Karim Bishay
Principal consultant
Demystifying self organised teams
A case study in how Kolibri changed every aspect of how their business runs: from personal task management all the way to organizational design and strategy. This is part of a coherent and extensive new system that allows them to manage their business in a way much more suitable to today’s dynamic markets and autonomous, creative workforce.
About Karim
Karim Bishay is an industry leading consultant in the areas of Holacracy and building Adaptive Organizations. Karim holds two Master’s degrees in pastoral counseling and business. He is also the proud graduate and former leader of the Interchange Counseling Institute. Most recently Karim worked with Dev Bootcamp as the Head of Admissions, Engineering Empathy curriculum designer / facilitator, and the Holacracy engagement lead. Since leaving Dev Bootcamp Karim has gone on to start a consultancy called Living Orgs and implement Holacracy and other Adaptive Organization techniques with over 20 companies. Karim lives in Oakland, California with his wife and two children.
Stuart Eames
Retail Innovation Lead, Waitrose and Partners
How to transfer that dusty good suggestion box in the corner of your office
About Stuart
Stuart is a passionate and enthusiastic leader in Innovation, process improvement and lean methodology, working within Waitrose and Partners, a tier one British Grocer. Having spent 16 years running supermarkets and understanding first hand how inefficiency and poor processes lead to employee frustration, Stuart is now leading Retail innovation for Waitrose having delivered £8m savings to date. Stuart launched the Waitrose Partner Ideas scheme in 2015, managing ideas from grass roots. Recently recognised through the Employee Engagement Alliance Awards 2017. Stuart specialises in idea management and presents on both the subject of engaging employees and also how to deliver employee ideas and bring benefits to an organisation.
About Waitrose
Waitrose & Partners is a chain of British supermarkets, which forms the food retail division of Britain’s largest employee-owned retailer, the John Lewis Partnership. Its head office is located in Bracknell, Berkshire, England. Waitrose & Partners has 353 shops across the United Kingdom,] including 65 “little Waitrose” convenience shops, and a 5.1% share of the market, making it the sixth-largest retailer of groceries in the UK. They also export products to 52 countries and have locations in the Middle East.
Tony Crane
Director, Customer Experience
Be smart with your data
How by measuring customer behaviours rather than transaction data organisations can convert risk management into propositional design.
About Tony
Tony is a highly experienced business leader with over 20 years’ experience in financial services. Tony started his career as a cashier in 1996 and he has since worked at a senior level across all product lines and within all consumer channels for some of the UK’s most distinguished financial services brands.
His industry expertise incorporates retail, investment, retirement, mainstream mortgage and equity release markets as well as advised and non-advised distribution within the consumer, intermediary and business to business segments.
Tony is now leading the Customer Experience team at the Bank of Ireland UK which involves oversight of the teams within product and proposition, partnership, data and analytics, marketing, PR and customer outcomes. Immediately prior to joining the Bank of Ireland Tony led the work on the day 2 Mortgage and Investment proposition for Williams & Glyn (RBS) and acted in a Non-Executive capacity in the launch of two FinTech start-up’s (both social-enterprises)
Torben Wiese
Habitmanager – speaker, author and management advisor
Habits eat strategies for breakfast
About Torben
Moira Clark
Professor, Henley business school
Making it easy to be a customer
Moira Clark’s expertise focuses on customer experience and customer management and what you need to do to achieve superior competitive advantage. This session will include insights from her latest research, where she has delved into the best practice of service excellence companies that consistently deliver first-class customer experience. In particular she will look at how customer behaviour is changing in the 21st Century and what makes a ‘perfect’ customer experience. She will examine effortless engagement and consider ways in which you can make it ‘easy’ to be a customer.
About Moira
Moira Clark is Professor of Strategic Marketing at Henley Business School and Founder and Director of The Henley Centre for Customer Management. This research centre develops joint research initiatives between Henley and a consortium of organisations who want to further their knowledge and understanding of leading-edge best practice in customer management.
Moira’s major area of research is in Customer Management, Relationship Marketing and the drivers of Customer Retention and Service Excellence.
Pierre Jannez
Lean Coach
The magic of pull flow in IT
Through a concrete story, within the banking sector, I will explain :
– how a team leader and his 7 teammates have removed all incidents of a critical application in 6 months,
– how they multiplied per 3 their productivity using the two pillars of the Toyota Production System to deliver corrections faster, with the best level of quality ever,
– and eventually how they progressively moved from a reparation work to a value added work.
