-invitation-only network of CEOs and senior executives from Private Equity. Delegates get invited based on their reputation in the market and their personal achievements in their careers. Our delegates are at the top management level, with decision-making authority on strategic and general management issues of their companies.
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1:40 – 2:20
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"What to Measure and How to Measure it to Drive Breakthrough Results"
Mr. Nathan Mott, VP Business Process, McKesson
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"Deploying and Aligning Lean Six Sigma Across a $515 Billion
Global Enterprise
– Lessons for Multi-National Organizations Mired in Years of Bureaucracy"
Mr. J.D. Sicilia, Director, Lean Six Sigma Program Office, U.S.
Department of Defense
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"Working with Your CFO to Validate Hard and Soft Project Benefits
– Devise a System and Document it Before You Need It"
Ms. Tina Huesing, MBB, Director & Head of External Six Sigma in EMEA, Motorola University
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2:20 – 2:40
2:25 – 2:40
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SOLUTIONS PAVILION: Refreshments Break and Networking
LEARNING SESSION IN THE SOLUTIONS PAVILION THEATER: Hosted by MoreSteam.com
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2:40 – 3:20
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS: "The Tools and Techniques for Delivering Groundbreaking Change at Motorola in Turbulent Times"
Mr. Rey Moré, Chief Quality Officer, Motorola Inc.
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3:20 – 4:00
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EXECUTIVE PANEL DISCUSSION: "The Original Allied Signal, GE
and DuPont Deployment Teams – How to Get Back to Breakthrough"
Moderator: Mr. Michael Cyger, Founder and Chairman,
iSixSigma
Dr. Mikel J. Harry, Principal Architect of Six Sigma,
Co-author "Six Sigma: The Breakthrough Management Strategy Revolutionizing
the World's Top Corporations",
Co-author "The Six Sigma Fieldbook: How DuPont Successfully Implemented the Six Sigma Breakthrough Management Strategy"
Mr. Richard Schroeder, President, Six Sigma Solutions, Co-author "Six Sigma: The Breakthrough
Management Strategy Revolutionizing the World's Top Corporations"
Mr. Don R. Linsenmann, Vice President, Business Process Excellence and Corporate Six Sigma Champion, DuPont Company,
Co-author "The Six Sigma Fieldbook: How DuPont Successfully Implemented the Six Sigma Breakthrough Management Strategy"
Topics discussed:
- What worked in the early days of Six Sigma to help companies achieve breakthrough?
- What will work in today's turbulent economy? What should companies focus on?
- How can companies pinpoint breakthrough productivity gains and deliver massive shareholder value?
- What does today's successful deployment model look like?
- How can companies bridge the gap between success models in the past and today?
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4:00 – 4:30
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AUTHOR ADDRESS: "Six Sigma and Innovation: A Distinction Without a Difference"
Mr. David Silverstein, President and CEO, Breakthrough Management Group International
Author of "The Innovator's Toolkit"
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4:30 – 5:15
4:45 – 5:00
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SOLUTIONS PAVILION: Author Book Signings
"Six Sigma: The First 90 Days" | Dr. Stephen Zinkgraf, CEO
and Founder, Sigma Breakthrough Technologies, Inc.
"Six Sigma? Glad You Asked" | Ms. Gianna C. Clark, Vice
President, Customer Service Operations, Dominion
"The Innovator's Toolkit" | Mr. David Silverstein, President and CEO, BMGI
LEARNING SESSION IN THE SOLUTIONS PAVILION THEATER: Hosted by The Quality Group
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6:30 – 9:00
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CLASSIC CAR TOUR AND RECEPTION: Exclusive Private Collection- Not Open to the Public!
