MLC Event Committee Charter Vision Mission Team Members Vera Szram-Senyk, Kate Sweeney, Debra Levantrosser Setman, Bijay Nayak, Howard Weston, Lauren Stewart, Betsy Williams, Jessica Chaplin, Jessica Morales, Sue Emery Provide outstanding and provocative lean learning events that help Michigan organizations pursue excellence and make our state the best place in the country to live, learn and earn. Educate people, share knowledge and create lean awareness across industries and functions in order to promote innovation, job growth and organizational success. Benchmarking Tours Training Leadership Panels Information Sharing Sessions Webinars Coaching Sessions Collaborative programs with existing MI lean user groups and professional organizations Team Norms Meeting Frequency: monthly at a minimum Our Role: recommend specific events to the board, liaise with the hosts/guest speakers, finalize the agenda for each event, select the date and logistics, establish an event feedback process, report the feedback to the board monthly Type of Events Other Ideas Sponsorships, Partnerships of conferences & seminars, an annual MI Lean Conference

2 Upcoming 2012 Events 2  September 14, 2012: Kaizen for Beginners in Sterling Heights  October 5, 2012: Healthcare Summit in Clinton Township  November 2, 2012: Benchmarking Event with Micron Manufacturing in Grand Rapids, MI  December 7, 2012: End of Year Event and Networking Reception in Lansing, MI Know of an organization or person willing to host or sponsor an event? the leaders of the Event Committee, Vera Szram-Senyk at vera.szram- or Kate Sweeney at

3 Past Events 3  Benchmarking  BCBSM  DTE  Amway  Trinity Health  Leadership panel with DTE Energy’s CEO and COO  Training sessions  ‘Careers in Lean’ with Oakland University students  Webinars  Open Discussions with Experts  Mark Graban, author of Lean Hospitals  Government Projects  State of MI  City of Detroit