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World Opex Conferences

An operational excellence conference with evidence in every session: research and practice, in one half-day program. The first edition is virtual, on April 8, 2027.

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Built for the people who run, improve and study operations

Registration is free and open to everyone; the program is written for these six groups.

Plant, site and operations heads

People accountable for output, quality, cost and safety in manufacturing, process, energy and logistics, who want to see how peers run their sites.

Continuous improvement, quality and opex leaders

Program owners, Lean and Six Sigma leads, Black Belts and quality managers who need cases, methods and a network beyond their own company.

Service operations leaders

Shared services, GBS and BPO centers, hospitals, banks and public services, where the same disciplines apply and the cases are rarer.

SME owners and managing directors

Small and mid-size companies improving without a corporate program, and the people who run those programs for them.

Academics and doctoral students

Researchers in operations management, quality and industrial engineering, presenting in the research segment and taking cases back to the classroom.

Consultants, trainers and solution providers

Welcome in the audience; present only with a client or a user on screen, under the showcase rules.
Three segments

One standard of evidence

The conference is separate from the awards. Winners and entrants are invited to present their cases, a rating does not guarantee a slot, and no sponsor influences the program committee or the research review.

Cases with numbers

Practice
Work you did, in a named site or service, presented in the five-part World Opex case format with a baseline, a period and the change.

Peer-reviewed papers

Research
Extended abstracts reviewed by research chairs drawn from the Advisory Council, presented in fifteen minutes, with full papers invited afterwards.

Early evidence

New developments
What is changing the field now: AI in the quality system, digital operations, sustainability measurement. Solution providers present under the showcase rules, with a user on screen.
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First edition, virtualAnnouncedWorld Opex Conference 2027: Research and Practice in Operational ExcellenceThursday, April 8, 2027, 12:00 to 15:30 UTC · VirtualA half-day virtual conference on April 8, 2027 with three segments: practice cases with numbers, peer-reviewed research, and new developments. Free to attend.Program, registration and sponsorship →
FAQ

Common questions

Yes. Attendance is free. An optional Pro pass adds the recordings, the slides and papers, and an attendance confirmation.

It is run separately, with its own program committee and research chairs. Award winners and entrants are invited to present their cases and are expected to fill much of the practice segment. A rating does not guarantee a slot, and nothing on the program affects a rating.

Yes, in any of the three segments, through the submission form on the edition page. Research abstracts are peer reviewed; cases and new developments are read by the program committee. The first edition fills mostly by invitation, with the open call as a top-up.

Yes, as a Solution showcase in the new-developments segment: the product inside a real deployment, with a user on screen and numbers. Showcases are sponsored sessions; current awards sponsors receive one webinar showcase in the 2026-27 season with our compliments, and conference showcases are part of the conference packages.

The 2027 edition runs from 12:00 to 15:30 UTC, which suits working hours from the Americas to Asia. Convert 12:00 UTC to your time zone; the joining email also shows it in your own zone.

Not in 2027. The first edition is virtual so that everyone can attend in working hours. If a later edition is held in person, it will be announced on this page.

Research, practice and new developments. The research segment carries peer-reviewed papers from academics and doctoral students. The practice segment carries cases from organizations, many of them award entrants and winners, with the baseline and the results. The new-developments segment covers methods and technology inside real deployments, including Solution showcases.

On the edition page, under Next edition above. Registration takes a minute and attendance is free. You receive the joining details by email before the day, with the start time shown in your own time zone.

Be part of the first edition

Register for free, submit a case or a paper, or sponsor the conference and meet the people who run operations.