The Leonardo ProcessDays Conference on 14 and 15 August this year will be the premier BPM event of the year. Along with the two Master Classes, the ARIS Symposium, demonstration and exhibition areas, case studies and the BPM Awards, this conference provides two days of process management and modelling education and peer-to-peer networking.

Focusing on The BPM Tipping Point
Leonardo ProcessDays 2008 has The BPM Tipping Point as it’s overall theme.

The phrase "tipping point" has its origins in epidemiology. It describes the point in the spread of an epidemic where critical mass is reached. Malcolm Gladwell, author of the influential book The Tipping Point (Little Brown 2000), redefines a tipping point in sociological terms as, "the moment of critical mass, the threshold, the boiling point." It's the moment on the graph when the line starts to shoot straight upwards.

The BPM Tipping Point is that moment where the idea of process-based management achieves critical mass and the momentum for change becomes undeniable. How can we create and maintain the conditions where such an organisational epidemic takes hold? What are the elements that combine to make process management a highly contagious idea?

At Leonardo ProcessDays 2008 we’ll explore the theory and practice of “BPM infection”.

Conference Program at a Glance

Thurs14 August	Conference Day 1
7:00–8:30	BREAKFAST & BRUSHUP: The Principles of Business Process Management
8:30–9:00	Sponsor Showcase & Networking
9:00–9:15	FOREWORD Introduction & comment from the Conference Co-Chairs Professor Michael Rosemann and Roger Tregear
9:15–10:25	KEYNOTE "The Power of Process" Paul Harmon, BPTrends Panel Discussion led by Paul Harmon and Prof Michael Rosemann
10:25–10:30	Sponsor Introduction
10:30–11:00	BREAK(THROUGH!)
11:00–12:25	“What is the BPM Tipping Point  Chair: Roger Tregear “Defining The BPM Tipping Point” Roger Tregear, Leonardo Consulting “Tipping The Hurdles” Jamie Cornes, Suncorp Presentation 3-TBA Open Discussion “The BPM Tipping Point”
12:25–12:30	Sponsor Introduction
12:30–2:00	LUNCH & LEARN
2:00–2:30	KEYNOTE “Getting Traction for Process” Alec Sharp, Author of “Workflow Modelling: Tools for Process Improvement & Application Development” (Live link to Vancouver)
2:30–3:30	“Finding the BPM Tipping Point” Chair: Roger Tregear Facilitated group exploration sessions inviting discussion on all topics related to achieving the BPM Tipping Point.
3:30–4:00	BREAK(THROUGH!)
4:00–4:55	“Finding the BPM Tipping Point” continued Finalise group sessions and plenary review of outcomes.
4:55–5:00	Sponsor Introduction
5:00–6:30	RELAX & REVIEW: Sponsor Showcase and Networking
6:30–11:00	DINNER & DISCOVERY: Conference Dinner & The BPM Awards