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RETHINKING LEADERSHIP - Lean Thinking for Daily Impact and Long-Term Resilience

In every corner of the organization — from the front lines to the boardroom — leadership is being tested. Fast-changing markets, shifts in workforce dynamics, disruptive tech, and increasing complexity call for more than quick fixes or top-down control. We need leaders who can think long-term while solving real problems today.

Lean Thinking offers a practical, human approach to leadership that builds capability at every level. It empowers individuals to experiment, solve problems, and improve daily — all while working toward a shared strategic purpose. This mindset isn’t reserved for CEOs; it's for anyone who leads people, from team leaders and managers to improvement coaches.

At this year’s Lean Global Connection, we’ll explore what it takes to lead with Lean in today’s world — and why organizations that do are more resilient, more agile, and more connected to what truly matters: delivering lasting value.

Through keynotes, panels, and real-world case studies from around the globe, we’ll dive into:

  • What Lean leadership looks like in action — from the shop floor to the C-suite.
  • How to develop leadership capabilities in everyone.
  • The role of Lean in building organizations that can adapt, improve, and thrive in uncertain times.
  • How Lean can both support a long-term strategic direction and address daily challenges.
  • Practical discussions on timely issues facing businesses today — from geopolitical shifts and Artificial Intelligence to front-line engagement.

Join the biggest lean conference in the world and learn how to lead differently, embracing humility and generating a lasting impact.

Sessions

Our complete schedule in chronological order. Listed times are UTC. Calculate your local time here.

