GOFURTHERLearn. Lead. Shape Change.

Europe’s leadingLean ManagementConference

BESTPRACTICEDAY

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PLUS BEST PRACTICE TOURS: “Lean Leadership” and “Digital Transformation”

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July 2, 2019 Conference, Darmstadt ++ July 3, 2019 Workshops

Keynotes & discussions among others:

In cooperation with:

> 400 EXECUTIVE

DECISION MAKERS

> 30 RENOWNED

INTERNATIONALEXPERTS

> 20 COMPANY EXAMPLES

HANDS ON BEST PRACTICE

THE FUTURE BEGINS NOW.WHETHER OR NOT WE EMBRACE IT.

The path to digital industry was pursued with

enthusiasm. But who leads and who follows?

Can transformation be achieved? If so, how? One

thing is sure:

THOSE WHO WISH TO LEAD MUST MOVE!

You will find answers to the question of how you

can take advantage of advancements generated

by the ‘lean-agile-digital’ triad for future-orient-

ed transformation, leadership and collaboration.

HIDING INSIDE EVERY ORGANIZATION IS A BETTER ONE!

We invite you to Europe’s leading Lean Manage-

ment Conference.

WHAT? FIND SOLUTIONS!

» Meet and learn from others like you

» Benchmarks of lean and digital transformation

» Room for improvement – no matter what sector, company size or position

WHO? GAME CHANGER!

Gain inspiration from benchmark examples provided by international experts from industry, business and science on the road to peak performance. All of them are either innovative, forward-looking leaders or rebels against the system.

FOR WHOM? CORPORATE CHANGE AGENTS!

Board members or executives, plant and operations man-agers, leaders in all functions and those who know and use lean concepts to rethink and reshape corporate change.

TOPTOPICS 2019INSIGHTSBoss vs. leader – Executive development today and tomorrow

POINTS OF VIEWWhat really drives us – A digital native explains his generation

CLASSICSAccelerate performance – Lean transformation and hand-in-hand digitalization

TOOL BOXFrom doing agile to being agile – How ready for agility is your company?

PERSPECTIVESMindset disruption – Ambidexterity as the ideal approach to leadership?!

VISIONChange management – A tanker puts out to sea

ADVANTAGEKnowledge-based advances – Cognitively fit instead of digitally deranged

CONFERENCE ++ JULY 2Simultaneous German>English / English>Germantranslation

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LEAN LEADERSHIP – BEST PRACTICE TOUR (2-day special)

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION – BEST PRACTICE TOUR (2-day special)

THE BRAIN IN TOP FORM 1 day with memory trainer Markus Hofmann

MAKE BETTER DECISIONS with the KAIROS Decision Profile©

EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP

ACCELERATE PERFORMANCE

FUTURE LAB 4.0

LEAN IN THE OFFICE

AGILITY

THE PATH TO PEAK PERFORMANCE ORGANIZATION

SHOP FLOOR MANAGEMENT

INDIVIDUALIZED CUSTOMER DEMAND CYCLES

WORKSHOPS ++ JULY 2Select your favorites from among 10 full-day workshops and 2 BestPractice Tours (all in German)

Various companies

Various companies

For further details: www.best-practice-day.com

LISTENFURTHERConference ++ JULY 2, 2019 Simultaneous plenary session translation

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MODERATION:Markus Franz | Director Academy | STAUFEN.Janice Köser | Manager Academy | STAUFEN.

CHECK IN. WARM UP.

CONFERENCE OPENING.

How top performers lead! Business success in the age of complexity – and how we achieve it » Learn: The enemies of lean in our heads – and how to do away with them » Lead: Why management, control and planning are expendable in complexity » Shape change: Set organizations on a course for growth – faster than we think!

