September 22-25th | Bloomington, Indiana
Attendees and speakers from all around the world with the focus of developing a Lean organization
Across three tracks: Lean Leadership, Tactical Implementation, and Healthcare, we explored what’s working with Lean today and how to break through barriers
We saw Lean theory come to life during a tour of the Toyota Material Handling plant, exploring implementation through the training dojo, the obeya room, and the factory floor
Day 3 brought it all together by creating a Lean roadmap—turning insights into a practical, step-by-step plan the attendees started implementing Monday morning
Chief Transformation Officer,
GE Aerospace
Phil Wickler is Chief Transformation Officer where he has enterprise responsibility for EHS, FLIGHT DECK, Scope 1 & 2 Sustainability, Global Facilities and Transformation. Most recently, he was the Vice President of Supply Chain, where he led global manufacturing and supply chain operations. Prior to that he was General Manager of the Materials Value Stream within GE Aerospace, where he was responsible for forecasting, demand management, planning, fulfillment, and logistics for the global Supply Chain. He was appointed to that role in January 2018.Phil joined GE in 1995 on the Technical Leadership program within the GE Lighting business. He progressed through several operations roles, including six sigma Black Belt in assembly and component manufacturing, and as a plant manager.In 2001, he came to GE Aerospace, Commercial Engine Services where he led new product introduction for service product offerings. In 2003, he was promoted to materials planning leader for GE Aerospace’s Supply Chain Division, covering commercial, military, and marine and industrial for both new engines and spare parts. Phil became the Director of Product Operations for the Regional and General Aviation Engine business in 2004, with responsibility across all models of the CF34 engine family, with highlights including the certification of the CF34-10E and roll-out of the first CF34-10A powered ARJ21. He was then appointed as the Director of Strategy and Product Management for the CF6 Product Line, with responsibility for new engine and services products.In 2009, Phil was the General Manager of International Programs, where he was responsible for revenue sharing partnerships (RSP) across GE Aerospace. He later led the $12B CSA portfolio for CF6 and GEnx as well as business operations for the CF6/GEnx product line.In 2014, Phil was promoted to the General Manager of Commercial Materials Services where he was responsible for the commercial spare parts, component repair and used serviceable businesses, along with MRO strategy and licensing.Phil graduated from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering. He also holds a master’s degree in business administration from Xavier University and serves on the Board of the Cincinnati Regional Chamber of Commerce as well as the Board of the Dan Beard Council, which oversees Scouting in the Greater Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky area.
VP DBS, Biotechnology Group,
Danaher, Germany
27 years’ of experience in IT, Brand Management, Business Leadership, and Continuous Improvement at Procter & Gamble and Danaher - led businesses of up to $0.5B revenue. Worked in Danaher’s DBSO and created new DBS tools in Innovation. DBS Leadership Coach in Danaher and Marshall Goldsmith certified coach in Stakeholder-Centered Coaching.
Chief Operational Excellence Officer, Children’s Health, TX
Strategic healthcare executive with experience driving operational excellence and innovation across healthcare systems. Combines deep Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) expertise with Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (LSSBB) mastery, offering an unparalleled ability to identify, strategize, and execute transformative healthcare improvements. Proven track record of implementing LSS methodologies to optimize patient care processes, reduce length of stay, and enhance overall patient satisfaction. Skilled at examining organizational inefficiencies across the entire healthcare spectrum, from community care to patient discharge.Skilled at leading cross-functional teams in complex healthcare projects, significantly improving efficiency and patient satisfaction. Experienced in leveraging data-driven insights to create innovative solutions that enhance patient experience and increase healthcare accessibility.Recognized for ability to drive transformative change and cultivate a culture of continuous improvement in healthcare settings. Leadership style rooted in active listening, collaborative problem-solving, and synthesizing diverse perspectives to achieve optimal outcomes. Combines clinical expertise with strong business and operational acumen, backed by a Master of Business in Operational Excellence. This unique blend of clinical and lean operational excellence, coupled with relentless dedication and a "get it done" attitude, enables the execution of operational optimization through a distinctive lens, setting new standards for patient-centered care.
Author of “The Mistakes that Make Us”, Podcaster, Consultant
Mark Graban is an internationally-recognized consultant, author, professional speaker, podcaster, and entrepreneur. He builds upon a deep education in engineering and management with practical experience working with executives and frontline employees in multiple industries to synthesize and practice methods including Lean management, continuous improvement, statistical methods, and people-centered leadership approaches.He has learned, practiced, and taught these methodologies in settings including manufacturing, healthcare, and technology startups. Working independently since 2010 and in partnership with other consulting groups, Mark enjoys working with organizations looking for better ways to improve, with leaders willing to lead that charge. Mark is also a Senior Advisor to the software company KaiNexus.
