Lean Festival
Submit your case for an award and register for our event!
Lean Festival Event
The Lean Festival is a half‑day event that brings together professionals, experts and industry leaders to explore practical ways to enhance operational excellence. Through focused keynotes, hands‑on workshops and meaningful discussions, participants gain actionable insights into Lean and Continuous Improvement. The day also features the Lean Festival Awards, recognising outstanding achievements, and concludes with a walking dinner offering further opportunities to network in an informal setting.
- Explore how AI and ML are accelerating continuous improvement
- Engage in meaningful conversations and network with industry leaders
- Be inspired to drive operational excellence within your organisation
- Learn from real case studies and award‑winning projects with measurable results
- Tailor your experience with multi‑track sessions and breakouts aligned to your priorities
Programme
| 13:00 - 13:30 | Welcome and registration |
| 13:30 - 13:40 | Introduction and setting the scene |
| 13:40 - 14:10 | Keynote speech: Beyond lean - Building resilient manufacturing systems |
| 14:10 - 14:50 | Breakout 1 |
| 14:50 - 15:30 | Breakout 2 |
| 15:30 - 15:50 | Coffee break |
| 15:50 - 16:30 | Breakout 3 |
| 16:30 - 17:00 | Plenary: Bridge between digital and continuous improvement |
| 17:00 - 17:50 | Award ceremony |
| 17:50 - 18:00 | Wrap-up and closing |
| 18:00 - 19:00 | Cocktail reception |
Breakout overview
- Breakout room 1
- Breakout room 2
- Breakout room 3
Breakout room 1
Innovation and technology in lean
- 14:10 - 14:50: Harnessing AI and machine learning for continuous improvement
- 14:50 - 15:30: Driving lean procurement: A client case in the automotive industry
- 15:50 - 16:30: Virtual senseis, real impact: Lean learning through AI personas
Breakout room 2
Lean applications across industries
- 14:10 - 14:50: AI operating model
- 14:50 - 15:30: Turning bottlenecks into bottles of success: A lean journey in food operations
- 15:30 - 16:30: The future of quality: Assessing readiness for Automated Quality Control
Breakout room 3
Leadership and cultural transformation through lean
- 14:10 - 14:50: Lean leadership in the digital age
- 14:50 - 15:30: Leading lean without a resting state
- 15:30 - 16:30: Inspiring change across all levels of an organisation
Lean Festival Award
The Lean Festival Awards were created to spotlight the most inspiring Lean and Six Sigma projects and to celebrate the people behind them. This is your moment to bring your achievements to a wider audience and highlight the real improvements your team has delivered.
Whether your project streamlined a process, reduced waste, improved customer experience, boosted safety, or sparked innovation, the Lean Festival Awards are your platform to share that success.
Submit below your Lean project and join the leaders who are shaping the future of continuous improvement.
Submit your case here
By submitting your project, you gain the opportunity to:
- Demonstrate your expertise in continuous improvement and operational excellence.
- Gain visibility across the Lean community and within your organisation for the results you’ve achieved.
- Celebrate your team’s success, acknowledging the effort, creativity, and discipline that went into making change happen.
- Benchmark your work against other innovative projects and show how your approach pushes Lean thinking forward.
- Inspire others, as selected projects will be featured during the event, showcasing powerful examples of transformation and measurable impact.
Registration
Lean Festival Event
Interested in participating to the Lean Festival on 20 May 2026?
Lean Festival Award
Have a Lean project you'd like to showcase? Registration deadline: 31 March 2026
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