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LPPDE North America 2025 - Milwaukee, WI
October 27 - 30, 2025
In partnership with:
Accelerate Knowledge : Accelerate Innovation
LPPDE North America 2025 in Milwaukee, WI is approaching!
Dear participant!
Innovation is the engine that drives growth, progress, and transformation. Whether it’s the development of groundbreaking products or the refinement of existing processes, innovation plays a critical role in shaping the future. At the heart of every innovation lies knowledge—both the knowledge we already possess and the knowledge we continuously create. The faster we can access and generate this knowledge, the faster we can innovate, adapt, and lead.
In today’s fast-paced world, the ability to quickly tap into relevant information and insights is more important than ever. Organizations and individuals alike are seeking ways to accelerate their learning, improve collaboration, and stay ahead of the curve. But how do we do that effectively? What tools, strategies, and communities can help us unlock the full potential of our collective knowledge?
That’s where you come in.
We invite you to join a vibrant community of peers, innovators, and thought leaders this October for an exciting opportunity to connect, learn, and grow. This gathering is more than just an event—it’s a platform for exchanging ideas, sharing experiences, and discovering new ways to drive innovation through knowledge.
You’ll hear from leading practitioners and seasoned entrepreneurs who have successfully navigated the challenges of product and process development. They’ll share their insights on how to accelerate knowledge access, how to foster a culture of continuous learning, and how to turn that knowledge into innovations that can truly change the world.
But this isn’t just about listening—it’s about participating. Bring your own experiences to the table. Share your successes, your lessons learned, and your unique perspective. Engage in meaningful conversations with others who are just as passionate about innovation as you are.
Who knows? Maybe something you share will spark a new idea in someone else. Maybe you’ll be the one to inspire a breakthrough. Maybe your story will be the catalyst for the next big innovation.
Let’s come together to build a stronger, smarter, and more innovative future—one idea, one conversation, and one connection at a time.
We hope you’ll join us in Milwaukee, WI, October 27-30, 2025!
Geoff Neiley and Andy Wagner
2025 North Americal Conference Chair and Co-Chair
The slides from most of the presentations will be shared as a pdf after the conference and the speakers are normally very open to answering questions and to continue the EXCHANGE of knowledge.
Geoff Neiley
Chair of Conference
Andrew Wagner
Co-Chair of Conference
Conference site:
11000 W Park Pl, Milwaukee, WI 53224
The conference hosts speakers from the following organizations:
Monday, October 27, 2025
Pre-Conference Workshops
Workshop Track 1
09:00 - 12:30
Half day workshop (morning)
Bengt Johansson + Peter Palmér, LPPDE – Lean Product and Process Development Basics
This introductory workshop tells the history of LPPD, including a deep dive in some of the
models. We will explore the different principles and methods needed to create a well working
system for your product development.
- Create usable knowledge
- The role of the chief engineer
- Create teams of responsible experts
- Practice set-based innovation
- Create flow
We will also discuss the similarities and differences with Agile and how to integrate it in the
system.
Bengt Johansson has spent his entire working life at ASSA ABLOY and has seen the
company grow to a global champion. Bengt has been working around 25 years with product
development in different roles, production engineering, through quality management and
product development. The latest 15 years Bengt spent in ASSA ABLOYs Lean Innovation
program where he has been the Global Lean Innovation Manager the latest 8 years.
Peter Palmér has extensive experience in lean management in both production and product
development, as well as experience of leadership in other cultures. With 18 years of
experience within production, engineering and quality followed by 20 years in various
management positions in product development Peter has many stories to tell. Since the
beginning of the 1990es he has been closely involved with the Scania Way development
journey both in Sweden and South America.
He is a frequent speaker at international and national conferences on the subject of LPD and
leadership. Peter has been working closely with LPPDE since the organization's start 2008
including seven years on the LPPDE board with a second period started 2023. Through
LPPDE Peter has organized and chaired or co-chaired many conferences in Europe and in
the US. Since the end of 2020 he runs the monthly LPPDE Virtual Summits, a four-hour learning exchange with four different speakers. He is a member of various LPD-networks and
has co-developed LPD training courses with Chalmers Professional Education and The KTH
Royal Institute of Technology.
12:30
Lunch
13:30 - 17:00
Half day workshop (afternoon)
Andy Wagner + Peter Palmér, LPPDE – The Wright Brothers were the first to use LPPD
Workshop Track 2
09:00 - 5:00 Lunch Included
Full day workshop
Dan Caputo + Carolyn Carter, HP + Carolyn Carter Consulting – Creating a Healthy Product Development System
Workshop Track 3
09:00 - 5:00 Lunch Included
Full day workshop
Monica Rossi, University of Milano – Set-based Simulation
Links Below to Content of All Days of This Event:
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LPPDE events have an impressive gathering of lean product and process development practitioners. We’ve assembled an impressive lineup of keynote speakers.