Driving Competitiveness
Delivering Growth and Sustainable Jobs
29 May 2013
Dublin Castle, Ireland
Enterprise Ireland,
supported by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation,
the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union
and the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation,
will present
40 case studies from leading European, Japanese and Irish firms of all sizes
and from all sectors, giving their practical experience of what does and doesn’t work
and how they achieve competitiveness in a busy marketplace.
For more information:
www.enterprise-ireland.com
http://www.eu-japan.eu/global/events/wcm_workshop_may2013.html?year=2013
This event is supported by
07.30
Registration
Session chaired by Dr. Tom Hardiman, Member of the Supervisory Board of the EU-Japan Centre
08:30
Welcome
Mr Frank Ryan, Chief Executive Officer, Enterprise Ireland
08:35
Opening Address
Mr Simon Coveney TD, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine
08:45
Responding Address
Ms Barbara Nolan, Head of the European Commission Representation in Ireland
08:55
How the Workshop will operate
Dr. Richard Keegan, Enterprise Ireland
09:00
TOYOTA
Poland
The Toyota Way, Relentless Drive for Competitiveness
Mr Carl Klemm, President of the Board, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Poland
09:40
EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation
Supporting European managers to learn about and understand Japanese
business practices
09:45
Networking and Coffee
10:05
Case studies – session 1: (separate rooms)
Balcony Room
Conference
La Touche
“Mittelstand
Room”
Presidents
Syndicate Room
10:55 Case studies – session 2: (separate rooms)
Conference
11:45
Balcony Room
Presidents
Syndicate Room
Presidents
Syndicate Room
Case studies – session 3: (separate rooms)
Conference
12:30
La Touche
La Touche
Balcony Room
Lunch, Networking and
Extra events – from 13:15 to 14:00
La Touche
Balcony Room
Presidents
Best Practice
Research Update –
Integrating
Innovation and Lean
International Improvement
Systems Portugal, Italy
Launch of Irish
Benchmarking Report
Launch of Swift
Publication:
“Becoming
Competitive” in
conjunction with NSAI.
14:00
Syndicate Room
Managing Change
in Europe.
Case studies – session 4: (separate rooms)
Conference
La Touche
Balcony Room
Presidents
Syndicate Room
14:50
Case studies – session 5: (separate rooms)
Conference
La Touche
Balcony Room
15:35
Networking and Coffee
16:05
Case studies – session 6: (separate rooms)
Conference
16:55
La Touche
Balcony Room
Presidents
Syndicate Room
Presidents
Syndicate Room
Presidents
Syndicate Room
Case studies – session 7: (separate rooms)
Conference
La Touche
Balcony Room
Graepel
17:40
Enterprise Ireland – Lean Business Offer
Hear about the supports that are available to help you and your company
improve your competitiveness.
17:45
Close
Conference Fee: €100 per participant.
Register on-line :
https://www.eventsforce.net/enterpriseireland/701/register