The 2 Day Conference

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CONFERENCE DAY 1:                                             Wednesday 14th May  2008
Conference Chair: Victor Caune: SIRF Roundtables

8.00 – 8.45am

Registration & Coffee

8.45 – 9.00am

Welcome:Victor Caune: SIRF Rt
Official opening of the conference:
The Hon TheoTheophanous MLA Minister for Industry& Trade

9.00 – 10.00am

Keynote Speaker 1:  Bruce Hamilton , President GBMP USA
Asking the Right Questions –Management’s Key to Lean Transformations

10.00 – 10.30am

Morning Tea

10.30 – 10.45am

Exhibitor Introductions: Victor Caune,  SIRFRt

10.45 – 11.45am

Keynote Speaker 2:  Ron Moore, President RM Group USA
What it Takes to Achieve World Class Performance

11.45am – 12.00pm

Break

12.00 – 1.00pm

PRACTITIONER SESSIONS – select one stream

Stream A:
Olympic Room A

Leading with Lean Values
John Cleaver  -Manager Business Improvement Rio Tinto Alcan 

Stream B:
Olympic Room B

Breakthru Thinking at Toyota
Barry McCarthy:  Capability Development  Manager, Toyota

Stream C:
Jim Stynes A

Utilising Value Stream Mapping to Improve Your Business
Andrew Ebert, Operations Manager Viscount Plastics

Stream D:
Jim Stynes B

Designing for Reliability
Ron Moore:  President, RM Group USA Region

1.00 – 2.00pm

Lunch

2.00 – 3.00pm

PRACTITIONER SESSIONS – select one stream

Stream A:
Olympic Room  A

How to Build a Win/Win/Win Culture
Wayne Otter HR Manager Olex

Stream B:
Olympic Room B

Life is our Ultimate Customer – From Lean to Green
Peter Puts, Warehouse & Distribution Manager
Simon Arnold, Production Manager, Davey Water Products

Stream C:
Jim Stynes A

Reducing Costs in Your Supply Chains  
Frank Caia,  Operations Manager Logistics & Materials, Toyota

Stream D:
Jim Stynes B

How Traditional Accounting Kills Lean Implementation
Gary Kerr: Director Leveraged LEAN

3.00  - 3.15pm

Afternoon Tea

3.15 – 4.15pm

Keynote Speaker 3:  Gavin Hughes, Executive General Manager CSR Ethanol
Sustainability - The Lean Practitioners New Focus Area

4.30 – 5.30pm

6.00 – 9.00pm

MCG Tour

Leadership Panel & Dinner

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CONFERENCE DAY 2:                                                 Thursday 15th May  2008
Conference Chair: Victor Caune: SIRF Roundtables 

8.00 – 8.45am

Registration & Coffee

8.45 – 9.00am

Welcome To Day 2:Bill Holmes:  Director SIRF Roundtables , Australia

9.00 – 10.00am

Keynote Speaker 4:  Gary Kerr, Director, Leveraged Lean
Lean Metrics - How to Measure the Right Things

10.00 – 10.30am

Morning Tea: 

10.30 – 10.45am

Lean Quiz Gary Kerr: Director Leveraged LEAN

10.45 – 11.45am

Keynote Speaker 5:  John Lemberg  General Manager Operations Rio Tinto Alcan,  Bell Bay
Lean Leadership at Rio Tinto

11.45am– 12.00pm

Break

12.00 – 1.00pm

PRACTITIONER SESSIONS – select one stream

Stream A:
Olympic Room A

Getting an Old Culture Airworthy
Jim Glover, Lean Transformation Leader, Boeing Hawker de Havilland

Stream B:
Olympic Room B

Why Innovators are not Nice People  
Jock Macneish:  Director, Strategic Images

Stream C:
Jim Stynes A

Applying Lean Thinking to the Patient Journey
Jane Bassham, Clinical Facilitator, Flinders Medical Centre

Stream D:
Jim Stynes B

Kaizen Everybody  -Everyday  
Bruce Hamilton , President GBMP USA

1.00 – 2.00pm

Lunch

2.00 – 3.00pm

PRACTITIONER SESSIONS – select one stream

Stream A:
Olympic Room A

Creating a Lean Culture Through an Intergrated Management System
Dwaine Febey National CSMS & Best Practice Coordinator Cadbury Schweppes

Stream B:
Olympic Room B

The Status Quo is Fatal
Brendan Rundle, National Manufacturing Excellence Manager,  Amcor

Stream C:
Jim Stynes A

Kicking Goals in the Office with Value Stream Mapping
Rebekah Vesali  -Business Improvement  Manager ANZ Bank

Stream D:
Jim Stynes B

Utilising Pull Systems to Radically Improve Shop Floor Control
Peter Sloan, Plant Manager, MtM Auto

3.00 – 3.15pm

Afternoon Tea

3.15 – 4.00pm

Keynote Speaker 6:  Paul McCarthy: CEO, Business Support Network
If at First You Don’t Succeed –There’s a Fortune in Failure (Interactive session)

4.00 – 4.15pm

Exhibitor Prizes

Conference Close