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Lean Healthcare Transformation Summit 2009

Speakers

Jim Womack Daniel T Jones, chairman Lean Enterprise Academy

Daniel T Jones is a management thought leader and advisor on applying lean, process thinking pioneered by Toyota to every type of business across the world. He is the founding Chairman of the Lean Enterprise Academy www.leanuk.org in the UK, dedicated to pushing forward the frontiers of lean thinking and helping others with its implementation. More ...

John Toussaint John Toussaint, CEO, Thedacare Centre for Healthcare Value, USA

John S. Toussaint, MD, is CEO emeritus of ThedaCare, and CEO of the newly-launched ThedaCare Center for Healthcare Value. The Center’s mission is to create a healthcare marketplace that rewards providers for delivering value measured in terms of best quality at the lowest cost to their customers.

Marc Baker Mark Baker, Senior Fellow, Lean Enterprise Academy

Marc started his lean journey as a Process Engineer during the start-up and validation of a new pharmaceutical facility, where he first began applying lean concepts and principles in a regulated industry. He led various Engineering organisations in Research ↦ Development and Operations in a Johnson & Johnson company. More ...

Ken Robertson Ken Robertson, Acute Services Manager, Emergency Care, Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust

Ken has extensive experience of the National Health Service, having worked in several large acute hospitals in England and Wales. More ...

Lisa Smith Lisa Smith, National Improvement Lead, NHS Improvement

Peter Lewis Mr. Peter Lewis, Vascular Surgeon, Chief of Staff of Surgery, Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust

Dave Brunt Dave Brunt, Senior Fellow, Lean Enterprise Academy

David’s journey down the lean path started in the automotive industry at Rolls-Royce Motor Cars where he held a number of roles in the fields of Purchasing, Supplier Development, Quality and Customer Service. In 1993, his interest in Lean Thinking led to studying for the part-time MBA in Supply Chain Management at Cardiff Business School under the guidance of Professor Daniel T. Jones. More ...

Ian Taylor Ian Taylor, Senior Fellow, Lean Enterprise Academy

A qualified Production Engineer with considerable experience in Operational Management, Ian started his lean journey whilst managing Operations within the highly competitive Tier One, Automotive Industry supplying the likes of Toyota, Ford and General Motors. Assisting Tier Two businesses (the organisation’s own suppliers) in making their own successful Lean transformations became a major part of his role. More ...

Maria Purse Maria Purse, Emergency Value Stream Manager, Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust

David Fillingham David Fillingham, Chief Executive, Royal Bolton Hospital NHS Trust

David Fillingham has been Chief Executive at Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust since September 2004. He joined the NHS in 1989 having previously worked in Personnel Management and Marketing positions with Pilkington Plc. After a short period at Mersey Regional Health Authority, David has occupied a number of Chief Executive positions – in Primary Care at Wirral FHSA from 1991 until 1993; in commissioning at St Helens & Knowsley HA from 1993 until 1997 and in acute hospital services at North Staffordshire Hospitals Trust from 1997 to 2001.

Matthew Cooke Prof. Matthew Cooke, Warwick Medical School and Heart of England NHS Trust

Professor Matthew Cooke is Professor of Emergency Medicine at Warwick Medical School and Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Heart of England NHS Trust. He is a Senior Fellow in the NHS Improvement Faculty for Patient Safety and Quality Improvement. More ...