Best Practices in Operational Excellence 2024
22nd Annual
BEST PRACTICES IN OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
Conference
18 - 20 September 2024 | Columbus, OH
The 22nd Annual Best Practices in Operational Excellence Conference will be held in-person at The Dave Thomas Conference Center in Columbus, Ohio. Join us on September 18-20, 2024 to discuss all things process improvement. Best practices will be shared in keynote presentations, workshops, and peer-to-peer discussions. This is a great opportunity to learn from others and network in a casual setting. Don't miss it!
The conference opens at 8:00 AM ET on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 and will adjourn at noon on Friday, September 20, 2024.
This Year's Featured Speakers
Sid Bhatnagar
CEO
American Society for Quality (ASQ)
Stephanie Chen
Director of Continuous Improvement
The Wendy's Company
Nate Craig
Associate Professor - Operations & Business Analytics
The Ohio State University
Emmanuel Aouad
Strategy, Transformation & Operational Excellence Leader
Stripe
Gustavo Lage
Sr. Director, Enterprise Operational Excellence
Medtronic
Toby Locke
Senior Global Director of OpEx
Greif
Bill Walton
Chief Operating Officer
Ardagh Group
Maria del Carmen Trueba
Director of High Reliability Practices
Baptist Health South Florida
Rob Whaley
Operational Excellence Master
General Motors
John Shook
Senior Advisor
Lean Enterprise Institute
Josh Howell
President and Executive Team Leader
Lean Enterprise Institute
Dave Dippre
Operational Excellence Master
General Motors
Chika Odioemene
Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt & Adjunct Professor
Thomas Jefferson University
Mary Reich Cooper
Program Director, Healthcare Quality & Safety
Thomas Jefferson University
Why BP4OPX?
This three day event brings together a gathering of executive leaders involved in Lean Six Sigma, product and service design, and process improvement training. Designed to foster conversations and encourage networking in the field of Operational Excellence.
Keynote Presentations
Keynote Presentations from fellow OpEx leaders in the field. Focused on practical application and knowledge that you can take back to improve your program.
Workshops
Discover and learn about process improvement software, simulations, and coaching tools and see how others are leveraging them as part of their operational excellence initiatives.
Peer-to-Peer Discussions
Open round-table discussions about all things process improvement. Attendees come from multiple industries and have continuous improvement programs that range from long-standing to brand new.
Connecting Senior Leaders in Operational Excellence
BP4OPX aims to build meaningful connections and engage with the OpEx community through networking opportunities and collaborations.
Previous Years Attendees
- Abbott
- Ace Hardware
- Amazon
- ASQ
- Aurorium
- Avery Dennison
- Baptist Health South Florida
- Bristol Myers Squibb
- Cardinal Health
- Caterpillar
- Cencora
- Charter Next Generation
- City of Goodyear
- Crown Cork and Seal
- Edmund Optics
- Eli Lilly
- Ernst & Young
- Fifth Third Bank
- GE Aviation
- Greif
- Hemlock Semiconductor
- Huntsman Corporation
- Hyperion Materials & Technology
- The James Cancer Hospital
- JP Morgan Chase
- LeanOhio
- Lockheed Martin
- Mars Petcare
- McKesson Corporation
- Medtronic
- Memorial Health
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
- Nationwide Insurance
- Naval Nuclear Laboratory
- OSU Fisher College of Business
- Progressive Insurance
- Rolls-Royce
- Service Physics
- Simpson Strong Ties
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
- Sterigenics
- Stripe
- The Wendy's Company
- West Pharmaceuticals
- Upstart
- United States Postal Service
- University of Notre Dame
- Vertiv
Conference Details
- The conference will be held at The Dave Thomas Conference Center in Columbus, OH.
- The registration fee of $495 includes two and a half days of sessions, breakfast and lunch both days, and a networking reception with dinner.
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