Lean Thinking For Your Manufacturing Business and Bottom line Results
Free Business Workshop for Manufacturing Companies

Warner Center Marriott, Woodland Hills
Tuesday, May 10, 2016
8:30am to 1:30pm (Breakfast, Lunch and Parking included)

Learn new success strategies and come away with an action plan to cut your costs and supercharge your growth!
Learn from a team of experts how lean thinking can help your business increase profits, improve product and service quality, reduce costs, and increase customer satisfaction. Then see results go right to the bottom line. Join us for half-a-day of thought-provoking discussions and hands-on activity, in-depth presentations, and best practices.

Workshop Agenda:

8:30am: Registration, Networking and Continental Breakfast

9:00am: Alternatives to Layoff – City of Los Angeles Layoff Aversion Program, Joseph Torres, Regional Manager, Los Angeles County Economic Development Corporation (LAEDC)

No-Cost Small Business Assistance Programs, Resources, and Services from the City of Los Angeles, Samuel Johnson, Asst. General Manager, City of Los Angeles Economic & Workforce Development Dept. (EWDD)

9:10am: Government Procurement Opportunities for Manufacturing Companies, Brian Stiger, Director Los Angeles County Department of Consumer and Business Affairs

9:30am: New and Existing Business Tax Incentives for Manufacturing Companies, Michael Quindazzi, Business Development Leader and Management Consultant PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

10:15am: Break

10:30am: Workers Comp, Risk Management, and Business Insurance Cost Containment Strategies and Best Practices, Rose Nordbrock, Executive Director, Crystal & Company

11:15am: Operational & Technological Efficiencies for Business Sustainability and Growth, Peter Athanas, Client Advisor & Manufacturing Engineer, California Manufacturing & Technology Consulting (CMTC)

12:15pm: Lunch with Keynote Speaker – Legislation and Regulatory Issues that Impact the Manufacturing Industry, Gino DiCaro, Vice President Communications, California Manufacturing & Technology Association (CMTA)

1:30pm: Adjourn