Tour the Exclusive Dezer Brothers (Owners of the Trump International Hotel) Classic Car Collection -
Worth More Than $35 Million. Conclude the Tour with Refreshments and Appetizers on the
Beach with Fellow Summit Colleagues (Classic Car Tour and Reception Host: MoreSteam.com)
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Thursday, January 15, 2009 – Conference Day 2
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7:30 – 8:30
8:10 – 8:25
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REGISTRATION OPENS: Personal Networking and
Continental Breakfast in the Solutions Pavilion
LEARNING SESSION IN THE SOLUTIONS PAVILION THEATER: Hosted by Instantis
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8:30 – 9:30
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GENERAL SESSION: Awards Breakfast Honoring
iSixSigma's Hall of Fame, iSixSigma's Best Places to Work, Most Successful Start-up, People's Choice Awards, iSixSigma MVP Awards and Largest-Breakthrough Projects Winners
Ms. Katie Barry, Associate Publisher, CTQ Media and
Editor, Real Innovation
Ms. Jessica Harper, Editor, iSixSigma.com and iSixSigma
Magazine
Mr. Michael Marx, Research Manager, iSixSigma.com and
iSixSigma Magazine
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9:30 – 9:50
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS: "What it Takes to Build a Culture
and Environment for Breakthrough at Your Organization"
iSixSigma's
Best Places to Work Winner
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9:50 – 10:35
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KEYNOTE ADDRESS: "How Larry Bossidy (Former Allied
Signal CEO) and Jack Welch (Former GE CEO) Became Six Sigma Zealots, and How You Can Make
Your CEO Become One Too – Lessons From the Personal Coach to Both CEOs"
Dr. Mikel J. Harry, Principal Architect of Six Sigma, Co-author
"Six Sigma: The Breakthrough Management Strategy Revolutionizing the World's
Top Corporations",
Co-author "The Six Sigma Fieldbook: How DuPont Successfully Implemented the Six Sigma Breakthrough Management Strategy"
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10:35 – 11:00
10:40 – 10:55
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SOLUTIONS PAVILION: Refreshments Break and Networking
LEARNING SESSION IN THE SOLUTIONS PAVILION THEATER: Hosted by SBTI
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New Product Development,
Design for Six Sigma
and Innovation
Moderator: Air Academy
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Training and Curriculum
Moderator: Oracle
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Rewards and
Recognition Programs
Moderator: iSixSigma
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Corporate Benchmarking
and Sponsor Consulting Sessions
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11:00 – 11:40
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"How Custom Products Can Be Designed, Manufactured and
Delivered Flawlessly Using Design for Six Sigma and SCOR"
Mr. Artagnan Ayala, Director of Business & Operational
Excellence, Premier Technology, Inc.
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"Creating a Lean Six Sigma Curriculum, Training Program and
Certification System Unique to Your Organization and Culture That Delivers
Breakthrough Results"
Ms. Barbara Wheat, Executive Director, Global Process Excellence and Quality, Tenneco
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"How to Develop and Execute a Rewards and Recognition
Program in Inexpensive and Simple – But Real and Powerful -Ways"
Mr. Robert J. Crescenzi, Vice President, Lean Six Sigma,
NewPage Corp.
Dr. D. Lynn Kelley, Vice President, Textron Six
Sigma, Textron
Ms. Kim Mueller, Director – Business Excellence, Dominion Resources Services
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Is there is an organization that you would like to
benchmark with in person, or a sponsor that you would like to hold a personal
consultation with? If so, please notify iSixSigma Live and we will make this
a reality for you.
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11:40 – 12:20
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"Ensuring Your Organization is Delivering a Steady Stream
of Continuous Innovation, Not Happy Accidents"
Dr. Ellen Domb, Founding Editor, The TRIZ Journal
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"A Pragmatic Look at Lean Six Sigma Training Design and Delivery for White and Yellow Belts"
Ms. Marilyn Fischbach, Former Director of Six Sigma
Training, John Crane
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12:20 – 1:20
12:40 – 12:55
1:00 – 1:15
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SOLUTIONS PAVILION: Lunch and Networking
LEARNING SESSION IN THE SOLUTIONS PAVILION THEATER: Hosted by Expert Choice
LEARNING SESSION IN THE SOLUTIONS PAVILION THEATER: Hosted by Air Academy Associates
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Customer Focus
Moderator: The Quality Group
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Resurrecting a Failed or Stagnant Lean Six Sigma Program
Moderator: Minitab
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Communication, Marketing and Branding Your Lean Six Sigma Initiative
Moderator: MoreSteam
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Practitioner Assessment
and Certification
Moderator: ISSSP
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1:20 – 2:00
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"Take a Walk on the W.O.W. Side – Dominion's Innovative
Customer Focus Initiative"
Ms. Gianna C. Clark, Vice President, Customer Service
Operations, Dominion
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"Lean Six Sigma Programs Can Easily Stumble and Lose
Executive Focus – Learn What You Should Do If This Happens to Your
Organization, From Those Who Faced and Overcame It"
Ms. Margaret Townsend, General Manager, Quality and
Business Excellence, Microsoft Corporation
Dr. D. Lynn Kelley, Vice President, Textron Six
Sigma, Textron
Mr. Richard Paxton, Former Senior Vice President and Division Executive, Operational Excellence and Enterprise Operations, WaMu
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"Expanding Merck's LSS Program Through Strategic Communications"
Ms. Laurel LaBauve, Vice President, Merck Sigma, Merck
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"The Best Way to Assess, Benchmark, and Certify LSS Practitioners"
Ms. Ilona Kirzhner, Independent Consultant and ISSSP Product Manager, Representing ISSSP
Ms. Roxanne Britland, Founder and President, ISSSP
Topics discussed:
- What are the ten most important LSS practitioner competencies?
