UNLEASHING INNOVATION IN OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE

  • De Rode Hoed | Amsterdam
Event Agenda

The Goal Of The Event

UNLEASHING INNOVATION IN OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE

The goal of this conference is to bring together cross-industry leaders to discuss internal communications in this digital era. Sharing real-life examples and discussing latest trends and strategies to provide practical ideas of how to further excel internal communications excellence within any organisation.

Points of Discussion

Not-so-Fake News: how to create a culture of brand ambassadors who are ready to share their story in both good and bad times.

Think Global, Act Local: how do we create a company culture with remote & non-desk workers. Communicating during times of Change.

Video, infographics & push notifications: what tactics do we need to engage with an audience used to a daily flood of digital impressions?

The importance of a digital strategy to ensure both business objectives & staff needs are being met.

Digital Channels Framework: what channels are being used by your employers and what function do they serve.

Employee Apps: how to make an app work with your existing company intranet.

A Mobile Generation: should mobile be the principal channel for internal communications?

Company Culture: how to create relevant and authentic communications that interest employees.

Millennials Retention: by 2025 millennials will make up 75% of the workforce, with 50% agreeing they would take a pay cut to work at a company that aligns with their values, are your communications fit for purpose?

Who Could You Meet

20+

Cross Industry Leading Speakers

100+

Senior Level Attendees

85:15

Corporate : Companies
Solution Providers

Why a Summit?

In 2018, both the way we work and the way we communicate has changed, so why are so many companies still using outdated and underused platforms to communicate with their workforce? Email and the phone are out, and the digital workspace is in!

Through our mobile phones, laptops, tv’s and advertisements, it is estimated that the average person reads over 100,000 words a day. In a world where we are being flooded with information, how can you ensure effective and engaging communications with your employees?

It’s all about the EXPERIENCE!

  • A chance to meet world communication leaders – from start-ups to mature projects at the forefront of their success.
  • Cross sector learning – find out how solutions adopted by other sectors can add value to your business. What can you learn from other industries and vertical sectors?.
  • Save time and money – concentrated industry knowledge in two intensive days.
  • Case studies – listen to case studies outlining the pros and cons of new and existing projects.
  • Networking and interactive sessions – Learn from your peers and build new relationships in our break out and networking sessions.
  • Discussion groups – industry-specific roundtable discussions for you to focus on the key issues that affect your business.
  • Reinvigorate your business with fresh ideas, meet industry pioneers and discover how to deliver breakthrough results

How Will You Benefit

100+

Like Minded Strategy leaders for Networking

Ideas

Hear About Groundbreaking Approaches to Innovation

Case Studies

Get the Pro & Cons of New & Existing Projects

Opportunities For Networking

Meet over 80 like-minded cross-industry leaders and take advantage of the networking opportunities, both formal and informal. The conference is expected to become a platform for fruitful discussion and networking between key executives from around the world, working in communications. The interactive programme format is structured to maximise learning and networking through fun and informative sessions.

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Event Speakers

Girish Jandhyala

Girish Jandhyala

Global Lean Manager,, Volvo
United States
Martin Ruane

Martin Ruane

Programme Director, ENGIE
United Kingdom
Peter Van Roosmalen

Peter Van Roosmalen

Head of Operational Excellence,, Wolters Kluwer
Netherlands
Sameer Rane

Sameer Rane

Sales Strategy & Operations Manager - Benelux and Nordics,, Google
Ireland
Federico Ruiz Fornié

Federico Ruiz Fornié

Operations Manager WEWA Region,, Valmont Industries
Spain
Torge Heinz

Torge Heinz

Senior Manager Operational Excellence,, E.ON
Germany
Marc Gray

Marc Gray

Operational Excellence Programme Director, Imperial College London
United Kingdom
Ryan King