Niels Pfläging | Leadership philosopher, management “exorcist”, author, entrepreneur

Who we are and what we want – a digital native explains his generation » Growing up between demographic value change and digital change » Corporate future orientation in the digital age » What digital natives expect of leaders and employers

Philipp Riederle | Digital native, speaker, author

Current challenges in the automobile industry – our future in a VUCA world » Current challenges: Product and market » Production in the future: Digital, flexible, green » Adapting our changeable production system

Rainer Ruess | VP Production Planning, Mercedes-Benz Cars | Daimler

POWER BREAK. >>> To follow: Room shift for trend forums

Until 8:15 AM

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PARALLEL TREND FORUMS – YOU HAVE THE CHOICE! >>> See following page

LUNCH BREAK. >>> To follow: Return to the plenary session

Fit for growth – processes, leadership and innovation » Production processes – from product development to service » Leadership in the global network » Growth3 – global markets, new products and digital services

Dr. Markus Flik | Chairman and Managing Director | CHIRON Group SE

How do you become agile? Break the pattern! But please: with purpose and expert knowledge » How complexity becomes manageable » What constitutes agility » Where and when agility creates added value

Dr. Andreas Romberg | Head of Think Tank | STAUFEN.

THINKING OUT LOUD – How ready for agility is your company?Don’t just learn from the best cases – experience your own aha! momentthrough our readiness check: Do you need agility? If so, exactly where are you at this point?

Shine a light on your company by focusing on different areas of activity!Time for a change in perspective!

POWER BREAK.

Ambidexterity of sensor intelligence » Past and future » Humans and technology » From ambivalence to ambidexterity

Dr. Robert Bauer | Chairman of the Board | SICK

Knowledge-based advances – Cognitively fit instead of digitally deranged » Cognitive activation – this is how you jolt your brain cells into action » MNEMO techniques: Why children always remember things better than we do » Remembering names and faces – the path to perfect recall of individuals

Markus Hofmann | Memory expert, winner of the German In-service Training Award

COOL DOWN. COME TOGETHER. >>> To follow, we invite you to a friendly collective networking session.

PARALLEL TREND FORUMS – YOU HAVE THE CHOICE! 11:25 AM–1:20 PM

Effective leadership today and tomorrow @ WITTENSTEIN » The influence of digitalization on leadership » Change in the relevance of feedback » Elements of modern leadership

Oliver Kössel | Director Human Resource Management | WITTENSTEIN

Motivate and train employees for digitalization » How can digital transformation be successfully implemented? » Why does a company need digital vision? » What roles are played by information, participation and competence?

Prof. Gunther Olesch | Managing Director | Phoenix Contact

Structured leadership development in the conglomerate » 170 years of entrepreneurship, company culture and learning culture » Leadership in transition » Changes in leadership and learning culture

Dr. Makoto Makabe | Director Corporate Training | Freudenberg

BREAKOUT SESSION – “QUALIFICATION FIRST”

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Accelerate performance – Establish corporate culture as a competitive advantage » Focus on organizational culture is becoming a must » Bring all employees and stakeholders along on the journey » Make culture open to criticism and measurable at an early stage

Joerg Alois Blunder | Vice President Organizational Culture | Coca-Cola European Partners

Shape change – The adventure of re-inventing ourselves » The boss must truly want it – and do it » Changes cause trouble – and demand energy » Results persuade – this is why they must be celebrated

Dr. Henning Bähren | CEO | punker Group

Change in direct and indirect areas » Requirements: From the change strategy to changing minds » Roll-out: Moving from OpEx areas to contiguous corporate areas » Measuring results: Revenue growth at disproportionately lower cost increase

Markus Heinz | Chief Production Officer | Ivoclar Vivadent

BREAKOUT SESSION – “MINDSET RELOAD”

11:30 AM

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12:45 PM–1:20 PM

2 CHANGE MANAGEMENT and MINDSET RELOAD

Conference ++ JULY 2, 2019

Operational Excellence » The WIN principles: Let‘s WIN together! » Managing the shop floor of an aerospace company » Leadership routines in a learning organization

Andreas Ockel | COO | FACC

Awakening vision: Lean transformation and digitalization hand in hand » Allow the transformational vision to be experienced » From lip service to real action » Shop floor management as a driver of cultural change

Tobias Kehrer | Managing Director | Carl Stahl

BREAKOUT SESSION – “LEADERSHIFT”

