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Steve Willis

Steve Willis

Mat-Thys Fourie

Mat-Thys Fourie

Rod Recker

Rod Recker

Prasad Raje

Prasad Raje

General Session

Theme: Value Chain Transformation

Title/Topic
Integration of Lean, Six Sigma for Supply Chain Transformation In DuPont
A Lean Six Sigma Deployment from the Bottom Up: When and How to Engage the Supply Chain
What's Next for Six Sigma? Transforming Your Company to Remain Competitive!
Creating Contagious Leadership

Theme: Change Management

Title/Topic
Driving a Continuous Improvement Culture: The Delphi Problem Solving Journey
Lean Six Sigma at EMC Corporation: Driving Data-Driven Action Through Cultural and Organizational Change
Demand Flow Fulfillment

Featured Features

Title/Topic
AIT General Session: Value Chain Transformation
LaMarsh General Session: Change Management
Leadership Circle: You Don't Need a heavy Hammer to Solve All Your Problems…
Wake Up to Life: Get an early start on you day with a hike up beautiful Pinnacle Peak

Monday - May 07, 2007

Time Title/Topic
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM

You Don't Need a Heavy Hammer to Solve All Your Problems…Special Cause Cases…

Dr. Mat-thys Fourie, Co-Founder of KEPNERandFOURIE - Thinking Dimensions, LLC

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM

They Don't Want To Change

Randy Kesterson, Director of Consulting Services - LaMarsh & Associates Inc.
Albert Vermeulen, Director of Consulting Services - LaMarsh & Associates Inc.

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Designing & Managing Six Sigma Initiatives with Visio 2007

Sandy Sharma, Chief Executive Officer - Advaiya, Inc.

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Improving Project Selection: How to Create a Strategically Aligned Six Sigma Project Pipeline

Thomas Carroll, VP of Product Management - PowerSteering Software

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Predictive Index - Strengthen the Human Element of Your Six Sigma Deployment

Heather Haas, Director of Strategic Initiatives - Advisa

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Demand Flow Fulfillment Workshop: The Cash Conversion Cycle, The Perfect Order and Value Chain Expense

Dave Gleditsch, Dean of The Demand Flow Institute - DemandPoint

3:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Using the Six Sigma Maturity Model II as Your Guide on the Six Sigma Journey

Prasad Raje, CEO and Founder - INSTANTIS

3:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Running Six Sigma Projects When You Have Limited or No Data

Lawrence Goldman, Director of Six Sigma Marketing and certified Black Belt - Crystal Ball Software (Oracle)

3:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Using Lean Sigma to Become a Safe and Lean Healthcare Provider

David Brecheisen, Managing Consultant - IBM Global Business Services
Doug Clovis, Associate Partner - IBM Global Business Services
Monica Painter, Principal Consultant - IBM Global Business Services

3:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Flawless Execution for Six Sigma Initiatives

Steve Willis, VP of Professional Services - VitalSmarts

Tuesday - May 8, 2007

Time Title/Topic
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

Integration of Lean, Six Sigma for Supply Chain Transformation In DuPont

D. Chris Koelsch, Supply Chain Director and Six Sigma Champion - DuPont

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

A Lean Six Sigma Deployment from the Bottom Up: When and How to Engage the Supply Chain

Stephen Turnipseed, Lean Sigma Advisor - Chevron

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

What's Next for Six Sigma? - Transforming Your Company to Remain Competitive!

Rusty Patterson, Vice President, Customer & Supply Chain Institute - Raytheon

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Creating Contagious Leadership

John Hersey, Contagious Leader - John Hersey International

1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Healthcare

Geoffrey Glass, Chief Information Officer - Valeant Pharmaceuticals International
Paul W. Diaz, Director, Operational Excellence
Michael J. Fogarty, Master Black Belt - UnitedHealth Group
Harold T. Vassar, BEX Manager / Lean Sigma Expert - Abbott Nutrition
Ruth E. Roeder, Master Black Belt - OSF Saint Francis Medical Center
Robert Jostes, Director, Operational Excellence - Cardinal Health

