Denver fees and schedule

AME Denver 2015 Fees

Individual registration: $1,300 member/ $1,450 nonmember
Groups of 10 or more attendees will receive 10% off: $1,170 each member/ $1,320 each nonmember 

Cancellation Policy
Cancellations on or before April 13, 2015 will be refunded less a $200 administrative fee. After April 13, 2015 no refunds will be issued. Cancellations must be emailed to: conference@ame.org , sent by confidential fax to: 224-232-5563, or mailed to the AME office:  3701 Algonquin Road, Suite 225, Rolling Meadows, IL 60008

AME Denver 2015 Schedule

Monday, April 27, 2015

Registration: 6:30am-4:00pm (Central registration desk)

7:00am-8:00am 
Breakfast (Colorado Ballroom pre-function area)

8:00am-12:00pm Workshops
WS 1: Managing for Daily Improvement (MDI) Simpler Consulting (repeated on April 28th)  (Colorado Ballroom G)
WS 2: Overcoming resistance to change Dare to be Amazing (Colorado Ballroom H)
WS 3: Building the fit organization Markovitz Consulting (Colorado Ballroom I)
WS 4: Toyota Kata Auburn University (Denver Ballroom 1/2)

12:00pm-1:15pm
Networking Lunch / Keynote Speaker, Dr. Patricia Gabow (Colorado Ballroom E)

1:30pm-2:30pm VS Presentations
VS 1: The lean leadership paradox Medtronic (Colorado Ballroom A/B)
VS 2: Wiremold's lean journey Legrand Wiremold (Colorado Ballroom C/D)

2:45pm-3:45pm Special Interest Sessions
SIS 1: Getting started with lean Abbott Labs (Colorado Ballroom G)
SIS 2: Coaching past denial and resistance to create receptive leaders One System/One Voice (Colorado Ballroom I/J)
SIS 3: Work culture change RBH Consulting (Colorado Ballroom H)

4:00pm-5:00pm 
Keynote Speaker, Luke Faulstick (Colorado Ballroom E)

5:15pm-6:15pm
Networking reception (Colorado Ballroom pre-function area)

Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Registration: 6:30am-3:00pm (Central registration desk)

7:00am-8:00am 
Breakfast (Colorado Ballroom pre-function area)

7:15am-10:30am Tour
T1: MillerCoors Golden Brewery Tour: Quality, innovation and sustainability at MillerCoors (Colorado Ballroom G)

7:30am-10:30am Tour
T2: Denver Water Tour: Continuous improvement at Denver Water (Colorado Ballroom G)

8:00am-12:00pm Workshops
WS 5: Coaching past denial and resistance to create receptive leaders One System/One Voice (Colorado Ballroom I)
WS 6: Managing for Daily Improvement (MDI) Simpler Consulting (repeated from Monday) (Colorado Ballroom J)

11:00am-12:00pm Presentations
VS 3: Creating a lean culture in a traditional manufacturing company Savage Arms (Colorado Ballroom A/B)
VS 4: Creating and growing a culture of continuous improvement Autoliv (Colorado Ballroom C/D)

12:00pm-1:15pm
Networking Lunch / Keynote Speaker, Jim Morris (Colorado Ballroom E)

1:30pm-2:30pm Presentations
VS 5: People are not afraid of change, they are afraid of uncertainty Sur-Seal (Colorado Ballroom A/B)
VS 6: Focus on what matters most MillerCoors (Colorado Ballroom C/D)

2:45pm-3:45pm Presentations
VS 7: Creating a differentiating capability through people, culture and leadership Aera Energy (Colorado Ballroom A/B)
VS 8: How a community campus solves the workforce shortage Climax Portable Machining & Welding Systems (Colorado Ballroom C/D)

3:45pm 
Program ends