🎓 Training Workshop

📅 Monday 23 March 2026
📍 ENSI – École des Nouvelles Sciences et Ingénierie
5 Rue Melilla, Tanger, Morocco

Training Workshop objectives

The LIPS workshop will provide a platform for local stakeholders to share their experiences with colleagues from around the world. The workshop is also designed to promote the transfer of Lean Thinking to other areas of public governance and service delivery, with the aim of considerably enhancing the quality of services provided. With its multitude of benefits and wide-ranging applications, Lean is a promising investment for the future of infrastructure projects in any country.

The workshop will provide training in the fundamentals of Lean in public sector projects, the Lean Government Framework and foundational Lean principles and practices. It will be a collaborative workshop involving presentations, case studies, experiential learning simulations and discussions.

Program

Program includes some of the top-leading Lean worldwide experts:


🎤 World-Class Lean Experts

Amr Abdel-Azim Amr Abdel-Azim Chair of Lean in the Public Sector (LIPS), Detroit, Michigan, USA

Leading figure in facilities planning, Lean transformation, and large-scale campus development. Sr Director of Design and Construction at Wayne State University. Former Senior Architect at Michigan State University.

Samer Ben Hamdan Dr. Samer Bu Hamdan CEO of Amb.AI, a digital infrastructure company, Saskatchewan, Canada

Samer is a researcher specialized in using artificial intelligence to improve industrial processes in municipal, mining, and construction industries. He led several research initiatives at the University of Alberta (Canada), Centrale Lille (France) and with the industry at large on topics related to Industry 4.0.

👥 Who Should Participate

This workshop appeals to architects, engineers, project managers, researchers, policymakers, ministry professionals, consultants, and public-sector leaders seeking to adopt Lean practices.

  • Public sector companies
  • Consultants and contractors
  • Programme/project stakeholders
  • Policy makers
  • Lean trainers and researchers

📚 Participants will develop a basic understanding of:

  • Introduction of Lean in public sector projects
  • Historical development of Lean
  • Foundational Lean principles and practices
  • Lean benefits in the public sector
  • Decoding Lean for public governance
  • Lean simulations and interface practice

📅 Prospective Schedule (in progress)

Time Session Title
08:00–09:00Registration / Morning Coffee
09:00–12:00Training Session 1
12:00–13:00Lunch and Break
13:00–16:00Training Session 2
16:00Close