Dassault Systèmes announced 3DEXPERIENCE World taking place in Houston from Feb. 1-4. The annual event will gather thousands of SOLIDWORKS and 3DEXPERIENCE platform users around the future of design to manufacturing, exploring 3D UNIV+RSES and artificial intelligence at the core of creation and innovation.
Guest speakers Jensen Huang - founder and CEO of NVIDIA, Pablos Holman - the renowned hacker and inventor with more than 6,000 patents, and Jay “Engineezy” Vogler - STEAM advocate and influencer, will kick off a rich agenda delving into the technologies enabling virtual environments that push the boundaries of imagination. One year after introducing 3D UNIV+RSES, Dassault Systèmes will showcase a holistic view of AI encompassing assistive, predictive and generative AI that plays an integral role in powering more efficient, sustainable and successful design, simulation, manufacturing and governance.
Event highlights include:
- Presentations from Pascal Daloz, CEO, Dassault Systèmes, Manish Kumar, CEO and Vice President R&D, SOLIDWORKS, and Gian Paolo Bassi, Senior Vice President, Customer Role Experience, Dassault Systèmes
- Keynotes from Pablos Holman on his visionary roadmap for addressing the world’s biggest challenges through emerging technologies, and “Engineezy” on the intersection of engineering, art and storytelling;
- Perspectives on creativity, innovation and communities from Manish Kumar and Suchit Jain, Vice President Strategy, SOLIDWORKS;
- Annual reveal of the top 10 SOLIDWORKS enhancements;
- Hundreds of technical training and learning sessions for all skill levels, certification opportunities, and meetup sessions;
- AAKRUTI International Student Design and Innovation Competition, challenging 12 teams from nine countries to solve real-world problems with technology, creativity and engineering skills;
- 3DEXPERIENCE Playground featuring Model Mania and Model Mania Xtreme, an EDU Zone, a Maker Zone and more;
- Product demos from SOLIDWORKS customers and startup program participants Molteni Group, Westwood Robotics, Psyonic, Sparx Hockey, COM-PAK+, NOVOFERM and Brudden.
“Artificial intelligence is defining the way people work - automating tasks but also allowing more time for creativity and innovation. At 3DEXPERIENCE World 2026, we will demonstrate the value of our AI-powered portfolio for SOLIDWORKS and 3DEXPERIENCE platform users - a legacy of innovation that keeps pushing product development forward to serve 8 million users,” said Manish Kumar.
