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.
Important Note: COFES is an invitation-only event
People involved
- Alain Genard, Vice-President, Sales, Noesis Solutions
- Allan Behrens, Managing Director, Taxal Limited
- Amir Behzadan, Associate Professor, Texas A&M; University
- Andreas Uhlig, Managing Director, ESI – ITI GmbH
- Andreas Vlahinos, Principal, Advanced Engineering Solutions
- Annie Wang, President & Co-Founder, Senvol
- Antonio De Donno, Advanced Technology Manager, 3Dconnexion SAM
- Bob Deragisch, Director, Engineering Services, Parker Hannifin
- Bool He, R&D; Director, ZWSOFT
- Boris Shoov, Executive Vice-President, AMC Bridge
- Brad Holtz, President & CEO, Cyon Research
- Brad Rothenberg, CEO, nTopology
- Brian Seitz, Industry Analyst, Cyon Research
- Carolyn Castillo, Project Manager, C4UC
- Chad Jackson, President & Founder, Lifecycle Insights
- Chris Andrasick, Vice-President, Engineering, Flux.io
- Chris De Neef, Owner, Fast Track Consulting
- Chris Wilkes, President & CEO, Sigmetrix
- Darel Coterel, Manager, Technical Information Systems, Mueller Water Products
- Darren Larkins, President & CEO, SSI
- Darren Young, Director of Operations Technology, Hermanson Company
- David Ewing, Director, PLM Strategy, Design Automation Associates
- David Heiny, CEO, SimScale
- John Fox, Director, Product & Market Strategy, PTC
- John Miller, Graduate Student, Old Dominion University
- John Mohan, CEO, Rosebud PLM
- Jon Hirschtick, Group Executive, Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
- Jon Jarrett, Manager, Engineering Systems, Information Technology, ATK Launch Systems
- Jon Peddie, President, Jon Peddie Research
- JP Leiva, President & COO, Vanderplaats R&D;
- Kathleen Maher, Analyst, Jon Peddie Research
- Keith Mountain, CEO, Spatial
- Ken Coburn, President, GoEngineer
- Ken Hall, Director, Sustainable Design Systems, Gensler
- Ken Versprille, PLM Research Director, CPDA
- Ken Welch, Angel Investor
- Kimon Onuma, President, Onuma
- Lou Gallo, Vice-President, Digital Dimensions
- Lynn Allen, Evangelist, Autodesk
- Mak Nalgirkar, President, Sungrace Software
- Malcolm Panthaki, CTO, Comet Solutions
- Marc Dulude, General Partner, Ampersand Ventures
- Marc Halpern, Research Director, Gartner
- Maria Sarkar, Vice-President, Marketing and Co-Founder, DriveWorks
- Mark Kiker, Director of Technology, HMC Architects
- Mark Parent, Chief Operating Officer, Kubotek USA
- Mark Sawyer, CEO, Vico Software
- Mark Thomas, CTO & Founder, Right Hemisphere
- Mark Vorwaller, President, VX Corporation
- Marshall Page, Technology Initiative Manager, Nike
- Martin Fischer, Director, Center for Integrated Facility Engineering
- Martyn Day, Consulting Editor, DEVELOP3D
- Michael Koch, PhD Candidate, Oregon State University
- Michael Lynch, CEO, Right Hemisphere
- Michael Pacylowski, Sales Engineering Manager, Nemetschek North America
- Michael Tardif, Director, Integrated Project Delivery Systems, Grunley Construction
- Mike Payne, Chairman, SpaceClaim
- Mike Riddle, CEO, Evolution Computing
- Monica Schnitger, President, Schnitger Corporation
- Nail Sudin, CEO, ShareVis
- Nancy Johnson, Editor-in-Chief, Cadalyst Magazine
- Nate Morehouse, PhD Candidate, Arizona State University
- Nathanael Miller, Mechanical Engineeer, NASA Langley Research Center
- Oleg Shilovitsky, CTO, Dassault Systemes ENOVIA SmarTeam
- Paul Stallings, Vice-President of Development, Kubotek USA
- Pete Marks, Managing Director, Design Insight
- Pete Wells, President, Smart2Market
- Peter Schroer, President, Aras Corporation
- Phares Noel, Senior Analyst, Cyon Research
- Phil Belnap, President, Optimal Solutions
- Ping Fu, President & CEO, Geomagic
- Prasad Boradkar, Associate Professor, Arizona State University
- Rachael Taggart, Director of Marketing, Lattice Technology
- Ragnar Wessman, Chief Product Strategist, Tekla
- Randall Newton, Editor-in-Chief, CADCAMNet, AshBridge Media
- Richard Doyle, User Community Manager, Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
- Rick Chin, Director of Product Innovation, Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
- Rick Ingram, President, License Tracker
- Rick Stavanja, Editor-in-Chief, CADwire.net
- Rob Glasier, President, CSM Technology
- Rob Poor, Principal, NBT Ventures
- Roman Walsh, Applications Engineer, SpaceClaim
- Ron Fritz, CEO, Tech Soft 3D
- Ron Watson, Director, Product Data Lifecycle Management, ITT
- Rony Abovitz, Chief Technology Officer, Mako Surgical Corp.
- Roopinder Tara, President & CEO, TenLinks
- Sandra Benson, Vice-President Engineering & Construction Practice, CSS International
- Sandro Sozzi, Senior Analyst, Cyon Research
- Scott Simmons, CTO, TechniGraphics
- Sean Flaherty, CEO, Nemetschek North America
- Seth Nichols, CEO, Cadalyst Magazine
- Shaun Ennis, Director of Analyst Relations, Siemens PLM Software
- Shyamal Roy, Senior Consultant, Cyon Research
- Simon Floyd, Manager, Worldwide Industry Technology Strategy, Microsoft
- Stan Przybylinski, Manager, Market Intelligence, Dassault Systemes
- Stephen Collins, President & CEO, Anark
- Steve Eick, President and CEO, VisTracks
- Steve Prusha, Program Manager, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- Steve Wolfe, Senior Analyst, Cyon Research
- Tal Weiss, CEO, VisualTao
- Terry Swack, CEO & Co-Founder, Sustainable Minds
- Terry Wohlers, President, Wohlers Associates
- Thomas Wingate, PhD Candidate, Stanford University CIFE
- Tom Dengenis, CEO, Synchro
- Tom Pennino, President, TP Technologies
- Tony Kowalishen, Vice-President of Marketing and Sales, SolidPartners
- Torben Sko, PhD Candidate, The Australian National University
- Tord Dennis, Product Marketing Manager, Siemens PLM Software
- Vijay Vasandani, Vice-President, TechniGraphics
- Vladimir Malukh, Director for PLM Services, LEDAS
- Xiuzi Ye, Chairman and CEO, New Dimension Systems
- Yanick Fluhmann, Director of Business Development, Tech Soft 3D
Videos
- A Discussion with CoCreate
- A Discussion With EDS PLM Solutions
- A Discussion with Graphisoft
- A Discussion With HP
- A Discussion with Microsoft
- A Discussion with Oce
- A Discussion with The Web3D Consortium
Main Sponsor
- Cyon Research