ETQ Quality Vision 2020: Quality Leadership Forum

Quality Leadership Forum

This half day session before the start of ETQ Quality Vision 2020 is for quality executives and senior leaders to discuss key topics and trends including Quality 4.0, Supplier Quality, Quality Analytics Building a Culture of Quality and more.

Industry experts include:

Dave Ryeson, Partner and Associate Director Manufacturing/Industry 4.0 at BCG
Matt Littlefield, President & Principal Analyst of LNS Research
Hong Xu, VP of Quality at Kaiser Aluminum

Agenda

8:00am-11:00am	Registration
12:00pm-1:00pm	Quality Leadership Forum Lunch
1:00pm-2:00pm	Welcome and Introductions: ETQ CEO, Rob Gremley Dave Ryeson at BCG will present and lead a discussion of the report he co-authored with ASQ “Quality 4.0 Takes More than Technology.”
2:00pm-3:00pm	Hong Xu, VP of Quality at Kaiser Aluminum will share his challenges and successes at his company, in a lively discussion of Driving a Culture of Quality.
3:15pm-5:30pm	Matt Littlefield, President & Principal Analyst of LNS Research will lead a discussion on Quality 4.0 and Analytics.
6:00pm-8:00pm	Opening Reception for all conference attendees

At the conclusion of the Forum, you are invited to join us at the Opening Reception of ETQ Quality Vision 2020 from 6-8:00pm and of course you are welcome to register for two days of Product Strategy Sessions at ETQ Quality Vision 2020.

Early Bird Rate Extended to January 10, 2020


Dave Ryeson Partner & Associate Director, Manufacturing BCG	Matt Littlefield President & Principal Analyst LNS Research	Hong Xu Vice President, Quality Kaiser Aluminum
Dave is a core member of the Industrial Goods and Operations practices at Boston Consulting Group. Since joining BCG in 2005, Dave has focused on the automotive (original equipment manufacturers and tier one suppliers), aerospace, pharmaceutical, industrial goods, and consumer sectors. He has acquired deep expertise in manufacturing, lean advantage, cultural change, and procurement. He believes that creating sustainable impact entails not only technical solutions but also behavioral change.	Matt leads the organization as it fulfills its mission of driving industrial transformation. He is also a principal analyst and contributes to research across the breadth of topics covered by the firm. He is a recognized industry expert, and an active speaker and contributing author across the breadth of industry publications, associations, and events. Previously, he worked for Aberdeen Group leading its global manufacturing research practice.	Hong has worked for over 25 years in the aluminum, automotive, and medical device industries, with professional and executive experiences in engineering and development, continuous improvement, quality and export compliance. A primary objective in his current role is to drive a culture of quality and performance excellence among competing and shifting priorities, intertwined constraints, changing demands and environments. It is his belief and experience that culture is the most critical foundation required to drive and sustain excellence in quality and efficiency in the long run.