Lean Gulf Institute

Our story

In 10 years LGI has worked with over 1000 people on a wide variety of Gemba projects in heavy manufacturing, healthcare, supply chain, construction and pro bono lean awareness events for other not for profits, schools, UAE Ministry of Education sponsored STEM activities and university eMBA programs.

Presented LGI’s strategic A3 to Jim Womack, John Shook and other Board Members of LEI and the executive directors of Lean Global Network (LGN) in order for LGI to become LGN affiliate. This was a challenge as LGI serves a region of 11 countries and the LGN model is based on each institute serving a single country.

Watch Our Previous Summit

Day 1 - Lean, Improve and Inspire

Speakers: 

  • Lean for 21st Business by: Bruno Guicardo – President, CI&T, USA

 

  • Lean Digital Transformation by: Christopher G. Thompson – Director, The Lean Institute, Brazil

 

  • Weeding out waste and Growing Efficiency, Value Stream Mapping by: Waleed Mazen – Managing Director of V-Veer LTD. UAE

Day 2 - Lean in Healthcare

Speakers:

  • A vision for Lean Healthcare by: Mark Graban – Author, Speaker, Consultant, Constancy Inc. USA

 

  • Learning and spreading Lean around the system by: Dr. Carlos Frederico Pinto – Executive Director, Hospital de Clinicas Sul – HMTJ, Brazil

 

  • Agile, Adaptive and Efficient Healthcare By: Flavio Battaglia – Director, The Lean Institute Brazil
 

Day 3 - Connecting the DOTS

Speakers: 

  • Going to Extra Mile with Lean Construction by:   Samer Abu Daqqa – Group Director of Cost Control, Engineering Contracting Company (ECC), UAE

 

  • Lean Accounting: Financial Management for Lean Organization by: Nick Katko – President, BMA Inc., USA

 

  • Connecting the DOTS: SEIL (Strategic Entrepreneurial Innovation) Training by: Professor Farhoud Kafi – President, Managing Director E-Learning Babson Global, USA