Conference Program
LIPS-MOC 2026 - March 23-25, 2026 — Draft Version 26/02/2026
Monday 23 March 2026
Participants will develop a basic understanding of:
- The introduction of Lean in public sector projects
- The historical development of Lean
- Foundational Lean principles and practices
- Lean benefits in the public sector
- Decoding Lean for the public sector
- Lean simulations and interface practice
This workshop is made for a wide range of people, encouraging them to adopt a Lean approach to construction: architects, design offices, engineers, project managers, young researchers, teacher-researchers, policymakers, business managers in ministries or local authorities, and business solicitors.
It will cover:
- Public sector companies
- Consultants/contractors
- Programme/project stakeholders
- Policy makers within national or local authorities
- Lean trainers/researchers
For all participants (workshop & Conference)
Tuesday 24 March 2026
Scientific Committee open
Prof. Dr. LAFHAJ - Centrale Lille Institute, Chair of the Conference LIPS-MOC 2026
Local Organizer
Hisham RADI - ENSI Director, Morocco
LIPS Steering Committee
Amr Abdel-Azim - Chairperson of Lean In Public Sector (LIPS)
MOC Steering Committee
Prof. Dr. Mohamed Al-Hussein - University of Alberta, Canada, Chairperson of Modular Construction (MOC)
Introduction with different representatives from the Ministry of Morocco
Morning Session — Chair
LIPS Steering Committee
Amr Abdel-Azim, Chairperson of Lean In Public Sector
Local Organisation
Dr Loubaba Rida - ENSI
How Industry-Academia Collaborations Create Impact
Prof. Dr. Luis F. Alarcon - U. Santiago de Chile, Chile
Challenges in the Lean Construction in public sector
By Ass. Prof. Tariq Abdelhamid - Michigan State University
The journey in Germany towards establishing IPD as an additional approach for delivering complex construction projects
By Prof. Dr. Shervin Haghsheno – Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)
Green-Lean Construction: Aligning Lean Thinking and Sustainability in the Built Environment
Dr. Alessandro Orsi – Spain
Designing an Integrative and Ubiquitous Lean Culture: A Cartographic Exploration of Sustainable Project Discourses
Dr. Ines Sahtout Gaha - Tunisia
The Value of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Lean and Safe Construction Project Execution
Prof. Dr. Jochen Teizer - Technical University of Denmark (DTU)
Human-in-the-Loop: Enhancing Public Service Productivity by harnessing Industry 4.0
Dr. Martin Perks FRICS MICW - UK
From Traditional to Industrial Performance: Why Flow Is the Key in Modular Construction
Dr. Igor Loebl - Leanfinity, Switzerland
Afternoon Session — Chair
Prof. Dr. Mohamed Al-Hussein
University of Alberta – Canada, Chairperson of MOC
Dr. Béatrice Rouzé
IFCL - French Institute of Lean Construction
Digitalisation of the construction sector - challenges
Dr. Laure DUCOULOMBIER - Centrale Lille Institut, France
The construction sector in Morocco
Architect
Integrating lean principles into urban drainage governance. The case of the Roads and Drainage Authority in Kinshasa.
Alain TSHIMBALANGA NTAMBWE - Provincial Director of the Roads and Drainage Authority, Kinshasa, DR Congo
Title: TBA
Policy representative in Morocco
Title: TBA
Policy representative in Morocco
Chairs
Alan Mossman - LIPS Steering Committee member
Pr. Dr. Zoubeir LAFHAJ - Centrale Lille Institut, France
Lean Thinking, Lean-in-the-Public-Sector, and Target Value Design
With the participation of 4 International Experts in Lean Public Sector
Wednesday 25 March 2026
Morning Session — Chair
Dr. Alessandro Orsi
LIPS Steering Committee member
Dr. Laure DUCOULOMBIER
Centrale Lille Institut, France
Modular Construction in Hong Kong: Policy, Practice and Performance
Prof. Dr. Wei Pan - Hong Kong University
What does Lean bring to industrial construction?
Pr. Dr. Mohamed Al Hussein - University of Alberta, Canada
Case Study in the French Region Hauts-de-France, off site construction policy
Dorrize Remy - Business Services Coordinator, Hauts-de-France Region
Safer, faster, greener, better & lower cost: Integrated Project Delivery creates good conditions for Modular Offsite Construction
Alan Mossman - Change Business, United Kingdom
AI and digital twins serving regional development
Jean Michel Taladriz - Dassault Systems, France
Use of advanced digital methodologies for the analysis of complex systems: HBIM for the development of cognitive/energy-responsive Digital Twins
Dr. Francesco Livio Rossini – University of Rome, Italy
Case Study: Hospitals built in 24 weeks applying Lean methodology and modular construction
Victor Roig - member of LIPS Steering Committee, Spain
Title: TBA
To be announced
Afternoon Session — Chair
Dr. Samer
Expert Lean & Construction 4.0 - Vancouver, Canada
Public Contracting in Countries Undergoing Major Infrastructure Development
Dr. Ahmed Stifi - Acumen, Germany
Title: TBA
To be announced
Policy approach on modular construction in Canada
Pr. Dr. Ivanka Iordanova - HEI-Montreal
Title: TBA
To be announced
Lean and Modular Construction: A Pathway to Sustainability
With the participation of 4 International experts
Pr. Dr. Zoubeir LAFHAJ - President IFCL, France