The Role of the Quality Related Sciences in Creating a Sustainable Future
Programme Day 1
09.00-10.00 GMT
Opening of the event
David Hutchins, Chairman and Founder of DHI and Diana Mather, Presenter, Coach and Managing Director at Diana Mather Coaching.
Diana and David will take you back through the path we followed to where we are now and a projection into the future. Diana interviewed David on a BBC Select broadcast in 1992. Much has happened since then and much promises to happen in the future.
Coffee and open discussion
10.10-10.30 GMT
10.30-12.30 GMT
Dr Peter Totterdill, Founding Director of Workplace Innovation Ltd and Workplace Innovation Europe CLG. Visiting Professor at Kingston University London.
The Diagnostic Journey. The role of Workplace Innovation to engage the senior workforce and its contribution towards saving our planet.
Workplace Innovation is as very close collaborator with DHI and its associated Quality College as will become apparent. With its satellite organisation Fresh Thinking Labs, Peter will outline how it is involving the whole of senior management in both our public and private organisations in the quest for Sustainable Development Goals.
This will be followed from 12.00 to 12.30 with an illustration of how DHI and Workplace Innovation are planning to work together to combine the forces of Quality Improvement with those of Fresh Thinking Lab’s to help you make a difference in your organisations.
During the break for lunch we plan to be available to discuss how we plan to operate and hope that we can help you.
12.30-13.30 GMT
Lunch and open discussion
Break to allow for refreshments during which the zoom meeting will remain online for networking discission between participants.
13.30-14.15 GMT
David Couldrey, Technical Director, Wicks Manor.
The Impact of Brexit and Covid on the Farming industry and how his company is responding to the challenge of Sustainable Development with reference to the content of the DHI Diploma.
14.15-15.00 GMT
Arron Taylor, Completions Specialist, Liners Hangers, Schlumberger
The Impact of Brexit and Covid on the Oil and Gas industry and how his company is responding to the challenge of Sustainable Development with reference to the content of the DHI Diploma.
15.00-15.15 GMT
Coffee break and open discussion
Break to allow for refreshments during which informal discussion can take place.
15.15-16.00 GMT
Mike Hutchins, Co-Founder, ACT Leadership.
Leaders are responsible for their impact. Traditionally, responsibility meant for hitting your quarterly business targets, whether it be financial, staff, production, or sales. With performance so narrowly targeted on such metrics, in the past 30 years broader, global issues have arisen such as climate change. As a consequence, leaders are now assessed on a broader set of metrics such as corporate social responsibility.
In this session, Mike Hutchins will discuss how the coaching method can be used to help leaders become more aware of what it means to be responsible.
16.00-16.45 GMT
Dr Joseph. A. DeFeo, CEO Juran Institute USA
Life behind the Quality Dikes
Quote from the late Dr Juran – ‘We have to dig deeper into the approach to perfection now, given that we're pushing the use of information technology so that we depend on it for transmission and communication and financial systems. I'm not sure where to dig. I can say that those of us who have been around a long time have never seen a limit to human ingenuity. Toyota makes over a million improvements a year. Human beings have no limit to their creativity. The problem is to make it possible for them to use that creativity.
16.45-17.00 GMT
Kola Olutimehin, Transformation Coach, Consultant/Trainer, Keynote Speaker and Author. Principal Consultant at MakeWay Consulting Ltd and Director at International Lean Six Sigma Institute (iLSSi).
Sustainability of our Planet: The Role of Corporate Leadership
The talk is about emphasising the importance of transferability of responsibility in leadership within organisations. Mentoring and coaching are key aspects that must be considered in passing on the leadership baton, and these will be portrayed in a different, but relatable manner to the audience. In my speech, I will draw on an established model of leadership that has sustained for generations and the impact these have made.
Programme Day 2
09.00-09.45 GMT
Michelle Carvill, Strategic Marketer. Sustainable Marketer. Author. Speaker.
Sustainable Marketing - How to Drive Profits with Purpose.
In the modern age of authenticity and transparency, consumers are no longer content with brands that are dismissive of, or even apathetic to, sustainability. Brands are now expected to convey understanding and concern when it comes to matters such as climate change, carbon footprints and employee welfare. Most importantly of all, they must be genuinely committed to these standpoints – remaining consistent and proactive in their principles. With the rise of more conscious consumers and the belief-driven buyer, organizations ignore sustainability and the spirit of ‘doing good’ at their own peril.
09.45-10.30 GMT
Alireza Shokri, Associate Professor of Operations and Supply Chain Management at Northumbria University
In these circumstances, addressing a balanced approach to both positive economic and environmental development is a big challenge for manufacturers. Therefore, the integration of environmental sustainability into continuous improvement (CI) methodologies such as Lean Six Sigma (LSS) is becoming a necessity in manufacturing activities. We aimed to identify top factors to transform towards the green deployment of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) projects as an untapped phenomenon for scholars and practitioners. This study serves as an initial call for managers and research scholars to favour the sustainable deployment of LSS projects in manufacturing alongside the use of traditional approaches with a focus on costs, quality and delivery. This is the first study exposing the possibility of a paradigm shift in environmental sustainability integration with LSS project deployment in the manufacturing.
10.30-11.00 GMT
Coffee Break and open discussion
11.00-11.45 GMT
Dr Lars Sörqvist, Associate Professor at the Royal Institute of Technology.
Sustainability the quality way
With environmental, social and economic issues progressively affecting our lives, there is increased understanding that something has to be done. However, there are many statements and promises but little action. The need for more fact-based sustainability improvement is high. Progress can be achieved by linking quality management to sustainability.
Dr Lars Sörqvist from Sweden, will explain how quality and fact-based improvement can become a main driver for sustainable development. Lars will present examples of companies across the globe who he has personally supported and experiences from the winners of IAQ Quality Sustainability Award.
11.45-12.30 GMT
Willy Vandenbrande, Founder and President of QS Consult and Vice-Chair of the Quality in Planet Earth Concerns Think Tank.
Triple A, an SME-fit Approach to Sustainability
With every new report on biodiversity or climate, the situation seems to be getting worse. It is clearly time to put words into actions. The corporate world responds to this urgency but very often the methods proposed and the means required, seem way above the possibilities of SME’s. To get them involved an adapted approach is needed. The triple A approach presented here is embedded within current quality initiatives and allows smaller companies to take meaningful actions and improving both sustainability and profitability.
12.30-13.15 GMT
Panel discussion on the morning presentations
Panel discussion of morning speakers plus Jimmy Forster, John Dennis and Stephen Murphy
13.15-14.00 GMT
Lunch and open discussion
14.00-14.45 GMT
Vince Desmond CEO - The Chartered Quality Institute.
The term sustainability can have many different interpretations, especially in business. However, for the CQI, its meaning is simple. Companies with a sustainable approach meet their needs without compromising the needs of their customers, stakeholders or our planet. Sustainability is embedded in their corporate culture. It is part of their values. And it is supported by a robust quality management system.