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The Lean Six Sigma Forum will take place at NC State University's College of Textiles on Centennial Campus on August 11th and 12th. Thursday, August 11th will be a full conference day with sessions from 8:00am thru 5:00pm. Friday, August 12th, will be a half-day, with sessions beginning at 8:00am and ending at 12:00pm. Please note - the times listed in this agenda are subject to change.

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Time Event Room

7:30-8:30

Continental Breakfast/Check In

2309

8:30-8:45

Welcome

2309

8:45-9:45

Keynote – Randy Kesterson, Vice President of Operations, General Dynamics

I (didn't) Learn Everything I Need to Know About Continuous Improvement and LSS in Kindergarten

2309

9:45-10:00

Networking Break - Sponsored by Minitab

10:00-10:45

Keynote – Carmen Weese, INC Research,

The Road to a Trusted Process

2309

10:45-11:00

Networking Break - Sponsored by Minitab

11:00-12:00

Keynote – A. Blanton Godfrey, Dean and Joseph D. Moore Professor of Textile & Apparel Technology & Management, College of Textiles, North Carolina State University.

2309

12:00-1:00

Lunch - Master Black Belt Recognition Ceremony

1:00-1:45

Keynote – Craig Long, VP, Milliken Performance Solutions, Milliken & Company

Applying Key Learnings from Milliken's Journey to Excellence to Other Organizations and Industries

2309

1:45-2:00

Networking Break - Sponsored by SigmaXL

2:00-2:45

Concurrent Sessions

Change Management: Margaret O'Brien, Management Consultant, AML Group, LLC

Change=Conflict! What Will Be the Change Effect?

2210

Deployment: Joel Smith, Statistician/Senior Business Development Representative, Minitab

Gage R&R in the Real World

2309

Sustaining the Momentum through Innovation: William Burton, Senior Director, Performance Services, Duke University Health System

Sustaining Success Using Six Sigma as the Foundation for Perfomance Improvement

2207

2:45-3:00

Networking Break - Sponsored by Sigma XL

3:00-3:45

Concurrent Sessions

Change Management: Michael Pickels, Director of System Excellence, High Point Regional Health System

Introducing Change Management into an Environment of Constant Change

2210

Deployment: Richard June, Six Sigma Manager, Parkdale Mills

The Burglar Award

2309

Sustaining the Momentum through Innovation: John Noguera, Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder, SigmaXL

Variation Reduction and Robust Design Using DiscoverSim™

2207

3:45-4:00

Networking Break

4:00-4:45

Concurrent Sessions

Change Management: Michael Pickels, Director of System Excellence, High Point Regional Health System

Introducing Change Management into an Environment of Constant Change

2210

Deployment: Robert Lechich, Director of Operational Excellence, Global External Supply Biotech, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals

Deploying Lean Six Sigma in Global Manufacturing Networks

2309

Sustaining the Momentum through Innovation: Barry Self, Forsyth Technical Community College

Which Way Did It Go: Supply Chain Support for Winston-Salem Industries for the Blind

2207

Friday, August 12, 2011

Time Event Room

7:30-8:30

Continental Breakfast/Check In

2309

8:45-9:45

Workshop – David Dickey,William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor of Statistics, NC State University Department of Statistics and Institute for Advanced Analytics

Getting There: Using Data Mining to Navigate toward Success

2309

9:45-10:00

Networking Break

10:00-11:30

Workshop - Dr. Tim Clapp, Regional Trainer, North Carolina Community College System

Accelerating Innovative Solution Generation

2309

11:45-12:15

Wrap-up and Departure

2309