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AME Everywhere 2021 Conference
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All times listed in (EDT)
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Monday, Oct 18
(workshops are not available on demand)		10am-2pmMW/01
Become a better assessor enterprise excellence
Doug Carlberg, Larry Anderson
room host: Tony Heath 		MW/03
How to get started with lean accounting
Nick Katko
room host: Margaret Dospiljulian 		MW/04
Lean project management
Norbert Majerus
Norbert Majerus Consulting
room host: Justin Sturek		MW/05
Lean safety
Bob Hafey
RBH Consulting
room host: April Schmidt
MW/07
Implementing total productive maintenance
John Perrotti
Fuss and O’Neill Manufacturing Solutions LLC
room host: Steve Ebbing 		MW/08
The wheel of sustainability
Adam Lawrence
Process Improvement Partners LLC
room host: Cheryl Jekiel
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2:30-6:30pmMW/13
Leading an engaged culture
Lisa Weis
room host: Jim Winn		MW/15
Creating courageous cultures
Justine Froelker
JBF Therapy & Coaching
room host: Jennifer Ayers		MW/19
Visual workplace~visual thinking
Gwendolyn Galsworth
Visual Thinking Inc. (VTI)
room host: Ruben Mellado		MW/20
TWI: An essential ingredient in standardization
Oscar Roche, Patrick Graupp
TWI Institute
room host: Maria Elena Stopher
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6:30-8pmSS/01 AME Everywhere 2021 Opening Celebration
CULTIVATE. SUSTAIN. PROSPER. CELEBRATE.
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Tuesday, Oct 199am-2:30pmMeet with exhibitors by appointment
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10-11amKeynote
Chair opening remarks and introduction by Lynne Johnson
TK/01 Bob Chapman, Truly human leadership
2020 Hall of Fame award presented by Lynne Johnson
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11-11:20Sponsor showcase, UKG
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11:30am-12:30pm
not available on demand; no competitors
Practitioner Presentation
TS/01 Knowledge gap analysis: What we think we know and how we know it
Natalie Reed
Pella Corporation		Practitioner Presentation
TS/02 Leveraging technology: A pipeline to process and manage COVID-19 test result data
Ken Taylor
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign		Practitioner Presentation
TS/03 Turning strategy into action
Brad Brown
The Grand Rapids Fire Department		Practitioner Presentation
TS/04 Tenacity for root cause analysis
Brian Wellinghoff, James McShane
Barry-Wehmiller		Practitioner Presentation
TS/06 Six ways industry collaborates with high schools
Latitia McCane, Casey Roberts
Newport News Shipbuilding		not available on demand; 50 max capacity
Idea exchange
TS/07 Creating an army of problem solvers
facilitator: Jon Tudor
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12:30-1pmBreak
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1-1:30pmNetworking Break Options
AME Lean Sensei
Speed Sharing
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1:30-3pmInteractive Session (panel)
TS/08 Developing processes and your value stream
panelists: Tina Andres, Jamie Ogbourne, Mary O'Neill, Corrie Pennington-Block
moderator: Eric Ethington 		Interactive Session (panel)
TS/09 People-centric leadership in the workplace
panelists: Bob Chapman, Ashleigh Walters, Jean Pitzo, Renee Smith
moderator: Brian Wellinghoff		Tour
TT/01 Engaging employees at Neptune		Tour
TT/02 Empowering people for an optimal operation
Delta TechOps Services Group (DTSG)		Tour
TT/03 Growing your next generation of leaders from within
Cambridge Air Solutions		Tour
TT/04 Menlo Innovations software factory virtual tour
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1:30-2:30pmnot available on demand; no competitors
Practitioner Presentation
TS/10 Putting people at the center of product development
Alison Seward
GE Appliances		Practitioner Presentation
TS/11 Kata @ 5,280ft: How routine moves mountains
Leslie Alvarado
Ready Foods		Practitioner Presentation
TS/12 People over tools
Vikram Minhas
Trinity Industries
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3-3:20pmSponsor showcase, Laserfiche
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4:45-5:45pmSS/02 Special Session: FastCap 2 Second Lean Tour with Paul Akers
Introduction by: Richard Evans
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Wednesday, Oct 208:30-9:30amSS/04 Rise: A special morning address by Ed Smith, The process of leadership
Introduction by: Rich Fitzgerald
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9am-2:30pmMeet with exhibitors by appointment
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10-11am2020 Hall of Fame award presented by Kim Humphrey
Keynote 3
WK/03 Jon Colby, The Art of Appreciation
introduction by Kim Humphrey
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11-11:20amSponsor showcase, Sage
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11:30am-12:30pm
Practitioner Presentation
WS/13 A non-manufacturing story: Starting and growing a CI culture
Chris Kozlowski
North Forest Office Space		Practitioner Presentation
WS/14 Management system spread
Anna Pessach
Kaiser/TPMG		Practitioner Presentation
WS/15 Automating standard work documentation
Brent Weichers		Practitioner Presentation
WS/16 Improving our service to healthcare
Carali Van Otteren, Olivia DeTroyer-Cooley
Michigan Medicine		Practitioner Presentation
WS/17 Frontline Manager Lean Immersion Program
Sonya Overstreet, Austin Milster
Leadec		not available on demand; 50 max capacity
Idea exchange
WS/19 Creating and sustaining a lean daily management system
facilitator: Jon Tudor
