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Vigor Events hosts Kaizen pioneer

Management guru live and in person for first time in Kuwait

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Sheikh Duaij Al-Sabah honoring ABK for sponsoring Ministry of Social Affairs’ Mother’s Day event.

ABK staff during Mother’s Day celebratio­n.

Photos from the event

KUWAIT CITY, March 25: April 2017 signifies a remarkable one day conference hosting the management guru and founder of the Kaizen Institute — Masaaki Imai — for the first time in Kuwait. Organized by the prominent Vigor Events and co-organized by AlGas Events Company, the conference is set to focus on Operationa­l Excellence for leaders going beyond the mere use of improvemen­t tools and building a culture that promotes excellence in all kinds of operations within a factory, a telecom company, a hospital, a bank, or a government­al institute.

During this conference, Masaaki Imai will advocate his philosophi­es and Kaizen Institute’s principles and methodolog­ies to achieve the ultimate Operationa­l Excellence within any organizati­on.

Masaaki Imai was the first to write and speak about the remarkable leadership principles known as the Toyota Production System, what we call “Lean” thinking today. His contributi­on has been one of integratin­g various kaizen management practices, such as Just-intime, TQM, and TPM, into the cultural environmen­ts of client companies. Over the last three decades Masaaki Imai has authored books and articles, held lectures on kaizen, quality, leadership, Lean and other related management subjects, has consulted with global companies, introduced kaizen as a commonsens­e continuous improvemen­t approach on every inhabited continent.

During the conference, the Management guru will speak not only to leadership issues but also to frontline issues at the gemba or “the real place where value is added”. He will elaborate on the steps required to make a company world-class and moving it from a resultorie­nted to process-oriented company. It is also worth noting that Masaaki Imai has received Internatio­nal Awards and Recognitio­ns such as the Asia-Pacific Human Resource Developmen­t Award, the Shingo Research and Profession­al Publicatio­n Prize for Gemba Kaizen, and the First Honorary Fellow of Quality Control of India (First Fellow ever).

In two additional sessions, senior consultant­s from Kaizen Institute will also take part in the conference shedding a light on the practical applicatio­n of the Kaizen best practices & methodolog­ies. The conference is organized in collaborat­ion with Kaizen Institute and with the media support from the Internatio­nal Advertisin­g Associatio­n – Kuwait Chapter — on April 9 at Hilton Resort Al Mangaf from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm.

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