Based in the UK, Simon currently leads Lean transformation activities at UTC Aerospace Systems. His approach to operational excellence has been developed predominantly through Tier 1 supply to Toyota on a ‘JIT’ basis and through the Womack influenced Lean turnaround approach at UTC. Simon’s qualifications include a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and a Masters in Engineering Business Management. He is a Six Sigma Black Belt, a Chartered Engineer (IMechE), and Project Management Professional (PMP). His industry experience covers Programme Management, General management, Leadership Development, and Quality and Continuous Improvement. Outside work Simon enjoys time with his wife and 2 children and indulging in his passion for sailing, windsurfing, and mountain biking.

Sezin Taskin is working in area of operational excellence for more than 10 years, executing Lean programs in various cultures leading skilled professionals with multi-cultural backgrounds. Her mechanical engineering career began at automotive division of Bosch Turkey. In 2006 she joined SIEMENS and worked as project manager and head of manufacturing for Medium Voltage Systems Turkey until 2011, was qualified in Siemens Production System as the first 20 alumni among 1000+ senior experts. Sezin experienced Lean governance role in Siemens corporate level and working in headquarter with wide Lean community until joining business unit Transformers as Segment Lean Program Manager. Her current role in China is driving Lean & Digitalization activities among 5 factories of SIEMENS Transformers in a very-fast-changing environment.

Head of Airbus manufacturing strategy & Exploration Responsible for the definition and the implementation of the industrial transformation strategy for 11 Airbus manufacturing plants. Through Exploration f..e. on breakthrough technology and disruptive projects based on industrial requirements and needs,.we enable and validate this transformation.

Born in Cartagena (Spain) in 1983, he graduated with a Msc in Telecommunications Engineering. Luis is a digital transformation enabler comfortable with complexity, with passion for practical problem solving and obsessed with company efficiency and automation in all areas. He has held numerous leadership roles in the last 10 years both in international companies, medium companies and start-ups having an excellent balance of technical knowledge and management skills. Currently he is working in the agricultural industry as IT Director of Agroherni, being responsible for implementing Industry 4.0 roadmap across the company. Prior to that he's held managing positions at Gemalto, world leader providing digital security products and services worldwide, where contributed to successful international projects on IoT, QoE, Cybersecurity and Cloud infrastructures.

Born in Madrid (Spain) in April 1973, married and father of two children (8&6). With a degree in Agriculture Technical Engineering in Polytechnic University in Madrid, I joined the Group PSA Peugeot-Citröen in 1999, always based in the Production Plant located in Madrid. For more than 16 years in the car Industry, I was always directly linked to Operations, focused on Manufacturing (as Production Manager) and Continuous Improvement (as Lean Manager). During all this years, I firstly had the opportunity to work with some Lean tools (productivity and quality focused) but afterwards to know Lean in a much deeper way and spread the culture all over the Plan and within its human teams. Since July 2016, I work as Manufacturing Manager for MAXAM, a Spanish Multinational chemical Company, founded in 1872 by Alfred Nobel, and dedicated to the energetic materials. Here I am in charge of working with all our Packaged Explosives Plants in the World (14), focusing on Manufacturing footprint projects, Roll Out of our Excellence System (IES) and the standardization and the technological improvement research regarding the packaged explosives.

