09:30 – 10:00 | Opening of the Expo Area
- Opening of Interactive Booths:
«TOC: Where Is Your Profit Stuck?»
«LEAN Diagnostics: Where Is Your Business Losing Money Right Now?»
«Energy Resilience Calculator: What Is the Cost of an Hour of Production Downtime?» (GC-EDIH - Ivano-Frankivsk)
- Zone of Growth (Expo Area): «Energy Efficiency», «Automation», «Smart Manufacturing», products from Ukrainian manufacturers and service providers.
- Innovation & VET Education Alley: Presentation of applied solutions, developments, and startups from students and scientists of IFNTUOG, Higher Vocational School No. 7 (Kalush), Higher Vocational School No. 21 (Ivano-Frankivsk), and Kalush Technical Polytechnic College.
- B2B Needs Board: Interactive board for business query exchange («looking for a contractor», «hiring staff», etc.).
- Grant Desk: Express evaluation of business eligibility for «5-7-9» loans or grants for business development and energy efficiency from advisors (banks, UNDP, State Employment Service, funds).
- TOC/LEAN Blitz Consulting: Pre-registration for 10 individual 15-minute sessions with experts.
- R&D Hub: Engagement of IFNTUOG professors and students to demonstrate BESS payback calculations (interactive calculator).
- HR Matchmaking: Direct contact between corporate HRs of industrial enterprises and the leadership and students of educational institutions.
10:00 – 12:00 | Session 1: Investments, Clusters, and Communities
- Topic: «Industrial Kalush: Ready Sites, Resources, Export Program, and Business Support Tools».
- Pragmatic Pitch by the Mayor: Presentation of the export program, investment profiles, and business support tools of the Kalush community.
- Panel Discussion: «The Role of Clusters in Regional Resilience».
Speakers:
- Andriy Nayda - Mayor of Kalush
- Nataliya Zakharova - Head of the Precarpathian Industrial Cluster
- Oleksandr Yurchak - Executive Director of UCA, cluster leaders
- Representative of the Entrepreneurship and Export Promotion Office
- Representatives of EBA, CCI
Moderator: TBD
12:00 – 13:30 | Session 2: Efficiency Methodologies: Agile vs LEAN vs TOC
Which methodology best fits the mindset of a Ukrainian manufacturer?
- Topic: «In Search of Efficiency: Agile, LEAN or TOC»
- Panel Discussion: Agile, Lean, and TOC: what is the difference and what works best?
- Practical Case Studies.
Top Consultants:
- LEAN (Oleksandr Hurtovyi, «BPI group»),
- TOC (Yuliya Plieva, Founder & CEO of «Apple Consulting»),
- Agile (Maria Dubitska, project manager at «DataArt», specializes in crisis and complex IT projects).
Representatives of Industrial Enterprises:
- Yevhen Timchenko - Supply Chain, Corporate Communications, Lean Transformation & AI Innovation Director at MOTORIMPEX Group
- Representatives of industrial enterprises and clusters
Moderator: Ruslan Shmakov (Co-founder of «RIO-TRANS» logistics company)
13:30 – 14:30 | Lunch & Business Matchmaking
14:30 – 16:00 | Session 3: Energy Resilience (Green Recovery)
- Topic: «Solar, Capital, and Storage: A Pragmatic Approach».
- Practitioners Panel «A Year with Solar PV»: Payback schedules and actual savings from solar power systems over the past year. Corporate representatives share real savings data and operational challenges.
- Discussion «Science & Innovation»: Expert insights on the implementation of electricity generation and storage systems, industrial energy audits.
Speakers:
- Dmytro Shevchenko - Deputy Engineering Director, Project Manager in Mechanical Engineering and Energy at VP Motorimpex LLC
- IFNTUOG specialists, GC-EDIH - Ivano-Frankivsk
- Representatives of industrial enterprises and clusters
Moderator: Serhiy Huminilovych, Project Manager at Precarpathian Industrial Cluster
16:00 – 17:00 | Session 4: Human Capital
- Topic: «Talent and Resources for the Economy».
- Talent (Social Focus): How businesses can integrate university, college, and vocational school graduates into manufacturing. Workplace adaptation for veterans and engaging women in technical professions.
Speakers: Representatives of educational institutions, industrial enterprises, and clusters
Moderator: TBD
17:00 – 18:00 | Official Closing Ceremony
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Signing of Memorandums of Understanding between enterprises and educational institutions.
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Award ceremony for the best student projects presented at the Innovation & VET Education Alley of the Expo Area.
18:00 – … | Closing Coffee & Networking
