BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.10//EN TZID:Europe/Dublin X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/Dublin BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1-1767@shannonchamber.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20261111T083000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20261111T163000 DTSTAMP:20261013T190534Z URL:https://www.shannonchamber.ie/events/mid-west-lean-network-conference- 2026/ SUMMARY:Mid-West Lean Network Conference 2026: 'Lean in Support': Supportin g Support Functions 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.\nLean in Support is designed to address this gap.\nThis one‑day conference\, divided into 3 Pillars for end-to-end lean\, will showcase how leading organisations c onnect operations and support functions through Lean/Operational Excellenc e – building a common language\, a holistic cross‑functional view\, an d a culture that makes continuous improvement sustainable.\n\n\n\n \;\ nCheck out our conference brochure -  MWLN Conference 2026 \nCONFERENCE P ROGRAMME\n\n8.30 am     Registration and Networking\n\n9.00am     We lcome and introductions\nCommunication: Creating a Common Operating Langua ge\n9.30:      Connecting Every Voice - From Shop Floor to Senior Leade rship...and back again\nDave Melia\, Senior Production Manager\, Aerogen\n \n9.55:       Lost in Translation: Bridging the Communication Gap\nAnn Sheahan\, Managing Director\, Entellexi\n\n10.20:     Agentic AI: Enab ling End-to-End Organisation Flow\nBrian Hanly\, Co-Founder &\; CEO\, B rightbeam\n\n10.45:      Q&\;A with presenters\n\n11.00:     Coff ee/Tea Break\nWorld View: Managing the Whole\, Not the Parts\n11.15:    Managing Behaviours &\; Mindsets\, not just the end goal\nNicky Flanaga n\, Senior Operations Excellence\, Kinisla\n\n11.40    Continuous Improv ement Beyond the Manufacturing Floor\nEric Hennessy\, Director of Producti on\, Boston Scientific\n\n12.05     Continuous Improvement in Wider Val ue Stream of a Manufacturing Plant\nDr. Gerard Grace\, Director of Busines s Excellence\, Edwards Lifesciences\n\n12.30:     Q&\;A with present ers\n\n12.45:     Lunch and networking\nCulture: From Firefighting to C ontinuous Improvement \n13.45:     Making the Invisible Visible\nMarie Clifford\, Managing Director\, ATC Group\n\n14.10:      From Mission to Metrics: Connecting our Purpose to Everyday Performance\nFrank Keane\, CE O\, Vitalograph Group\n\n14:35       The Culture Advantage: Creating t he Conditions for Continuous Improvement to succeed\nTom O’Carroll\, Dir ector of Manufacturing Ireland\, Zimmer Biomet\n\n15.00:     Q&\;A w ith presenters\n\n15.15:     Problem Solving Challenge A presented by l ocal secondary school\n\n15.25:     Problem Solving Challenge B present ed by local secondary school\n\n15.35:    Keynote Speaker: Micheál Gera ghty\, Vice President Operations – EMEA\, Coca Cola\n\n16.05:    Remar ks from Anchor Sponsor-Pat Burke\, Vice President and General Manager\, Co ok Medical\n\n16.15:     Closing Remarks – Helen Downes\, CEO\, Shann on Chamber\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.shannonchamber.ie/wp-content/uploads /2026/06/MWLN-Conference-Front-Page.jpg CATEGORIES:Events LOCATION:The Rine Hotel\, Newmarket on Fergus\, Newmarket-on-Fergus\, Clare \, V95 EPF5\, Ireland X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Newmarket on Fergus\, Newma rket-on-Fergus\, Clare\, V95 EPF5\, Ireland;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=The Rine Hotel:geo:0,0 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Dublin X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Dublin BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261025T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR