Cofes stands for “Conference on the Future of Engineering Software”. A tank where great minds come together to discuss best practices and to share ideas for the future of software.

COFES is about discussing,  sustainability, engineering, and innovation.

Date: 16 December 2010 – 12:00 am

Location: Hilton Tel Aviv; Tel Aviv, Israel

Important Note: COFES is an invitation-only event

Main Theme

Innovations Should be More Practical, Less Political 

Key participants

  • Leading providers of BIM/CAD/CAE/DP/PLM
  • Senior executives from industrial organizations
  • Analysts representatives from academia

People Involved

  • Abraham Nagavkar, CIO, Bateman
  • Adam Magen, Director Infrastructure & Technologies, Siemens PLM Software
  • Adi Eyal, CEO and Managing Director, One1
  • Alex Tsechansky, General Manager, ITI Proficiency
  • Allan Behrens, Managing Director, Taxal
  • Anat Fisher, Professor, Technion
  • Andreas Vlahinos, Principal, Advanced Engineering Solutions
  • Andy Sherlock, CEO, ShapeSpace
  • Ariel Hadar, Channel Business Development Manager, PTC
  • Arik Shibi, Technology Manager, Architecture & Building, Omnitech
  • Avner Ben Bassat, President, Plataine
  • Benny Shimon, Technology Manager, Manufacturing Solutions, Omnitech
  • Brad Holtz, President & CEO, Cyon Research
  • Brian Shepherd, Executive Vice-President, Product Development, PTC
  • Chris De Neef, Owner, Fast Track Consulting
  • Daniela Paz, Director for PLM Information Systems MCAD/ECAD, Rafael Advance Defense Systems
  • David Levin, CEO, LEDAS
  • David Segal, Director, Industrial Equipment Market Development, Dassault Systemes
  • Dmitry Popov, Deputy Director, Nanosoft
  • Dudi Peer, MCAD Manager, HP (ECI Telecom)
  • Eitan Carmi, , Siemens PLM Software
  • Eitan Yudilevich, Executive Director, BIRD Foundation
  • Eldad Sayada, CEO, Widetech Integrated Systems
  • Eran Naveh, Software Group Manager, Objet Geometries
  • Eyal Nir, CEO, ParaCloud
  • Fielder Hiss, Vice-President, Product Management, Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
  • Gili Golani, Director, Product Management, Cimatron
  • Haim Mizrahi, Vice-President, Ordinance Division, Rafael Advance Defense Systems
  • Hemy Miller, CTO & Business Development Manager, Omnitech
  • Ilan Israel, Autodesk Division Manager, Omnitech
  • Ilan Sidi, CTO, Graffiti
  • Israel Gatt, Managing Director, Data Systems Designers
  • Joel Orr, Vice-President and Chief Visionary, Emeritus, Cyon Research
  • Jon Peddie, President, Jon Peddie Research
  • Kalman Wilner, Vice-President R&D and Engineering, Optimet
  • Kathleen Maher, Editor-in-Chief, Jon Peddie Research
  • Limor Nakar, Director, U.S. Business Development & BIRD Energy, BIRD Foundation
  • Mark Lefebvre, Marketing Director, IBM Rational Software, IBM
  • Meg Selfe, Vice-President, Rational Complex & Embedded Systems, IBM
  • Meir Davidovich, Managing Director, Data Systems Designers
  • Meir Weiss, CEO, ITibam
  • Michael Brook, Senior Vice-President, Engineering Desktop Product Development, PTC
  • Michael Reitman, Vice-President, Engineering and R&D, PTC
  • Michael Sirota, Head Mechanical Engineering Group, TAT Technologies
  • Michal Barak, Technology Manager, Geospatial & Civil Engineering, Omnitech
  • Miki Morein, Senior Consultant, Cambashi
  • Moshe Shpitalni, Professor, Technion
  • Naotake Kakishita, President & CEO, Kubotek USA
  • Natan Elsberg, CEO, RDV Systems
  • Nimrod Zehavi, Managing Partner, RDV Systems
  • Nir Brav, Vice-President, Israeli Operations and Financial Management, PTC
  • Nitzan Sapir, Chairman of the Board, One1
  • Oded Leventer, Managing Director, Systematics Technologies
  • Ofer Spottheim, Country Manager, KollabNet
  • Oleg Shilovitsky, CEO, Inforbix
  • Paul Stallings, Vice-President of Research & Development, Kubotek
  • Ping Fu, CEO, Geomagic
  • Rami Noach, PDM & CAD Team Leader, Orbotech
  • Roy Sterenthal, Vice-President Research and Development, Cimatron
  • Shlomo Sivan, CEO, Sivan Design
  • Sky Matthews, Director, Development, IBM Rational Software
  • Tal Weiss, R&D Site Manager, Autodesk Israel
  • Yaron Livnat, Director, Israel Ministry of Defense – Mantak
  • Yaron Rosenbaum, General Manager, Cordys Israel
  • Yaron Zipori, R&D Data Management, PLM, Engineering Processes, Rafael Advance Defense Systems
  • Yitzhak Daniel, CEO, Optimet
  • Yoram Reich, Professor, Tel Aviv University
  • Yoram Shechner, MCAD Manager, Rafael Advance Defense Systems
  • Ze’ev Kroizman, CEO, McKit Systems Ltd.
  • Ziv Belfer, Senior Vice-President, PTC
  • Zvi Feuer, Vice-President, Industry Business Group, Siemens PLM Software
  • Zvi Grinberg, CEO, CALIBER Engineering and Computers
  • Zvi Valk, CAD/CAE Manager, Israel Electric

Objectives covered at COFES

  • Understand the global and local market dynamics for design and engineering software
  • Explore opportunities for innovation in the context of design and engineering
  • Explore the leverage for enabling sustainability by focusing on opportunities to embed sustainability into projects at the design stage
  • Discuss likely scenarios for the future of the industry and explore actions to address the scenarios
  • Share recent innovations in the market

Procedure

  1. Registration and meet your hosts (8:00AM)
  2. Opportunities for Innovation, part 1
  3. Hosted networking break
  4. Opportunities for Innovation, part 2
  5. Hosted networking lunch
  6. Opportunities for Innovation, part 3
  7. Hosted networking break
  8. Opportunities for Innovation, part 4
  9. Close (5:00PM)

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