Keynotes
Learn from industry-leading executives how you can support enterprise innovation by enhancing your company's enterprise simulation environment. Keynote speakers will provide insight into how their companies have successfully:
- used multi-discipline simulation to improve engineering productivity;
- leveraged simulation early in the design process to support innovation;
- eliminated physical prototypes to reduce costs and time to market;
- deployed enterprise environments to better manage simulation processes and information.
MSC.Software executives will also show how our new integrated solutions will help you address your most critical product development challenges. They'll detail strategies for success, including how to leverage simulation for business benefit and maximize your return on investment. To help you drive innovation and enhance business performance, they'll also describe solutions you can use immediately to lower engineering costs and enhance productivity.
The 2006 keynote speakers include:
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William Weyand
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer - MSC.Software
Mr. Weyand assumed the role of chairman and CEO of MSC Software in February 2005.
Mr. Weyand was Chairman and CEO of Structural Dynamics Research Corporation (SDRC) from 1997 to 2001. During that time, he redefined SDRC's strategic direction to capitalize on new growth opportunities, establishing the company as a market leader in Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions. Under his direction, SDRC acquired seven companies. In 2001, he successfully facilitated the sale of SDRC to Electronic Data Systems (NYSE: EDS) for $1 billion.
Prior to joining SDRC, Mr. Weyand served as Executive Vice President of Measurex Corporation, where he refocused the company's sales strategy to increase its market share to more than 50 percent. Previously, he held several senior sales and marketing positions at Cygnet Systems, Avco Corporation and Chomerics. Mr. Weyand also serves on the boards of Riverstone Networks (Nasdaq: RSTN), Ascential Software (Nasdaq: ASCL), Pavilion Technologies Inc. and Radiance Technologies. He serves on the board of the Ohio River Valley Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation and as a trustee of Nichols College. |
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Dave Fennell
Boeing Vice President, Information Technology - Product Lifecycle Management Systems
Dave Fennell is vice president of Information Technology for The Boeing Company. He is responsible for the design and support of company-wide engineering, manufacturing and quality assurance systems, collectively known as Product Life Cycle Management (PLM) Systems.
In addition, Mr. Fennell is responsible to the Boeing Commercial Airplane (BCA) Business Unit, ensuring the quality, delivery and cost-effectiveness of all information technology services. He is a member of the BCA Leadership Team and the Boeing process councils for Engineering, Quality and Operations. Mr. Fennell has 29 years of technical, management and executive experience in Information Technology. With the majority of his career at Boeing, Mr. Fennell's participation has spanned assignments in technology, operations, applications systems development and general management.
From 2001-2004, Mr. Fennell was Boeing Commercial Airplanes Chief Information Officer and Vice President, Information Systems. From October 1999 to June 2001, Mr. Fennell was Boeing Commercial Airplanes director of Information Systems for Airplane Programs and Supplier Management, where he managed all computing support, including applications and infrastructure, for all BCA airplane programs. In a prior assignment within Shared Services Group, Mr. Fennell was responsible for company-wide applications systems and related information production and distribution services.
Mr. Fennell graduated summa cum laude in economics from the University of Maryland and received a masters' degree from the University of Washington Executive MBA Program. In his community, he is a director on the board of trustees and executive committee member for the Seattle Art Museum. |
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Charles Foundyller
CEO - Daratech
The author of world-renowned research and analysis on engineering IT markets, Mr. Foundyller has analyzed domestic and foreign markets for leading PLM, CAD/CAM, CAE, PDM/EDM, AECO PLM (architecture, engineering, construction, operations, plant lifecycle management) and GIS vendors. Mr. Foundyller has advised on pricing, positioning, marketing, partnering, first-round financing, M&A and distribution strategies to the world's engineering IT and GIS technology leaders and has provided special expertise in the penetration of North American, European, and Japanese technology markets.
Mr. Foundyller has aided major U.S. and overseas automotive, aerospace, consumer products, industrial equipment, and process & power manufacturers in justification, selection, acquisition and management of PLM, CAD/CAM, CAE, PDM/EDM, AECO PLM and GIS technologies. With more than twenty-five years of experience in engineering IT and GIS market research, technology assessment and industry analysis, Mr. Foundyller has appeared at leading industry conferences, expositions and user group meetings around the world as an invited speaker.
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Janette G. Beauchamp
General Manager, Global Automotive Industry - IBM Corporation
Jan Beauchamp is General Manager of IBM's Global Automotive Industry. She has responsibility for defining and driving IBM's automotive strategy as well as developing industry-unique solutions to address client business requirements. She leads a global team of industry experts who sell and deliver IBM's portfolio of offerings to Fortune 500 clients. Her team focuses on assisting clients to innovate and transform their businesses and improve productivity and profitability to meet the changing requirements demanded by this market.
