Speakers

"Russell Watkins is the Co-founder of Sempai®, assisting organisations committed to improving the performance of their business through SempaiGuide® - an award winning interactive online lean skills platform featuring courses with industry experts in real-world settings.

Russell’s Lean transformation work has taken him to hundreds of shopfloors and boardrooms in the UK, Europe, the US, China, India, Japan and South America. He has held Operations, Materials and Lean positions within the Automotive, Aerospace and Construction Equipment sectors.

Russell is the author of “Adventures in Leanland” a speaker and awards judge. Russell loves factories, they are the ambient soundtrack to his life. Training & coaching a thousand+ people creates a lot of stories to share"