Everything is smart – New business models through digitalization » What digitalization means at SCHUNK » Challenges for mid-sized family-owned companies » Requirements for successful products and services in the digital age

Henrik A. Schunk | Managing Partner, CEO | SCHUNK

Lean and digital @ Balluff » In-house manufacturing as a customer » Measurability of use cases » “Walk of Automation” as a customer reference

Florian Hermle | Managing Director | Balluff

BREAKOUT SESSION – “SMART THINKING”

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3 LEADERSHIFT andLEADERSHIP

From doing agile to being agile – the journey to an agile culture of collaboration » The learning organization – on course toward agility » Required outcomes – customer focus, value stream orientation, transparency » Servant leadership – From “working within the system” to “working on the system”

Dr. Ludwig Sporer | Senior Head of Department, Operational Stability, Product Sustainability, Materials | BMW

Startup as a universal solution principle » Plunging into the world of (corporate) startups » Why startups at established companies differ » What makes startups so successful and how you can profit from them

Dr. Winfried Richter | Founder and Managing Director | Pioniergeist

BREAKOUT SESSION – “AGILE PIONEERS – VALUE PROPOSITION DESIGN”

11:30 AM

12:00 PM

12.30–1.20 PM

Effective leadership today and tomorrow @ WITTENSTEIN » The influence of digitalization on leadership » Change in the relevance of feedback » Elements of modern leadership

Oliver Kössel | Director Human Resource Management | WITTENSTEIN

Motivate and train employees for digitalization » How can digital transformation be successfully implemented? » Why does a company need digital vision? » What roles are played by information, participation and competence?

Prof. Gunther Olesch | Managing Director | Phoenix Contact

Structured leadership development in the conglomerate » 170 years of entrepreneurship, company culture and learning culture » Leadership in transition » Changes in leadership and learning culture

Dr. Makoto Makabe | Director Corporate Training | Freudenberg

BREAKOUT SESSION – “QUALIFICATION FIRST”

Accelerate performance – Establish corporate culture as a competitive advantage » Focus on organizational culture is becoming a must » Bring all employees and stakeholders along on the journey » Make culture open to criticism and measurable at an early stage

Joerg Alois Blunder | Vice President Organizational Culture | Coca-Cola European Partners

Shape change – The adventure of re-inventing ourselves » The boss must truly want it – and do it » Changes cause trouble – and demand energy » Results persuade – this is why they must be celebrated

Dr. Henning Bähren | CEO | punker Group

Change in direct and indirect areas » Requirements: From the change strategy to changing minds » Roll-out: Moving from OpEx areas to contiguous corporate areas » Measuring results: Revenue growth at disproportionately lower cost increase

Markus Heinz | Chief Production Officer | Ivoclar Vivadent

BREAKOUT SESSION – “MINDSET RELOAD”

4NEW WORLDS OF WORK and AGILE PIONEERS

5DIGITALIZATION and SMART THINKING

LEARNFURTHERWorkshops ++ July 3, 2019

Have an ear on the market! Practice-oriented consolidation with our BestPractice Partners

Gain exclusive benchmark insights into pioneering companies is a sensible step in taking a fresh look at your own improvement process.Select your favorites from among 10 full-day workshops + 2 BestPractice Tours:

LEAN LEADERSHIP BestPractice Tour A

Day 1: 8:00 AM–6:00 PMDay 2: 7:00 AM–6:00 PM

Route: Schwäbisch Hall – Schorndorf – Reutlingen – Schwäbisch Hall

Achievement of lean transformation in your company stands and falls with the performance of your leadership. Regardless of business model or competitive environment, additional skills and capabilities are in demand, including adaptability and learning speed.

Successful leaders report on their lean journey: from initial implementation projects to the development of consistent systems for value creation and leadership.

2-dayspecial!July 3-4

All Workshops in German

THE BRAIN IN TOP FORM!Knowledge-based advances – 1 day with memory trainer Markus Hofmann

DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION BestPractice Tour

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8:45 AM–5:00 PMDarmstadt (Conference Centre)

Markus HofmannMemory expert Winner of the German Further Training Price

Janice KöserAcademy ManagerSTAUFEN.

