15th Lean Learning Academy International Conference on
LEAN in Action: Digitalization, Sustainability, and Operational Excellence
24 October 2025
joined with
11th ELEC – European Lean Educator Conference
CONFERENCE PROGRAMM
9.00 - 9.55 Registration / Poster session
9.55 - 10.00 Openning the Industry Day
10.00 - 10.30 When and How to Instill Lean Thinking?, Joanna Czerska, Gdansk University of Technology, LeanQ Team sp. z o.o., Poland
10.30 - 11.00 The FMEA AIAG & VDA Approach to Risk Analysis in Lean Manufacturing: Practical Application, Sebastian Kowalik, Sanok Rubber Company S.A., Poland
11.00 - 11.30 A Modern Approach to Developing Technical Competencies: Reskilling and Upskilling Mechanics through AI, VR and Simulators, Joanna Małkowska, Heli-One, Poland
11.30 - 12.00 Coffee break
12.00 - 12.30 Simulations as a Tool for Waste Prevention in Industry – From Analysis to Optimisation, Mariusz Mucha, BorgWarner Poland Sp. z o.o., Poland
12.30 - 12.50 Synergies Between Lean Manufacturing and Sustainable Development: How to assess and improve Sustainability of SME in practice? Ewelina Wyczewska, Hansen Polska, Poland
12.50 - 13.00 Introduction of European Defence Challenge EDC VI Dorota Stadnicka, Rzeszów University of Technology, Poland
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch
14.00 - 15.00 Science & Industry dicscussion pannel
AI-Driven Transformation: Challenges for Industry and Academia
Tomasz Kot, EME Aero Sp. z o.o.
Mariusz Mucha, BorgWarner Poland Sp.z o.o.
Andre Batako, Liverpool John Moores University
Arkadiusz Gola, Lublin University of Technology
moderated by Dorota Stadnicka, Rzeszów University of Technology
15.00 - 16.30 Workshops
WORKSHOP No. 1 - LEAN Didactics: How to use lean thinking in teaching? Joanna Czerska, Gdansk University of Technology, LeanQ Team sp. z o.o., Poland
WORKSHOP No. 2 - Lean Coffee Workshop on the Future of Lean. José Dinis Araújo Carvalho, University of Minho, Portugal
WORKSHOP No. 3 - Applying Artificial Intelligence in Problem-Solving and Innovation Development within the Framework of Industry 4.0 Technologies.Tomasz Żabiński, Rzeszów University of Technology, Thumos Investments, Anatropi, Poland
16.30 - 17.00 Closing session
PLACE OF THE CONFERENCE
Building V of Rzeszow University of Technology, room V-1
Al. Powstańców Warszawy 12
35-959 Rzeszów
APPLICATION
Fill in APPLICATION FORM until September 5th, 2025 to register for the Conference.
COST OF PARTICIPATION IN THE CONFERENCE
The cost of participation in the Conference for one person is PLN 700.
NOTE: The cost for those wishing to participate in the entire ELEC 2025 conference without presenting a paper: PLN 1,600 (22-24/10/2025), and in the case of online participation - PLN 1,500.
The Conference Fee must be paid by September 15th, 2025 to the account of the Rzeszów University of Technology:
Bank PEKAO S.A., 2nd Branch in Rzeszów
no. 29 1240 2614 1111 0000 3958 6445
with the note "ELEC2025, full name of the participant_company"
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
- Dorota Stadnicka - Rzeszów University of Technology, Rzeszow, Poland - chair
- Katarzyna Antosz - Rzeszów University of Technology, Rzeszow, Poland
- Jarosław Sęp - Rzeszów University of Technology, Rzeszow, Poland
KOMITET ORGANIZACYJNY
- Katarzyna Antosz - chair, tel. 17 865 1452, e-mail: lla@prz.edu.pl
- Ewelina Wyczewska, Łukasz Szczekala, Paula Kolbusz, Natalia Maciaszek, Katarzyna Barnuś

