Thursday, October 22, 2026
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
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Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM - 9:15 AM
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Welcome & Opening Remarks, Arsen Tonoyan, Dassault Systèmes
9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
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SIMULIA Brand Insights 2026: Executive Overview, Dassault Systèmes
Last year, we celebrated twenty years of the SIMULIA brand, using the milestone as an opportunity to showcase our commitment to enhancing and expanding our simu...
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM
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Floor Response Spectra for Hoist Tower Structure Supported by a Concrete Spillway Affected by AAR, Ali Nour, Hydro-Québec
A case study is presented on the generation of Floor Response Spectra (FRS) for the seismic assessment (or design) of a steel hoist tower supported by a concret...
Ali Nour, Hydro-Québec
Senior Engineer
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM
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Morning Break
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
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Homogenization Framework for Foldable Plates Inspired by Origami Patterns, Xuwen Li, McGill University
Homogenization platform predicting elastic properties of origami structures with Abaqus scripting.
Xuwen Li, McGill University
PhD Student, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM
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Accelerating Innovation Through MODSIM, Dipesh Shah, Dassault Systèmes
MODSIM is at the heart of 3DEXPERIENCE. We will demonstrate how MODSIM is a key enabler for transformation. MODSIM enabled process’ can now reduce the times of...
Dipesh Shah
NAM IPC Director-MODSIM
12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
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Structures Updates 2026, Will Alcott, Dassault Systèmes
This presentation will cover the latest enhancements available in Abaqus 2026, including new capabilities for contact and constraints, materials, solvers and pe...
Will Alcott
Industry Process Consultant Expert, 3DEXPERIENCE Structures
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
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Lunch
1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
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Customer Presentation TBA
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
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Technology Pool and Live Demo, Dipesh Shah & Arsen Tonoyan, Dassault Systèmes
Dipesh Shah
NAM IPC Director-MODSIM
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
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Afternoon Break
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
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Partner Presentation TBA
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
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Leveraging Recent Enhancements in Abaqus, Will Alcott, Dassault Systèmes
The Abaqus solvers are continuously being enhanced to enable new workflows. This presentation will highlight some significant enhancements introduced over the...
Will Alcott
Industry Process Consultant Expert, 3DEXPERIENCE Structures
4:00 PM - 4:15 PM
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Closing Remarks, Arsen Tonoyan, Dassault Systèmes