Day 1: 8:00 AM–5:00 PMDay 2: 8:00 AM–7:00 PM

Route: Darmstadt – Frankfurt – Karlsruhe – Graben-Neudorf –Darmstadt

Our hosts will provide you with unvarnished glimpses into the current status of available digitalization solutions and their focused application on the shop floor.

Responses will be given to your questions regarding assump-tions under which digital value creation is implemented, ap-plications that have already been successfully implemented and strategies that are already guiding the way to the digital enterprise of the future.

How does the learning process work? Why do we forget and how does memory jogging help? How do we memorize long talks in 5 minutes and how do we remember contacts’ names and faces? – You will develop MNEMO techniques for easily remembering a range of information.

By linking logic and creativity, you create grotesque or humor-ous images and can use the techniques you learn to remem-ber everything at all times and easily recall it later. Rather clever, wouldn’t you say?

2-dayspecial!July 3-4

Cooperating experts:

EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP at the site of value creation

MAKE BETTER DECISIONSusing the KAIROS© Decision Profile

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Dr. Dirk Bayas-LinkePrincipalSTAUFEN.

Roland BeuterAcademy Director STAUFEN.

7:00 AM–4:00 PMDettelbach

Dr. Dieter PietzschManaging DirectorLindner NORIT

Peter TrickSenior PartnerSTAUFEN.

Local leadership – already did it, yesterday unsatisfied with the results, today it is a daily preoccupation and tomorrow we develop it further. You gain insights into a mid-sized organiza-tion that has successfully introduced shop floor management as a leadership method.

What was the starting position? What was achieved? What changes take place in methods and behavior? And what is the company working on now to make further advances? Respon-sible managers and driving forces provide an unvarnished change report.

Are you familiar with the daily challenge of “deciding” whether matters are routine or complex? No one can act precipitously, especially when consequences are far-reaching. Do you con-sciously grapple with the “decision” success factor as an indi-vidual, team or company? In the end, this is the foundation of future success.

Your individual KAIROS® Decision Profile identifies your deci-sion-making preferences across 8 dimensions and yields new insights that make possible better decision-making within or-ganizations.

FUTURE LAB 4.0How much digitalization is reasonable for my organization?

ACCELERATE PERFORMANCEA plant undergoing change

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F7:00 AM–3:00 PMMannheim

Wolf-Dieter BethlehemPlant ManagerCoca-Cola European Partners

Thorsten BückerPartnerSTAUFEN.

Which smart solutions will move your production environ-ment forward over the long run? Complete disruption or gradual changeover? On the SEW production line you take stock of different levels of digital maturity – from the tradi-tional, lean-inspired improvements to high-grade digitally supported lines.

You see which tools and smart resources are appropriate at which locations and where automation can be beneficial in bringing your line up to date.

The path to becoming a group with the capacity to change de-mands a planned approach. But what does that mean within the organizational culture at plant level – from the first imple-mentation projects up to the value creation system?

At its Mannheim site, Coca-Cola European Partners puts its trust in consistent development of leadership. In the learn-ing organization, its leaders play the role of coaches to guide employees through the change process and to instruct them in best practices. Shop floor management supports them in the consistent development of further processes and proce-dures.

8:45 AM–5:00 PMGraben-Neudorf

Markus ReichertDirector WIEPROconsultingSEW-EURODRIVE

Dr. Jochen SchlickSenior Partner, Co-FounderSTAUFEN.DIGITAL NEONEX

AGILITY – LET IT GO How one moment changes everything

LEAN IN THE OFFICESuccessfully using classic lean methods in a digital working environment

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Falk HieberDeputy Department HeadKSK Göppingen

Dr. Hariolf TeufelChairman of the BoardKSK Göppingen

8:45 AM–5:00 PMDarmstadt (Conference Centre)

Dr. Tobias FöckererHead, Integration Module Operational Stability, Product Sustainability and Materials, BMW

Dr. Andreas RombergSenior PartnerSTAUFEN.

