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Keith Meintjes, Ph.D., Practice Manager, Simulation & Analysis, CIMdata

Dr. Keith Meintjes has over 30 years of experience in the development and application of simulation tools to transform product development. His achievements include novel methods for combustion simulation, patents for engine design, and strategic planning for the world’s largest commercial HPC facility.

Keith joined CIMdata when they acquired CPDA, where he was Research Director for CAE and managed CPDA’s Design/Simulation Council. Previously, he spent nearly 30 years at General Motors.

At GM he was responsible for the engineering requirements for GM’s Global CAE IT infrastructure and...

Leo van Ruijven, Manager Technology Development, Croon Elektrotechniek B.V.

Leo van Ruijven received his Master of Science degree from the Hoge School van Utrecht in the Netherlands. His thesis was about implementing integral design within the construction industry. Van Ruijven was involved in the design and engineering of one of the largest water barriers in the world, the Stormvloedkering Nieuwe Waterweg in the Netherlands and the Westerscheldetunnel, the longest road tunnel in the Netherlands. As part of these projects he was responsible for risk and availability analysis and the design and implementation of a configuration management system. He is currently responsible...

Professor Dr.-Ing. Martin Eigner, Technical University of Kaiserslautern

Professor Dr.-Ing. Martin Eigner, Technical University of Kaiserslautern Professor Martin Eigner is an expert in Product Lifecycle Management and Model-Based Systems Engineering. After graduating from the University of Karlsruhe (Germany) in 1980, Professor Eigner was head of Technical Data Processing in a division of Robert Bosch GmbH. In 1985 he founded EIGNER + PARTNER INC., which was later sold to ORACLE. In 2003 he founded EIGNER Engineering Consult, a consulting company for the optimization of engineering processes with a focus on Product Lifecycle Management.

Since...

Ron Locklin, Director, PLM360, Industry Strategy & Marketing, Autodesk

Ron Locklin is a business executive with deep global experience in product management, product and industry marketing in engineering/design software (PLM, CAD, technical computing) and enterprise software (BPM, content management).

Ron joined Autodesk in 2012, and is responsible for the “go to market” function for their PLM360 business globally. His team is located in Europe as well as the US. His role includes product/technical marketing, pricing, packaging, channel strategy, business expansion, and sales enablement. Ron is also on the faculty of Boston University, where he has taught...

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