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.

The event was held at the Scottsdale Plaza Resort in 2014.

Important Note: COFES is an invitation-only event

Sponsors

  • HP
  • UGS
  • CyonResearch
  • Spatial
  • Microsoft
  • PNY
  • Open Design Alliance
  • Cadalyst
  • Autodesk
  • Actify
  • IBM
  • LAGOA
  • T-Flex
  • TechSoft3D
  • TheCADSociety

Speaker

  • Brad Holtz (President & CEO of Cyon Research)
  • George Dyson

Key Participants

  • Adrian Gheorghe, Professor, Old Dominion University
  • Adrian Salvador, Student, Arizona State University
  • Allan Behrens, Managing Director, Taxal
  • Allan Partridge, Principal, Group 2
  • Amir Rubin, CEO (Chief Parakeet), Paracosm
  • Amy Rowell, Principal Analyst, Four Winds Research
  • Anatoly Savin, CEO, Maginfo
  • Andrew Rink, Manufacturing Industries Marketing Strategy, NVIDIA Corporation
  • Antoine Reymond, Senior Strategic Alliances Manager, Professional Graphics, AMD
  • Arnold van der Weide, President, Open Design Alliance
  • Avi Dabir, Director of Developer Relations, Leap Motion
  • Bhaskar Saha, Research Scientist, Palo Alto Research Center
  • Bill Barnes, General Manager, Lattice Technology
  • Bill Boswell, Senior Director, Partner Strategy, Siemens PLM
  • Bill Cochell, Director, Custom Applications, Design Parametrics
  • Biplab Sarkar, CTO, Nemetschek Vectorworks
  • Bob Anthonyson, Vice-President, Business Development, SofTech
  • Bob Courtland, President, Robert D. Courtland, Chtd.
  • Bob Deragisch, Director, Engineering Services, Parker Hannifin
  • Bob Mayer, COO, IMSI/Design
  • Boris Shoov, Executive Vice-President, AMC Bridge
  • Brad Holtz, President & CEO, Cyon Research
  • Brett Hillhouse, Worldwide Automotive Executive, IBM
  • Brian Grogan, Director, Product Management & Marketing, Siemens PLM
  • Brian Lockyear, Principal, Parametric Design Solutions
  • Brian Seitz, Enterprise Architect, Cyon Research
  • Carlos Koch, Founder, Meebox
  • Carolyn Castillo, Project Manager, The Center for Understanding Change
  • Chad Jackson, President and Founder, Lifecycle Insights
  • Charlie Krueger, CEO, BigLever Software
  • Chris De Neef, Owner, Fast Track Consulting
  • Chris Smith, Chief Analyst, Cloud Pragmatics
  • Tom Dengenis, CEO, Synchro Software
  • Tom Pennino, President, TP Technologies
  • Tom Salomone, Vertical Marketing Manager, Lenovo
  • Tom Sawyer, Senior Editor, Engineering News Record
  • Tom Sisler, Engineering Services, Knoll
  • Tyler Miller, Engineering Director, SketchUp, Trimble Navigation
  • Vittal Kadapakkam, Analyst, Corvex
  • Yanick Fluhmann, Vice-President, Strategic Opportunity, Tech Soft 3D
  • Zach Violett, Business Development, Tech Soft 3D
  • Jack McAvoy, Director, PTC
  • Jack Ring, Senior Analyst, Cyon Research
  • Jason Cooper, Senior Consultant, Booz Allen Hamilton
  • Jay Vleeschhouwer, Research Analyst, Griffin Securities
  • Jeff Nolan, Vice-President, Madison Park Group
  • Jeff Rowe, Executive Editor, MCADCafe, IB Systems
  • Jim Brown, President, Tech-Clarity
  • Jim Gordon, Director of Engineering, Autodesk
  • Joe Lance, Principal Designer, Halliburton
  • Joe Walsh, CEO, IntrinSIM

DaS Symposium led by

  • Adrian Gheorghe, International Senior Director, The Center for Understanding Change
  • Bill Boswell, Senior Director, Partner Strategy, Siemens PLM Software
  • Bill Strang, President Operations – Americas, TOTO USA
  • Brad Holtz, Chairman, The Center for Understanding Change
  • Chris De Neef, Founder, Fast Track Consulting
  • Jerry Yudelson, President, Green Building Initiative
  • Mark Alan, Senior Vice-President, Product Management and Development, InPro Corp
  • Paul Shahriari, CEO, GreenMind
  • Robert ‘Doc’ Hall, Chairman, The Compression Institute
  • Ted van der Linden, Director of Sustainability, DPR Construction
  • Terry Swack, CEO & Founder, Sustainable Minds
  • Tord Dennis, Practice Leader, Environmental, WSP USA

Special Sessions

  • World Update by Brad Holtz, Peter Thorne, Cambashi Stan
  • Beyond BIM: A visionary’s perspective by Eli Attia
  • Curating Your Exploding Infosphere by Joel Orr

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