Operational Excellence Conference 2026
Millennium Hotel Salalah, Oman

Operational Excellence Conference 2026

LeanSix SigmaOperational ExcellenceContinuous Improvement

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+400
Expected Attendees
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Sessions
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About the Event

Why Is This Event Different?

Where Excellence Blooms

The Operational Excellence Conference 2026 highlights breakthrough organizational results through disciplined continuous improvement, lean thinking, and operational mastery.

Inspired by the Salalah Khareef season, the event theme reflects how organizations can bloom with the right tools, conditions, and leadership mindset.

Core Focus Areas

  • Lean culture

  • Kaizen

  • Six Sigma

  • AI & Digital Transformation

  • Operational Excellence Strategy

  • Process mining

Why OPEX 2026

  • Oman's only Operational Excellence forum

  • World-class faculty from Japan, Europe, USA, and the Arab world

  • Gemba walk experience with a live site visit to Port of Salalah

  • Premium Arabic continuous-improvement sessions

  • Networking with 250–400 senior decision-makers

  • Actionable insights and practical tools for immediate deployment

  • National alignment with Oman Vision 2040 and Tanfeedh

  • Destination timing during Salalah Khareef season

International Faculty

Speakers and panelists include experts from Japan, Germany, USA, France, Kazakhstan, and the Arab world, in addition to Omani and GCC panelists.

Numbers That Matter

  • 250–400 year-1 target delegates

  • 81% strategic decision makers (target audience mix)

  • 2.1M+ GCC audience reach

  • 40,500+ total addressable professionals

  • 8+ countries represented

Contact

Email: rachid@kayan.om
Phone: +968 98015452
Website: www.kayan.om

Agenda

08:00
Registration & Welcome Coffee
09:00
Opening Ceremony & Ministerial Welcome
Official Opening — Kayan & Distinguished Guests
09:30
Keynote: The Lean Mindset
Joseph F. Paris Jr.
10:45
Morning Networking & Exhibition
11:15
Networking Break & Exhibition
12:30
Keynote: Toyota Production System in Practice
Brad Schmidt
14:00
Lunch & Structured Networking
15:15
Panel: AI & Digital Excellence in GCC Operations
Hadj Khelil
16:30
Workshop: Six Sigma & DMAIC in the Arab Context
Yousuf Al Khamisi
17:30
Lean Excellence Awards — Day 1
Recognizing Outstanding CI Achievements

Speakers

Joseph F. Paris Jr.

Joseph F. Paris Jr.

Founder, XONITEK & Operational Excellence Society

Niklas Modig

Niklas Modig

Founder & CEO, HUPS / OperationalExcellence.com

Mustafa Al-Balushi

Mustafa Al-Balushi

VP, People & Culture, OQ

Yousuf Al Khamisi

Yousuf Al Khamisi

Director of Governance, University Medical City

Dr. Saleh Chehada

Dr. Saleh Chehada

RWTH Aachen | Ex-CCO Juma Al Majid

Brad Schmidt

Brad Schmidt

President, Makoto Investments Ltd. | TPS Expert

Dr. Souraj Salah

Dr. Souraj Salah

Business Process Improvement Director | LSS Master Black Belt

Hadj Khelil

Hadj Khelil

Founder & CEO, BIGmama Technology | AI Innovator

Andrey Andreev

Andrey Andreev

Senior OPEX Advisor | LSS Black Belt | Toyota-Trained

Training Areas

Continuous ImprovementManagement & LeadershipTech