Herbert Klein has been in charge of the European Service HealthCare Imaging since 2018 January 1st. He joined after passing the final secondary-school examinations the German Armed Forces fotr 4 years. Afterwards he studied “Precise Mechanics” at the Fachhochschule Munich. He startet his career at Agfa in Peissenberg in Industrial Engineering as a Production planner and moved in 1993 to Munich plant for supporting RDE. In parallel he studied “Economics” at the Fachhochschule Munich and finalized the “REFA Industrial Engineer” courses. He switched in 1995 to an automotive supplier in the function of Head of Industrial Engineering. Back at Agfa he took over several management responsibilities in equipment assembling in Peissenberg and optical manufacturing in Altenstadt. In 2001 he was appointed as Head of Controlling for Global Operations Equipment-activities for both business divisions (Medical & Graphics) worldwide based in Munich. 2005 he returned to Peissenberg as the Site- and Production Manager for medical Equipment manufacturing. Additionally he was responsible from begin 2016 on for the Optical Production site in Peiting He was leading various projects like SAP-implementation, optimisation of the worldwide Supply Chain for equipment, enhancement of the Team Work concept and integration of support functions. He was the initiator for the Site Peissenberg to receive several awards like category winner at the Germans hardest industry benchmark „Factory of the Year“ in 2009, 2012 und 2016 and the Bavarian Quality Award in 2011. On top of his profeessional activities he acts also in honorary functions for the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Munich.

Frédéric Moret is currently worldwide industrial director of Faurecia Interiors, one of the 3 business groups of Faurecia automotive tier-1, billing 6 B€ per year, and managing 85 plants around the world. Digital Transformation of Faurecia Interior is in his scope. Before, Frédéric occupied a similar position in Valeo Lighting, after having been in charge of the management of production and engineering departments in Valeo, CEA (energy engineering) and SNECMA (aerospace). Frédéric has an engineering degree from Ecole des Mines, a PhD in physics from INPG, and a business grade from INSEAD.

Dr Srai is Head of the Centre for International Manufacturing, Institute for Manufacturing, University of Cambridge. He has Director/Investigator roles across several major multi-disciplinary research projects, bringing an engineering and strategic operations management perspective to the design, analysis and operation of international supply chains. Research projects explore the disruptive impacts of new production and digital technologies on supply chains, markets and regulation, involving close collaborations with industry, academia, and public bodies. Jag also advises leading multinationals, governments and international institutions including UNCTAD, UNIDO, WEF. Previous roles were in industry with Unilever working as a Supply Chain Director of a multinational regional business, Technical Director of a national business and other senior management positions. Dr Srai holds a first-class honours degree in Chemical Engineering from Aston University, MPhil and PhD degrees in International Supply Networks from Cambridge University, is a Chartered Engineer and a Fellow of the Institute of Chemical Engineers.

Christian is a highly experienced Lean Manufacturing Professional who has spent the greater part of his career in the Automotive Industry. Currently he is working in the consumer goods industry, being accountable for implementing Lean as well as Industry 4.0 roadmap across the company. Prior to joining STAEDTLER, Christian held several leadership roles in Production Control & Logistics as well as Lean Manufacturing for ITW, TRW, Faurecia and Federal Mogul in Europe, Asia and the US. During his last assignments he was responsible for Lean Transformation on global scale. Christian earned a diploma in Supply Chain Engineering from the University of Applied Science, Erfurt, in 2002 and an MBA in General Management from the University of Wales in 2012.

I was born in 1980 and graduated from Department of Food Engineering at Ege University and took master degree in Yeditepe University at Executive MBA program. I am currently studying in the Department of Philosophy within the scope of my second university. I worked as Production Supervisor at Bahçıvan Gıda, a Dairy Company, between 2004-2009 and as Production Manager at Perfetti Van Melle Company between 2009-2016. Since 2016 I have been working as Continuous Improvement and Development Manager at Perfetti Van Melle. I am certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belt and I have involved in various projects in terms of Lean Production and Six Sigma. I am also a member of Food Waste Reduction Committee within the body of Turkish Food Safety Association.

Alexandre Goubin was born in 1982 in the South of France. He joined LEGO in April 2016 as LEGO Continuous Improvement Director in the Centre of Excellence. His specific responsibilities are for the Marketing Value Chain and he is actively involved in the creation of a strategic dashboard intended to steer demand creation. Earlier on in his career he led Lean transformations all over Europe and the Middle East in the Financial and Information Technology sectors. Through his experiences Alexandre has developed a strong understanding of how to create business outcomes optimizing value chains. Alexandre lives in Billund Denmark with his wife Anne and two daughters.