Tuesday, November 10, 2026
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
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Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
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Welcome & Opening Remarks, Pascal Fontanié, Dassault Systèmes
Pascal Fontanié
Expert Industry Process Consultant
9:15 AM - 10:15 AM
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CATIA Mechanical Engineering: What's New in 2026x & Introduction to GEN7 AI, Etienne Ardouin, Dassault Systèmes
This session will provide a deep dive into the latest enhancements in the CATIA 3DEXPERIENCE R2026x Mechanical Engineering solution – with Resilient Modeling an...
Etienne Ardouin
Industry Process Consultant
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM
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3DEXPERIENCE at Scale: Customization, Deployment and Application Launch, Art Timbol, Rivian Automotive
Deploying 3DEXPERIENCE customizations, settings, 3rd-party integrations, and reporting.
Art Timbol, Rivian Automotive
CAD/PLM Systems Architect
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
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Morning Break
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
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KAD in Practice: Parametric CATIA Methodology with Two Automotive Case Studies, Cornel Manole, Ocmee Design
Rule-driven parametric CATIA (KAD) on two production automotive parts: method, results, limits.
Cornel Manole, OCMEE Design LLC
Co-Founder and CTO
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
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Visual Scripting, Chris Devries, Dassault Systèmes
Chris Devries
CATIA Technical Sales Director
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
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Lunch
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM
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AI and Automation for Concept Design, Cherise Caldwell, Dassault Systèmes
Cherise Caldwell
NAM CATIA-3DEXCTE Industry Process Consultant Senior Manager
2:30 PM - 3:15 PM
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Customer Presentation TBA
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
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Systems Architecture for the Electrical, Electronics and Software (EE&S) Disciplines, Erick Richardson, Dassault Systèmes
3:45 PM - 4:15 PM
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Afternoon Break
4:15 PM - 4:45 PM
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Enabling an End-to-End Digital Thread with the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform, Eric Bolognini, Dassault Systèmes
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM
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Closing Remarks, Pascal Fontanié, Dassault Systèmes
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
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Networking Happy Hour