Friday, April 11, 2008

11:00 AM	Analyst Briefings
	We've invited some of the brightest and most talented analysts and thinkers to give brief presentations on issues they view as critical, with the remainder of each 40-minute session a working discussion. These discussions are strictly limited to no more than 24 people at a time.   CLICK ON PHOTO FOR AUDIO Karl Ulrich The Wharton School Keynoter's Session An interactive discussion on the topics raised in Karl's keynote.     CLICK ON PHOTO FOR AUDIO Steve Wolfe Cyon Research Beyond History-Based and Explicit Modeling Spaceclaim, Kubotek, Ashlar, and the purchase of CoCreate by PTC have re-ignited the debate over explicit versus history-based 3D modeling. Each method has its advantages but can we conceive of systems that combine the benefits of both? What would such systems be like and how would they work?   CLICK ON PHOTO FOR AUDIO Allan Behrens Cambashi Where Next for Engineering Software? Who or what will force the next significant change in engineering software? Will the change be motivated by changing demand, new technology or a shift in the usability paradigm to cater for future users? Will it be an established player or a new entrant? Whatever the case, the ‘next big thing’ appears to be somewhat overdue.   CLICK ON PHOTO FOR AUDIO Jon Peddie Jon Peddie Research The Blurred Line Between Games and Simulation It’s a game – no, it’s a simulation – wait, you’re both right! With the advent of GPUs, the effects of Moore’s law, and the subsequent advances in graphics and database programming, what used to be a nice fat black line between games and “serious” simulation/Visualization programs has blurred to a very thin gray line. It is the democratization of Viz/Sim – VolksSim. We’ll discuss the developments of games and how they rival “professional” simulation/Visualization programs, and where they don’t. Jay Vleeschhouwer Merrill Lynch Wall Street Perspective on the CAD/PLM industry Jay Vleeschhouwer of Merrill Lynch will lead this discussion on the outlook for the industry, on recent financial and merger news, and on what investors care about. CLICK ON PHOTO FOR AUDIO Martin Fischer CIFE Extending BIM Beyond Architecture and Construction Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) tools like BIM are bound to increase to larger and smaller physical, temporal, and organizational scales. We’ll explore these new developments and the potential for an extended scope and reach of VDC/BIM.   CLICK ON PHOTO FOR AUDIO Dave Jordani Jordani Consulting Group BIM: A Disruptive Tool to Fix a Broken Process? The terms ‘BIM’ and ‘disruptive’ have been used together often. Disruptive is typically a term for a sign of trouble. That may not be the case here. Can we view BIM as the catalyst to unsettle and shake up the current practice of design and construction? It’s long overdue. We’ll explore what’s underneath this change and the newly unfolding practice- and business-models for the migration period.     ii2008* Session Rudy Lagattolla Scientec Italia Innovating Tourism For many countries and regions, tourism is a critical and fundamental aspect of the local economy. In the case of Italy, tourism represents a cornerstone piece of the economy. Yet tourism is rarely managed in the same way that a product or service offering is in a large organization. To help foster and drive tourism, Rudy and his team put in place a novel and innovative approach to Customer Relationship Management that would leave an indelible impression on tourists.
11:50 AM	Analyst Briefings
	Analyst briefings, round 2, with different analysts, different topics.   CLICK ON PHOTO FOR AUDIO Joel Orr Cyon Research Mapping the CAE Market Cyon Research has spent much of the past year developing a market map of the CAE industry. During this session we’ll discuss our research and its implications.   CLICK ON PHOTO FOR AUDIO Peter Marks Design Insight Masters of Better Engineering — The New $1B Systems Integration Market Our discussion is aimed primarily at key software vendors and resellers serving the mid range, plus users from small and medium sized design and manufacturing companies. We'll outline an innovative plan to do to the big systems integration outfits what Southwest Airlines did to American, Delta, United and the rest of the higher priced incumbents.   Dave Burdick Collaborative Visions Consumers: The Next Frontier for Engineering Software? With the market for business and professional engineering software perhaps nearing saturation, some engineering software vendors are looking to an emerging consumer market for new growth. Are they serious? Can our business-oriented vendor community really compete for the hearts, minds, and dollars of the iPod and gaming consumers? We’ll examine the merits and ability of the engineering software vendors to make an impact in this market and assess the technological and market factors that may influence their success.    CLICK ON PHOTO FOR AUDIO Ken Versprille CPDA Model-Based Design Model-Based Definition (MBD) incorporates extensive product information beyond shape, including dimensions, GD&T, and annotations into the 3D model. Communicating complete and accurate product data between product stakeholders is critical. Adopting MBD allows companies to centralize all necessary product information in one 3D database, and also eliminates the task of generating 2D drawings. MBD can be leveraged, not only across engineering domains, but on the manufacturing floor and in corporate marketing, sales, and services organizations.   CLICK ON PHOTO FOR AUDIO Jim Brown Aberdeen Near-Term Futures for Product Innovation Competition in a market of limited growth results in companies trying to “out-innovate” each other. How are they driving this innovation? What are companies doing to move innovation from a random act of chance to a more repeatable, predictable process? We’ve seen some companies begin to "operationalize" product innovation. We’ll discuss this and related processes like open innovation, organizational approaches to innovation, and enabling technologies.    