Ryan King

Partner, Reinvigoration
United Kingdom
Graham Turnbull

Graham Turnbull

Director, Reinvigoration
United Kingdom
Dr. Sonja Diekmann

Dr. Sonja Diekmann

 , Roche
 
Bart Van De Sande

Bart Van De Sande

 , ABN AMRO Bank NV
 
Anders Torell

Anders Torell

 , NCC
 
Morten Dal

Morten Dal

 , Pandora A/S
 
Alexander Kabanov

Alexander Kabanov

 , E.ON
 
Tim Engell Pedersen

Tim Engell Pedersen

 , Siemens Gamesa
 
Eric C. Lange

Eric C. Lange

 , Anaplan
 
Chris Dando

Chris Dando

 , Reinvigoration
 
Paul Docherty

Paul Docherty

 , i-nexus
 
Alexandre Colin

Alexandre Colin

 , Kapitaliser
 
Stephanie Fastre

Stephanie Fastre

 , Google
 
Mike Schavemaker

Mike Schavemaker

 , Royal Philips
 
Karen Stanton

Karen Stanton

 , IFF
 
Stéphane Quere

Stéphane Quere

 , ENGIE
 
Miha Bobic

Miha Bobic

 , Danfoss
 
Le Quan Truong

Le Quan Truong

 , Staples
 
Bob De Wit

Bob De Wit

 , Nyenrode University
 
Caroline Feys

Caroline Feys

 , Janssen
 
Rogier Van Beugen

Rogier Van Beugen

 , KLM
 
Bill Nottingham

Bill Nottingham

 , Nottingham Spirk
 
Christian Mühlroth

Christian Mühlroth

 , ITONICS
 
Mark Van Den Brandt

Mark Van Den Brandt

 , ING
 
Bastiaan De Groot

Bastiaan De Groot

 , Feilo Sylvania
 

Event Sponsors

Appian
Appian provides a leading low-code software development platform that enables organizations to rapidly develop powerful and unique applications. The applications created on Appian’s platform help companies drive digital transformation and competitive differentiation. For more information, visit www.appian.com
Anaplan
The Anaplan platform enables you to connect data, people and plans across your enterprise and your network to make better-informed decisions and drive faster, more responsive supply chain planning. Create customer value and drive profitability by collaborating in real-time on plans across your extended networks. Connect your supply chain plans to your financial, sales and marketing plans so you can quickly adapt to changing priorities, identify and analyze exceptions, evaluate "what-if" scenarios to optimize your plans, all within a single cloud environment. Many of the world's largest and fastest-growing companies use Anaplan's cloud platform. To learn more, visit www.anaplan.com.
Lean Methods Group
The Lean Methods Group (Lean Methods) is a global management consulting firm specializing in the application of highly collaborative and methodical approaches to business performance improvement. The Lean Methods Group’s business model is simple: We apply Lean methodologies to all aspects of our client's business, from strategy to innovation to operations. Operating in more than a dozen countries, our offices around the world deliver a comprehensive portfolio of multilingual services. With a deep commitment to working side-by-side with our clients to solve tough problems and achieve big outcomes, our experienced professionals thrive on teaching, coaching and succeeding together. www.leanmethods.com
Kofax®
Kofax® is a leading provider of software to simplify and transform the First Mile™ of customer engagement. More than 20,000 customers globally rely on Kofax software to differentiate and grow. The Kofax Kapow™ robotic process automation and integration software platform provides the fastest way to acquire, enhance, and deliver information —especially from websites and web portals —to an organization’s business applications and processes, without the need for coding. Information that was previously unattainable, unusable or costly to integrate becomes readily consumable to drive productivity and add insight into the decision making process. To learn more, please visit www.kofax.com
Simpler Consulting - an IBM Company
Simpler Consulting has over 20 years’ experience helping businesses to transform and increase their value. We deliver a class-leading return on investment for our clients in all sectors. Trusted advisors to the C-level executives and supportive coaches to the entire business, we transfer our knowledge to build an enduring culture of continuous improvement. Now an IBM Company, we combine end-to-end process improvement with expert guidance on Digital ReinventionTM. This allows us to help you unlock the power of data, automation and AI. The result is a new era of Cognitive Process Transformation delivering unsurpassed improvement for your customers.
Promapp
Promapp works with hundreds of organizations worldwide to foster a thriving business improvement and process management culture. Promapp’s cloud-based BPM software makes it easy to create, navigate, share, and change business processes, supporting the development of smarter and safer ways to work, while encouraging sharing of information by operational teams rather than limiting it to process analysts and technical specialists. Promapp’s wide range of public and private sector customers includes: Toyota, McDonald's, Coca-Cola Amatil, Lantec, TeliaSonera, Ricoh Australia, Konica Minolta, Air New Zealand, Audi Australia and the Department of Justice, Victoria. www.promapp.com
Reinvigoration
Reinvigoration is a UK-based consultancy specialising in integrating Operational Excellence with innovation and cutting-edge technologies to transform service operations. Throughout the years, we have developed a set of consulting, coaching and capability building solutions that have delivered great outcomes and business benefits time and time again. Our transparent and tailored approach enables you to respond to the ever-evolving needs of your customers through your service operations; create transformational cultures of continuous improvement whilst building internal capability and maximising the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery. Please visit www.reinvigoration.com or e-mail info@reinvigoration.co.uk for more information.
i-nexus
i-nexus is the leading provider of strategy execution, operational excellence and business transformation software. We help Global 5000 organizations create strategy that works and align strategy with execution in order to achieve goals faster, with less effort and lower operational cost. Today over 50,000 people use i-nexus to globally manage over 150,000 programs; generating over $7 billion in financial benefits. Ours is the only platform that provides a complete roadmap for execution and translates high-level strategies into action. This is the integrated approach adopted by the legendary Danaher and Toyota business systems. Please visit www.i-nexus.com
KAPITALISER
KAPITALISER, a hybrid machine learning solution enabling users to get answers at their point of need, and leveraging the best of humans (knowledge, feelings, judgment) and of machines (memory, automation, speed). KAPITALISER is an OPEX solution: - users ask operational questions and get instant answers - align experts - managers can react, anticipate and measure Award: French Tech America 2017 www.kapitaliser.com www.km3.0.solutions
Bold Group
Bold Group is an international consultancy that helps organizations like BMW, Lufthansa, Shell, Eli Lilly, Bayer and BASF to seize opportunities and master challenges in their core business. From Operational Excellence and Process Redesign to Organizational Transformation, Business Model Creation and Product Innovation, we deliver validated results within weeks instead of months using our unique Bold consulting approach.