schedule at a glance

leadership: People, Purpose, & Passion

Monday – October 2

vendor setup

10:00am – 1:00pm

Exciting Things are happening and the setup with all of our partners and exhibitors is taking place.

Check-in

3:00pm – 5:00pm

Come on in! We are ready. We can’t wait to Share our knowledge and experiences with you, from our speakers, workshops, and tours.

Panel Discussion

5:30pm – 6:30pm

Join Us for this 1st Event of the Summit! Our Panel Discussion: Featuring: Kathy Miller, Shannon Karrels, Chris McChesney, Deandra Wardell, Edward Blackman, and Dan Davis. Facilitated by Patrick Adams.


Networking Event
Cocktail Hour

6:30pm – 8:00pm

Join us!! Network other professionals. Learn, Lead and Enjoy!

Tuesday – October 3

Welcome – Summit day 1

8:00am – 8:30am

Welcome to the first day of the Lean Solutions Global Summit 2023!

Keynote 1

1:30pm – 2:30pm

Chris McChesney

Chris McChesney is the co-author of the best-selling book in the world on strategy execution. He is the Global Practice
Leader of Execution for FranklinCovey Co. and one of the primary developers of The 4 Disciplines of Execution.

Breakout – Session 1

10:30am – 10:45am

Business Track

Heidi Peterson

Healthcare Track

Lee Campe

Higher Ed./ Non-Profit
Track

Karyn Ross &
Glen Weppler

Government Track

Brad Brown

Partner Showcase

10:45am – 11:00am

Breakout – Session 2

11:15am – 12:00pm

Business Track

Dan Davis

Healthcare Track

Matrina Poston

Higher Ed./ Non-Profit
Track

TBD

Government Track

Dean Schroeder

Lunch

12:15pm – 1:15pm

Keynote 2

1:30pm – 2:30pm

Kathy Miller & Shannon Kerels 

Shannon and Kathy professionally joined forces when Kathy hired Shannon to be a part of her divisional leadership team,
responsible for a $75m operation, hundreds of team members at four locations in two countries.

Partner Showcase

2:30pm – 2:45pm

Breakout – Session 3

2:45pm – 3:30pm

Business Track

Rick Foreman

Healthcare Track

TBD

Higher Ed./ Non-Profit
Track

Debra Levantrosser
& Ruth Archer

Government Track

Matthew Singh

Partner Showcase

3:45pm – 4:15pm

Keynote 3

4:15pm – 5:15pm

Patrick Adams

Patrick Adams is the author of the Shingo Award-winning best-selling book, “Avoiding the Continuous Appearance Trap,”
Patrick is an internationally recognized leadership coach, consultant, and professional speaker, best known for his
unique human approach to sound team-building practices, creating consensus and enabling empowerment.

Wednesday – October 4

TOUR DAY

Travel to ann arbor

7:00am – 9:30am

This travel time is going to be exceptional! We have a bus speaker who will be engaging you with some leadership practices.

Tour – 1

9:45am – 11:30am

Menlo Tour

toyota kata red cup challenge

Zingerman’s Tour

simple lean workshop

2 Tours.  Half of the group will tour each facility, then switch. 

Lunch

12:00pm – 12:45pm

Lunch will be at your morning tour location.

Tour – 2

1:15pm – 3:00pm

Menlo Tour

toyota kata red cup challenge

Zingerman’s Tour

simple lean workshop

2 Tours.  Half of the group will tour each facility, then switch. 

Travel Back

2:30pm – 5:30pm

This travel time is going to be exceptional! We have a bus speaker who will be engaging you with some leadership practices.

Wednesday – October 4

WORKSHOPS

Welcome 

8:00am – 8:15am

Welcome to the Workshop Day, where you will get hands-on experience for your teams growth!

Workshop – Session 1

8:15am – 9:45am

Red Bead Experiment

red bead experiment

Lead by: John Dyer

Simple Lean

simple lean workshop

Lead by: Edward Blackman

Red Cup Challenge

toyota kata red cup challenge

Lead by: Chand Lundquist

Coming Soon!

red bead experiment

Lead by: TBD

Workshop – Session 2

10:00am – 11:30am

Red Bead Experiment

red bead experiment

Lead by: John Dyer

Simple Lean

simple lean workshop

Lead by: Edward Blackman

Coming Soon!

red bead experiment

Lead by: TBD

Coming Soon!

red bead experiment

Lead by: TBD

Lunch

11:30am – 12:30pm

Workshop – Session 3

12:30pm – 2:00pm

Coming Soon!

red bead experiment

Lead by: TBD

Coming Soon!

red bead experiment

Lead by: TBD

Coming Soon!

red bead experiment

Lead by: TBD

Coming Soon!

red bead experiment

Lead by: TBD

Workshop – Session 4

2:30pm – 4:00pm

Coming Soon!

red bead experiment

Lead by: TBD

Coming Soon!

red bead experiment

Lead by: TBD

Coming Soon!

red bead experiment

Lead by: TBD

Coming Soon!

red bead experiment

Lead by: TBD

Closing Announcements

4:00pm – 4:30pm

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