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13 May 2010
Events News
Over 160 Customer Success Stories Presented at 2010 aspenONE Global Conference
Aspen Technology, Inc. announced that over 160 success stories were presented by AspenTech customers at the 2010 aspenONE Global Conference, held from May 3-6 in Boston. Over 500 customers from more than 200 process manufacturing companies in 43 countries shared best practices for using process optimization software to capture opportunity in today’s changing global economy.
•The aspenONE Global Conference is the only industry conference exclusively focused on optimizing process manufacturing from design, through manufacturing and supply chain operations.
•AspenTech President & CEO Mark Fusco opened the event introducing the 2010 conference theme: “Capturing Opportunity.” Following a keynote presentation by AspenTech Senior Vice President Manolis Kotzabasakis, leading process industry senior executives discussed how optimizing the entire process manufacturing value chain can deliver superior operational and financial results. Customer keynote speakers included:
◦Maggi Walker, VP of Engineering Solutions, Dow Chemical Company
◦Ed Daniels, EVP, Shell Global Solutions Downstream
◦Maurice Tayeh, SVP and CIO, Technip
•Following the opening session, the keynote speakers engaged in an interactive panel discussion moderated by FIATECH’s Executive Director, Dr. Ric Jackson.
•During the conference, over 160 papers were presented across Engineering, Manufacturing and Supply Chain tracks that addressed the most pressing issues process industry companies face today including energy management, GHG reduction, integrated supply chain planning, manufacturing operations, megaprojects, alternative fuels, and achieving operational excellence.
•The conference also included the first ever AspenTech University Forum, with professors from MIT, University of Pennsylvania, Lehigh University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, University of Washington and others participating. These academic leaders discussed how to enhance university curricula to train the next generation of engineering professionals by further incorporating engineering software and best practices for knowledge transfer.
Supporting Resources:
- • aspenONE 2010 Global Conference web page
- aspenONE 2010 Global Conference Twitter feed
- aspenONE 2010 Global Conference customer video on Facebook
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