ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2025 - JOHNSTOWN ESTATE, Co. MEATH - 6th NOVEMBER

Welcome to the LCi Annual Conference – one of the leading Lean Construction conferences in the world. This Conference brings together our national community of learning and practice along with welcoming friends from all around the world. Here you will see presentations and plenary discussions from Clients/Owners, their Professional Service Providers, Contractors and their Associated Supply Chain, Lean Academics, and Lean Service Providers. The Conference is structured around LCi’s strategic breakthrough objectives of Driving Innovation through Lean Adoption & Digital Transformation, and stream presentations are kept succinct so as to optimise the opportunities for speaker and audience engagement and questions and answers. We hope you will join us at the Conference to engage with global good practices and thought leaders, and to network with your industry peers and colleagues. 

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

To register for the Conference, please choose Option 1 or Option 2 below. Please note the following Delegate Seat offers available to you and your organisation.

One In-Person Delegate
95 (Individual Delegate)
  • Lean Construction – Challenge the status quo of current project thinking and delivery methods in Irish construction
5 In-Person Delegate Seats
395 (€79 each)
  • Promote the application of Lean Thinking & Practice – Engage your Lean Team and enhance their knowledge of Lean in construction
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10 In-Person Delegate Seats
710 (€71 each)
  • Inspire, Share, Learn – Enable cultural change and collaboration across multiple Teams within your organisation
20 In-Person Delegate Seats
1310 (€65.50 each)
  • Better, Faster, Together – Deliver continuous improvement, inspire leadership across multiple Teams within your organisation
One In-Person Student Seat
15 (Individual Delegate Student)
  • Thinking & Practice – Be the future of construction and learn from Irish and international thought leaders and leading sectoral practitioners.
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OPTION 1:

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OPTION 2:

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2024 CONFERENCE SPONSORS

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME 2024

MORNING PLENARY SESSION

Plenary Sponsors

 

Registration Sponsor

09:00 Richard Fitzpatrick

09:00 Richard Fitzpatrick

Chair, Lean Construction Ireland

09:20 Jason Casey

09:20 Jason Casey

Chief Operating Officer, Ardmac

09:30 Lotta Pick

09:30 Lotta Pick

Market Adviser High-Tech Construction Enterprise Ireland (Germany)

PARALLEL STREAM 1

SPONSORED BY:

Stream A: Clients Leading Lean Adoption in Construction

Chairperson: TBA

11:00 Mark Pyne - Continuous Improvement Manager - Uisce Éireann Irish Water

11:20 Ed Vernon (NPHDB) & Tom O'Malley (Clancy) - Ronald McDonald House Project

11:40 Richard Bowen - Roads Portfolio Manager - Transport Infrastructure Ireland

12:00 Jonathan Reinhardt - Consultancy Manager - NTI Diatec & Igor Furlan - BIM Manager - H&MV Engineering

12.20 Q&A, Panel Discussion

Stream C: Digitisation Enabled Productivity

Chairperson: Richard Casey - Arcadis

11.00 Christopher Ryan - Continuous Improvement Manager - Architectural and Metal Systems, Cork

11:20 JP Kelly - Associate Director - Murphy Geospatial

11:40 Dick Clerkin - Managing Director - Clerkin Consulting

12:00 David Egan - Managing Director - WiiGroup Ltd

12:20 Q&A, Panel Discussion

Stream E: Housing, Finance & Infrastructure

Chairperson: Ross O'Colmain - Enterprise Ireland

13:45 Ross O'Colmain - Head of High Tech Construction & Housing - Enterprise Ireland

14:05 Melvin Loughnane - Project Director - Cairn Homes

14.25 Paul Ebbs - Head of Lean Deployment - SMP Alliance

14:45 Dr Steven Ward - Managing Director - Lean Construct LTD

15:05 Q&A, Panel Discussion

Stream G: Offsite and Modular Construction

Chairperson: Eibhlín O'Connor - Clúid

13:45 Shane McEneaney - Contracts Manager - GEM Group & Chris Dawkins - Lean Consultant - Crystal Lean Solutions

