Cofes stands for “Conference on the Future of Engineering Software”

The event was held at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort, Thu 11 Apr. 2013.

Its an event for industry leaders is to gather and discuss the past, present, and future of design and software.

Important Note: COFES is an invitation-only event

COFES Theme 2013

Design for Resilience in Products and Strategy

Speakers 

  • Mike Riddle (Founder of AutoCAD)
  • Kai Backman (Founder of Tinkercad)
  • Jon Hirschtick (Founder of SolidWorks)
  • Esther Dyson (Angel investor & Visionary)
  • Alexander Rose (YearClock)
  • Simon Floyd
  • Ted Blacker
  • Chris Wood
  • Jon Peddie

Key Participants

  • Bhaskar Saha, Research Scientist, Palo Alto Research Center
  • Bill Barnes, General Manager, Lattice Technology
  • Bill Boswell, Senior Director, Partner Strategy, Siemens PLM Software
  • Bill Carrelli, Vice-President, Strategic Marketing, Siemens PLM Software
  • Biplab Sarkar, CTO, Nemetschek Vectorworks
  • Bob Anthonyson, Vice-President, Business Development, SofTech
  • Bob Bean, Owner, RWB Consultants
  • Bob Courtland, President, Robert D. Courtland, Chtd.
  • Bob Deragisch, Director of Engineering Services, Parker Hannifin
  • Bob Mayer, COO, IMSI/Design
  • Bob Neches, Director, Advanced Engineering Initiatives, IARPA
  • Bobby Fischer, Business Development, Moduleworks
  • Brad Holtz, President & CEO, Cyon Research
  • Brian Quincey, PLM Process Lead, Harley-Davidson Motor Company
  • Brian Seitz, Senior Consultant, Cyon Research
  • Bruce Boes, Partner, Mirus Capital Advisors
  • Bruce Douglas, Senior Vice-President, Strategy & Marketing, AVEVA
  • Bruce Jenkins, President, Ora Research
  • Bruce McCallum, National Design Technology Manager, DIALOG
  • Carlos Koch, CTO, Meebox
  • Carol Popovich, Senior Microchip FIRST Community Relations Manager, Microchip Technology
  • Carolyn Castillo, Program Manager, The Center for Understanding Change
  • Cary O’Connor, Vice-President, Marketing, IronCAD
  • Chad Jackson, President, Lifecycle Insights
  • Chad Sanderson, Vice-President, Sales & Marketing, Cynergy
  • Chris De Neef, Owner, Fast Track Consulting
  • Chris McLennan, President and CEO, Ilesfay Technology Group
  • Chris Randles, President & CEO, SpaceClaim
  • Chris Smith, Chief Analyst, Cloud Pragmatics
  • Chris Wood, Vice-President, Santa Fe Institute
  • Chuck House, Executive Director, InnovaScapes Institute
  • Chuck Paulsen, Vice-President, AMPS Technologies
  • Clive Davies, Business Development Director, Lightwork Design
  • Craig Trudgeon, CTO, Tetra 4D
  • Dallas Beddingfield, Research Analyst, Evolution Computing
  • Dan Meyer, President & CEO, Comet Solutions
  • Dan Raker, President, ConnectPress
  • Dave Ackley, Associate Professor, University of New Mexico
  • Dave Kasik, Senior Technical Fellow, Boeing
  • Dave Mayer, CEO, NANEVA
  • Dave Opsahl, Executive Director, 3D PDF Consortium
  • Dave Ullman, Chief Scientist, RDI Lab
  • Paul Shahriari, Senior Vice-President, Strategic Sustainability, SmartBIM
  • Paul Stallings, Vice-President of Research & Development, Kubotek USA
  • Pete Marks, Managing Director, Design Insight
  • Pete Wells, President, Smart2Market
  • Peter Alternative, Partner, Mirus Capital Advisors
  • Peter Schroer, CEO, Aras
  • Phares Noel, Senior Analyst, Cyon Research
  • Phil Spreier, Director, 3D PDF Strategy, Tech Soft 3D
  • Ping Fu, CEO, Geomagic
  • Prasad Boradkar, Codirector and Project Leader, ASU School of Design Innovation
  • Ragnar Wessman, Vice-President, Tekla
  • Rajesh Bhartiya, Founder & CEO, ProtoTech Solutions
  • Randall Hand, Chief Software Architect, Magic Leap

Among others

Special Sessions

  • World Update by Brad Holtz & Tony Christian
  • Round-Robin on Computing Futures by Mike Riddle
  • Round-Robin on Computing Futures by Kai Backman
  • Round-Robin on Computing Futures by Jon Hirschtick

DaS Symposium 2013 will include

  • Bill Boswell, Senior Director, Partner Strategy, Siemens PLM Software
  • Brad Holtz, Chairman, The Center for Understanding Change
  • Bruce Jenkins, President, Ora Research
  • Chris De Neef, Founder, Fast Track Consulting
  • Ken Hall, Director, Sustainable Design Systems, Gensler
  • Paul Shahriari, Senior Vice-President, Strategic Sustainability, SmartBIM
  • Prasad Boradkar, Co-Director & Project Leader, Arizona State University
  • Ric Chin, Director of Product Innovation, Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
  • Robert ‘Doc’ Hall, Chairman, The Compression Institute
  • Robert Neches, Director of the Office of Incisive Analysis, IARPA
  • Scott Brinks, President, Trans-Trade
  • Terry Swack, CEO & Founder, Sustainable Minds

About Cyon Research

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COFES 2013 Sponsors

  • First
  • Stopbadware
  • Patura LLC
  • IronCAD
  • Microsoft
  • Santa FE Institute
  • Siemens
  • Kubotek
  • Tech Soft 3D
  • Geomagic
  • AEC
  • The Cad Society
  • First
  • Stopbadware
  • Patura LLC
  • SiemensKey Participants

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