Guest Details - Brent Giles, Bakery Operations Consultant

• Brent Giles, an experienced operations consultant in the food industry, discusses the humanistic approach to 5D and Lean 6 Sigma
• The focus is on creating a learning culture and involving people in the process of change
• The importance of real-time information and communication in implementing 6 Sigma and the fifth discipline in business growth and development
• The speaker discusses the importance of a humanistic approach in business
• He shares a story about improving transparency and involvement of staff in a business, leading to success
• Emphasizes the need for cultural change and continuous learning in organizations
• Compares the success of a business to the success of the All Blacks rugby team

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Guest Details - Lee Kemp, Change Consultant, LRK Consulting

Lee has helped companies deliver organisation design and improvement strategies. His portfolio of work, predominantly lean transformation across 18 sectors and 12 countries, has been verified by the Chartered Management Institute, being awarded Certified Management Consultant in 2010 and Fellow of the Institute of Consulting.

Topics Discussed -

• Lee Kemp, a manufacturing expert, shares his background working for Invencis and Rolls-Royce Aerospace
• Emphasises the importance of setting up continuous improvement leaders for success within organisations
• Provides coaching and mentoring to key individuals responsible for facilitating change within their organisations
• Consultancy projects can be both reactionary and proactive, with a focus on problem-solving and supporting growth plans in businesses
• Focus on understanding the value stream and continuous improvement efforts
• Emphasise the importance of building rapport and trust with stakeholders and clients
• Experience in improving reliability and availability in a rail-based project.
• Discusses the importance of communication in implementing change in a maintenance environment
• The need for clear communication and structured coordination of change
• The discussion also touches on the challenges of implementing change in the public sector and the differences in mentality between private and public organizations
• The importance of individualised approaches and collaboration is highlighted

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Guest Details - Ian Beckett - CEO, Eirtight

Ian has been responsible for profitable product globalisation in high tech US multinationals serving EMEA and APAC for almost 30 years. He sees the same mistakes being repeated and has developed tools to help business avoid unnecessary costs and to drive bottom line profitability

Topics Discussed -

• Emphasises the importance of aligning employees with company objectives and customer needs
• Highlights the need for companies to focus on their customers and reduce internal politics and resistance to change
• Techniques like "stop, start, continue" and social engineering can change behavior and beliefs
• Identifying pain points and making individuals' jobs easier can lead to increased productivity
• Weak managers often control communication and information
• Example in Japan where employees almost elect their manager

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Guest Details - Graham Townsend, Manufacturing Analytics Manager

Graham is an accomplished leader with extensive track record in successfully delivering business value through enterprise-scale IT projects within manufacturing organisations. Has a broad experience covering business and manufacturing processes and their enhancement through MES, ERP and analytic platforms

Topics Discussed -

• Emphasises the importance of starting with tangible pain points and collaboration within the business
• Highlights the challenges of integrating analytics in family-owned businesses with established engineering cultures
• Importance of having a leader or driver in a business to implement change
• Benefits of using analytics to gain a full view of business performance
• Challenges of managing expectations and the importance of communication and collaboration within a business
• Use of analytics can be effective in any size of business in the manufacturing sector

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Guest Details - Boris Cergol, Head of AI, Comtrade

Boris is Head of AI at Comtrade Digital Services, a provider of software engineering services and solutions. Boris is responsible for overseeing the delivery of AI projects and the company’s AI-related R&D activities. 

Topics Discussed -

• Boris discusses the use of AI in manufacturing, particularly computer vision for quality control and predictive maintenance
• Addresses the barriers to implementing computer vision systems in factories
• Senior leaders can prepare for this transition by addressing data scarcity, labeling, computational resources, and the complexity of developing AI models
• Discusses the preparation of factories for the transition to artificial intelligence (AI) and the challenges faced by small manufacturing companies in implementing AI
• Recommends starting with smaller proof of concept projects to test the readiness of systems and learn from mistakes before investing in larger AI projects
• Finds the current debate on making machines capable of reasoning, even when underlying patterns change, to be the most interesting problem in AI currently
• Discuss their experience with AI in a recruitment business, highlighting the potential benefits and drawbacks
• Express concerns about the ethical implications and societal impact of AI

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