LIPS 2015 – Conference Programme

09:00 Welcome
  • Victor Roig, Conference organizer, sponsoring organizations
  • Lluís Comerón, President of ITeC
  • Introduction by the event moderator: Glenn Ballard, P2SL Berkeley University, USA
09:45 Session 1
  • Moderator: Ramón Juanola. Head of the Projects and Construction Area, Demarcation of State Highways.
  • Topic: Case Study of a Railway Project
    Presenter: Pekka Petäjäniemi, Finnish Transportation Agency, Finland
  • Topic: Case Study of a University Building Project
    Presenter: Jaana Ihalainen, Helsinki University Properties, Finland
11:00 Coffee break
11:30 Session 2
  • Moderator: Manuel Valdes, Deputy Manager of Infrastructure and Urban Coordination, Barcelona Council
  • Topic: Case Study of a Hospital Project
    Presenter: Terho Pekkala, Kainuu Hospital, Finland
  • Topic: Bergen Academy of Art and Design
    Presenters: Hans Thomas Holm, Staatsbygg, Norway
  • Report from Finland: Lauri Merikallio, Vison Alliance Partners Oy, Finland
12:45 Coffee break
13:15 Session 3
  • Moderator: Josep Farré i Canal, Director de Edificación, Infraestructures.cat
  • Topic: Lean in Highways England
    Presenter: Derek Drysdale, Lean Construction Institute, UK
  • Topic: Lean in London Transport
    Presenter: Graeme Shaw, Transport for London, UK
14:30 Lunch
15:30 Session 4
  • Moderator: Pere Calvet, General Manager of Catalan Railways, Government of Catalonia
  • Topic: Lean in Denmark’s Public Sector
    Presenter: Gyrithe Saltorp, Danish Building & Property Agency, Denmark and Sidse Buch, Federation of Building, Construction & Wood Workers’ Unions
  • Topic: Lean in German rail
    Presenters: Tobias Richter and Anne-Kathrin Poehls, Deutsche Bahn, Germany
  • Report from German-speaking Europe: Fritz Gehbauer, Germany and Bertram Zichel, Switzerland
16:45 Evaluation of the Day (plus/delta)
17:00 Adjourn
17:30 Barcelona tour or visit (optional)
20:30 Conference dinner
09:00 Session 5
  • Moderator: Glenn Ballard, P2SL Berkeley University, USA
  • Topic: Country Reports
    Presenters:

    • USA: Glenn Ballard, P2SL Berkeley University
    • North America: Gary VanSuch, Director, Colorado Dept. of Transportation
    • South America: Prof. Luis Alarcon, Catholic University of Santiago de Chile, and Dr. Patricia Tillmann, Brazil
10:15 Coffee break
10:45 Session 6
  • Moderator: Eugenio Pellicer, Civil Engineer, Valencia Polytechnic University
  • Topic: How best to allocate risk and reward? – new commercial models
    Panelists:

    • Luis Alarcon, Catholic University of Santiago de Chile, Chile
    • Derek Drysdale, Lean Construction Institute, UK
    • Fritz Gehbauer, Lean Construction Institute, Germany
    • Lauri Merikallio, Vison and LCI, Finland
    • Dolors Jover, Responsible of Organization and Processes, Office for Monitoring and Evaluation of Public Procurement, Government of Catalonia.
    • Gyrithe Saltorp, Danish Building and Property Agency, Denmark
12:00 Coffee break
12:30 Session 7
  • Moderator: Fritz Gehbauer, Lean Construction Institute, Germany
  • Topic: The selection process in IPD projects – how to obtain best value procurement?
    Panelists:

    • Glenn Ballard, P2SL Berkeley University, USA
    • Patrick DuPin, Lean Construction Institute, France
    • Jaana Ihalainen, Helsinki University Properties, Finland
    • Pekka Petäjäniemi, Finnish Transportation Agency, Finland
    • Graeme Shaw, Transport for London, UK
    • Hans Thomas Holm, Staatsbygg, Norway
13:45 Start of Session 8
  • Moderator: Alan Mossman, The Change Business Ltd, UK
  • Topic: Reflections and Next Steps (action orientation; support group)
14:00 Lunch
15:00 Session 8 (continuation)
  • Moderator: Alan Mossman, The Change Business Ltd, UK
  • Topic: Reflections and Next Steps (action orientation; support group)
15:45 Evaluation of the Conference (plus/delta)
16:00 Adjourn

  • Felip Puig, Councilor of Labour and Business, Government of Catalonia