- How should these competencies be objectively measured?
- Are there industry norms and trends across the ten key areas of expertise?
- Are all LSS practitioners equal?
Walk away with:
- A true professional development road maps for your LSS experts
- Personalized strengths-and-gaps analysis for any level practitioner
- A framework for next generation LSS professional development assessment, benchmarking, and certification
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2:00 – 2:40
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"Customer First – Producing Breakthrough Results to the Bottom Line by
Putting the Customer First"
Mr. Scott Winston, Managing Director, Winston Consulting Group
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"The Evolution of Quality at Motorola – Maturing from Inside-out to Outside-in"
Mr. Mike Onystok, Vice President of Global Quality, Government & Public Safety, Enterprise Mobility Solutions, Motorola Inc.
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2:40 – 3:00
2:45-3:00
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SOLUTIONS PAVILION: Refreshments Break and Networking
LEARNING SESSION IN THE SOLUTIONS PAVILION THEATER: Hosted by PowerSteering
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3:00 – 3:40
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KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION: "Going the Distance, Against All
Odds: Tricks and Tips for Getting Buy-in and Driving Breakthrough Results in Any Business Environment"
Moderator: Ms. Jessica Harper, Editor, iSixSigma.com and iSixSigma
Magazine
Ms. Margaret Townsend, General Manager, Quality and
Business Excellence, Microsoft Corporation
Mr. J.D. Sicilia, Director, Lean Six Sigma Program Office, U.S.
Department of Defense
Mr. Richard Paxton, Former Senior Vice President and Division Executive, Operational Excellence and Enterprise Operations, WaMu
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3:40 – 4:20
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PANEL DISCUSSION: "Deploying Lean or Six Sigma?
Learn the Dirty Little Secrets Consultants Won't Tell You Prior to Deploying
Lean Six Sigma"
Moderator: Mr. Michael Cyger, Founder and Chairman,
iSixSigma
Mr. Mike Carnell, President and CEO, CS International LP, Co-author "Leaning Into Six Sigma"
Mr. Gary Cone, Founder, Global Productivity
Solutions
Dr. Martin Rayl, Former VP and Director of Quality, ABB US, SRI International, Motorola AIEG
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4:20 – 4:40
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CONVENTION CHAIR ADDRESS:
Mr. Michael Cyger, Founder and
Chairman, iSixSigma
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Friday, January 16, 2009 – Post-Conference Workshops
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Master Class
Workshop J
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Master Class
Workshop K
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Private
Corporate Meeting
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Private
Corporate Meeting
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9:00 – 12:00
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"Live TRIZ at iSixSigma Live!"
Dr. Ellen Domb, Founding Editor, The TRIZ Journal
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"Lean Six Sigma Training Innovation: Benchmark Others, Optimize Your Model and Maximize Your Training ROI"
Rob Stewart, Co-Founder, President and CEO, The Quality Group
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Would your organization like to kick-off 2009 with an off-site Lean Six Sigma Leadership Meeting? If so, please notify iSixSigma Live and we will make this
a reality for you at no cost*. Contact iSixSigma Live for details.
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1:00 – 4:00
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Interested in speaking? A couple of openings exist on the program. Please contact us with your interest.
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