The Lean Construction Ireland 2023 national conference will take place on November 9 in Croke Park, Dublin, and will inspire and challenge the future of Irish construction in Ireland!
Lean Construction Ireland will host a unique one day symposium in Croke Park Dublin on November 9, 2023. The theme of the event is 'Lean Innovation – Inspiring our Future in Construction'.
The aim of the conference is to bring together leading experts in the field of lean construction from the Irish and international communities – to both inspire and challenge the industry to implement lean thinking and practices on their public & private construction projects.
Over 600 delegates are predicted to attend this year’s event, a rise of 20% from the inaugural event in 2018 – delegates will have the opportunity to learn about Lean construction from industry leaders on how they can leverage the benefits of lean concepts to deliver quality projects that are safer, faster and more profitable – leading to increased stakeholder satisfaction and customer value for money.
One of Europe’s largest lean construction conferences, the 2023 event will be structured in a way to provide attendees with multiple stream options which allow for interactive engagement sessions – eight parallel streams set out below.
Eight parallel streams
- Clients Leading Lean Adoption in Construction
- Lean in Contractual Processes
- Digitisation Enabled Productivity
- Capability Development
- Housing, Finance & Infrastructure
- Lean Leadership & Communication
- Offsite & Modular Construction
- ESG & Sustainability
Sponsors of the LCi 2023 national conference include; Ardmac, Sisk Group, Arcadis DPS Group, Jones Engineering, Mace, Philip Lee and Enterprise Ireland.
Keynote speakers on November 9 will include; Mark Gallagher (Formula 1); Jason Casey (Ardmac); Anthony Canipa (Yondr Group); Tony O’Rourke (Children’s Health Ireland); Bernie Barber (Uisce Éireann); Cora O’Connor (Kirby Group); Deborah Smith (Tempo Ireland Housing); Joanna Koprowicz (Change Angel), plus many more.
Jason Casey, Lean Construction Ireland vice chair, said: “I am extremely excited and proud to see the 5th Lean Construction Ireland national conference come together on November 9 in our National stadium. The theme of the conference 'Lean Innovation - Inspiring our Future in Construction' creates an excellent opportunity to showcase the innovation that exists within Ireland’s construction sector and demonstrate where companies and organisations are adopting Lean thinking and practices that have led to better outcomes and value for all project stakeholders.
"With presentations from both national and international keynote speakers and exhibits from leading Irish Lean practitioners, the conference provides delegates with the information and knowledge they need to understand Lean Construction and to start their Lean journey.”
About Lean Construction Ireland
Lean Construction Ireland is an all-island, independent, not-for-profit association whose members passionately believe that lean thinking and practices can enable and sustain enhanced effectiveness, efficiency, productivity, and profitability for the Irish construction sector, client organisations, and the supply chain.
Its vision is to create the environment within the Irish construction sector where projects are delivered better, faster and together that embrace the principle of collaboration underpinned through the adoption of lean thinking and practices.
Lean Construction Ireland leads a community of learning and practice that promotes the application of lean thinking and practices throughout the Irish Architecture, Engineering, Construction (AEC) sector – so as to realise value-add for all stakeholders in the value chain.
It supports the free and open exchange of knowledge, information, and experiences around good practices and case studies. It also supports ongoing research into Lean practices nationally and globally, their application to AEC, and their sharing with the wider Lean Construction Ireland Community.