1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

Energy

Ronald Byrd, Master Black Belt - Hess Corporation
David Piazza, Mgr., Business & Process Transformation - Marathon Oil Company
Andrew Mandile, Manager Continuous Improvement - Santos Ltd.
Stephen Turnipseed, Lean Sigma Advisor - Chevron

1:30 PM - 5:30 PM

IT/Software

Connie Cesario, IT Quality Performance Improvement Consultant - Liberty Mutual Insurance Group
George Chappelle, Senior VP & CIO - Sara Lee Corporation
David L. Hallowell, MBB, MS Statistics - Six Sigma Advantage
Brentt C. Duff, Staff Research Engineer - MBB - Delphi

1:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Enhancing Leadership Skills Through Communication

John Hersey, Contagious Leader - John Hersey International

Wednesday - May 9, 2007

Time Title/Topic
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM

How Abbott Nutrition is Integrating Change Management into their Lean Sigma Deployment

Karen Welch, Director, Business Excellence - Abbott Nutrition

9:30 AM - 10:30 AM

Driving a Continuous Improvement Culture: The Delphi Problem Solving Journey

Chris W. Jones, I&CIM Global Deployment Champion - Delphi Electronics & Safety

10:30 AM - 11:30 AM

Lean Six Sigma at EMC Corporation: Driving Data-Driven Action Through Cultural and Organizational Change

James Pearson, Vice President, Customer Quality and Six Sigma - EMC Corporation

11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Demand Flow Fulfillment

Tony Gorski, President - DemandPoint formerly JCIT International

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Thought Leadership on Innovation

Jeffrey Murphy, Executive Director Process Excellence - Johnson & Johnson
Donald L. Deptowicz, General Director, Customer Satisfaction

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

MBB Profiler and Certification Service from ISSSP

Don Redinius, Executive Advisor - ISSSP, Inc.
Ilona Kirzhner, Industry Expert/Independant Contractor - ISSSP, iSixSigma & Dynamic Training Corporation
Kerry Coolen, Research & Development Manager - Cavendish Farms
Karen Welch, Director, Business Excellence - Abbott Nutrition

3:15 PM - 4:00 PM

From Good to Great - Using Process Excellence to Rebuild the Assay Value Chain

Johan Denecke, Director of Process Excellence - Applied Biosystems

3:15 PM - 4:00 PM

Applying Six Sigma to Sales and Marketing Functions to Drive Top Line Growth, Increase Efficiencies and Reduce Costs

Michael Pestorius, Vice President of Six Sigma - Sanofi-Aventis

3:15 PM - 4:00 PM

Entrepreneurial Behavior In A Large Corporation

James A. Davis, I&CIM Master Black Belt - Delphi Corporation

3:15 PM - 4:00 PM

Links Between the MBB Profiler and Personality

Robert Wilson, President - Advisa

4:15 PM - 5:00 PM

Making the System Transition at Ceridian: From In-House to Commercial Software

Nancy Anastas, Six Sigma Black Belt

4:15 PM - 5:00 PM

What's Different About Implementing Process Excellence in Sales & Marketing?

Guillermo Gonzalez, Master Black Belt - Johnson & Johnson

4:15 PM - 5:00 PM

Leaning Service Delivery in a Transactional World: An Evolution of a Manufacturing Methodology to Create Revolutionary Improvements in Transactional Environments

Christine Gannon, Service Engagement Integration Leader - IBM Global Business Services

Thursday - May 10, 2007

Time Title/Topic
8:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Transforming the Value Chain to Achieve Breakthrough Business Performance

Rod Recker, Executive Director - Advanced Integrated Technologies Group

8:00 AM to 12:00 PM

Using the Supply-Chain Operations Reference-model (SCORŽ) to Super Charge Your Six Sigma and Lean Programs

Daniel Swartwood, Sr. Management Consultant - PRAGMATEK Consulting Group

8:00 AM to 12:00 PM

They Don't Want to Change. So Now What Do I Do?

Randy Kesterson, Director of Consulting Services - LaMarsh & Associates Inc.
Albert Vermeulen, Director of Consulting Services - LaMarsh & Associates Inc.

8:00 AM to 12:00 PM

ISSSP Presents: Six Sigma Software Showcase Tour