Under Jan's leadership, IBM actively participates in multiple industry standard groups, sponsors major automotive marketing events and advertisements in television, radio and periodicals. In 2005, IBM's automotive team was recognized with the Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) Outstanding Corporate Achievement Award and Frost & Sullivan's 2005 Technology of the Year Award for Telematics open standards leadership. In addition, IBM and the University of Michigan published 2005 China Automotive Study - A View from the Inside.
Prior to assuming her current position, she was Vice President, Industrial Sector, Americas, managing sales of the entire IBM portfolio of offerings to large enterprise clients in the aerospace and defense; automotive; electronics; and chemical and petroleum industries in North America and South America.
Jan has also held various marketing positions in manufacturing, distribution, and insurance industries, as well as in large systems software, services, and end-user marketing. Her broad background and experience lends creditability to her ability to lead this industry and key client base for IBM.
Jan began her IBM career in Detroit, Michigan. She holds a BS Degree from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor and participated in the Harvard Business Client Executive Program. In 2005, she was selected as one of the top 100 women in automotive.
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Daniel Burrus
Leading Technology Forecaster - "A Look Ahead"
Daniel Burrus is one of the world's leading technology forecasters and business strategists, and is the author of six books, including the highly acclaimed Technotrends, which has been translated into over a dozen languages. The New York Times has referred to him as one of America's top three business "gurus" in the highest demand as a speaker.
In 1983, Burrus was the first and only futurist to accurately identify the twenty technologies that would drive two decades of revolutionary change. Since then, he has established a worldwide reputation for his exceptional record of accurately predicting the future of technological change and its direct impact on the business world. He has helped hundreds of clients develop successful competitive strategies based on the creative application of leading-edge technologies, and has delivered over 2,000 keynote speeches to corporations, associations, and professional organizations worldwide.
Burrus' client list encompasses a wide range of industries, and includes many Fortune 500 companies such as GE, IBM, Oracle, Microsoft, DuPont, AT&T, Toshiba, American Express, Northwestern Mutual, Exxon, and Sara Lee. He has been the subject of a PBS Special and has appeared on programs such as Larry King, Lou Dobbs, CNNfn, and Bloomberg and is quoted in a variety of publications including Fortune, Forbes, and USA Today. |
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Glenn Wienkoop
President, Chief Operating Officer - MSC.Software
Mr. Wienkoop joins MSC.Software from BDNA Corporation where he served as the president and chief operating officer.
Mr. Wienkoop has held the position of president and chief operating officer at Portal Software where he was responsible for all company operations and the development of a new enterprise corporate strategy. He served as president and chief operating officer at Structural Dynamics Research Corporation (SDRC) prior to its acquisition by EDS in 2001. During his tenure at SDRC he led the transformation from a packaged software provider to an integrated enterprise solutions provider with Teamcenter becoming the PLM leader ultimately resulting in SDRC's acquisition. Before SDRC Mr. Wienkoop was the division president at Cognex Corporation. He also held several executive positions at Honeywell-Measurex Corporation including division president, executive vice president of marketing and engineering, vice president corporate business development, and vice president of sales and services.
Mr. Wienkoop completed executive programs at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, California Institute of Technology and Stanford University. He holds an MBA from the University of West Florida and a masters and bachelors degree in engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology. |
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Thomas C. Tecco
Global Director, Computer-Aided Engineering, Electrical and Test Systems -General Motors Corporation
Mr. Tecco is the Director of Global CAE/Test Systems and Electrical for the Information Systems and Services (IS&S) organization at General Motors. He also has responsibility for Systems Engineering and the Designing Engineer initiative.
Mr. Tecco joined General Motors from MacNeal-Schwendler Corporation (MSC), where he was Vice President and General Manager of the Automotive Group with responsibility for worldwide MSC automotive operations, including marketing, consulting, automotive application development and sales/support.
Prior to MSC, Mr. Tecco was Vice President of Engineering with Automated Analysis Corporation responsible for the engineering services and commercial software groups. Prior to this, he was at Navistar International, where he oversaw the Vehicle Dynamics Group. Mr. Tecco has also been an instructor in the Manufacturing Engineering department at Miami University.
Mr. Tecco received his Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Tri-State University and a Master's in Mechanical Engineering from Ohio State University.
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Ed Miller
President - CIMdata, Inc.
Ed Miller, President of the consulting and research firm CIMdata, is an internationally-recognized authority on Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) and a frequent keynote speaker at conferences and seminars around the world on trends, directions, strategies, methods, and technology issues. A graduate of the University of Michigan and Purdue University, he has more than 30 years of experience in the application of information technology (IT) for engineering and manufacturing. Mr. Miller has been instrumental in defining PLM, and is one of the most quoted experts in the field, articulating the overall industry vision and broad business implications of this rapidly-evolving field. He has authored numerous papers and research reports on PLM and related topics, and his articles, commentaries, and perspectives regularly appear in publications throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. |
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Reza Sadeghi, Ph.D.
