Recent meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.
Mission & Goals
ALES is the European Lean Managers Society, a non-profit society established in 2007 in Brussels, where it continues to operate. It stands as the largest European entity focused on Continuous Improvement. ALES serves as a platform for executives, directors, managers, and associates engaged in Continuous Improvement initiatives. Our primary objective is to facilitate International Conferences, Local Meetings, and Workshops centered on Continuous Improvement. ALES, the European Lean Managers Society, advocates for three core values: - international perspective - interdisciplinary thinking - dedication to action
EU Legislative Interests
Tutti i nostri eventi sono focalizzati sul miglioramento continuo della competitività di una qualsiasi organizzazione (industriale, servizi, government). In particolare: - Union of Skills - European Pillar of Social Rights - Analysis, evaluation, impact assessment Abbiamo organizzato 138 eventi in tutta Europa focalizzati sulla competitività del mercato unico (imprese - corporation e SME, associazioni), la sostenibilità ambientale e la digitalizzazione. Eventi (2026): --- Mercoledi 4 Febbraio - ANTICORRUPTION 2026 Speaker List: Nicola Allocca "Chair Anti-Corruption Committee, BIAC Co-Chair “Integrity & Compliance”, Task Force B20 South Africa" Opening Remarks Italy Zelalem Fekadu "Director General Corruption Prosecution Directorate General, Ministry of Justice" Centralized or integrated? The impact of structural shift on Ethiopia’s Anti-corruption Efforts Ethiopia Ilvija Gruba "Senior Compliance Director Evinova (an AstraZeneca business)" 2nd Line of defence in pharma: what works Latvia María Dapena Gómez "Jefatura del Area de Recursos Humanos y Formación Ayuntamiento de Vigo" Corruption prevention in public organizations: leadership, governance and value-based cultures Spain Alvaro Ferro "Director of Internal Audit ANACOM - Autoridade Nacional de Comunicaçõe" Whistleblower directive implementation in a portuguese regulatory agency Portugal Daniel Sibille "Vice-President of Compliance Oracle Latin America" Cartels in Latin America: The Evolving Compliance Perspective Brazil Roberto Fiore "Partner LP Avvocati" From Red Flags to Remediation: Internal Investigations as an Engine of Ethical Governance Italy Eugênio Ricas "Director, Office of Internal Oversight Interpol" Integrity and Oversight at INTERPOL: Strengthening Compliance and Anti-Corruption Systems Brazil Lilliam Arrieta Carsana "Women's rights and rule of law * Independant consultant and human rights defender " Corruption, a threat to human rights El Salvador Diego Alejandro Cárdenas Luján "Director of Criminal, Patrimonial, Financial and Fiscal Intelligence Agency Anticorruption General Prosecutor´s Office of the State - Chihuahua, México" Corruption: Current Trends, Prosecutions and Challenges Presented World Wide Mexico Christie Ippisch "Compliance Officer Cementos Progreso" The evolution and challenges of establishing a culture of compliance in an environment with underdeveloped regulation Guatemala Delia Ferreira Rubio "Former President TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL" From compliance to integrity in uncertain times Argentina Rauno Hoffmann "Global Head of Corporate Compliance Management System NOVARTIS" Ethics, Risk & Compliance as an integrated assurance system Switzerland --- 2026 Global Anti-Corruption & Integrity Forum (GACIF) at Business at OECD (BIAC) Knowledge Partner event “Business at the Forefront: How Companies Are Advancing Integrity and Fighting Corruption in 2026”: --- Mercoledì 15 Aprile Montecchio Maggiore (VI) XYLEM AILM2026 XYLEM Speaker List: SALUTO: Luca Campanaro "Manufacturing Excellence AW Europe Director XYLEM" INTRODUZIONE: Sergio Di Tillio "Presidente AILM" Francesco Giusto "Manufacturing Engineering Manager ELECTROLUX" Alessandro Misul "Direttore Industriale COGNE ACCIAI SPECIALI" Marco Fiandesio "General Manager Global Apparel BRETT JOHNSON" Valeria Cordioli "Cluster Operations Manager DS SMITH" Luca Zaffaina "Head of Group Kaizen Promotion Office MITSUBISHI" Daniele Basso "Artist and Founder GLOCAL DESIGN" Francesca Miari "Continuous Improvement Manager XYLEM" --- Mercoledì 3 Giugno ESG Sergio Di Tillio "Chair ALES the European Lean Managers Society" INTRODUCTION Patrik Kovacs "Board Member Business at OECD" OPENING REMARKS Joyline Chai "Vice President ESG Association of Malaysia" The Lean-ESG Synergy: Driving Credible Impact through Operational Excellence Yiğit Taşdivar "Sustainability Manager Kale Group of Companies" Creating Value Through Sustainability Sara Magalini "Sustainability Manager Group Cogne Acciai Speciali - Walsin ..
Communication Activities
QUANTE ATTIVITA' E DI CHE TIPO: - da Aprile 2011 fino ad oggi 138 eventi in presenza, ibridi e online con keynote speech, relatori, tavole rotonde, survey nazionali. Inoltre un Laboratorio Partecipativo sul Digital all'interno della Conferenza sul Futuro dell'Europa. CHI ABBIAMO COINVOLTO - 734 speaker da tutto il mondo (manager di LEGO, NIKE, GUCCI, SWATCH, CARTIER, BOSCH. DUCATI, e tante altre aziende) - 3881 differenti partecipanti (Austria, Argentina, Australia, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Bangladesh, Barbados, Bulgaria, Bosnia Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Switzerland, China, Congo, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Spain, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, France, Georgia, Guatemala, Hungary, Italy, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Kenya, Luxembourg, Lebanon. Liberia, Libia, Lithuania, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Nigeria, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Portugal, Pakistan, Peru, Poland, Romania, Russia, Sweden, South Africa, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, Serbia, Taiwan, Turkey, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, UK, Ukraine, USA, Yemen, and Zimbabwe) PREMI - LEANicon (il premio più importante europeo sul miglioramento continuo - attivo dal 2018 e vinto fra gli altri da Swatch, Ducati, ...) - the HUMAN STRATEGY prize - attivo dal 2023 - ALES prize
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
Transparency International, https://aleseurope.com/association-fighting-corruption/
Organisation Members
Organizzazioni affiliate: -- AILM Associazione Italiana Lean Managers -- RFAC Réseau Francophone pour l’Amélioration Continue -- ALES Portugal -- ELMV Europese Lean Managers Vereniging -- ESLM Europejskie Stowarzyszenie Lean Managers -- LEANicon -- HRBP the Human Strategy Prize -- ALES prize