Opening Comments (A01)

Vinay Goyal
08:00 AM – 08:15 AM
(Auditorium)

Morning Keynote

Connecting Globalization and Innovation through Education for the future of Quality/Business Success (A02)

Dr. Gurpreet Singh

Program Director

Gurpreet Singh (ASQ MBB, CPSM, CPSD, C.P.M.) is an international award-winning thought leader, consultant, entrepreneur, coach, educator, and founder of SSC Square. He serves as a subject matter expert on various functions within Supply Chain Management, Lean Six Sigma and Operational Excellence. He has served as an Adjunct Professor at Rutgers Business School since 2011, and has been teaching various MBA, MS, and executive MBA courses in the field of Supply Chain Management and Lean Six Sigma. He is a ASQ Certified Master Black Belt designated by American Society for Quality (ASQ). He is also a designated Certified Purchasing Manger (C.P.M.), Certified Professional in Supply Management (CPSM), and a Certified Professional in Supplier Diversity (CPSD) having achieved all of these designations from Institute for supply Management (ISM).
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08:15 AM – 09:15 AM

(Auditorium)

Afternoon Keynote

Globalization, Innovation and the Future of Quality (A06)

Dr. Milton Krivokuca

Independent Education Management Professional

After more than 25 years of manufacturing industry experience, Dr. Krivokuca redirected his career to higher education. He has instructed master’s classes related to critical thinking in the application of Quality theories and was the Master of Science Quality Assurance Program Coordinator at California State University Dominguez Hills. He has also instructed Quality classes at California State University Fullerton, Illinois State University, Meta Business School, University of California Riverside, INSEEC University Paris, and University of Redlands. Additionally, he has advised and provided guidance in developing their research theses to more than 400 master’s degree seeking students.
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12:20 PM – 01:20 PM

(Auditorium)

Evening Keynote

Leading Organizations into the future (A10)

Thomas Pyzdek

President

Thomas Pyzdek is an internationally respected expert in process excellence. He has helped many major corporations deploy Six Sigma, Lean and other process excellence initiatives. Pyzdek has written such best-sellers as The Six Sigma Handbook, The Quality Engineering Handbook, and The Handbook of Quality Management. His works are used by thousands of universities and organizations around the world to teach process excellence. Pyzdek has provided training and consulting to employers and clients in all industries since 1967.
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03:50 PM – 04:50 PM

(Auditorium)

Closing Comments (A11)

Ronald Lombrano
04:50 PM – 05:00 PM
(Auditorium)

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