VP, Product Development - MSC.Software
Dr. Reza Sadeghi is currently Vice President of Product Development (Enterprise Computing) at MSC.Software with responsibility for strategy and development of MSC's MultiDscipline Products, (Nastran, Marc, Adams, Dytran and Patran). Prior to MSC he was responsible for the simulation methods group at Goodrich aerospace, where he led the development of a number of math based tools for design and manufacturing of commercial and military jet engine nacelle structures. Over the past 10 years, he has been asked to serve on a number of science and technology review boards, among them DOE and DOD. |
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Donald H. Brown
Chairman - Collaborative Product Development Associates
Mr. Brown has developed and managed over a dozen collaborative research programs and advisory services targeting the leading edge for the implementation and development of distributed technology, and has produced many incisive and in-depth studies. He has advised senior executives, developers, implementers, and investors from large companies and start-ups. Don's clients have ranged from the automotive and aerospace sectors to the leading computer systems companies, as well as applications vendors in design and engineering.
Don founded CPDA with the members of D.H. Brown Associates' (DHBA's) PLM group in 2004, upon the sale of DHBA's IT group. Don founded DHBA in 1986 as a research firm serving institutional investors, suppliers, and users of advanced technology. He previously founded Gartner Group's Small Systems Service. In the 1970's, Don was recognized as one of the top three financial analysts for institutional investors covering distributed processing and minicomputers. Don holds an M.B.A. in finance from the University of Chicago. |
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Professor Haicheng Yang
China Aerospace & Technology Corporation
Professor Yang Hai-Cheng joined China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation to promote information engineering in the aerospace industry. Meanwhile, Professor Yang holds several other posts, including the chief of experts panel for the 863 high tech plan CIMS division; chief strategist of the "manufacture information engineering," a key technology innovation proposal; board chairman of Beijing Shenzhou Aerospace Software Technology Co., Ltd; and chief editor of "China Manufacture Information Engineering” and "Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems."
Professor Yang also teaches at the Northwestern Poly-technical University. He received his Doctorate Degree in manufacturing engineering of aeronautics and astronautics from Northwestern Poly-technical University in 1990. He then joined Cornell University as a visiting scholar in 1996. Professor Yang has been focused on the research, development, organization, management and application of many key projects. Professor Yang has devoted his career to improving traditional manufacturing using information technology, promoting the application of information technology comprehensively and strengthening competence of traditional manufacturing companies in the global market.
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Peter Robison
Director of Automotive PLM Solutions, Sales and Distribution, Industrial Sector - IBM |
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Dick Rutan
Commander of the World's First Non-Stop, Unrefueled Flight
As a Tactical Air Command fighter pilot during most of his two decades in the Air Force, Dick Rutan few 325 combat missions in Vietnam, 105 of them as a member of a high-risk classified operation commonly known as the MISTY's." While on his last strike reconnaissance mission over North Vietnam in September of 1968, he was hit by enemy ground fire, and forced to eject from his burning F-100. Dick evaded enemy capture and was later rescued by the Air Force's "Jolly Green Giant" helicopter team. Before retiring from the Air Force in 1978, Lt. Col. Rutan had been awarded the Silver Star, five Distinguished Flying Crosses, 16 Air Medals and the Purple Heart.
After retirement, Dick joined his brother, Burt, as Production Manager and Chief Test Pilot for Rutan Aircraft Factory. Dick Rutan flew the test flight development program of many military and civilian experimental aircraft and set numerous world speed and distance records in his Long-EZ, a popular Rutan designed home-built airplane. Dick was awarded the Louis Bleriot Medal by the prestigious Federation Aeronautique Internationale during a ceremony in Brussels, Belgium in recognition of these record-setting flights.
In early 1981, Dick Rutan resigned from his brother's company and founded Voyager Aircraft, Inc., and prepared to complete the first-ever around the world, non-stop, non-refueled flight. On the morning of December 14, 1986, a fuel laden Voyager took off on the history making flight. Nine days, three minutes and forty four seconds later, Dick set the storm-battered Voyager down on the dry lakebed at Edwards Air Force Base in California, successfully completing the six-year quest. The Voyager is now proudly suspended in the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum's "Milestones of Flight" gallery in our nation's capitol and Dick Rutan was awarded the Presidential Citizen's Medal of Honor.
Since Voyager's world flight, Dick has been traveling the world on the lecture circuit, telling his tale of the magnificent Voyager project and flight and of his North Pole adventure. The Voyager story is one of tremendous courage, of vision, and of adventure and is often referred to as 'aviation's last first.'
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