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URL:https://www.shannonchamber.ie/events/mid-west-lean-network-conference-
 2026/
SUMMARY:Mid-West Lean Network Conference 2026
DESCRIPTION:Beyond the Production Line: Connecting the Lean Ecosystem\nMost
  organisations focus their Lean efforts on the production floor. However\,
  if your support functions aren’t operating at the same level\, your bus
 iness isn’t Lean - it’s constrained. Delays in procurement\, misaligne
 d planning\, unclear communication\, and reactive office workflows quietly
  undermine even the most efficient production lines. The result is longer 
 lead times\, higher costs\, and missed delivery targets.\n\n\nLean in Supp
 ort is designed to address this gap.\nThis one‑day conference will showc
 ase how leading organisations connect operations and support functions thr
 ough Lean/Operational Excellence – building a common language\, a holist
 ic cross‑functional view\, and a culture that makes continuous improveme
 nt sustainable.\nFull Programme coming soon... \nCONFERENCE PROGRAMME\n\n
 8.30 am     Registration and Networking\n\n9.00am     Welcome and in
 troductions\nCommunication: Creating a Common Operating Language\n9.30:  
    TBC\n9.55:       Lost in Translation: Bridging the Communication 
 Gap\nAnn Sheahan\, Managing Director\, Entellexi\n\n10.20:     Agentic 
 AI: Enabling End-to-End Organisation Flow\nBrian Hanly\, Co-Founder &amp\;
  CEO\, Brightbeam\n\n10.45:      Q&amp\;A with presenters\n\n11.00:  
    Coffee/Tea Break\nWorld View: Managing the Whole\, Not the Parts\n11.
 15:    Managing Behaviours &amp\; Mindsets\, not just the end goal\nNick
 y Flanagan\, Senior Operations Excellence\, Kinisla\n\n11.40    Continuo
 us Improvement Beyond the Manufacturing Floor\nEric Hennessy\, Director of
  Production\, Boston Scientific\n\n12.05     Continuous Improvement in 
 Wider Value Stream of a Manufacturing Plant\nDr. Gerard Grace\, Director o
 f Business Excellence\, Edwards Lifesciences\n\n12.30:     Q&amp\;A wit
 h presenters\n\n12.45:     Lunch and networking\nCulture: From Firefigh
 ting to Continuous Improvement \n13.45:     Making the Invisible Visibl
 e\nMarie Clifford\, Managing Director\, ATC Group\n\n14.10:      From M
 ission to Metrics: Connecting our Purpose to Everyday Performance\nFrank K
 eane\, CEO\, Vitalograph Group\n\n14:35       The Culture Advantage: C
 reating the Conditions for Continuous Improvement to succeed\nTom O’Carr
 oll\, Director of Manufacturing Ireland\, Zimmer Biomet\n\n15.00:     Q
 &amp\;A with presenters\n\n15.15:     Problem Solving Challenge A prese
 nted by local secondary school\n\n15.25:     Problem Solving Challenge 
 B presented by local secondary school\n\n15.35:    Keynote Speaker: Mich
 eál Geraghty\, Vice President Operations – EMEA\, Coca Cola\n\n16.05: 
    Remarks from Anchor Sponsor-Pat Burke\, Vice President and General Man
 ager\, Cook Medical\n\n16.15:     Closing Remarks – Helen Downes\, CE
 O\, Shannon Chamber\n\n
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LOCATION:The Rine Hotel\, Newmarket on Fergus\, Newmarket-on-Fergus\, Clare
 \, V95 EPF5\, Ireland
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