CLICK ON PHOTO FOR AUDIO Bruce Jenkins SPAR Point Research 3D Worlds – Virtual Meets Real New 3D data capture systems based on laser scanning, LIDAR, high-dynamic-range and gigapixel photography, sonar, GPS, and inertial navigation technologies are challenging organizations to rethink how they use 3D data for efficient and safe operations. We’ll discuss how these technologies are beginning to close the loop between BIM and PLM implementations and the real world. CLICK ON PHOTO FOR AUDIO Chuck Eastman Georgia Tech BIM: After Clash-Detection, Then What? 3D modeling and virtual construction is a wonderful step toward eliminating errors in the construction process. Once conquered, what are the other benefits of BIM for construction? A discussion of the longer term implications.   ii2008* Session Bryan Baker Xerox Convergys Case Study Customer communication is the vital link in the most fundamental aspect of innovation—the conversation between companies and their customers. It’s also an operation in which innovation is critical and where outsourcing processes are highly strategic. We’ll look at how Convergys Corporation fueled its ability to innovate by implementing a global document management strategy, encompassing both outbound and inbound communication. We’ll also explore how Convergys was able to drive innovation while driving down costs for clients and their own services, and how the company transformed their clients’ business operations.
3:00 PM	Analyst Briefings
	Analyst briefings, round 3, with different analysts, different topics.    CLICK ON PHOTO FOR AUDIO Brad Holtz Cyon Research What's Behind the Next Big Thing? Cyon Research has long been studying the factors behind market movements. In addition to discussing aspects over which we have some control, we’ll also address a wide range of elements outside of our direct influence, including crossing verticals, demographics, a sloped global playing field, energy, legal and political infrastructure, social networking, etc., that will create the context for the Next Big Thing.     CLICK ON PHOTO FOR AUDIO Dick Morley Cyon Research Speculations on Thinking Nano Our resident "practical theorist" Dick Morley will discuss black holes, nano-tech, chocolate, and the future of the Internet.   CLICK ON PHOTO FOR AUDIO Marc Halpern Gartner Harmonizing Product Design and Manufacturing Processes We’ll address the emerging discipline of Manufacturing Process Management (MPM). MPM practice requires teams with expertise that spans product design, simulation, manufacturing engineering and process modeling, and software/data architecture across ERP, MES, and PLM. Join us as we explore the technical, process, and cultural issues that manufacturers face to improve this stage of the product lifecycle.   CLICK ON PHOTO FOR AUDIO David Prawel LongView Advisors Applying "Lean" to Design Manufacturers have focused on “lean thinking” to eliminate waste, reduce cost, shorten lead times and improve quality. But few people are aware of how much waste there is in design—most have never even considered it. How much time is wasted on activities that don’t add value? We’ll discuss applying lean principles to design and engineering in order to address issues like errors in CAD data, manual vs. automated drawing/graphics, and miscommunication.   CLICK ON PHOTO FOR AUDIO John Mackrell CIMdata Capturing & Reusing Knowledge in Product Development We'll discuss issues related to, and techniques for, capturing and facilitating the reuse of product development knowledge. Topics will include our successes, failures, special techniques, security, and knowledge dissemination. Also, we’ll explore the impact of knowledge capture on innovation and business success.   CLICK ON PHOTO FOR AUDIO Tom Pennino TP Technologies Rethinking Outsourcing and Offshore Design and Manufacturing Competitive advantage, in today’s global economy, is derived through utilizing global design and manufacturing resources. Given the current exchange rates and especially the strength of the Euro, outsourcing or going offshore for design and manufacturing may not necessarily achieve competitive or cost advantage. We’ll explore technology trends and processes that achieve a cost effective and competitive global design and manufacturing environment.   CLICK ON PHOTO FOR AUDIO Joe Morray Trinity Technologies The Digital Landfill: When is Data an Asset? The AEC world has significantly developed the ability to create information, but lags behind in converting this to intelligent designs, rules-based algorithms, and optimizing the resulting facilities. We’ll discuss best practices and opportunities for converting data into value-producing functions.   ii2008* Session Sijin Karayal National Instruments Enterprise Content with Intelligence National Instruments received accolades for its innovation in creating a search-driven innovation for integrating enterprise content, which enhances information intelligence and effective information discovery. We’ll explore this in a case study of how National Instruments implemented this foundational solution to power many new innovations, including an internal knowledge management application and faceted/guided navigation.

ii2008 is Innovation Insights 2008. The conference discusses strategies for driving innovation and has a focus on managing knowledge. 2008 will be the sixth year for the event, which caters to an audience of industry CIOs. The presentations shine a light on drivers of innovation and provide hands on experience with innovation generation and tools.