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Unlock Potential with Expert-Led Inspiration

Engaged, motivated employees boost productivity, retention, and success.

Our experts deliver keynotes that inspire action—going beyond presentations to strengthen the people who drive change. With insights from world-renowned speaker Niklas Modig and the operational excellence specialists at Hups, we help organizations build a culture of continuous improvement.

Niklas Modig

Niklas Modig

Niklas is a leading authority in Lean and Operational Excellence and a pioneer in flow thinking. He has trained hundreds of top management teams worldwide and has delivered over 1,000 speeches across 40 different countries.

Niklas is the author of This Is Lean: Resolving the Efficiency Paradox, a book that has sold over 350,000 copies in twenty languages, making it one of the best-selling Lean books of all time. In this groundbreaking work, he introduced the concept of flow efficiency, contrasting it with resource efficiency, and emphasizing the development of efficient end-to-end processes.

Examples of keynote topics:

  • Defining Lean and Operational Excellence
  • How to Build a Flow-oriented and Self-Improving Organisation
  • How to scale operational excellence within the entire organisation
  • The Art of Facilitation

Joacim Harrby

Joacim is a sought after speaker in the areas of cross-functional transformations, visual management and in establishing a continuous improvement culture. He has extensive experience leading transformation programs within Operational Excellence and First-Line Leadership. Joacim has broad practical experience in developing leaders within the Armed Forces and is a recognized facilitator for businesess transforming their way-of-working towards a customer and flow-oriented operations strategy.

Examples of keynote topics:
 
  • Cross-functional transformation - the way to shift your organisation from silos to systems.
  • Continuous Improvement - Creating change agents across the organization in a sustainable way.
  • Visual Management - Creating a workplace that speaks to you
Joacim Harrby
Helena Granqvist

Helena Granqvist

Helena is an experienced Operational Excellence expert with over 30 years of success driving lean initiatives across industries like automotive, healthcare, and manufacturing. Helena helps organizations enhance flow efficiency, foster continuous improvement, and achieve measurable results. Previously, as Lean Leader at Getinge, she led the Getinge Manufacturing Excellence program, focused on end-to-end flow and management collaboration. Known for simplifying complex challenges, Helena empowers organizations to build flow-oriented operations and a culture of continuous improvement for long-term success.
 

Fredrik Fjellstedt

Fredrik Fjellstedt is an accomplished author and a renowned expert in Lean and the Toyota Production System (TPS), with extensive experience in helping organizations achieve operational excellence. With a deep understanding of Lean principles and TPS, Fredrik has guided numerous companies through successful transformations, enabling them to streamline processes, eliminate waste, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

Examples of keynote topics:

  • Mastering the Toyota Production System: Unlocking Operational Excellence
  • Hoshin Kanri: Strategic Alignment for Sustainable Success
  • Lean Transformation: The Roadmap to Operational Agility
  • Leading Change with Confidence: Integrating Lean and Change Management for Lasting Impact
Fredrik Fjellstedt
Nicklas Grellson

Nicklas Grellson

Nicklas is a transformative leader with over a decade of experience on how to improve organizations through engaging and developing people. Through the years at Toyota and Element Material Technology, Nicklas has led significant projects and initiatives and developed a deep understanding of operational excellence, process analysis, business strategy and project management.
 
 Examples of keynote topics:
 
  • What is resource availability and why is it key to flow?
  • Learnings from over a 100 company visits - what are we all missing?
  • Problem solving, RCCA and Fishbone - why you are doing it wrong.
  • Why is it so difficult to change?

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