Schedule AT-A-Glance Download

9 – 10 am

Livestreaming

Opening Session & Keynote (James Swisher / Ben Amaba)

10 – 10:30 am

Pre-Recorded

#256 How AI + ISE Can Blast Through Business Hurdles

Mike Testani, Binghamton University

#257 Building AI that Can Build Software

Maroune Kessentini, Dearborn Artificial Intelligence Research Center

10:30 – 11:30 am

Livestreaming

#255 Expand Your Vision for How Connected Equipment Can Drive Value for Your Business
David Reid, Chick-fil-A Inc.

11:30 am – 12 pm
Pre-Recorded

#259 Transforming Client, and Employee, Experience through AI, and ML
Sreekanth Ramakrishnan, IBM

#260 From AI Theory to Practice: Preparing the STEM Workforce for the 4th Industrial Revolution

Conrad Tucker, Carnegie Melon University

12 – 1 pm

Livestreaming

#258 Analyze Data to Make Better Decisions

Mike McMahon & Dale Mumper, IBM Industrial Market US

1 – 2 pm

Break

2 – 2:30 pm

Livestreaming

#243 Process Design Under Duress: Agile Process Design Using Virtual Prototyping
William Hathaway, MoreSteam

2:30 – 3 pm

Pre-Recorded

#206 Improving Reporting of Clinical Trials Results on Clinicaltrial.gov

Johanna Ficatier, Mayo Clinic

#238 Knowledge Mapping takes the Guesswork Out of Finding Knowledge

Cynthia Young, CJ Young Consulting, LLC

3 – 3:30 pm

Livestreaming – Networking Rooms

3:30 – 4 pm

Pre-Recorded

#209 Nurses’ Work with Interruptions – A Model Guiding Our Way Forward

Robert Myers, Wright State University

#245 Conflict is the Root of All Waste

Scott Gauvin, Macresco

4 – 4:30 pm

Livestreaming
# 203 Refocusing & Reordering 5S in the New Normal 
Dave Harry , Process Whisperer® Consultants LLC

4:30 – 5 pm

Break

5 – 6:30 pm

Livestreaming

Panel Session

9 – 10 am

Livestreaming
Keynote Victoria Jordan

10 – 10:30 am

Pre-Recorded

#242 Wearables & Big Data for Industrial Optimization & Digital Twin

Jason Guss, Iterate Labs

#218 Comparative Analysis of Lean & Six Sigma Application Between Mipymes and Big Companies

Kattia Paredes Pena, PUCP

10:30 – 11 am

Livestreaming

#213 Multi-Tiered Approach to Education for Quality Improvement at Montefiore-Einstein
Paul Beechner, Montefiore Medical Center,

11 – 11:30 am

Pre-Recorded

#250 Designing a Lean Principle-Based Architecture in Healthcare

Mohamed Saleh, Vizibility LLC

11:30 am – 12 pm

Livestreaming - Networking Rooms

12 – 12:30 pm

Pre-Recorded

#217 How Eliminating Waste Led to a 100% Increase in Production

Gerhard Baumann, Motive Power, Inc.

#202 Designing a Digital Enhanced Value Stream: A Mexican Automotive Company Case

Miguel Rocha, Tecnologico de Monterrey

12:30 – 1 pm

Livestreaming

# 214 Engaging and Leading Employees in Universities and Hospital Support Services Departments
Erik Scott, Soriant

1 – 1:30 pm

Pre-Recorded

#229 A Targeted Approach to Maximizing Customer Satisfaction through Subgroup Shifting

Carlos Fiol, Wells Fargo

#222 Lean Digitalization for CI with Big Data and AI Extension
Ninett Hesse, DSV - Global Transport and Logistics

1:30 – 2 pm

Livestreaming

#204 Lean Fun & Games with Interactive Polls
Dave Harry, Process Whisperer® Consultants LLC

2 – 2:30 pm

Pre-Recorded

#252 Dynamic Management of Demand Variation in Parcel Delivery Network

Moussa Hodjat-Shamami, Georgia Tech

2:30 – 3 pm

Livestreaming - Networking Rooms

3 – 3:30 pm

#219Teaching & Learning LSS in the Workplace
Quarterman Lee, Strategos, Inc.

#216 Impact & Role of Motivation Theories in Continuous Improvement Environments – A Reflection of Literature

Brian Galli, Hofstra University

3:30 – 4 pm

Livestreaming

#211 Using Data to Enable Relentless Continuous Improvement
John Szoke, LeanCor

4 – 4:30 pm

#248 An Exploratory Analysis of Lean and Agile Supply Chain Networks

Constantine Koursaris, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical

4:30 – 5 pm

Livestreaming

#247 Harmonious Changes for Lean and Six Sigma: Pockets, Zones, and Modes
Daniel Zrymiak, Ultranauts

5 – 5:30 pm

Break

5:30 – 6:30 pm

Livestreaming Networking Session

9 – 10 am

Livestreaming – Featured Presentation

#251 Using Artificial Intelligence to Accelerate a Lean Six Sigma Initiative
Sreekanth Ramakrishnan and Ben Amaba, IBM and Michael Testani, Binghamton University

10 – 10:30 am

Pre-Recorded

#205 Designing a Communication Pathway for Actionable Patient Information

Lizeth Rueda, University of Houston

#200 Lean Six Sigma Impacted by Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence

Graziella Caputo, IBM

10:30 – 11 am

Livestreaming

#254 The Americans with Disabilities Act – Why Should We Care?

Lori Daly, Diversifi Consulting Group, LLC

11 – 11:30 am

Pre-Recorded

#231 Overcoming the Challenges Imposed by Having a Central Registration Process
Valentina Nino, Montana State University

#228 Hybrid Supplier Risk Assessment and Identification Methodology for the Aerospace Industry

Isabella Sanders, Georgia Institute of Technology

11:30 am – 12 pm

Livestreaming

#201 The Evolution of AI in Lean and Six Sigma in Automotive Industry
Shuchita Gupta, IBM

12 – 12:30 pm

Pre-Recorded

#215 A Pragmatic Guide to Drive Synergies Between Industry 4.0 and Lean Six Sigma
Saip Eren Yilmaz, Stanley Black & Decker

#207 Lean Practices for Leaders: Leading by Example not Proclamation

Hung-da Wan, University of Texas at San Antonio

12:30 – 1:30 pm

Livestreaming - Networking Rooms

1:30 – 2 pm

Pre-Recorded

2 – 2:30 pm

Livestreaming

#230 Integrating Lean Six Sigma and Design Thinking for Superior Results
Michael Testani, Binghamton University

2:30 – 3:00 pm

Pre-Recorded

#239 One Day Knee - Clinical Transformation Project
Vijayakrishnan Poondi Srinivasan, Maine Medical Center

#232 A Conceptual Lean Six Sigma Framework for Food Waste Management in Egypt
Ahmad Elhabashy, Alexandria University

3:00 – 3:30 pm

Livestreaming

#224 Integrating Lean Six Sigma, Strategic Plan and Organizational Life Cycle
Mohsen Mosayebi, University of Rhode Island

3:30 – 4 pm

Pre-Recorded

#235 COVID 19 Lesson Learned: Use Lean Principles
Jennifer Hooks, Medical University of South Carolina

#220 How to Lead During COVID-19 in a Manufacturing Plant
RC Caldwell, Caldwell & Associates LLC

4 – 4:30 pm

Livestreaming

Closing Session