Registration, great coffee and delicious snacks

All of us want to improve our organizations…but where do we start? What is the best approach? In this opening session, Vasil will present an actionable framework for Lean transformation.

Learn how AI can support Lean in nurturing a culture of continuous learning in our companies.

Festo has worked for over 10 years to implement its own lean production system. Following the successful implementation of that system in the company's production processes, the team decided to expand it, in order to cover processes within the whole company. In this session, Denitza Borisova will share the company's journey to extend the Standardized Production System to cover not only Production, but also Intralogistics, Supply Chain, Quality, Engineering, Purchasing, Finance, HR and even the Technical Engineering Center.

The truth is we cannot go anywhere on our own. Yes, you can run 100m alone but if you want to have a prosperous business, you must rely on the people in your organization.

How to successfully drive continuous improvement in the modern, highly-digitized world

Tasty lunch served in the foyer

Learn why achieving Operational Excellence is the key to reaching the desired state of your company

Verka Alexieva will share the story of her personal improvement journey and the experience of the local LEM Bulgaria leadership team with Hoshin Kanri for strategy deployment as their compass for operational excellence, collaboration, and sustainability.

Fun and interactive simulations, showing the main lean principles in action:

- Lean Activity Manufacturing Game – learn all tools from the Toyota Production System – 5S, Kanban, SMED, One-Piece Flow, etc.

- Lean Activity Office Game – see how to apply 5S, Visual Management, Standardization, etc. in an office environment

Learn how the Lean and Six Sigma theories translate into practice. Tony will share his rich experience in the field and the lessons he learned throughout his years of applying the methodologies.

WITTE Automotive Bulgaria has worked for over 10 years to implement its production system and achieve stable and sustainable development in conditions of continuous growth. Dr. Hristo Hristov will share the company’s journey in a challenging economical and labor environment. The presentation will focus on leadership development and the role of leaders to develop a company culture focused on operational excellence. Dr Hristov will share several practices and methodologies that WITTE has applied in leadership development and outline the great results from their use.

Learn how Lean is evolving to thrive in the new increasingly digitized environment.

Dzhamal will tell the inspiring story of Baros Vision to showcase how we can achieve great results through implementing lean practices.

A simple guide through my surprising motivators in business and life that led me to learnings which will serve me forever.

Hear the fascinating story of how Liebherr created their own Lean Management System from scratch. Ursula will share what challenges the company faced when implementing the so-called "ICE - Innovate, Connect, Execute" system, its main principles and factors for success, along with many examples of ICE's application.

Great coffee and delicious snacks

Lean leadership in time of war. Training Within Industry (TWI) as a valuable instrument to speed up the learning process. Cases of the success of Ukrainian companies.

Closing remarks and several surprises for participants

Special handcrafted cocktails and tasty snacks

Operational Excellence Award Ceremony, Live Performer, Networking