14.05 John O'Callaghan - Finance Director - Cygnum Building Offsite

14:25 David Higgins - Project Manager - Ardmac

14:45 John O'Connell - Engineering & Contracts Manager - OCC Construction

15:05 Q&A, Panel Discussion

PARALLEL STREAM 2

SPONSORED BY:

Stream B: Lean in Contractual Processes

Chairperson: Angelyn Rowan - Philip Lee Solicitors

11.00 Angelyn Rowan - Partner - Philip Lee Solicitors

11:20 Jenna Davis - Director - EY

11:40 Marion Jammet - Head of Policy and Advocacy- Irish Green Building Council

12:00 Bernard Gogarty - Construction Contracts Adjudication

12:20 Q&A, Panel Discussion

Stream D: Capability Development Workshop

Delivered by: David Collery - ATU Sligo

11:00 The object of the workshop is to bring a level of

understanding to participants on the value and benefits of Lean deployment and project delivery (including LCi White Belt, Yellow Belt and Green Belt programmes)

12:15 Review & Q&A

Stream F: Leadership and Communication

Chairperson: Fabien Font - Teamoty

13:45 Jason Rymer - Senior Digital Strategy Manager - GagaMuller Group

14.05 Amanda Cahir-O'Donnell - Managing Director - TIO Consulting

14:25 Elaine Harrington - Continuous Improvement Manager - MSL Engineering Ltd

14:45 Maria Ryan - Managing Director - Crystal Lean Solutions

15:05 Q&A, Panel Discussion

Stream H: Reducing Scope3 GHG Emissions - Applying Lean Principles Workshop

Dr.Derek Sinnott - LCi & SETU & Liam McEvoy - SustainIQ

13:45 "Applying Lean Principles to reduce Scope3 GHG emissions across the supply chain"

This interactive workshop will explore the risks and opportunities of applying lean thinking

and practice to deliver challenging net zero targets.


15.15 – 15.45: LCi Book of Cases 2024 Launch – Fireside Chat

Delivered by: Trevor McSharry (Editor)

2024 CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

Richard Fitzpatrick
Chair, Lean Construction
Ireland
Christopher Ryan
Continuous Improvement at AMS
JP Kelly
Associate Director at Murphy Geospatial
David Egan
Managing Director at WiiGroup Ltd
Liam McEvoy
Co-founder at SustainIQ
Paul Ebbs
Head of Lean Deployment at SMP Alliance
Chris Dawkins
Lean Consultant at Crystal Lean Solutions
Angelyn Rowan
Partner at Philip Lee
Solicitors
Dick Clerkin
Managing Director at Clerkin Consulting
Maria Ryan
Managing Director at Crystal Lean Solutions
Ross O'Colmain
Head of High Tech Construction and Housing at Enterprise Ireland
Jenna Davis
Director at EY
Lotta Pick
Market Adviser High-Tech Construction at Enterprise Ireland (Germany)
Tom O'Malley
Sustainability Lead at Clancy
Jason Rymer
Project Manager GagaMuller Group
John O'Callaghan
Finance Director at Cygnum Building Offsite
David Collery
Lecturer at Atlantic Technological University
Melvin Loughnane
Project Director at Cairn Homes
Marion Jammet
Head of Policy and Advocacy at Irish Green Building Council
Bernard Gogarty
Construction Contracts Adjudication
Dr Steven Ward
Managing Director at Lean Construct Ltd
Deborah Smyth
Founder and CEO at DME MODULAR IRELAND LTD
Amanda Cahir-O'Donnell
MD at TIO Consulting
Mark Pyne
Continuous Improvement Manager at Uisce Éireann Irish Water
Jonathan Reinhardt
Consultancy Manager at NTI Diatec
Igor Furlan
BIM Manager at H&MV Engineering
John O’Connell
Engineering & Contracts Manager at OCC Construction
Jason Casey
Chief Operating Officer at
Ardmac
Elaine Harrington
CI Manager at Suir Engineering
Richard Bowen
Roads Portfolio Manager at Transport Infrastructure Ireland
Derek Sinnott
LCi & SETU
David Higgins
Project Manager at Ardmac
Shane McEneaney
Contracts Manager at GEM Group
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