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12:40-1pm Sponsor showcase, Rever
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1-1:30pmNetworking Break Options
AME Lean Sensei
Lean Coffee Break
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1:30-3pmnot available on demand
Interactive Session (panel)
WS/20 Developing new products and services
panelists: Brandon Linford, Natalie Reed, Alison Seward, James Goebel
moderator: Katrina Appell		50 max capacity
Interactive Session (panel)
WS/21 Future of work: Tech and data 4.0
panelists: Ken Taylor, Deepak Gaddipathi
moderator: Margaret Dospiljulian		Tour
WT/05 People and performance in manufacturing
Barry-Wehmiller / BWPapersystems 		not available on-demand; background check required
Tour
WT/06 Sustaining the lean journey
Essex Industries		Tour
WT/07 Growth through operational excellence
Watlow		not available on-demand; no competitors
Tour
WT/08 Growing people into lean thinkers and problem solvers
Vallourec (2 Second Lean Tour)
moderator: Paul Akers
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1:30-2:30pmPractitioner Presentation
WS/22 The safety story
JD Marhevko
ZF Group		Practitioner Presentation
WS/23 Defining and driving an intentional culture
Jessica Cork
YKK Corporation of America		Interactive Session (deep dive)
WS/24 The new collar workforce
Chris Biernacki, Michael Hoff
MidAmerican Energy
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3-3:20pmSponsor showcase, SA Partners
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3:30-4:30pmKeynote
WK/04 Janel Forde, Government operational excellence; introduction by Maria Elena Stopher
WK/05 Ashleigh Walters, Leading with grit and grace; introduction and interviewed by: Allan Coletta
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4:30-4:45pmPuppy Break
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4:45-5:45pmSS/03 Innovate and improve with diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
Introduction by: Kim Humphrey
panelists: Bill Taylor, Vanessa Chambers-Harrison, Barry McCarthy, Katie Anderson, Griselda Abousleman
moderator: Lynne Johnson
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Thursday, Oct 218-9:30amTour
ThT/09 Continuous improvement culture at Rototherm Group (2 Second Lean Tour)
moderator: Paul Akers
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9am-2:30pmMeet with exhibitors by appointment
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10-11amKeynote
2020 Mac McCulloch award presented by Dan McDonnell
ThK/06 Amy Herman, The Art of Perception
introduction by Cenise Waites
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11-11:20amSponsor showcase, OpusWorks
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11:30am-12:30pm
Practitioner Presentation
ThS/25 The business value of user discovery in designing successful solutions
Brittany Morton, Lindsey Krumrei
Menlo		Practitioner Presentation
ThS/26 Providing a platform for each employee’s voice
Tom Walter
Tasty Catering		Practitioner Presentation
ThS/27 Winning the competition for talent
Tom Strong, Matthew Fieldman
National Fund for Workforce Solutions		Interactive Session (deep dive)
ThS/28 Applying lean to improve the talent acquisition and retention process
Tom Barto
Training Modernization Group (TMG) Inc. – Pennsylvania Pipeline Project 		Practitioner Presentation
ThS/29 Cambridge Air Solutions - Our lean journey
Cambridge Air Solutions
Cole Drussa, Brandon Dimmig		not available on demand; 50 max capacity
Idea exchange
ThS/30 Attracting and keeping the right people during uncertain times
facilitators: Jon Tudor, Lisa Weis		Interactive Session (deep dive)
ThS/31 Designing for the environment
Katrina Appell, Dan Cooper
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12:30-1pmBreak
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1-1:30pmNetworking Break Options
Taktalk: Conference take-aways
Lean Coffee Break
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1:30-3pmnot available on demand
Interactive Session (speed chat)
ThS/32 Encore speed chat with practitioner presenters
panelists: Michelle Pomorski, Lindsey Krumrei, Carali Van Otteren, Olivia DeTroyer-Cooley, Brad Brown, Tom Walter
moderator: Nicki Schmidt		Interactive Session (Consortia panel)
ThS/33 Moving from surviving to thriving in rapidly changing times
panelists: Cindy Hinds, Lisa Asbach, Maribel Topf, Jonathan Jones
moderator: Dale Gehring		Tour
ThT/10 Cancer doesn't wait
Head and Neck Program, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University		Tour
ThT/11 The lean journey gemba walk
M2 Global		Tour
ThT/12 Menlo Innovations software factory virtual tour
(same content as Tues)
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1:30-2:30pmnot available on demand; no competitors
Practitioner Presentation
ThS/34 Winning with customers using lean product development
Brandon Linford
US Synthetic, a ChampionX company		Practitioner Presentation
ThS/35 Implementing 5S in a US retail network
Melissa Kaufman, Brenda Gray
Crown Equipment Corporation		Practitioner Presentation
ThS/36 Systematizing equity into lean practices
Nate Higby, Neha Patel
Virginia Mason Franciscan Health
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3-3:30pm Kitty Break
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3:30-4:30pmKeynote 7 sponsored by: DEMEP
Lynne Johnson hand off to incoming AME Conference Chair Dan McDonnell for Dallas remarks
ThK/08 Closing keynote, Michael Bungay Stanier
introduction by: Lisa Weis
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Friday, Oct 2210am-2pmFW/22
Leading with respect
Katrina Appell
Katrina Appell Consulting Inc.
room host: April Schmidt
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