What is agility? Where can I make the best use of agility? And what do I have to keep in mind in order to become ag-ile? – BMW provides you with the “joy of self-organization”. – Against the backdrop of our guiding principle, “attitude over method”, you learn what more is needed beyond unilateralintroduction of a new agile method such as scrum or kanban.

You obtain versatile design principles for your agile project. Through dialog with BMW managers, you discuss the chal-lenging moment of “letting go” and the chances and risks that accompany agility.

Faced with increasing competitive pressure and changing customer behavior, KSK Göppingen has consistently taken a lean management approach. Transformation of production performance has succeeded here! Experience visual perfor-mance management as a key leadership tool used in adminis-trative areas and discover how it makes integrated KVP (KVIP) a success.

You will benefit from glimpses into the most modern open-space office environments and have an opportunity to speak with managers.

SHOP FLOOR MANAGEMENTOn track – from the platform to the boardroom

THE PATH TO PEAK PERFORMANCE ORGANIZATIONDNA of a world-class company

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7:30 AM–4:00 PMMainz

Thomas PerisaHead of Operational Excellence

Annette StefanOperational Excellence ConsultantDB Station&Service AG

Jan HaugPartnerSTAUFEN.

8:45 AM–5:00 PMDarmstadt (PTW Institute)

Dr. Christian AbegglenManaging Director St. Gallen Business School

Markus FranzAcademy DirectorSTAUFEN.

Throughout Germany, 20 million people arrive each day at railroad stations, make purchases there and depart. Pro-viding all of them with a good experience is the task of DB Station&Service employees. They are responsible for station operations, security and cleanliness.

To these is added the maintenance of 130,000 elevators, es-calators, display boards and public address systems. In 2017, as part of the Operational Excellence Initiative, performance management (shop floor management) was successfully pilot-tested and launched. This was followed by a positive nationwide roll-out!

High-performance organization, world-class company – terms that stand for exceptionally successful companies. Many of these, however, are anything but that – or at least they once were, but were unable to build on the success they had. Re-flect on your own company’s situation and perspectives.

Gain knowledge of the significance and interrelationship of business models, strategy and leadership and, using proven methods and tools, examine the complexity you bring for-ward in your daily leadership routines.

INDIVIDUALIZED CUSTOMER DEMAND CYCLESBatch size 1 with smart approachesL

08:00 AM–4:30 PMDarmstadt (PTW Institute)

Carsten SchaedeResearch Associate, PTW Institute, Darmstadt Technical University

Simon KlinkProject ManagerSTAUFEN.DIGITAL NEONEX

The capacity to respond to individual customer require-ments rapidly, promptly and cost-effectively has become a key competency in many sectors. “Assemble-to-order”, “ma-chine-to-order” or “engineer-to-order”?

We show you which production system fits with which degree of individualization, how digitalization supports your prod-uct individualization and what opportunities are offered by product configuration. Through case study, you will experi-ence “mass individualization” live in the CiP Process Learning Factory.

NETWORKFURTHER“Lean – Learn – Change: excellent reports with the recognition that success comes only from all three pillars together. Important focus on leadership as an important element in achieving ‘change readiness’ within the company.”Thomas Pabst, Regional Executive Officer Operation Central Europe,

KSB Aktiengesellschaft

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COOL DOWN. WINE TOGETHER.To close the evening, we invite you to a voluntary networking and friendly get-together. We look forward to seeing you there!

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July 2 Conference 990 EUR plus VAT

July 2 Conference + 3. Juli Workshop 1,750 EUR plus VAT

July 2 Conference + July 3-4 BestPractice Tour2,290 EUR plus VAT

Three powerful days. One exclusive benchmark experience

Those who wish to lead must move.

> 400 corporate decision makers on site> 30 high-level international experts> 20 exemplary organizationsReal-world examples of BestPractice10 full-day workshopsBestPractice Tours: “Lean leadership” + “Digital Transformation”

Early-bird discount:100 € for registration untilApril 1, 2019