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Keynote speakers

A full list of our keynote speakers

Abdinoor Hassan
Senior Program Manager and Innovation Champion, Medair - Somalia |
Senior Program Manager and Innovation Champion, Medair - Somalia
Aisha Amira Saidu
Senior Manager, Continuous Improvement Office, EHA Clinics - Nigeria |
Senior Manager, Continuous Improvement Office, EHA Clinics - Nigeria
Amy Bernard
Senior Manager of Continuous Improvement, Trinchero Family Estates - USA |
Senior Manager of Continuous Improvement, Trinchero Family Estates - USA
Andrei Vasiliev
Social Impact and Responsibility Manager, Bestseller - Netherlands |
Social Impact and Responsibility Manager, Bestseller - Netherlands
Andrew Parris
Lean Coach, Go Lean and Grow - Switzerland |
Lean Coach, Go Lean and Grow - Switzerland
Andrii Dmytriiev
Consultant, Lean Institute Ukraine |
Consultant, Lean Institute Ukraine
Arie Dewanto
Manager of Process Development, Vale Indonesia |
Manager of Process Development, Vale Indonesia
Art Smalley
President, Art of Lean Inc. |
President, Art of Lean Inc.
Ashley Gambhir
Executive Director of Transformation, UC San Diego Health |
Executive Director of Transformation, UC San Diego Health
Basuki Nur Rohman
Director of Manufacturing, PT. Garudafood Putra Putri Jaya - Indonesia |
Director of Manufacturing, PT. Garudafood Putra Putri Jaya - Indonesia
Ben Hoseus
Lean Coach, Lean Institute Africa |
Lean Coach, Lean Institute Africa
Béla Kelemen
Business Excellence VP at MOL Group, Hungary |
Business Excellence VP at MOL Group, Hungary
Carlos Frederico Pinto
Former CEO of IOV Group - Brazil |
Former CEO of IOV Group - Brazil
Carlos Marques
Technical Director, Betão Liz - Grupo Cimpor, Portugal |
Technical Director, Betão Liz - Grupo Cimpor, Portugal
Cesar Gon
Founder and CEO | CI&T
Founder and CEO
Christoph Roser
Professor of Production Management at the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences |
Professor of Production Management at the Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences
Cyril Garambois
VP Industrial Performance, BERNARD CONTROLS - France |
VP Industrial Performance, BERNARD CONTROLS - France
Daniel Cabrales
General Manager, Zuana Beach Resort - Colombia |
General Manager, Zuana Beach Resort - Colombia
Dhonny Suwazan
Lean Coach, Lean Institute Indonesia |
Lean Coach, Lean Institute Indonesia
Dr. Ifunanya Ilodibe
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Medical Officer, EHA Clinics - Nigeria |
Chief Executive Officer and Chief Medical Officer, EHA Clinics - Nigeria
Edison Collinao Robles
Technical Director South America, ME Elecmetal - Chile |
Technical Director South America, ME Elecmetal - Chile
Elżbieta Deisenberg
Associate Director, GFS Global Lean Programme Lead, AstraZeneca Poland |
Associate Director, GFS Global Lean Programme Lead, AstraZeneca Poland
Fabrice Bernhard
Cofounder & CTO | Theodo Group
Cofounder & CTO
Faisal Putra Mahardika
Process Engineer, Vale Indonesia |
Process Engineer, Vale Indonesia
Ferhat Topal
Supply Chain Director, FAF Vana - Türkiye |
Supply Chain Director, FAF Vana - Türkiye
Frank Grauls
Co-Founder and Managing Director, HazelHeartwood |
Co-Founder and Managing Director, HazelHeartwood
Gregory Bellairs
CEO, Western Cape Blood Service - South Africa |
CEO, Western Cape Blood Service - South Africa
Gustavo Henrique Azevedo
Group Chief Financial Officer, Dois A - Brazil |
Group Chief Financial Officer, Dois A - Brazil
Gábor Béres
Process Development Project Leader, Coloplast Hungary |
Process Development Project Leader, Coloplast Hungary
Gábor Cseri
PDAC manager (Product Development and Application Center), MOL-LUB - Hungary |
PDAC manager (Product Development and Application Center), MOL-LUB - Hungary
Henrik Berg Jepsen
Director, LEGO Continuous Improvement & Business Intelligence - Hungary |
Director, LEGO Continuous Improvement & Business Intelligence - Hungary
Jacques Rossler
Chief Information & Hospital Engineering Officer, Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (H.U.B) - Belgium |
Chief Information & Hospital Engineering Officer, Hôpital Universitaire de Bruxelles (H.U.B) - Belgium
Jalloud Fakeermahamod
Chief Revenue Officer, ER Hospitality Group - Mauritius |
Chief Revenue Officer, ER Hospitality Group - Mauritius
Jan van Ginkel
Director of Operations, Borgesius - The Netherlands |
Director of Operations, Borgesius - The Netherlands
Javier Sala Mercado
Adjunct CMO and COO, Instituto Modelo de Cardiologia – Córdoba, Argentina |
Adjunct CMO and COO, Instituto Modelo de Cardiologia – Córdoba, Argentina
Jean-Pierre Wildschut
CEO, ILIAS Solutions - The Netherlands |
CEO, ILIAS Solutions - The Netherlands
Jim Womack
Senior Advisor, Lean Enterprise Institute |
Senior Advisor, Lean Enterprise Institute
John Hogg
Director of Continuous Improvement, University of Strathclyde, and Chairman of Lean HE |
Director of Continuous Improvement, University of Strathclyde, and Chairman of Lean HE
John Shook
Senior Advisor, Lean Global Network |
Senior Advisor, Lean Global Network
José Pablo Domínguez
General Manager | ME Elecmetal South America
