
International Quality Congress, Creating Fresh Ideas – Quality enables growth and competitiveness
01.-02.06.2016, Finlandia-talo, Helsinki
Kansainvälinen liiketoiminta , Kehittäminen , Laadunvarmistus
01.-02.06.2016, Finlandia-talo, Helsinki
Kansainvälinen liiketoiminta , Kehittäminen , Laadunvarmistus
This international congress will examine quality from the leadership perspective, quality management and competitiveness research and development both locally and internationally. Key participants are top management, strategic management, quality and development directors, business excellence leaders, controllers and executives and experts of continuous improvement from all over the world with weight in European participants.
Keynote speakers include:
– Edward Snowden
– Dr. Noriaki Kano
– Ex-president Tarja Halonen
– Niklas Modig
– Robert Tercek
– Jukka Jalonen
The main theme of the congress is Quality Enables Growth and Competitiveness. Growth means getting bigger or expanding market share of organizational influence; however more is needed to achieve competitiveness. Competitiveness implies development or getting better at the key purpose for an organization – improvement that is differentiated or delivery of truly attractive quality.
Congress have participants from all over the world, from 30 different countries. Further information www.quality2016.eu.
8:30 am Registration and Coffee
9:00 am Opening of the Congress Day by Antti Merilehto, Moderator
Plenary session 9:15 – 12:15
Opening Speech
Tarja Halonen, Ex-President of the Republic of Finland
Jorma Eloranta, Chairman and Board Member
George Georgiades, President, EOQ
Interview with Kenneth Greve, Director at the Finnish National Ballet
How to create a successful team that knows how to win
Jukka Jalonen, Finnish professional ice hockey coach.
Integrated Procedure for Quality Improvement
Dr. Noriaki Kano, Professor Emeritus, Tokyo University of Science
Parallel session 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm
Quality Tools and Business Improvement
Glenn H. Mazur, ISO 16355: A quality approach to new product development
Willy Vandenbrande, The Future of Quality: No More Quality Management
Gerhard Schiefer & Simone Fritzen,The Relevance of Trust and Control in Quality Management Scenarios
Robert Schmitt, A new framework for the development of Smart Products
Abdullah Alhaqbani, Required enablers for successful CI initiatives across management levels
Innovations and Start Up Businesses
Val Kratzman, Moderator
Peter Merrill, From Innovator to Entrepreneur
Sino-Euro Quality Forum
Duan Yihong, Deputy Secretary General: Performance Excellence in China
Case Patentti- ja rekisterihallitus
Shen Dong, The Eight-step Strategic Performance Management Method based on the Balanced Scorecard
Ren Liming: Quality Problem Close-loop – Practices of China Space Industry in Quality Problem-solving
Case Konecranes
Professor He Zhen, Lean Six Sigma Maturity Assessment Model:A China Perspective
Ren Xianquan, Haier Quality Innovative Practices in Internet Era
European Quality Leaders
Patrick Mongillon & Jade Plantin, Quality against CSR : who wins?
(Program will be updated soon)
3:30 pm Coffee Break
Plenary session 4:00 – 5:30 pm
The Efficiency Paradox
Niklas Modig, Lean Expert, Author of This is Lean
5:30 pm Closing the Congress Day
DAY 2
8:30 am Registration and Coffee
Plenary session 9:15 – 12:15
9:15 am Opening the Congress day, André Noël Chaker, Moderator
Greetings from International Academy for Quality
Janak Mehta, Chairman, IAQ
EFQM Greeting
Leon Tossaint, CEO EFQM
ISO Greeting
Made in China and China Quality
Prof. Tang Xiaoqing, Professor of Industrial Engineering at Beihang University, Beijing
Global State of Quality, Part II, 2015
ASQ Quality Report
Patricia La Londe, Chair
Designed Improvement: NEXTGEN Quality Thinking
Gregory H. Watson, Chairman, Business Excellence Solutions, Ltd.
VAPORIZED! REDEFINING QUALITY IN A SOCIETY SHAPED BY SOFTWARE
Robert Tercek, Author of VAPORIZED: Solid Strategies for Success in a Dematerialized World
Parallel session 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm
Future of Quality in Education & Healthcare
JoAnn Sternke, Future on Education
Shogo Kato, Development of a Management System for Rehabilitation Intervention Processes in Hospitals
Cleantech and Sustainability
Vladimir V. Okrepilov, State Centre “Test-St. Petersburg”: Economics of Quality for Sustainable Development
N. Ramanathan, Quality Management and the Silent Crises of the World
Dr. Yury Gusakov, Chairman, Asia Network for Quality (ANQ), Creating a silky way to sustainable development
Business Track
Case Fujitsu
Case Fazer
International Academy for Quality
Pedro Manuel Saraiva and Sampaio: “Glocal Quality”
Zigmund Bluvband: “Rethinking Risk and Failure Analysis”
Chao-ton Su, Feng-Min Su and Tzu-Yu Chen: “Process Optimization via Computational Intelligence: A Case Study”
Dr Lars Sörqvist and Marita Bergendahl, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, Employeeship with focus on quality, innovation and continuous improvements
15:00 Coffee Break
Plenary session 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Case Kone
How to create a quality culture
Tomio Pihkala, Chief Technology Officer CTO, Kone Ltd.
Defence against the Dark Arts: today’s cypersecurity problem and how to fix it
Livestream with
Edward Snowden, Former intelligence officer who served the CIA, NSA, and DIA
16:45 Thank You Words & Flag Exchange
17:15 Closing the Congress Day, André Noël Chaker, Moderator
We reserve the right to make changes.–
Venue:
Finlandia Hall, Mannerheimintie 13e, 00100 Helsinki
Time:
01.-02.06.2016
Fee:
1390 euro + VAT
International Quality Congress, Creating Fresh Ideas – Quality enables growth and competitiveness
01.-02.06.2016, Finlandia-talo, Helsinki