About Pierre
I am an expert in Lean Management with specialties in improving performance within IT departments. I am passionate in helping and engaging management and teams better serve their customers by delivering the highest level of quality just in time at the lowest cost for the company. I am convinced that improving performance is by acting directly on the ground with operational staff helping to implement the business strategy which means: – Nurturing constantly a top down and a bottom up approach to align work on the business strategy, – Developing motivation and engagement for everyone to achieve his own job to implement this strategy and delight its customer. – Developing intense collaboration among and across teams to improve quality and reduce lead time through rigorous problems solving. I have a strong background in software development and Agile practices including extreme programing, software craftsmanship and devops. I started my learning journey in 2001 at Nokia when I introduced the Agile way of working in my team. Together we built amazing products and developed great tools to enable continuous integration and continuous delivery with tremendous results in terms of quality and speed. But it was not enough to sustain the growth in this emerging Telecom market. So, in 2008 I turned myself toward a new way of working: lean and the Toyota Production System. Today I am working with my customers on combining agile with lean to develop exceptional people to build better products faster.
Kristinn Guðjónsson
Security engineer hjá Google
Google leiðin
Í þessum fyrirlestri ætla ég að fara yfir hvernig kúlturinn er uppbyggður hjá Google, og hvernig ég hef upplifað hann á þeim árum sem ég hef starfað hjá fyrirtækinu. Ég ætla að ræða hvernig fyrirtækið byggir upp umhverfi sem ýtir undir nýsköpun, hvernig við vinnum að stefnumótun, frammistöðumati og hvernig áherslur eru hjá stjórnendum innan fyrirtækisins. Hvernig án góðra starfsmanna væri fyrirtækið ekki á þeim stað þar sem það er núna og því lykilhlutverki sem stjórnendur gegna til að viðhalda þessu umhverfi og auðvelda líf starfsmanna sinna.
Um Kristinn
Kristinn vinnur í öryggismálum hjá Google, þar sem hann hefur verið undanfarin sjö ár. Kristinn byrjaði hjá Google árið 2011 sem hluti af innbrotaviðbragsteyminu þeirra, þar sem hann sá um viðbrögð og rannsóknir á innbrotum inn í tölvukerfi Google. Hann færði sig fljótlega yfir í stjórnendastöðu þar sem hann stýrði bæði innbrotaviðbragðateyminu ásamt öðrum teymum innan “detection and response” innan Bandaríkjanna. Sem stjórnandi þá fókusaði hann á að rækta starfsmenn sína í starfi, og finna nýtt fólk til að stækka og viðhalda teyminu ásamt áætlunargerð, stefnumótun og öðrum stjórnendahlutverkum. Núna er Kristinn kominn aftur til Íslands, í fjarvinnu við rannsaka og bregðast við tölvuinnbrotum og öðrum tölvuglæpum. Fyrir Google starfaði Kristinn sem öryggisráðgjafi hjá Skyggni, síðar meir Nýherja og hjá Arion Banka. Kristinn er með M.Sc gráðu frá Institut National des Telecommunications (INT, núna Telecom & Management) í París og B.Sc gráðu úr rafmagns- og tölvuverkfræði frá Háskóla Íslands.
Alessandro Piccolo
Italian designers go for standards!
It is not possible to give a time to creativity, right? Creativity is the eternal justification to disorganization and loose of process control, leading to inefficient use of skilled resources and dramatic profit thinning.
Why is it like this? Creative jobs are required for developing customized projects and create innovative products. Can we do something to give a discipline to the most important functions in our companies? Why cannot we organize it as a production line?
In our session, we are going to explore the case of an Italian interior design firm that is undergoing a major transformation in the interior design function.
We will introduce their starting point and share the mistakes they have done. Then we will see what improvement they are bringing to processes, as well the key roles required for the new organization.
About Alessandro
Graduated in International Management at Bocconi University, Milan, and Fudan University, Shanghai, currently is managing the performance improvement turnaround of an architecture and design firm in Italy.
He completed several performance improvement projects during his studies, starting in a mannequin factory in China and then in the McDonald’s kitchens.
Soon after his graduation, he started working with a consulting company, supporting banks and multi-utility companies.
From 2016 he is part of the Istituto lean Management, supporting several companies in their performance improvement journey, mainly in the Office and Product Development areas.
Guðmundur Magnason
Forstjóri Wedo
Árangur umbóta hjá Wedo
Guðmundur mun fjalla um Lean vegferð Wedo sem þau lögðu upp í fyrir rúmu ári síðan með það að markmiði að auka skilvirkni fyrirtækisins. Breytingarnar á fyrirtækinu hafa verið mjög miklar og hefur umbótavinnan sparað ótal vinnustundir. Hann mun segja okkur frá sigrunum á leiðinni sem og orrustunum sem enn eru háðar.
