
Operational Excellence Conference 2026
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Why Is This Event Different?
Where Excellence Blooms
The Operational Excellence Conference 2026 highlights breakthrough organizational results through disciplined continuous improvement, lean thinking, and operational mastery.
Inspired by the Salalah Khareef season, the event theme reflects how organizations can bloom with the right tools, conditions, and leadership mindset.
Core Focus Areas
Lean culture
Kaizen
Six Sigma
AI & Digital Transformation
Operational Excellence Strategy
Process mining
Why OPEX 2026
Oman's only Operational Excellence forum
World-class faculty from Japan, Europe, USA, and the Arab world
Gemba walk experience with a live site visit to Port of Salalah
Premium Arabic continuous-improvement sessions
Networking with 250–400 senior decision-makers
Actionable insights and practical tools for immediate deployment
National alignment with Oman Vision 2040 and Tanfeedh
Destination timing during Salalah Khareef season
International Faculty
Speakers and panelists include experts from Japan, Germany, USA, France, Kazakhstan, and the Arab world, in addition to Omani and GCC panelists.
Numbers That Matter
250–400 year-1 target delegates
81% strategic decision makers (target audience mix)
2.1M+ GCC audience reach
40,500+ total addressable professionals
8+ countries represented
Contact
Email: rachid@kayan.om
Phone: +968 98015452
Website: www.kayan.om
Agenda
Speakers

Joseph F. Paris Jr.
Founder, XONITEK & Operational Excellence Society

Niklas Modig
Founder & CEO, HUPS / OperationalExcellence.com

Mustafa Al-Balushi
VP, People & Culture, OQ

Yousuf Al Khamisi
Director of Governance, University Medical City

Dr. Saleh Chehada
RWTH Aachen | Ex-CCO Juma Al Majid

Brad Schmidt
President, Makoto Investments Ltd. | TPS Expert

Dr. Souraj Salah
Business Process Improvement Director | LSS Master Black Belt

Hadj Khelil
Founder & CEO, BIGmama Technology | AI Innovator

Andrey Andreev
Senior OPEX Advisor | LSS Black Belt | Toyota-Trained