Be Among the Leaders
ISSSP brings you the most comprehensive three-day offering of growth opportunities designed for individuals and companies at all stages of the business improvement process.
An Unparalleled History of Leadership

Larry Bossidy

Tim Tyson

Graham Richard

Jack Welch
Enjoy three action-packed days…
- Presentations
- Roundtables
- Book Signings
- Dine Around
- Workshops
- Networking Activities
- Discovery Showcase
- Six Sigma Executive Overview
…multiple themed tracks…
- Enterprise Transformation
- Leadership for Effective Change Management
- Innovation to Drive Growth
- Driving Strategy and Execution with Performance Excellence
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June 23, 2002
Time | Title/Topic |
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6:00 - 10:00pm | Registration Reception & Dinner |
June 24, 2002
Time | Title/Topic |
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6:30 - 8:00 AM | Conference Breakfast |
7:30 - 8:30 AM |
Networking & Six Sigma Showcase |
8:30 - 8:45 AM |
Opening Remarks - Mastering ExcellenceDick Smith, Partner, Strategic Change Practice and Partner-in-Charge of the Center of Excellence for Six Sigma Process Improvement Washington Consulting Practice, PwC Consulting |
8:45 - 9:30 AM |
Raytheon Six SigmaDan Burnham, CEO, Raytheon |
9:30 - 10:15 AM |
Operational Excellence within GlaxoSmithKline's Manufacturing & Supply OrganizationTim Tyson, President, Global Manufacturing & Supply, GlaxoSmithKline |
10:15 - 11:00 AM |
Networking & Six Sigma Showcase |
11:00 - 11:45 AM |
Steering the Enterprise Business Performance ApproachBob Blyskal, Executive VP, Operations & Technology, Merck-Medco |
11:00 - 11:45 AM |
Deployment Approach - From Initialization to Self SufficiencyDon Redinius, Managing Partner, Six Sigma Qualtec |
11:00 - 11:45 AM |
Leading Change: Constancy of Purpose and Continuing AccelerationTom Gurd, VP Quality & Business Excellence, Dow Chemical |
12:00 - 12:45 pm |
Alignment of Corporate Strategies with Six SigmaGrady Means, Managing Partner, Washington Consulting Practice, PwC Consulting |
12:00 - 12:45 pm |
The Synergy of Six Sigma and Lean: The Power to Drive Sustain Value CreationMichael George, CEO, George Group |
12:00 - 12:45 pm |
Six Sigma in the Public SectorMike Mears, Director, CIA Leadership Academy |
12:45 - 1:30 PM | Conference Lunch |
1:30 - 2:15 PM |
Six Sigma in GovernmentGraham Richard, Mayor Ft. Wayne, Indiana |
1:30 - 2:15 PM |
Six Sigma: Improvement Methodology or Cultural Change?John Desmarais, CEO, Commonwealth Health Corporation |
2:15 - 3:00 PM |
Networking & Six Sigma Showcase |
3:00 - 3:30 PM |
Passion - To Get Performance: What REAL Leaders DoRobert Blaha, President, Human Capital Associates and Roxanne O'Brasky, President, ISSSP |
3:30 - 5:00 PM |
Six Sigma with Jack WelchA 45-minute moderated session plus a 45-minute panel and audience participation Q & A with our Honored Guest. Leadership Award presented to Jack Welch by ISSSP President, Roxanne O'Brasky |
5:15 - 6:00 PM |
Book Signing with Jack WelchReceive a personalized, autographed copy of Straight from the Gut by Jack Welch. |
6:00 - 7:00 PM |
Mingle with Jack WelchNetworking Reception with Jack Welch. Hosted by BMG |
June 25, 2002
Time | Title/Topic |
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6:30 - 7:30 AM | Conference Breakfast |
7:30 - 8:30 AM |
Networking & Six Sigma Showcase |
8:30 - 9:15 AM |
Update on 6 Sigma Supplier Deployment at CaterpillarDaniel Murphy, VP, Global Purchasing, Caterpillar Inc. |
8:30 - 10:00 AM |
Project Identification and Definition WorkshopDavid Silverstein, CEO, Breakthrough Management Group Inc. |
9:15 - 10:00 AM |
The Road Less Traveled - Six Sigma in HealthcareJoe Calvaruso, CEO, Mount Carmel Health System |
10:00 - 11:00 AM |
Networking & Six Sigma Showcase |
11:00 - 12:00pm |
