BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.4.0.1//EN TZID:Europe/Dublin X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/Dublin BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1-1767@shannonchamber.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20261111T080000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20261111T160000 DTSTAMP:20260819T130221Z 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.\nCheck out our conference brochure ->\; MWLN Conference 2026\nCONFERENCE PROGRAMME\n\n8.30 am     Registration and Networking\n \n9.00am     Welcome and introductions\nCommunication: Creating a Commo n Operating Language\n9.30:      Connecting Every Voice - From Shop Flo or to Senior Leadership...and back again\nDave Melia\, Senior Production M anager\, Aerogen\n\n9.55:       Lost in Translation: Bridging the Comm unication Gap\nAnn Sheahan\, Managing Director\, Entellexi\n\n10.20:     Agentic AI: Enabling End-to-End Organisation Flow\nBrian Hanly\, Co-Foun der &\; CEO\, Brightbeam\n\n10.45:      Q&\;A with presenters\n\n 11.00:     Coffee/Tea Break\nWorld View: Managing the Whole\, Not the P arts\n11.15:    Managing Behaviours &\; Mindsets\, not just the end g oal\nNicky Flanagan\, Senior Operations Excellence\, Kinisla\n\n11.40    Continuous Improvement Beyond the Manufacturing Floor\nEric Hennessy\, Di rector of Production\, Boston Scientific\n\n12.05     Continuous Improv ement in Wider Value Stream of a Manufacturing Plant\nDr. Gerard Grace\, D irector of Business Excellence\, Edwards Lifesciences\n\n12.30:     Q&a mp\;A with presenters\n\n12.45:     Lunch and networking\nCulture: From Firefighting to Continuous Improvement \n13.45:     Making the Invisib le Visible\nMarie Clifford\, Managing Director\, ATC Group\n\n14.10:      From Mission to Metrics: Connecting our Purpose to Everyday Performance \nFrank Keane\, CEO\, Vitalograph Group\n\n14:35       The Culture Adv antage: Creating the Conditions for Continuous Improvement to succeed\nTom O’Carroll\, Director of Manufacturing Ireland\, Zimmer Biomet\n\n15.00:      Q&\;A with presenters\n\n15.15:     Problem Solving Challeng e A presented by local secondary school\n\n15.25:     Problem Solving C hallenge B presented by local secondary school\n\n15.35:    Keynote Spea ker: Micheál Geraghty\, Vice President Operations – EMEA\, Coca Cola\n\ n16.05:    Remarks from Anchor Sponsor-Pat Burke\, Vice President and Ge neral Manager\, Cook Medical\n\n16.15:     Closing Remarks – Helen Do wnes\, CEO\, Shannon Chamber\n\n ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.shannonchamber.ie/wp-content/uploads /2026/06/TEMP-MWLN-2026-web.jpg 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