Um Guðmund
Guðmundur er framkvæmdastjóri og einn eiganda Wedo ehf. sem m.a. rekur Heimkaup.is., Bland og Hópkaup. Áður starfaði hann sem framkvæmdastjóri hjá Latabæ, veitti Leikhúsmógúlnum sem m.a. rekur sýningar Hellisbúans um allan heim forstöðu og rak verslanir BT, Skífunnar, Office One og Sony Center undir einum hatti til ársins 2005.
Um Wedo
Wedo rekur þrjú af þekktustu íslensku vefsvæðunum, Heimkaup.is, Bland og Hópkaup og starfa þar 23 starfsmenn í fullu starfi.
Þuríður Björg Guðnadóttir
Yfirmaður einstaklingssviðs hjá Nova
Hvað má læra af stjórnendum bestu þjónustufyrirtækjanna?
Um Þuríði
Helen Bevan
Chief Transformation Officer
How to take the power to influence and transform
We are seeking to make improvement happen in a world that is increasingly dynamic, fast moving and with so many complex dilemmas that there is often no “right” answer. In this lively and interactive talk, Helen Bevan will help us explore some of the latest ideas, tools and approaches from leading practitioners of large scale change around the globe. You will get the chance to reflect on the practical implications and opportunities for your work in a world where the balance between “old power” (positional power and authority) and “new power” (networks and social movements) is shifting. We will also consider how to build our individual and collective power to create change and deliver results in this new world.
About Helen
Helen has been supporting quality improvement within the health and care system for nearly 30 years. She has led and facilitated many nationwide initiatives to improve care, including in cancer services, urgent and emergency care, services for people living with dementia and care in the community. Helen has demonstrated a constancy of purpose and resilience to stay within the system over the years that is rare in internal change agents. She has managed to keep learning, growing and delivering change. Over time, her focus has shifted from managing big programmes of change to approaches that mobilise and build energy and commitment to change on a very large scale. Helen has an ability to connect directly with thousands of frontline staff and patient leaders. She is the number one social influencer in the NHS, and one of the top influencers globally, reaching more than a million people each month through her social media connections, virtual presentations, commentaries and blogs.
Mikael Boija
VP Production BU Power Products
From the garage to manufacturing
This presentation will give you an insight of how Mikael and his team succeeded with a lean transformation of Permobil Production from a situation where customers were furious, performance low and the future for the operations not so promising. During the first 10 years of Permobil production, everything was based on low cost and bringing in friends friends to pitch in to meet the ever-growing demand for Permobils Products. This worked very well for the first couple of years but in 2010 something needed to happen. This presentation will share examples of common pains of many growing companies and how Mikael and his team has dealt with them through Lean Leadership.
About Mikael
Mikael is VP of Production at Permobil in Sweden, a lean neard and passionate to create great companies through people involvement and lean thinking. Since 2013 he has been responsible for, and working on transforming Permobil Productions business, going from pure passion and chaos to an industry leading set up for assembly of Power Wheelchairs. The journey has been remarkable and in 2017, Permobil Production was awarded the Swedish Lean Award. “I think many small to mid-size companies can find inspiration in the journey we have done”, says Mikael and continues. “Many manufacturing companies who start small and reaches success, eventually hits a point where the garage-model cracks and you have reached the limits of what is possible to achieve with only passion and entrepreneurship. Something else is needed and I will talk about how we dealt with the fact that our garage model had reached its limits. Going from chaos to a reliable business partner that enables profitable growth.”
About Permobil
Permobil founder Dr Per Uddén believed that helping people achieve the greatest level of independence is a basic human right and, for over 50 years, Permobil has held fast to that belief. Permobil is a global leader in advanced medical technology, passionate about better understanding our users’ needs and improving their quality of life through state-of-the-art healthcare solutions. With an annual growth of 20 percent the past five years, Permobil offers solutions include power wheelchairs, seating and positioning products, power assist, and manual wheelchairs.
Gerður Huld Arinbjarnardóttir
Stofnandi Blush
Máttur markmiða
Um Gerði
Um Blush
Hildur Gylfadóttir
Ferlastjórnandi hjá Össuri
Hvernig styðja ferlar við ferðalag viðskiptavinarins?
