Throughout the academic year, the Deming Center provides workshops, seminars, and lectures discussing different aspects of Operational Excellence. Speakers include leading practitioners and Deming Cup winners.
2020
- Juan Ramon Alaix
CEO, Zoetis
January 2020
- Alessandro Carlucci
Chairman of the Board, Business for Social Responsibility
January 2020
- Jia Chen
Product Leader, Blockchain for Healthcare & Life Sciences, Innovations & Solution Incubation, IBM
January 2020
- Hubert Joly
Executive Chairman
Best Buy
February 2020
- Daniel Ramot
Co-founder and CEO, Via
February 2020
- Ghassan Abou-Alfa
Attending Physician, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Faculty, Weill Medical College, Cornell University
April 2020
- Tim Knoll
COO, FreshDirect
April 2020
- Sam Palmisano
Chairman, Center for Global Enterprise
April 2020
- Bob Phillips
Director, Pricing Research, Amazon
May 2020
- Alberto Verme
Global Chairman, Institutional Clients Group, Citi, United Kingdom
June 2020
2019
- Juan Ramon Alaix
CEO, Zoetis
January 2019
- David McInerney
Co-Founder and CEO, FreshDirect
January 2019
- Kristin Peck
EVP and Group President, US Operations, Business Development & Strategy, Zoetis
February 2019
- Douglas Baker
Chairman and CEO, Ecolab
February, 2019
- Terry Lundgren
Retired Chairman and CEO, Macy's, Inc.
April 2019
- E.B. Shouldice
Board Chair and President and John Hughes, Managing Director
July 2019
- Scott Henderson
Executive Officer in Patrol Borough Brooklyn North, NYPD
November 2019
- Terry Lundgren
Retired Chairman and CEO, Macy’s Inc.
November 2019
- Tim Steiner
OBE and CEO, Ocado
December 2019
- Melinda Roylett
General Manager UK and Ireland, Uber
December 2019
2018
- James Rhee
CEO, Ashley Stewart
January 2018
- Alessandro Delfino
Partner, McKinsey & Company
February 2018
- Grace Puma
Executive Vice President, Global Operations, PepsiCo
February 2018
- Jessica Flugge
Vice President, Global Quality, Marriott International
June 2018
- Tony Gascon
GM, MR Value Stream Operations, GE Healthcare
June 2018
- Luis Pagani
President and CEO, Grupo Arcor
December 2018
- Francisco Carrau
CEO, Bodegas Carrau
December 2018
2017
- David Cote
CEO, Honeywell
February 2017
- Philippe Cochet
Chief Productivity Officer, GE
February 2017
- Daniel Ramot
Co-Founder and CEO, Via
June 2017
- James Keyes
CEO, Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Markets; Chairman, Wild Oats, LLC
August 2017
- Alessandro Carlucci
Chairman, Business for Social Responsibility; Former CEO, Natura Cosmeticos
August 2017
- Tim Steiner
CEO, Ocado
August 2017
- Matteo Del Vecchio
CEO, Carolee, LLC
August 2017
- Karen Gray
Vice President of Retail and Global Development, Eileen Fisher
August 2017
- Lynne Greene
Group President, Clinique, Origins, Ojon, Aveda & Darphin, The Estée Lauder Companies
August 2017
- Richard Jaffe
Investor & Consultant to Retailers
August 2017
- James Rhee
CEO, Ashley Stewart
September 2017
- Kristin Peck
EVP & President US Operations, Zoetis
November 2017
- Mauro Fenzi
CEO, Comau
December 2017
2016
- Alessandro Carlucci
Chairman, BSR & Former CEO, Natura Cosméticos
Spring 2016
- Toby Cosgrove
President and CEO, Cleveland Clinic
Spring 2016
- Keith Sherin
Vice Chairman, GE; Chairman and CEO, GE Capital
Spring 2016
- Kristin Peck
EVP and President, US Operations, Zoetis
Spring 2016
- Leila Velez
Founder and CEO, Beleza Natural
Summer 2016
2015
- Alessandro Carlucci
Chairman, BSR; Former CEO, Natura Cosméticos
Fall 2015
- Danielle DiFerdinando
Founder and Creative Director, Danielle Nicole
Summer 2015
- Christine Doherty
Deputy Inspector and Commanding Officer of NYPD Counterterrorism Bureau
Summer 2015
- Frederic Mazzella
Founder and CEO, BlaBla Car
Spring 2015
- Leila Velez
Founder and CEO, Beleza Natural
Summer 2015
- Alberto Verme
Chairman, Europe, Middle East and Africa Banking, Citigroup
Spring 2015
- Stef Wertheimer
Founder, ISCAR
Fall 2015
2014
- Scott Wharton
Managing Director and Global CPO, Citibank
Summer 2014
- Kristin Peck '99
EVP and Group President, Zoetis
Spring 2014
- Paolo Rocca
Chairman and CEO, Tenaris S.A.
Spring 2014
2013
- Terry Lundgren
Chairman and CEO, Macy's Inc.
Fall 2013
2012
- Rob Amen '73
Executive in Residence, Columbia Business School
Summer 2012
- Steve Blank
Serial Entrepreneur
Summer 2012
- Crystal Caligiuri
Senior Director Operations, Gilt Groupe
Spring 2012
- Tom Groos '80
Partner, Citylight Capital
Summer 2012
- Brent James
Chief Quality Officer, Intermountain Healthcare
Fall 2012
- Sergio Marchionne
Chairman and CEO, Chrysler Group; CEO, Fiat
Fall 2012
- Stephen Murray
President and Chief Executive Officer, CCMP Capital
Fall 2012
- David Niles
President, SSA&Co
Spring 2012
2011
- Jeffrey Keefer
Consultant to Chair and CEO, DuPont
Summer 2011
- David Neeleman
Founder, Chairman and CEO, Azul Linhas Aéreas Brasileiras S.A.; Founder and Former CEO, JetBlue Airways
Summer 2011
Fall 2011
- Sam Palmisano
Chairman, IBM
Operations Management
Fall 2011
- Harry Silver '80
Managing Director, Goldman Sachs
Summer 2011