Private Invitation - 4th Annual Global Lean, Six Sigma and Business Improvement Summit & Industry Awards, October 13-16, 2009. Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin, Orlando, FL

Save $$$'s on Group Discounts: Teams of 3+ save 10% Teams of 4+ save 20% Teams of 6+ save 30% Teams of 8+ save 35% Teams of 10+ save 40% Teams of 20+ save 45% Teams of 30+ save 50%		Private Invitation - 4th Annual Global Lean, Six Sigma and Business Improvement Summit & Industry Awards, October 13-16, 2009 Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin, Orlando, FL THE LARGEST GATHERING FOR THOSE WHO ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT ACHIEVING PROCESS AND BUSINESS EXCELLENCE Featured Headliners  AL SWITZLER  Bestselling Author and Award-Winning Instructor - co-author of three New York Times bestsellers, Influencer: The Power to Change Anything, Crucial Conversations and Crucial Confrontations NORMAN BODEK  President, PCS Inc Initiated the Shingo Prize for Manufacturing Excellence in 1988 with Professor Vern Buehler and most recently co-authored a book titled The Idea Generator - Quick and Easy Kaizen. Plenary Addresses ROBERT WEINER President and CEO, PAS TECHNOLOGIES INC – will examine how Lean and Six Sigma are key to surviving a downturn LEE CAMPBELL LSS Deployment Director and Strategic Planning Officer, US ARMY MILITARY DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON will discuss how Lean Six Sigma is the toolbox for accomplishing strategic and operational objectives Leading Speaker Panel Includes Westy Bowen Vice President of Quality and Six Sigma E-Z-GO Deron Ertel General Manager, Process Excellence EMBARQ Fabrizio Majorana Chief Quality Officer UNICREDIT GROUP Barbara Peterson  GIO Six Sigma Champion AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES Neal Mackertich Founder of Raytheon SS Institute & Systems Engineering Fellow RAYTHEON INTEGRATED DEFENSE SYSTEMS Phil Geyer  Director, Lean Six Sigma PRAXAIR INC. Jeffery Slater Operating Excellence and Productivity Leader SONOCO PRODUCTS   Ben Mellett VP, Program & Project Management CIBC Mavis Chisholm Head, Process Excellence RBC ROYAL BANK  Amber Gravett  FVP Enterprise Programs, MBB JP MORGAN CHASE Joe De La Crus  Director, Lean Six Sigma WORD AND BROWN Rick Morrow  Director of Business Excellence, MBB THE JOINT COMMISSION Richard Lam Lean Six Sigma Corporate Deployment Champion BMO Financial Group   Steven B. Raclaw Program Manager, Operational Excellence DEUTSCHE BANK AG Vince Sanchez Senior Director, Operational Excellence UNICREDIT GROUP Sharlyn Stocker Senior Master Black Belt INTEL CORPORATION Karen Welch Director BEx, Strategic Projects ABBOTT Jim Kubus Master Black Belt PRAXAIR INC. Shiv Venkataramani Global Deployment Leader-Lean Sigma ADC TELECOMMUNICATIONS James Eynard Lean Six Sigma MBB INTEL CORPORATION Nancy Riebling Director of Operational Performance Solutions NORTH SHORE-LIJ HEALTH SYSTEM Paul Slattery  Operational Excellence Group (OEG) AETNA Jose Pires  Strategy Deployment Leader - Six Sigma MBB BLACK & VEATCH CORPORATION Victoria Hughes Statewide Director, Performance Excellence, California Member Services KAISER FOUNDATION HEALTH PLAN, INC Renee Ceresa Organizational Readiness Leader INGERSOLL RAND Lisa Fuller Director of 6 Sigma OSF SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER Adam Hallet Quality Leader ING Rob Miller  Director of HR Global Services and Delivery INGERSOLL RAND Roger Noble Corporate Director of Performance Excellence SHINERS HOSPITALS FOR CHILDREN Kathy Price Director, Clinical Effectiveness SISTERS OF CHARITY OF LEAVENWORTH HEALTH SYSTEM Sabi Singh Assistant Vice President - Operations Excellence and Quality Safety UNIVERSITY OF IOWA HEALTH CARE   Bob King CEO/Founder GOAL/QPC Julie Brignac President QUANTUMSIX SOLUTIONS Steven Bonacorsi Deployment Leader and Lean Six Sigma MBB XONITEK CORPORATION Rob Steward President & CEO THE QUALITY GROUP Michael Tornello VP Quality Management Office PERSHING - BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON For a full speaker line up, click here. Why you should attend The Global Lean, Six Sigma and Business Improvement Summit and Industry Awards truly represents the largest gathering of leading experts and senior executives across various industries who are passionate about achieving process and business excellence. Learn first-hand from their exceptional vision, leadership and dedication to quality for phenomenal organizational results.   The agenda is packed with over 25 powerful case studies, 8 dedicated tracks, 5 roundtable discussions, 2 masterclasses and 11 pre and post summit workshops to focus in detail on the key challenges for quality executives of all levels across all industries, offering a unique opportunity to learn, network and benchmark with your peers. Summit highlights include: * Leadership Benchmarking Forum * Deployment Champion & VP of Six Sigma Benchmarking Forum * Master Black Belt Forum * Global Six Sigma & Business Improvement Awards Ceremony * Technology Test Drives * Universal Studios Six Sigma Challenge Track topics across all industries include: * Interactive Forums * Challenges and best practices for continuous improvement * New to Six Sigma * Optimizing operational performance * Sustainability in business transformation * Optimizing Lean processes * Quality in healthcare * Performing in a slow economy Special Masterclasses on: * Lean Six Sigma Deployment: are you achieving Return on Investment? * Designing and implementing Lean Six Sigma blended learning curricula   Global Six Sigma & Business Improvement Awards Ceremony The Global Six Sigma and Business Improvement Awards are given to the most outstanding organizational achievements through the deployment of business improvement programs. The focus of this elite awards program is to demonstrate to the global business community the real results and excellence which organizations achieve through the successful deployment of Six Sigma and other business excellence programs.   For more information please visit www.tgssa.com   Networking/Social Opportunities: WCBF's Global Lean, Six Sigma and Business Improvement Summit is hosting a wealth of unmissable social activities, giving you the opportunity to totally relax and network with your colleagues and enjoy the delights of Orlando. Register Now Places are strictly limited and all those involved in Lean, Six Sigma, Quality and Process Improvement are encouraged to reserve their places now to avoid disappointment later. To register online and save an additional $50 click here. Or you can call TOLL FREE on (1) 800-959-6549 or (1) 312-466-5774 or email reg@wcbf.com. Please use registration code 5099EMHT. 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