Roundtable DiscussionsSix Sigma Success in Financial Services Linking Six Sigma and Baldridge Excellence Factors Overcoming the Obstacles to "True" Success Understanding Process Management's Relationship to Six Sigma: BACK TO THE FUTURE!! HR and Six Sigma: Rewards, Recognition, Motivation and Compensation Six Sigma and Strategic Alliances: Managing Value Streams and Relationships for Optimal Performance Value on Investment (VOI) - Business Process Management: Why is BPM the Catalyst for Achieving Six Sigma? Accelerating Business Results with Six Sigma Building a Resource Network for the Six Sigma Community |
12:00 - 1:00 PM | Conference Lunch |
1:00 - 2:00 PM |
Roundtable DiscussionsSix Sigma - Your Role in Keeping it from Becoming Just Another Fad Business Results - The Financial Impacts of Six Sigma Project Selection: Finding Bad Projects Before They Find You Maintaining Momentum of your Six Sigma Effort, Year 2 and Beyond Six Sigma 2010 - How Can We Shape the Evolution? The Integrated Approach to Problem Solving Using Key Performance Indicators and Ensure the Sustainability of Major Change Programs Certification: Are Your "Belts" Fit? Using WorkOut™ Tools to Shape a Vision for Certification |
2:30 - 3:15 PM |
Using Six Sigma to Improve Engineering CapabilitiesLinda Mills, VP Six Sigma, TRW |
2:30 - 3:15 PM |
Deploying Six Sigma in a Mortgage BankRandy Canfield, VP Six Sigma, IndyMac Bank and Larry Ciolek, MBB Consultant, Six Sigma Academy |
2:30 - 3:15 PM |
Successes & Pitfalls: Lessons Learned in Implementing Six SigmaDaniel Varnum, VP — Performance Excellence, Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield Ellen Gaucher, Group VP Operations Quality & Customer Satisfaction, Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield |
3:15 - 4:15 PM |
Networking & Six Sigma Showcase |
4:15 - 5:00 PM |
Digital Tools to Sustain Your Six Sigma DeploymentTerry Buske, Six Sigma Academy |
4:15 - 5:00 PM |
BizFlow: REAL Business Process Management for DMAICLinus Chow & John Salimbene, Handysoft |
4:15 - 5:00 PM |
Worldwide Implementation Approaches to Six Sigma: A Cross-Cultural PerspectiveThomas Bertels, Rath & Strong |
4:15 - 5:00 PM |
Innovative Design for Six Sigma (I-DFSS)Richard Chua, Executive VP & Managing Director, Juran Institute |
4:15 - 5:00 PM |
Six Sigma eLearning and Six Sigma ProjXDavid Silverstein, CEO, Breakthrough Management Group Inc. |
4:15 - 5:00 PM |
Transactional Black Belts are Different: Six Sigma in Service and Transaction EnvironmentsBill Moore, Six Sigma Qualtec |
4:15 - 5:00 PM |
Application of DFSS to E-Business: DFSS @ e-SpeedSupriya Desai, PwC Consulting |
June 26, 2002
Time | Title/Topic |
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6:30 - 7:30 AM | Conference Breakfast |
8:00 - 9:15 AM |
Organizational Challenges in Six Sigma Deployment WorkshopWarner Burke, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology & Education, Department of Organization & Leadership, Columbia University and Dick Smith, Partner Strategic Chance Practice and Partner-in-Charge, Six Sigma Center of Excellence and Jerry Blakeslee, Partner, Six Sigma Center of Excellence |
8:00 - 9:15 AM |
Beyond Six Sigma: A Holistic Approach to Improving Business ResultsPete Robustelli, Executive VP, Six Sigma Qualtec |
9:30 - 10:15 AM |
Six Sigma Deployment in Healthcare: The Role of LeadershipAlan Cooper, VP Center for Learning & Innovation, North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System |
9:30 - 10:15 AM |
Deconditioning Six Sigma BeliefsDavid Silverstein, CEO, Breakthrough Management Group Inc. |
10:30 - 11:15 AM |
Six Sigma Facilitates Cultural Transformation at a Brazilian Insurance Co.Antonio Cassio dos Santos, President and CEO, Veracruz |
10:30 - 11:15 AM |
Leading Strategic Breakthrough Improvement with Six SigmaAlex Eksir, Director, Strategic Project Management, General Dynamics Advanced Info. Systems |
10:30 - 11:15 AM |
Expanding Service Quality for the New MillenniumBill Rohan, VP, Property & Casualty Process Redesign, CNA Financial Corp. |
11:30 - 12:30 PM |
Leadership in Driving Strategic Process ImprovementNewt Gingrich, Former Speaker of the House and Strategic Advisor to PwC Consulting |
12:30 - 12:45 PM |
Closing RemarksRoxanne O'Brasky, President, ISSSP |
12:45 - 2:00 PM | Conference Lunch |