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Doug Akers, Vice President of Product Management, PTC

Doug Akers is the Vice President of Product Management within the extended PLM segment of PTC and is responsible for the leadership of global solution definition and management activities as it pertains to the ALM technologies; he also manages the strategy and roadmap of PTC’s enterprise ALM products and solutions. Doug joined PTC in August 1995 and has held positions within customer support, marketing, and product management for both the Integrity and Interoperability businesses since that time. Doug holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science...

Marc Lind, SVP Global Marketing, Aras

Marc Lind is responsible for worldwide marketing at Aras, a provider of next generation Product Lifecycle Management solutions for global companies with complex products and processes. Prior to joining Aras, Marc was co-founder of PartsDriver, a supply chain software company focused on the automotive market. Earlier in his career he led a new product development reengineering initiative at Analog Devices (NYSE: ADI) that resulted in development cycle time improvements for global outsourcing operations. He holds a BBA from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and is a member of...

Scott Whiteman, Senior Manager, Accenture

Scott Whiteman is a Senior Manager supporting Accenture Product Lifecycle Services. Over the last 20+ years of his professional career, Scott has focused his attention within Product Lifecycle Management process and its supporting technologies. Scott was the founder of a start-up engineering services firm that supported close to 100 clients and has led the development of technical delivery centers across the globe. Within the Automotive and Transportation industries he has played integral roles in transforming the product development process.

Louis J. Pascarella, Principal Consultant, Geometric

Louis (Lou) J. Pascarella is a Principal Consultant with Geometric, focused on Product Creation Methodologies, Product Lifecycle Management and Application Management. He has been working with global automotive, aerospace, and software vendors for over 35 years in the areas of Visualization, CAD, PLM, and Software Lifecycle Management with a focus on strategy, planning, consulting, systems engineering, and knowledge capture & management. Lou has a strong background in PLM technology development and implementation (Teamcenter, Windchill, and ENOVIA), solution architecture, and enterprise middleware technologies (EAI, SOA).

Gerald J. Deren, Executive Director, Americas Business Development & Consulting, Siemens Strategic Industries Americas

Gerry Deren leads a team of Business Development & Consulting professionals and Solution Architects across Siemens PLM industry business units as well as new and emerging markets. Mr. Deren has spent the past 25 years primarily focused on Automotive, and Aerospace and Defense, and the last eight years dedicated to Space and Global supply chains. He also represents Siemens as part of the Stanford Global Supply Chain consortium and has been as a speaker on the topic of global collaboration and...

Dr. Nicholas (Nick) Bell, CIO, Global Product Development, Information Technology, General Motors

Nick Bell was appointed as the CIO, Global Product Development in December 2012 and is responsible for all IT applications development and support of GM’s Global Product Development function, as well as contributing to the IT Transformational journey in General Motors IT.

Prior to his current position, Nick was Executive Director Vehicle Solutions IT. He has also served as the Global CIO for GM Information Technology, Manufacturing & Labor (from April 2010) and responsibility for GM IT’s “2010 Program” (re-contracting of out-sourced IT Global...

Mike Perez, Strategic Projects and Services Manager, Technical Information Solutions, Caterpillar Inc.

Mike Perez is the Strategic Projects and Services Manager for Technical Information Solutions at Caterpillar. Mike and his team are responsible for the management of Caterpillar’s Technical Information Transformation which is a joint development project with PTC to migrate, develop, and implement an integrated off-the shelf solution for technical information authoring, management, delivery, and access, replacing Caterpillar’s legacy solution. Mike is also responsible for operational support of the current technical information delivery system, media delivery, and Caterpillar’s Translation Services. Over his 28 year...

John Leney, Vice President & Global Head – Sales and Marketing, Geometric

John Leney is a Vice President and the Global Head – Sales and Marketing at Geometric. He is responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of business growth strategies for Geometrics’ targeted industry verticals. John is also responsible for leading the Go-to-Market strategy and development of the sales processes and competencies in the company. John joined Geometric in 2012 and was responsible for leading the Global Automotive Industry Vertical of the company. Prior to joining Geometric, he was a Senior Director in Dassault...

Sathish Kumar Thirugnanam, Consultant, NPI VE - Innovation and Transformation Group, Tata Consultancy Services

Sathish Kumar Thirugnanam is a business consultant with Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), one of the leading Business & IT solutions providers for global customers. As a member of the Innovation and Transformation Group (ITG) at TCS he focuses on providing business solutions to manufacturing customers in the areas of New Product Introduction and Development.

Sathish comes with a rich experience in manufacturing processes and concepts associated with product development and has been working with leading automotive, aerospace, industrial machinery & hi-tech customers...

Steve Gwizdala,Territory Sales Manager, Jive Software

Steve Gwizdala has been in the enterprise application space for over 20 years. His career spans the entire product lifecycle from design, build, manufacture, and distribute to present day on connecting, collaborating, and communicating more effectively in the enterprise.