The Industry Day features a diverse lineup of experts, set around three themes:

Synergies between Expo 2025 Osaka’s theme: ‘Designing Future Society for Our Lives’ and lean

Lean in Japan vs. the World

Shaping the Future of Construction

Attendees will have the opportunity to explore practical solutions and real-world examples that showcase how lean methodologies can improve productivity and project efficiency.

Held at Expo 2025 Osaka, this event provides a unique platform for professionals to engage in meaningful discussions about best practices, challenges, and future directions in the construction industry. Networking opportunities with senior-level executives and decision-makers from the global construction community will allow participants to forge valuable connections and foster collaboration.

This portion of the conference promises to be a key event for those interested in enhancing the future of project delivery through innovation and collaboration, positioning lean principles at the heart of industry growth and resilience.

Expo 2025 Site, Yumeshimanaka, Osaka

Workshop Day is about practical application. Throughout the day, attendees will delve into the latest developments, emerging trends, innovative strategies, and progressive policies shaping the landscape of lean project delivery. This comprehensive exposure will provide valuable insights to stay ahead of industry advancements and offer practical tools to navigate challenges effectively.

International and Japanese experts will collaborate on creating interesting workshops covering different topics within the proposed themes. The workshops will take place at different venues at Expo 2025 Osaka, and will include experiences, simulation games and so-called ‘gemba’ visits. Participants will find inspiration for new ideas, drive innovation, and accelerate progress in the field.

Expo 2025 Site, Yumeshimanaka, Osaka

The Academic Conference is meticulously designed to highlight the forefront of research, development, and industrial practices shaping the future of lean construction. It offers a chance to explore the latest advancements, gain critical insights, and engage in meaningful discussions with leading international experts and academics.

Over three days, attendees will experience a rich array of presentations and sessions covering key topics and emerging trends in lean construction.

This year, the scientific committee encourages papers to focus on the following themes:

Sustainability: The need for accelerating sustainability-related efforts is generally acknowledged.

Culture: Given the venue, especially the significance of the Japanese culture for explaining and understanding the emergence and various dimensions of the Toyota Production Systems, culture seems a pertinent theme. 

Digital: The developments on the digital front have been rapid and wide. Now, addressing the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) seems especially timely.

Diffusion: Lean construction includes powerful methods and tools for improving construction. However, there uptake has been uneven among companies and countries. How to accelerate diffusion?

Clock Tower Centennial Hall, Kyoto University, 36 Yoshidahonmachi, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, 606-8317

The IGLC33 Committee is very happy to have received many papers for the Academic Conference. Thank you all for your contributions - the Scientic Committee will guide you through the next steps of the process.

The PhD Summer School is a long-running tradition of the IGLC. It has provided doctoral students worldwide a special opportunity to present their research and get feedback from a panel of experts in a very open yet challenging forum. Postgraduate students from both industry and academia in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry and related fields are invited to submit extended abstracts on Lean Construction research and application.

In this year’s edition an elite selection of students will get the opportunity to present their work in a structured way, followed by feedback and discussion. Help will be available for those who want to fine-tune their research methods or refine their problem statement. In addition to those students presenting their work (called presenters), there will also be an opportunity for eligible students to attend the event and be part of the discussion (called listeners), either as early-stage researchers or experienced ones.

Kyoto Institute of Technology, Villa KIT (kosen kaikan), 15-1 Matsugasaki Kuramadacho, Sakyo Ward, Kyoto, 606-0956

In case you are interested to present or listen:

Submission deadline: 15 March 2025

In collaboration with the countries participating - formally called the ‘International Participants’ - to the Expo 2025 Event, the team will develop and organise an Expo Event Day.

More details to be confirmed soon.

Expo 2025 Site, Yumeshimanaka, Osaka

The guided pavilion tour days offer attendees an exclusive opportunity to explore groundbreaking designs and innovative concepts showcased in the pavilions at Expo 2025 Osaka. Led by a combination of the pavilion guides as well as our event management team, participants will gain unique insights into architectural brilliance, cultural storytelling, and sustainable practices behind each pavilion's creation. This engaging experience provides a deep dive into the creative processes, uniting design and functionality, making it a must-attend highlight for professionals and enthusiasts alike.

It is part of the Expo & Lean study tour and optional to those attending the IGLC conference programme.

Expo 2025 Site, Yumeshimanaka, Osaka

For those who are interested to extend their industry experience in Japan, the Expo & Lean study tour offers a limited group of attendees the opportunity to learn more about lean construction, the Expo 2025 event and Japanese construction. It includes two or three days of company visits and presentations, attendance to the Expo event day, guided pavilion tours, the industry day and the workshop day, and a diversity of social/cultural activities.

Tokyo-Nagoya-Osaka

The Expo event day and guided pavilion tours can also be booked separately as optional additions.

Let us know your interest through: iglc33@iglc-conference.com. More details can be found here:

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Funatsuru, 180 Minoyacho,
Kiyamachidouri Matsubara-Agaru, Shimogyo-ku, Kyoto 600-8015

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