Virtual Experience

Welcome Address & Keynote

• Opening act: Asayake Taiko Japanese Drumming
• Welcome address: Pradeep Khosla, Chancellor UC San Diego; Marie Carter-Dubois, AVC Academic Affairs UC San Diego
• Platinum Sponsor Message: Cisco
• Keynote address: Vince Kellen, Chief Information Officer UC San Diego
• The Great Innovate kickoff: Tracy O'Rourke, Lean Six Sigma Instructor and Master Black Belt; Jim Athon, Lean Six Sigma Instructor and Master Black Belt

Create a Vibrant Continuous Improvement Program

A panel of experts will share their strategies and warnings for creating a vibrant continuous improvement program and how that leads to not just valuable savings but more engaged and empowered staff.

Works In Progress (WIPs): Showcasing Everyday Improvements

A fast-paced lightning round to showcase several improvement projects from various campus areas along with their outcomes. The improvements will be showcased by the people involved in the changes!

The Great Innovate Competition Awards Ceremony

Six teams spent the entire morning putting their Lean Six Sigma skills to the test on two, real business processes. Now, it's time to find out which teams our panel of judges (consisting of LSS experts, process owners and subject matter experts) believe provided the best process improvement recommendations.

Process Palooza Deconstructed

Thinking of hosting a Process Palooza on your location? Come get insights on how UC San Diego pulled it off, what all goes into a Process Palooza and how you can refashion Process Palooza to meet your needs. You'll learn:

• What is included in the event
• How to set up a competition based on improving a process through Lean Six Sigma
• The people and materials needed

Closing Reflections & Takeaways

Tracy O'Rourke; Jim Athon