Í dag er upplifun viðskiptavina af vöru eða þjónustu ekki bara mælikvarði á tryggð þeirra heldur getur góð þjónusta skapað samkeppnisforskot. Með þessari auknu áherslu er mikilvægt að skilgreina, skilja og besta upplifun viðskiptavinarins. Til þess að hægt sé að veita framúrskarandi þjónustu verða innviðir fyrirtækja að styðja við þessa vegferð. Fyrirlesturinn fjallar um raundæmi frá Össuri þar sem ferlar voru nýttir til að styðja við ákveðna þjónustu sem gerir notanda kleift að prófa vöru áður en hann ákveður hvort hún henti honum. Í dæminu er m.a. farið yfir þá áskorun að finna jafnvægi á milli bestu vegferðar viðskiptavinarins og innri ferla.
Um Hildi
Hildur er ferlastjórnandi hjá Össuri og vinnur þar við greiningar á alþjóðlegum verkferlum þvert á deildir fyrirtækisins með bestun þeirra að leiðarljósi. Hún hefur lagt áherslu á ferli sem tengjast viðskiptavininum frá upphafi til enda. Hún er vélaverkfræðingur að mennt og starfaði áður sem deildarstjóri innkaupadeildar hjá Össuri og hjá Novo Nordisk, dönsku lyfjafyrirtæki, m.a. við greiningar, stefnumótun og umbótaverkefni.
Andrew Bryan
Executive Fellow and the Programme Director at Henley Business School
Are you really customer focussed? It starts with your leaders…
- People are the biggest challenge
- The importance of strategic alignment
- Belief in values and behaviours
Andrew Bryan has been on the trail of discovering how to build a customer-centric organisation and achieve superior competitive advantage. This session will include insights from the latest research from the Henley Centre for Customer Management, where they have delved into the best practice of service excellence companies that consistently deliver first-class customer experience.
He will consider the role of leadership and specifically the role of the board and the executive team in building a customer-centric organization. He will look at the importance of strategic alignment in the organization. He will examine the concept of belief in values and behaviours and ask you to consider whether your organization is clear about what behaviours you expect from colleagues. He will give you practical advice on how you can improve customer-centricity in your organisation by focusing on specific areas that have been identified in his research.
About Andrew
Andrew Bryan is an Executive Fellow and the Programme Director at Henley Business School. He contributes by delivering, facilitating and mentoring on many programmes covering strategy, technology disruption, digital transformation and is also Programme Director for the MSc and Post Graduate Certificate in Strategic Marketing Leadership. He has had a successful international career as a corporate executive, management consultant and business researcher. He is an experienced digital technology and strategy Director who has had senior roles with a range of blue chip companies. He also acts as a consultant to companies on customer management issues, customer centric digital transformation and digital commerce in both B2C and B2B companies.
Andrew has an MBA from Henley Business School and has worked with the Henley Centre for Customer Management for a number of years where he undertakes research into customer experience topics on behalf of the members. He has completed a number of reports and papers on behalf of companies exploring customer management topics.
Sveinbjörn Jónsson
Fundarstjóri
Um Sveinbjörn
Sveinbjörn Jónsson lauk M.Sc. prófi í byggingarverkfræði frá HÍ og MPM-gráðu frá HR. Sveinbjörn starfar sem samræmingarstjóri fjárfestingaverkefna við Keflavíkurflugvöll og hefur sinnt kennslu í verkefnastjórnun í nokkur ár.
Sylvía Kristín Ólafsdóttir
Fundarstjóri
Um Sylvíu
Sylvía er með M.Sc. próf í Operational Research frá London School of Economics og B.Sc. próf í iðnaðarverkfræði frá Háskóla Íslands. Hún hefur sinnt stundakennslu við verkfræðideild HÍ í rekstrarfræði, kvikum kerfislíkönum og verkefnastjórnun (MPM). Hún situr í stjórn Ölgerðarinnar og Símans og er í starfshópi um Hvítbók um framtíðarsýn fyrir fjármálakerfið. Nú starfsar Sylvía sem forstöðumaður Icelandair.
Þórdís V. Þórhallsdóttir
Fundarstjóri
Um Þórdísi
Er viðskiptafræðingur með kennsluréttindi og MPM-gráðu.
Starfar sem verkefnalóðs hjá Landsvirkjun, heldur utan um ferla, kostnaðarstýringu, verkefnaskrá, gæðamál og er sérfræðingur í verkefnastjórnun í minni deild.
Hefur haft áhuga á lean í nokkur ár, skrifaði lokaverkefnið sitt um málefnið í MPM náminu, fór með það verkefni á verkefnastjórnunarráðstefnu í Panama og hélt fyrirlestur í Toronto. Reynir að leana allt í kringum sig, bæði í vinnu og einkalífi.