Parth is Chief Technology and Product Officer at Hexagon and is an experienced executive with 20+ years of success in P&L ownership, strategy, product development, M&A, and operations across various industries, for both Fortune 500 and start-ups. Parth handles multiple Business Unit P&Ls, strategy, and organisations in MI across Design & Engineering Software BU, Metrology Devices BU, Metrology & Production Software BU, Volume Graphics, and Nexus Platform, along with leading the Product & Technology strategy, execution, and organisation for our future readiness.

With over 20 years of experience in CAE, Dr. Kailasam is driving strategy, industry, and business development in Hexagon’s Design and Engineering Business Unit and is the leader of our Structures Centre of Excellence. He brings a wealth of industrial experience spanning Automotive, Aerospace, Electronics, Energy, Consumer Products and Life Sciences. Mahesh holds an M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics from the University of Pennsylvania with a B.Tech in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras.

Dr. Veronika Wright is an electrification enthusiast, consultant, and author. She holds a PhD in Technical Physics from the Graz University of Technology in Austria and gained extensive industry experience in batteries and electrification before founding her own social enterprise, Electrified Veronika, in 2021. With a passion for people and technology, she provides education, technical advice, and mentoring in battery lifecycle management for clean transportation and energy. Her latest project is dedicated to the conversion of a 99 Jeep Wrangler into 100% battery electric. Having grown up in Austria and now living in the US, she lives by the mantra, “it is 100% impossible if you don’t try,” and is passionate about sharing this global perspective on the world’s “Drive to Electric.

Meet Steffan Evans, Director and Lead FEA Engineer at Evotech Computer-Aided Engineering Ltd. With 25 years of experience delivering successful FEA-based projects, from full air-frame analysis to optimization for the additive manufacture of high-performance optimal components, Steffan is very driven towards the FEA community. Connect with an expert in FEA analysis to shift to zero and achieve successful business outcomes.

Christopher Baker is an expert in operations, business planning, marketing, and sales; systems engineering, vehicle dynamics, and the CAE market. Lead test automation engineer at Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, Christopher is a strategist, and licensed engineer focused on bringing innovative products and services to market. He works towards success in leading start-up and turnaround initiatives; team leadership experience with a strong interest in business development strategies.

Meet a problem solver and team player who believes the best outcomes happen when cross-functional teams converge to get the job done. The VP of Multiphysics Solutions Group, Subham Sett, has a growth mindset and challenges teams into domains and disciplines well off the trodden path. In his twenty years of work experience in the tech sector, Subham has nurtured, developed, and scaled strategic initiatives to meet customer needs.

Meet the expert in autonomous driving (HAD) and driver assistance (ADAS), Bernhard Mueller-Bessler. Bernard has a demonstrated history within the automotive sector. His wealth of knowledge and experience in vehicle dynamics, driver assistance, and vehicle control is impeccable. His strong leadership skills in international business, innovation deployment, relationship management, and strategic thinking inspire autonomy for enterprises.

The Business Development Director at Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence, Anup Paul, is enabling industries to adopt innovative digital technologies to bring safe, effective, reliable and sustainable products to market, focusing on innovative computer-aided engineering (CAE) solutions. Network with him for smart strategies to achieve business goals.

Meet Hexagon’s professional business development and simulation engineer, Aditya Vipradas. Aditya is highly skilled in deploying various numerical tools to solve customer problems through reduced-order modelling, machine learning and optimization. His deep interest in deploying deep-learning algorithms, including RNN (LSTM) and CNN, inspire business leaders to explore smart manufacturing solutions.

A very focused and driven technical professional, Jeff has track record in diving into manufacturing processes. Jeff has a BS in Mechanical Engineering from Kettering University and an MBA from Arizona State University. His finance roles at Fiat Chrysler include manufacturing finance. As the Director of Business Development, for Hexagon’s Virtual Manufacturing and Costing business, Jeff provides solutions to technical challenges associated with metal manufacturing processes including additive manufacturing, forming, joining, and welding. He delivers manufacturing process simulation and costing solutions to simulate the process and mitigate customer challenges.

