UK Aerospace & Defence: CATIA & SIMULIA Industry Days - Agenda

Tuesday, September 15, 2026

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM BST

Registration

With light refreshments

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM BST

Welcome & Introduction

This session begins with a warm welcome to our community

9:45 AM - 10:15 AM BST

A&D Global Picture

Discuss the current drivers within the Aerospace & Defence market and how Dassault Systemes play a key role in the Innovation and development of Global A&D Prog...

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM BST

CATIA 3DX What's New

Show how the latest versions of CATIA create Design efficiencies for Aerospace Design Engineers focused on core Mechanical Engineering

11:00 AM - 11:20 AM BST

Mid-Morning Break

With refreshments

11:20 AM - 11:50 AM BST

Customer Presentation - To be announced!

11:50 AM - 12:20 PM BST

Virtual Companions for the Engineer

Introduce Virtual Companions and how they could transform the life of a design engineer.

12:20 PM - 1:50 PM BST

Lunch & Stadium Tour

1:50 PM - 2:20 PM BST

Designing for Quality

Move from fire-fighting quality management to continuous quality improvement using a model based approach

2:20 PM - 2:50 PM BST

Customer Presentation - To be announced!

2:50 PM - 3:20 PM BST

CATIA Magic End to End Story

Detailed Definition to be confirmed

3:20 PM - 3:40 PM BST

Mid-Afternoon Break

With refreshments

3:40 PM - 4:10 PM BST

CATIA Specialist Apps

Update on Composites end to end capability within the 3DEXPERIENCE platform and how this applies to the Aerospace & Defence Industry.

4:10 PM - 4:40 PM BST

CATIA On Web

Show how CATIA will be fully embedded into a web browser n the future.

4:40 PM - 4:55 PM BST

Conclusion and End of Day 1

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

8:30 AM - 9:00 AM BST

Registration

With light refreshments

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM BST

Welcome & Introduction

This session begins with a warm welcome to our community

9:15 AM - 9:45 AM BST

SIMULIA Brand Update

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 BST

MODSIM ( +AI )– Enabling Transformation from Sequential to Concurrent Engineering

Exploring how the MODSIM paradigm is allowing customers from many industries to shift their engineering and product development processes from sequential to con...

10:15 AM - 10:35 AM BST

Mid-Morning Break

With light refreshments

10:35 AM - 11:00 AM BST

Customer Presentation - To be announced!

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM BST

Validation & Verification

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM BST

Dymola: Multi-Engineering Modeling and Simulation based on Modelica and FMI

12:45 PM - 1:30 PM BST

Lunch & Stadium Tour

1:30 PM - 2:00 PM BST

Bridging Mechanics, Controls, and Multiphysics Through Simpack

Modern aerospace and defence platforms require advanced simulation capabilities to predict complex interactions between mechanical systems and control architect...

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM BST

Advanced Vibroacoustic Simulation for Aerospace & Defense with Wave6

Wave6 is the vibro-acoustic simulation solution from Dassault Systèmes. This presentation highlights a selection of representative industrial applications in th...

2:30 PM - 3:00 PM BST

Beyond the Center of the Flight Envelope: Fluid Simulations for the Defense Industry

Virtual testing and certification have emerged as a cornerstone of digital transformation in the defence industry, enabling programmes to expand their flight en...

3:00 PM - 3:20 PM BST

Mid-Afternoon Break

With light refreshments

3:20 PM - 3:50 PM BST

Connected Aircraft Experience - Accelerate Antenna Design, Placement, and Interference Mitigation

Connected aircraft technology is transforming aviation by enabling seamless, real-time communication between aircraft, ground systems, airlines, maintenance tea...

3:50 PM - 4:20 PM BST

Accelerating A&D Structural Certification

4:20 PM - 4:30 PM BST

Conclusion & Close