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TWI Global Impact Day

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22/01/2026

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TWI Global Impact Day – Real implementations. Global knowledge. Human impact.

TWI Global Impact Day is a free online event showcasing real implementation stories from organizations worldwide. Join practitioners who share how Training Within Industry, a foundation of Lean Management, strengthens leadership, standardizes work, and drives continuous improvement across industries.

The program features global case studies, insights into Toyota Kata, and examples of how Artificial Intelligence supports TWI training and work standardization. Discover how TWI continues to shape the future of people development and operational excellence around the world.

Who is this event for? this event for?

Production Managers, Plant Managers, and Operations Directors who lead daily operations

Lean Managers, Continuous Improvement Leaders, and TWI Trainers who develop people and standardize processes

HR and Learning & Development professionals, as well as Safety Leaders who focus on building employee skills and people engagement

Benefits for Participants

Understand how TWI methods truly transform workplace performance — and how to apply them effectively in your own environment.
Learn practical ways to improve training, quality, and safety without increasing resources or headcount.
Discover how to align teams, standardize work, and build engagement around shared goals.
Gain actionable insights and tools that you can start using the very next day.

Benefits for Organizations

Increased efficiency, quality, and consistency in daily operations.
Reduced training time and faster onboarding through structured job instruction.
Higher productivity and profitability with the same resources.
A more stable organization — fewer crises, more controlled and predictable improvement.

Event Agenda

January 22, 2026 (Thursday) | Start time: 9AM EST (USA) | 11AM BRT (Brazil) | 3PM CET (Europe)

09:00–09:15 EST

Welcome Session: What TWI Is About

Dr Bartosz Misiurek & Kamil Müller | Leantrix

09:15–09:45 EST

Teaching, Leading, Coaching – How TWI Shapes the Modern Leader

Andrea Manti
Process Excellence Manager at Argotec, TWI Master Trainer

Andrea Manti is a practitioner deeply passionate about change and people development. His work focuses on helping individuals and organizations navigate transformational journeys by strengthening human capability, communication, and soft skills.

He brings 16 years of experience in the automotive industry. Andrea has held roles in Continuous Improvement, Business Excellence, Supply Chain, and Global Lean leadership, working across multinational environments. His career includes positions at Cooper Standard, where he served as Senior Manager Continuous Improvement and TWI Master Trainer for Europe, as well as leadership roles at ABB E-mobility, SFC Solutions, and most recently as Process Excellence Manager at Argotec.

09:45–10:15 EST

The Eyes See What The Hands Do - TWI Principles in Action

Johan Zentjens
Trainer, coach, advisor and Founder of Leannovations BV

Johan Zentjens is a practitioner who serves organizations in their journey to continuously eliminate waste and to create value. His work focuses on the linking pin: people. He trains individuals and teams in seeing how each one can make the difference for an organization, as well as how to deliver quality on time in a safe way in a sustainable way. His speciality is developing team leaders and supervisor skills in manufacturing and logistics how to apply TWI’s Job Instruction, Job Methods, Job Relation and Job Safety.

He brings over 30 years of experience in the high-tech industry. Johan has held roles in Technology Development, Information Technology, Operational Excellence, Organizational development and Continuous Improvement, working across multinational environments. His career includes positions at Alcoa, SKF, Bosch, and Philips. Since 2015 Johan serves industry in the high-tech as independent trainer, coach and advisor.

10:15–10:30 EST

Break

10:30–11:00 EST

Kata Coaching - How Kata Strengthens TWI in Daily Practice

Tilo Schwarz
Founder of the Kata Coaching Dojo

One of the most recognizable Toyota Kata practitioners in the world, creator of the Kata Coaching Dojo, and former plant manager at Festool, where he and his team implemented Kata since 2007 as part of Mike Rother’s research. Winner of the “Factory of the Year” and “Industrial Excellence Awards.” Co-author of the book “Giving Wings to Her Team” (with Jeffrey Liker), he coaches leaders and learning organizations. He will speak at the Lean TWI Summit 2026 with a keynote address and two workshops: Coaching Dojo and AI in Kata Coaching.

11:00–11:30 EST

Case Study

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11:30–12:00 EST

Panel Discussion with Speakers

12:00–13:00 EST

TWI Workshop: Creating TWI Work Instructions Using AI

Kamil Müller
COO at Leantrix, TWI Master Trainer

Kamil Müller is a practitioner and advocate of Training Within Industry (TWI) and Lean Management, serving on the Board of Directors at LeanTrix. He leads TWI implementations across multiple manufacturing sites in Poland, delivering projects for companies such as Danone, B/S/H, Whirlpool, Geberit, Viessmann, Recaro, Lear Corporation, and many others.

Kamil specializes in work standardization, process improvement, and leadership development, supporting organizations in building strong supervisor capabilities through TWI Job Instruction, Job Methods, and Kaizen-based problem solving.

He is also a co-founder of eTWI, a digital platform for standardized work and skill development management, and co-creator of Lean Community, a network connecting Lean practitioners across Poland and beyond.

Kamil is the author of various publications on TWI and Lean practices. His mission: to empower people and help organizations build effective, engaged, and future-ready teams.

Join the global community of Training Within Industry practitioners

Location

Online
(Microsoft Teams)

Date

22/01/2026

Price

Free participation

Start time

9AM EST (US)
11AM BRT (Brazil)
3PM CET (Europe)

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Our Partners

Speakers

Bartosz Misiurek, PhD

CEO and Founder at Lean Community

Dr. Bartosz Misiurek is a co-founder of a few start-ups like Leantrix, Lean Community, Leancoin, etwi, Lean Global Consulting, Sallar. He is a CEO at LeanTrix Ltd., Leancoin Ltd, Do Lean IT OU, and a Member of the Board at Astral Hodling OU. Author of the book “Standardized Work with TWI: Eliminating Human Errors in Production and Service Processes.” He works as Sr Manager and TWI Global Coach at Automotive Company.

Kamil Müller

COO at LeanTrix

He is a Senior Consultant of the TWI program and Lean Management at LeanTrix. He is also a leader in the startup project - etwi system. He was a member of a global team that implemented the TPM system for several automotive plants in Europe, Asia, South America and North America.

Tilo Schwarz

Coaching Dojo and AI in Kata Coaching

One of the most recognizable Toyota Kata practitioners in the world, creator of the Kata Coaching Dojo, and former plant manager at Festool, where he and his team implemented Kata since 2007 as part of Mike Rother’s research. Winner of the “Factory of the Year” and “Industrial Excellence Awards.” Co-author of the book “Giving Wings to Her Team” (with Jeffrey Liker), he coaches leaders and learning organizations.He will speak at the Lean TWI Summit 2026 with a keynote address and two workshops: Coaching Dojo and AI in Kata Coaching.