Congress COURSE - industrial tours, Radislav Gandapas and 10 business development experts
About the conference
The anniversary 5th COURSE Congress will become one of the most practice-oriented business platforms for industrial enterprise executives, business owners, and managers. The main theme of the event is how to step away from day-to-day operational management, build a strong and independent team, and create a system that allows the business to grow without constant owner involvement.
Over three days, participants will not only hear presentations from leading experts in management, productivity, and business development, but also see how successful enterprises operate from the inside. The Congress combines a business program with a unique industrial benchmarking format — visits to operating factories, production sites, engineering centers, and technology laboratories in Saint Petersburg.
The anniversary 5th COURSE Congress is dedicated to one of the key challenges of modern industrial business: the transition from manual management to a systematic approach. Why do employees wait for instructions? How can responsibility be transferred to department heads? Where are the hidden opportunities for productivity growth without major investments? Participants will explore answers to these questions through real business cases and the experience of federal-level experts.
Why visit the COURSE Congress
The Congress is designed for those who want to implement changes not “someday,” but immediately after returning to their enterprise. The program is built around practical tools for improving production efficiency, developing leadership, digitalization, and lean management.
Participants can expect:
- visits to 9 leading enterprises in Saint Petersburg, including operating workshops, assembly areas, engineering centers, and laboratories;
- direct communication with company executives, engineers, and specialists who have successfully implemented productivity improvement projects;
- presentations by more than 10 experts in management, lean manufacturing, digital transformation, and intelligent efficiency;
- practical case studies with specific indicators of productivity growth, reduced production cycle times, and improved team efficiency;
- professional networking with business owners, top managers, engineers, technologists, and executives of industrial companies.
9 enterprises where you can see efficiency firsthand
The site visit program will be one of the key parts of the anniversary Congress. Instead of presentations, participants will visit real production facilities, see how processes are organized, explore modern technologies, and learn which solutions have enabled companies to achieve impressive results.
The program includes visits to enterprises from various industries, including:
- Meteor Lift — a Russian elevator equipment manufacturer that increased annual output from 3,000 to 10,000 elevators without expanding its production facilities and achieved a 46% increase in productivity;
- Goreltekh — a leader in explosion-proof electrical equipment that implemented projects reducing the production cycle by 47% and generating an economic effect of more than RUB 75 million;
- Geoscan — a high-tech company specializing in unmanned systems and engineering solutions, where output per employee increased by 45%, while implemented improvements generated a significant economic effect;
- Raketa Watch Factory — a unique Russian full-cycle mechanical watch manufacturer with a history spanning almost three centuries;
- Russian Railways Sapsan Depot, where high-speed trains are serviced;
- Europartner, Peterform, Avito Rabota and other technology sites in Saint Petersburg.
Who the Congress is for
The anniversary COURSE Congress will be useful for:
- owners of industrial companies;
- top managers and middle managers;
- commercial and operations executives;
- engineers, technologists, and production systems specialists;
- entrepreneurs and investors interested in developing industrial businesses.
COURSE Congress is an opportunity to see how efficient production systems work in just a few days, meet the people implementing change at major enterprises, and develop your own growth strategy based on real solutions used by Russian businesses.
Venue of Congress COURSE
Business program
The central day of the Congress will be dedicated to the business program, which will take place on September 10 in Saint Petersburg. The focus will be on modern tools for managing industrial companies, team development, improving operational efficiency, production digitalization, and personal productivity for executives.
The headliner of the anniversary event will be Radislav Gandapas — one of Russia’s best-known business speakers, President of the CIS Speakers Association, and author of 14 books on leadership and effectiveness. At the COURSE Congress, he will present his new lecture “Life Hacks of Geniuses. Secrets of Effectiveness” in Saint Petersburg for the first time, focusing on thinking systems, work organization, and attention management used by outstanding individuals.
The program will also feature leading practitioners:
- Irina Golubtsova — General Director of the Saint Petersburg Regional Competence Center, who will explain how to turn lean manufacturing into a sustainable company culture;
- Nikolay Yagodkin — expert in intellectual productivity, who will share methods for working with large volumes of information and preventing professional burnout;
- Andrey Matuzov — corporate business trainer, who will present his view on the professions of the future and the skills that will be most in demand in the age of artificial intelligence;
- Ilya Panov — Lean Manufacturing Director, who will demonstrate the potential of digital tools for implementing Lean principles at industrial enterprises;
- Alexey Korablev — President of R-Pro Concern, who will present case studies on robotics and the digital transformation of industrial production;
- Ulyana Gorbunova, Igor Mayorov, Natalia Levkina and other specialists will share their experience in developing production systems, personnel management, and improving enterprise efficiency.
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