General Manager
José Roberto Ferro
Founder of Lean Institute Brasil |
Founder of Lean Institute Brasil
Juan Bustillo
Chief Operating Officer, Electrolab Medic |
Chief Operating Officer, Electrolab Medic
Juan Manuel Jordan
VP Transformation, Hualpén - Chile |
VP Transformation, Hualpén - Chile
Karen Gaudet
Senior Coach | Lean Enterprise Institute
Senior Coach
Kemal Aswin
General Manager of Furnace Maintenance, Vale Indonesia |
General Manager of Furnace Maintenance, Vale Indonesia
Kent Teh
General Director, Tessellation Vietnam |
General Director, Tessellation Vietnam
Kylie Mills
Continuous Improvement Coach​, Jones Radiology - Australia |
Continuous Improvement Coach​, Jones Radiology - Australia
Lucia Bencková
Director, Administrative Process Excellence, U.S. Steel Košice - Slovakia |
Director, Administrative Process Excellence, U.S. Steel Košice - Slovakia
Lukasz Krause
Senior Specialist, Facilitator of Workshops and Process Optimization Projects, Volkswagen Poznan |
Senior Specialist, Facilitator of Workshops and Process Optimization Projects, Volkswagen Poznan
Marcia Brey
Vice President of Logistics at GE Appliances, a Haier company |
Vice President of Logistics at GE Appliances, a Haier company
Marco Lopez
General Director at Dreamplace Hotels, Spain |
General Director at Dreamplace Hotels, Spain
Marek Demčák
Strategy Director, YIT Slovakia |
Strategy Director, YIT Slovakia
Marek Ryczko
General Manager & Plant Manager, BorgWarner Poland |
General Manager & Plant Manager, BorgWarner Poland
María José Cortínez Perrone
Industrial Director, Ramondin USA |
Industrial Director, Ramondin USA
Mark Reich
Senior Coach | Lean Enterprise Institute
Senior Coach
Martin Buršák
Brand Operations Director, Groupe Bel - Slovakia |
Brand Operations Director, Groupe Bel - Slovakia
Mateusz Domagalski
IE Assembly Process Team Coordinator, Volkswagen Poznan |
IE Assembly Process Team Coordinator, Volkswagen Poznan
Matteo Rosti
Plant Manager, Silgan Dispensing Systems - Italy |
Plant Manager, Silgan Dispensing Systems - Italy
Mauro Mantovanelli
People & Organization Manager at FPZ |
People & Organization Manager at FPZ
Meredith Bell
CEO, AutoRABIT |
CEO, AutoRABIT
Michael Ballé
Lean author, executive coach and co-founder of Institute Lean France |
Lean author, executive coach and co-founder of Institute Lean France
Michela Sandoná
Kaizen Promotion Officer, FPZ |
Kaizen Promotion Officer, FPZ
Milena Czajkowska
Lean Manager, Process Improvement, AstraZeneca Poland |
Lean Manager, Process Improvement, AstraZeneca Poland
Nadiia Goroshko
Head of Marketing and Lean Manager, ABM-Trade - Ukraine |
Head of Marketing and Lean Manager, ABM-Trade - Ukraine
Nestor Gavilan
Director of Lean Learning at Instituto Lean Management - Barcelona |
Director of Lean Learning at Instituto Lean Management - Barcelona
Nigel Dalton
Chairman of the Board | Lean Enterprise Australia
Chairman of the Board
Nuno Oliveira
Production Director, Grupeixe - Portugal |
Production Director, Grupeixe - Portugal
Olivier Larue
Author, TPS expert and Toyota Alumni |
Author, TPS expert and Toyota Alumni
Pierre Masai
Lean Global Network affiliate in Belgium and founder of Hakuba |
Lean Global Network affiliate in Belgium and founder of Hakuba
Pierre-Paul Riopel
CEO and Vice Chairman of the Board, NOOVELIA - Canada |
CEO and Vice Chairman of the Board, NOOVELIA - Canada
Rachel Reuter
About to retire from Toyota... after 37 years! |
About to retire from Toyota... after 37 years!
Renata Pona
HR Manager, BorgWarner Inc. |
HR Manager, BorgWarner Inc.
René Aernoudts
President, Lean Management Instituut - The Netherlands |
President, Lean Management Instituut - The Netherlands
Richárd Horti
Head of Laboratories, MOL-LUB - Hungary |
Head of Laboratories, MOL-LUB - Hungary
Riegholt Hilbrands
Senior Advisor and Coach | Lean Management Instituut - The Netherlands
Senior Advisor and Coach
Romain Boscher
CEO, Aramisauto |
CEO, Aramisauto
Roman Dziuba
Chief Operating Office, Solaris Bus & Coach |
Chief Operating Office, Solaris Bus & Coach
Sabina Vivaldi
Hotel Manager, Borgo Egnazia - Italy |
Hotel Manager, Borgo Egnazia - Italy
Sandrine Olivencia
Lean author and co-founder of Taktique |
Lean author and co-founder of Taktique
Sergio Caldeirinha
Founder and President, Lean Academy Portugal |
Founder and President, Lean Academy Portugal
Serhii Komberianov
President | Lean Institute Ukraine
President
Serkan Elibol
Production and Engineering General Manager, Panasonic - Türkiye |
Production and Engineering General Manager, Panasonic - Türkiye
Theodor Panayotov
Co-Founder, Ethermind - Bulgaria |
Co-Founder, Ethermind - Bulgaria
Tommy Ver Elst
General Manager at Sensata Technologies Bulgaria |
General Manager at Sensata Technologies Bulgaria
Tsvetanka Mintcheva
CEO at UniCredit Bulbank - Bulgaria |
CEO at UniCredit Bulbank - Bulgaria
Veronika Gregorkova
Founder | Lean Institute Slovakia
Founder
Vưu Lệ Quyên
CEO at Biti's |
CEO at Biti's
Yaman Parid
Business Improvement Consultant, Relogica Indonesia |
Business Improvement Consultant, Relogica Indonesia

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