LCS Conference & Awards 2025
Agenda
Agenda
Please note this agenda is subject to change.
| Time | Presentation/Workshop/Activity | Presenter |
| 09.00 -10.00 | Registration and Breakfast | |
| 10.00 - 10.15 | Welcome Address | Catrin Archer, Head of Operations & Growth, LCS |
| 10.15 - 11.05 | Lean Leadership in the Age of Disruption: Where Do Humans Fit? | Prof. Maneesh Kumar, Cardiff University |
| 11.05 - 11.35 | Break & Networking | |
| 11.35 - 12.25 | Small Wins, Big Impact: Driving Innovation in the Nuclear Industry | Team from, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority |
| 11.35 - 12.25 | Turning Learning Into Action: Empowering NHS Staff to Drive Continuous Improvement | Jen Knight, Head of Frimley Excellence, Frimley Health |
| 11.35- 12.25 | The Bridge to Inspirational Leadership | Matt Sims, Ever-So-Lean |
| 12.35 - 13.25 |
Augmenting Traditional OpEx methods with Automation & AI
|
Stephen Durnin, Head of Operational Excellence & Automation | Banking Division, Close Brothers |
| 12.35 - 13.25 |
Learning to Improve: Evolving Lean Education for Tomorrow’s Challenges |
John Bicheno, Emeritus Professor of Lean Enterprise, University of Buckingham |
| 12.35 - 13.25 |
Breaking the Pattern: Lean Leadership & Continuous Improvement in Financial Services |
Kiki Collot d’Escury, Operational Excellence Expert NL, Projective Group and Dan Shepherd, Operational Excellence Expert UK, Projective Group |
| 13.25 - 14.30 | Lunch and Networking | |
| 14.30 - 15.20 |
From Purpose to Strategy and Impact
|
Pete Evans, Operational Excellence Leader |
| 14.30 - 15.20 |
The Lean Treasure Box Workshop: Team-based challenge designed to reinforce key Lean principles through problem-solving and collaboration.
|
ESB OELA team. Minhee Won, Operational Excellence Manager, Julie Robinson, Operational Excellence Coach, Stephen Peppard, Operational Excellence Coach |
| 14.30 - 15.20 |
Change Initiatives – Dead On Arrival: Why Neuroscience Holds the Key to Real Transformation |
David Bovis, Duxinaroe |
| 15.30 - 16.20 | Panel Discussion: The Future of Improvement |
Lorraine Robinson, Head of the Legal Delivery Division, Government Legal Department Robin Howlett, Operational Excellence and CI Professional Laura Barlow, Quality Improvement Practitioner, UHNM Josef Tomasik, Business Improvement & Transformation Consultant, MIGSO-PCUBED Leon Hardwick, Chief Revenue Officer, OpX.io |
| 16.30 - 17.30 | Winning Mindsets: Lessons from the Track for the Future of Improvement | Roger Black |
| 17.30 - 18.30 | Networking | |
| 18.30 | Awards Ceremony Begins | |
| 19.15 | Awards Dinner | |
| 20.00 | Final Awards | |
| 20.30 | Optional Evening Drinks |