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Schedule

09:00
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12:00

WORKSHOP: A new business model to make old models obsolete

Introduction to the business case for sustainability and emerging business models

Rose Heathcote – THINKING PEOPLE, Founder and senior advisor

Improving the world one design at a time

13:00
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13:10

Introduction

Speaker team leader

Anita Stukāne – Business Efficiency Association, CEO

Anita will open Forum on behalf of Business Efficiency Association community.

The rest of the team

Eva Johansone – Journalist

Eva Johansone – Journalist

Introduction

13:10
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13:55

How to use the power of OKR for Sustainability initiatives?

• What are Objectives and Key Results (OKR)? • Benefits of OKR • Creating companywide focus and strategic alignment • Creating OKR Teams for sustainability initiatives • Difference between Output, Outcome, and Impact •…

Cansel Sörgens – Strategy Coach and OKR Expert, Sörgens Consultancy

How to use the power of OKR for Sustainability initiatives?

13:55
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14:30

Redefining Industry: Embracing Green Manufacturing Practises

In Green Manufacturing workers use fewer resources, reduce pollution and waste, recycle and reuse materials and moderate emissions in their process? – WHY and HOW they do it? What is the real, measurable benefit…

Maija Āboliņa-Tomsone – Sustainability strategist, Ziemeļmeita Consulting Ltd.

Redefining Industry: Embracing Green Manufacturing Practises

14:30
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14:55

Is it possible to have sustainable production without LEAN?

What is a sustainable book ? What is essential for sustainable book production ? How Lean supports manufacturing efficiency

Janīna Blūma – Deputy Managing Director, Livonia Print Ltd.

Is it possible to have sustainable production without LEAN?

15:10
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15:55

Does sustainability make cents?

The sustainable enterprise does not view sustainability as a financial trade-off but rather a lucrative pathway to competitiveness and prosperity. The organisation can do well by doing good but what are some of the…

Rose Heathcote – THINKING PEOPLE, Founder and senior advisor

Improving the world one design at a time

15:55
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16:15

Sustainability and efficiency goals: conflict or synergy?

Brabantia Group’s strategy prioritizes sustainability over efficiency or ‘operational excellence’. The question may arise – does this approach make the company less efficient and less competitive? Or, to the contrary, if we do things more…

Sandis Babris – Factory Director, Brabantia Latvia Ltd.

Sustainability and efficiency goals: conflict or synergy?

16:30
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16:50

LEAN methods as a sustainability tool at Sadales tīkls AS

Sadales tīkls AS work efficiency – how do we compare to other Baltic distribution system operators? Which 5 LEAN methods to start with – experience story. Mistakes happen – what mistakes do we make in implementing LEAN methods? The…

Armands Staltmanis – Network Management Director, Sadales tīkls JSC

LEAN methods as a sustainability tool at Sadales tīkls AS

16:50
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17:15

Lean for sustainable apartment building design and assembly

How Lean principles do help to develop sustainable and energy efficient apartment buildings from design until interior decoration.

Speaker team leader

Māris Freimanis – Enterpreneur, SIA “Karkasa Māja”, SIA “MNĪP”

Lean for sustainable apartment building design and assembly

The rest of the team

Nora Freimane – Enterpreneur, SIA “Karkasa Māja”, SIA “MNĪP”

Nora Freimane – Enterpreneur, SIA “Karkasa Māja”, SIA “MNĪP”

Lean for sustainable apartment building design and assembly

17:15
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17:30

Acknowledgments and Conclusion

Anita Stukāne – Business Efficiency Association, CEO

Anita will open Forum on behalf of Business Efficiency Association community.

Speakers 2023

Anita Stukāne –

Business Efficiency Association, CEO

For 15 years, Anita Stukāne worked in banking both as a specialist and the head of the department and project group. In this line of work, it was crucial to have efficient, harmonised and well-designed…

    Armands Staltmanis –

    Network Management Director, Sadales tīkls JSC

    Armands Staltmanis has dedicated 21 years of his professional life to the energy sector by working at Latvenergo Group – Latvia’s largest power supply company. In 2006, he obtained a master’s degree in engineering (Energy and…

      Cansel Sörgens –

      Strategy Coach and OKR Expert, Sörgens Consultancy

      Cansel Sörgens works since 2008 in Product Management and Organisational Development. She managed strategic cross-department projects and was responsible for (Agile) Organisation Development. Since 2016 Cansel implemented OKR many times in B2B, B2C, B2B2C,…

        Eva Johansone –

        Journalist

        After graduating with a degree in philosophy, Eva Johansone decided to study biology. She is currently the editor-in-chief of the environmental program "Zaļgalvis". Eva works in Latvian Television, creating and presenting cultural news and…

          Janīna Blūma –

          Deputy Managing Director, Livonia Print Ltd.

          Education: Latvian State University, Foreign Languages Faculty, English Language & Literature department, graduated in 1975. For 15 years worked as an English lg teacher, principal of a secondary school in Riga. Started working at…

            Maija Āboliņa-Tomsone –

            Sustainability strategist, Ziemeļmeita Consulting Ltd.

            Sustainability strategist & consultant, Founder, Podcaster. 10 years experience in Sustainability & CSR // 20 years experience in marketing & communication. International experience gained as Samsung Corporate Citizenship Executive for Europe / based in…

              Māris Freimanis –

              Enterpreneur, SIA “Karkasa Māja”, SIA “MNĪP”

              Entrepreneur, civil engineer, creator of prefabricated timber buildings Entrepreneur, Board member. Māris has over 28 years of experience in construction and more than 18 years in designing, manufacturing, and assembling prefabricated timber buildings. Passionate…

                Nora Freimane –

                Enterpreneur, SIA “Karkasa Māja”, SIA “MNĪP”

                Lean management consultant & trainer, Entrepreneur Entrepreneur, Board member, CFO, Lean management consultant and trainer. Nora holds a Master’s degree in Finance Management. Has further studied in USA, UK and Japan. Currently studying for…

                  Rose Heathcote –

                  THINKING PEOPLE, Founder and senior advisor

                  Founder of Thinking People and Senior Advisor in Sustainable Enterprise, Rose cares about developing human potential to solve problems that matter. With a background in industrial engineering, learning and development, education, consulting, publishing and…

                    Sandis Babris –

                    Factory Director, Brabantia Latvia Ltd.

                    Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing administration, master’s degree in marketing and PhD in business administration. Since 2017, involved in practical implementation of Lean at SEB bank, Primekss Group and Brabantia Latvia. A long-standing lecturer at…