April 9-11 | Fawcett Center, Columbus, OH

The pace of change is moving faster than ever, and organizations are becoming defined by their ability to adapt and anticipate disruption. Growing as an innovative, adaptive organization means supporting a culture of continuous learning - and each year, The Ohio State University Center for Operational Excellence offers an opportunity to get your cross-functional teams offsite and in front of the latest best practices in leadership and problem solving. Join us, and 500 process excellence leaders from across North America, for Leading Through Excellence 2019. 

Registration now open to COE members and general public - save up to 15%!

COE's Leading Through Excellence summit is now open for registration to members and the general public, with group discounts of up to 15% available for members and 10% for non-members. All registrations are automatically discounted by 5% through mid-February. Need a group discount code? Contact Jackie at mcclure.92@osu.edu. Register now or check out more details on our premier annual event ...

• Breakout sessions
• Workshops and tours
• Keynote speakers
• Schedule

COE summit keynotes announced

Closing out the summit on Thursday, April 11, will be Libby Gill, a sought-after executive coach and author of The Hope-Driven Leader. Over the years, has headed communications at media giants Universal, Sony, and Turner Broadcasting before leaving the corporate world to be an entrepreneur. Libby now guides clients - including Cisco, Comcast, Deloitte, Disney, Eli Lilly, Honda, Intel, Microsoft, and PayPal - to lead their teams through change, challenge, and chaos.

Libby Gill is just one of three featured keynotes at April's summit.  Head to our keynote page to read more about her and others ...

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COE accepting proposals for 2019 summit breakout sessions

Have a story of cultural transformation or process excellence deployment you think other companies and industries could learn from? COE is now accepting proposals for breakout session presentations at its seventh-annual Leading Through Excellence summit, set for April 9-11. Now in its second year, this proposal submission process will result in up to 10 sessions at the summit. All accepted proposals come with one free admission to the summit and travel/lodging expenses for out-of-town speakers.

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