Speakers

Specializing in motorsport and high-performance automotive programs, he delivers advanced design engineering services to OEMs, race teams, and specialist consultancies operating at the highest levels of competition, including Formula 1, 24 Hours of Le Mans Hypercar programs (LMH), GT racing, and cutting-edge hypercar development.

His expertise spans Class-A surfacing and aerodynamic design (CAS), composites and lightweight body structures, and robust CAD methodologies that optimize performance, efficiency, and manufacturability. He supports teams through streamlined workflows, advanced modeling strategies, and targeted training to accelerate development cycles in fast-paced, high-pressure environments.

Andrius ARMONAS is a seasoned software engineering professional with over 20 years of experience. He currently serving as the CATIA Systems R&D Application Director and MagicDraw Product Manager, and is leading the SysML v2 implementation effort at Dassault Systemes.

Andrius holds a PhD, MS, and BS in Software Engineering and is a member of INCOSE, where he received Best Paper awards in 2018 and 2019. Additionally, he is the chair of the OMG Risk Analysis and Assessment Modeling Language (RAAML) working group and coordinates Dassault Systemes' activities within the OMG SysML v2 and KerML working groups.

Daniel PYZAK graduated in Mechanical Engineering. He has over 38 years of experience in CAD/CAM/CAE/PLM. After positions held in technical support and product management in various CAD/CAM companies (Cisi, Cisigraph, Matra Datavision), he joined Dassault Systèmes Provence in 1999 to manage the Competency Center. The main activities of DSP Competency Center are around tooling, machining, reverse engineering, rapid prototyping/additive manufacturing and data exchanges.

Ten years later, he became responsible of different CATIA technical teams inside for EMEAR (Design, Engineering). And since January 2020, he’s managing the worldwide CATIA Mechanical Industry Process Success organization with a strong focus on Lightweight Engineering: Generative Design, Composites, Mold & Die, Additive Manufacturing, Modeling & Simulation.

Emir TOUAJNI is part of CATIA R&D team as a Concept Engineering Portfolio Manager based in France (Velizy). He define the concept solution alongside the development teams. He started his career as a CATIA Solution Tech Sales focused on design solutions, then moved in the formula one industry for 5 years where he worked for Catheram F1 and then Mclaren F1 as a Concept Lead Aero Engineer. And joined  Dassault Systèmes in the Concept Portfolio team to define and propose the best concept solutions for our customers. 

Peter TIMM is an experienced CATIA Industry Process Consultant who helps our customers unlock their full business potential.

With extensive industry expertise and in-depth knowledge of CATIA, he assesses our customers' processes and business requirements to develop actionable transformation strategies

With 26 years of experience in CATIA/CAD and PLM, Peter TIMM is a recognized expert in this field.

He gained valuable experience in the automotive industry and spent over 9 years as an engineering service provider at an OEM in overall vehicle development.

He has 20 years of experience in CAD / PLM with CATIA. After some years working as a designer in the Industrial Equipment industry, he started with support, services and training for CATIA at Dassault Systems partners and customers. For more than 5 years he is part of the CATIA Mechanical presales team at Dassault Systemes.

Stefan MERTZ is a senior industry process expert within  Dassault Systèmes CATIA brand. With 10 years of experience in conceptual product development he is worldwide responsible for CATIA|SFE industry processes. After graduation at Technical University of Berlin with diploma in automotive engineering in 2011 he started as a project engineer at SFE GmbH in Berlin supporting and leading service projects in Europe, North America and Asia. Within 4 years at SFE GmbH he gained experience in project management, technical support and quality assurance.  In 2015 he joined  Dassault Systèmes as a solution consultant responsible for technical sales of CATIA | SFE products and is nowadays helping to enrich customer processes for conceptual design embracing MODELING & SIMULATION.

Since the emergence of Generative Design within CATIA in 2016, Sebastien has been pushing for its adoption and correct use by industrial customers and engineering students. He is also managing a team of CATIA experts supporting worldwide customers activities.

Experienced Team Leader who actively contributes to the team’s work through technical coordination and the creation of 3D and 2D construction documentation, mainly using the CATIA system. He has worked in international teams across several countries, gaining strong experience in multicultural collaboration.

He also supports the team’s activities through CATIA administration, advanced CATIA user training, and the resolution of day-to-day technical issues.