Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, - Printing Industries of America has announced the agenda and speakers for the upcoming Continuous Improvement Conference, April 7–10, 2013, in Indianapolis, Indiana. The conference is presented in partnership with Flexographic Technical Association (FTA) and Specialty Graphic Imaging Association (SGIA).

Now in its 24th year, the Continuous Improvement Conference continues to be the industry's only annual event focused on helping companies use Lean manufacturing and other approaches to reduce operational costs, speed throughput, and improve their customers' experience and satisfaction.

This year's sessions feature presenters from innovative companies like Mimeo.com, Label World, and Pollard Banknote. Attendees will also benefit from roundtable networking sessions, plant tours of Toyota Industrial Equipment Manufacturing and HardingPoorman Group, and nationally recognized keynote speakers, including:

• Dr. Alan Robinson, authority on innovation and author of Corporate Creativity and Ideas Are Free, presenting Capturing Workforce Knowledge and Creativity
• Mike Wroblewski, Lean Sensei and director of Kaizen Institute USA presenings A Day in the Life of a Lean Supervisor
• Jim Lancaster, CEO of Lantech, presenting Lean Management: Staying on Course with Improvement Goals

More information about the 2013 Continuous Improvement Conference, including the agenda and registration information, is available at www.printing.org/ciconference.