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learn – share – grow Conference 2008 will assemble speakers of the highest calibre from New Zealand and around the world, aiming to educate quality professionals and business leaders on current trends and future directions. The goal of the conference is to ensure that New Zealand continues to be considered amongst the leading countries in the areas of quality management, business process improvement and sustainability.
Organisations that have supported this conference in previous years are Government and other large enterprises, Universities, Quality Certification Bodies, business management consultants, training providers and risk management organisations, amongst others.
The Conference will provide a networking and educational opportunity enabling delegates to discuss their findings with fellow industry contemporaries.
This year the subject streams will include:
- Productivity / Lean / Six Sigma
- Creativity & Innovation
- Professional Development
- Quality Strategies & Best Practice Initiatives
- Knowledge Management
- and more.
Keynote Speakers
| Last Name | First Name | Company | Paper title |
| Benjamin | Sarah | Sensei, Vanguard Consulting Ltd, UK | Systems Thinking for Service Organisations |
| Hemburrow | Paul | New Zealand Aluminium Smelters | |
| Jahnke | Roland K | Deutsche Post World Net. Germany | Sustainability - Facing the challenges of global logistics. |
| MacPherson | Malcolm | Central Otago District Council | Case study of Lean-intervention in a New Zealand Local government |
| O'Reilly | Phil | Business NZ | |
| Woodhead | Karl | Commander, RNZN Director Naval Excellence | In Pursuit of Excellence |
Concurrent Speakers
| Abraham | Brett | New Greenhouse Gas Scheme - based on ISO 14064 and ISO 14065 | |
| Absalom | Graeme | G Absalom & Assoc Ltd | Set up time Reduction |
| Benc | Anton | Managing Partner, Benchmarking Partnerships, Australia | An International Best Practice Benchmarking |
| Campbell-Allen | Nicola | School of Engineering & Advanced Technology | Undergraduates in the real world: from theory to practice. |
| Cheng | Bernie | Auckland University of Technology | Sustainability Management Systems - a companion to or a superset of the Quality Systems? |
| Galloway | James | Inside JAS-ANZ | |
| Grigg | Nigel | Senior Lecturer in Quality & Industrial Statistics, Massey University | Is Six Sigma appropriate to NZ organisations? |
| Hopper | Megan | Director, Vector Consulting | Business Continuity Management in the Health Sector |
| Guthrie | Kevin | Qualtiy Manager, The Honey Company | A quality guide to Total Mis-management - a quality adherents nightmare |
| Harris | Mike | Qualtiy Manager, Maunsell Australia New Zealand Asia Middle East | Implementing a Project Management System |
| Hayes | Colin | Chief executive Officer, FRAMEWORK NZ | Quality Challenges in the Not for Profit Sector |
| Hercock | Peter | Director, Monaco Business Services | How to avoid assumptions that make an "ass-out-of-u-and-me". |
| Jennings | John | Director, new Zealand Universities Academic Audit Unit | How can repeated external audit continue to add value? |
| Jochem | Ing Roland | Chair, Quality Management University of Kassel | Quality Management Benchmarking - FDA Compliance in Pharmaceutical Industry - A case study |
| Klenner | Paul | Manager, Technical Projects, Quality Methanex NZ Ltd | Document Awareness - A strategy that works for all staff |
| Lewis | Nick | Celsias Ltd | How real people are taking direct action against global warming...even your own employees! |
| Mann | Robin | COER | Best practice benchmarking |
| Olan | Ian | Kaizen Implementation Partner, Bank of New Zealand | Kaizen implementation in financial processes within the banking industry |
| Parr | John | Business Flow | Critical Chan Management (Theory of Constraints Application) |
| Pennisi | Mario | AOQ Queensland Australia | Can Lean Six Sigma improve productivity in NZ organisations? |
| Reed | Chris | CI Manager, Technical Operations Air New Zealand | Achieving engagement when deploying a continuous improvement programme |
| Roodt | Jan | Quality & Academic Unit, Waikato Instit | WinQual: Our Excellence Framework |
| Smith | Ann | carboNZero Programme, Landcare | The carboNZero Programme: a new business climate |
| Sperath | Ceillhe | Business Co-ordinates | Practical Approach to Implementing an Integrated Business Framework and Intranet Upgrade at the Coalface |
| Stratford | Narelle | Director, Live Life 2 the Max! | Be an Attractive Leader or Manager |