Founder –
Lean Leadership Academy
Lean Strategy Leader
Assembly Test Manufacturing,
Intel Corporation
CEO at
CITY Furniture
Lean Consultant, Author, and LinkedIn Learning Instructor
Sam Yankelevitch maintains he is too old to grow up, too young to stop learning and delighted to give back.
As a former global operations executive in the automotive sector, Sam has a few lessons to share. Whether as a Linkedin Learning instructor, book author or speaker, Sam provides thought provoking experiences related to culture change, communication, project management and problem solving, from before the word Lean was coined. By bridging communication with Lean, Kaizen and quality principles, he opens a hidden gate to help reduce a common source of waste caused by human misunderstandings. Sam’s online courses have been viewed by almost 600,000 learners worldwide. BMW, John Deere, and GKN aerospace, are a few of the companies Sam has worked with. Walking the invisible Gemba, Lean Potion #9:
Communication - The Next Lean Frontier and An Interview with Failure are his latest publications, along with some new Linkedin Learning courses, which integrate Lean, communication and culture.
After publishing his first fiction novel, Sam is often thought of as the guy who interviewed failure. He has spoken internationally at conferences and corporate events and is fully bilingual in both Spanish and English
Engineer, Author, and Consultant
Michel Baudin is an engineer, author, and consultant who graduated from Mines Paris PSL in 1977. His career has taken him to Japan, Germany, and finally to the US, where he lives in Palo Alto, California. He has consulted for leading companies worldwide, supplementing direct observation on the shop floor and stakeholder interviews with data mining on clients’ systems. He often identifies unknown patterns in product demand or manufacturing operations, leading to specific advice on both management and technology. Michel has taught courses in-house for clients, and for UC Berkeley, the University of Dayton, the Hong Kong Productivity Council, the University of Buckingham, and training companies in multiple countries. He has authored five books: Manufacturing Systems Analysis (1990), Lean Assembly (2002), Lean Logistics (2005), Working with Machines (2007), and, with Torbjørn Netland, Introduction to Manufacturing (2023). He has contributed chapters to the Handbook of Supply Chain Management (2006), RFID Applications and Cases (2006), and the Routledge Companion to Lean Management (2016). In 2010, he translated Pascal Dennis’s Getting the Right Things Done into French. He has written in refereed journals, professional magazines, and conference proceedings. He is a LinkedIn top voice and has published 990 blog posts since 2011 at michelbaudin.com.
President of BMA,
Author of “The Lean CFO”
Nick serves as the President and owner of BMA. With over three decades of expertise, he has utilized his knowledge in lean accounting to aid companies in designing, leading, and coaching them through their lean accounting transformations. Nick's experience spans globally, working with a diversity of companies ranging from family-owned businesses to multinational corporations across various sectors such as manufacturing, healthcare, software, engineering, and services. Additionally, Nick has delivered presentations on lean accounting at numerous lean conferences across the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
Director Lean North America Benchmark
Founder of Visibility, LLC.
Director Of Process Improvement at Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Author, Speaker,
Lean Consultant
Operations Management Consultant and Toyota Production System Expert
Senior Lecturer, Operations & Decision Technologies at Indiana University
Senior CI Advisor
Cleveland Clinic Florida
VP, PM and OpEx at
Ballad Health
Director-OpEx at
IU Health S. Central Region
Chuck is a seasoned management and technical resource with a diverse background that includes Operations, Engineering, Quality, Lean Enterprise, Six Sigma, Maintenance, Utilities and Program/Project Management. He has worked for General Electric, AlliedSignal, Isola, Boston Scientific, HEI, Eight Medical and IU Health. His industry experience includes Chemicals, Plastics, Printed Circuit Board Electronics, Medical Devices and Healthcare. Chuck is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame with a BS in Chemical Engineering.
Host of the Virtual Lean Summit, Author of Parenting the Lean Way
Jared is the host of the Global Lean Summit and the Virtual Lean Summit, which he started in 2020 as a response to help small business owners struggling as a result of the COVID lock downs. Demand for an in-person event has led to starting the Global Lean Summit. Jared has worked as a Lean consultant for companies like Nike, Mercy Corps, Alaska Airlines, Daimler Trucks, among others, and currently works in government applying Lean.
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