Dustin graduated with his Bachelors and Masters in aerospace engineering from Purdue University. He currently works as a Senior Application Engineer with Hexagon where he supports key customers in the automotive industry with composite material modelling, helping them obtain more accurate material responses and in turn more accurate part level results. Structures has always been something Dustin is interested in, especially when it comes to accurately predicting the behaviour of a certain material through hand calculations or through FEA software.

Meet Head of Acoustic Business Development at Hexagon, Alexis Talbot. Alexis’s deep expertise in acoustic, vibro-acoustic and aero-acoustic simulations has helped companies worldwide. Since his master's degree from INSA Lyon in France, he has worked in various roles in Hexagon's acoustic centre of excellence, starting as an application engineer and then moving to marketing and business development positions. Through these experiences, Alexis performed engineering services and helped customers solve a large variety of flow and fan noise problems.

Solving complex engineering challenges through a consultative approach, meet Robert Segal, VP of sales at Hexagon. Robert’s experience in software sales, business development, and account management display strong ability to identify and exploit new business opportunities, with a history of exceeding quotas and implementing high-level sales strategies.

Rajiv Lulla, Global Practice Leader at Egon Zehnder, approaches each conversation as an opportunity to build life-long friendships and find shared success. His passion for digital transformation, cross-pollinating innovation, and progress of industry 4.0 help businesses charter transformation programs, cross-pollinating innovation, and talent pools across industry segments. He believes the Internet of Things and petabytes of data are merely new versions of the interconnected reality we already live in.

As VP of Engineering Operations, Tony Bromwell, comes with extensive experience across multiple industries and disciplines. A graduate of the University of Michigan with extensive knowledge and experience in Computer Aided Engineering (CAE), Tony leverages technologies to enhance both product and business value. As a strategic and creative problem solver, Tony has had the good fortune to help bring some unique products to life, ultimately exposing him to a broad range of engineering problems and challenging the innovation of successful solutions.

Meet Hexagon’s Chief Technology Officer, Bruce Engelmann, who is responsible for technology leadership, research and development, and product-line-related functions for Design & Engineering within Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence. Thought leader and champion of enterprise software, multiphysics simulation-driven design and optimization, nonlinear finite element methods, advanced materials, and bringing the promise of deep digital understanding of complex products to reality, Bruce can help inspire you to achieve it all.

Arno Zinke, Hexagon AB’s Senior Vice President of Software Engineering, is fascinated by the emergence of the need to reinvent and transform businesses into digital platforms for staying competitive in the era of the cloud and AI. Connect with a start-up entrepreneur who comes with extensive experience in creating proprietary leading-edge technology for industrial research and digital content creation platforms. Connect with Arno to shift to zero.

A highly motivated engineer, meet Hexagon’s Product Manager, Vasiliki Tsianika. Her solid background in Mechanical Engineering demonstrates expertise in structural dynamics, vibrations, durability and engineering design under uncertainty, developing new NVH methods, fatigue reliability and accelerated life testing analysis methods for engineering systems. Her solid analytical insights, problem-solving skills, and comprehensive knowledge of Uncertainty Quantification, Optimization, Reliability Analysis and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) techniques help her synthesise client requirements best.

Jack Dolan is Vice President, Product Quality Performance Improvement at J.D. Power. Jack holds a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from the University of Detroit, a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Michigan – Dearborn, and a Master of Business Administration from the Michigan State University Executive MBA Program. He spent nearly 33 years with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles in a variety of senior leadership roles in Product Development, Manufacturing, and Quality including positions as Chief Engineer, Architecture Line Executive, and Head of Advanced Engineering for the company’s North American portfolio. At J.D. Power, Jack leads activity leveraging data and insights to improve client product quality and business performance.

Srinivasan Sundararajan is Ford Motor Credit Company’s Technical Leader. Srinivasan secured his PhD in Biomedical from Wayne State University. His research & development of advanced technologies in automotive restraints, post crash notification, advanced work in injury biomechanics including experimentation is insightful. Srinivasan has contributed 30+ years in developing advanced solutions to meet Automotive Safety (Crash) regulations.

Simon Xu is Engineering Group Manager for Vehicle Optimization, Architecture Strategy at General Motors Technical Center. He sparks innovation in vehicle architecture development process, tools and strategies. Simon is an acknowledged expert in advanced optimization techniques such as parametric modeling, morphing, topology optimization and multi-disciplinary optimization. His knack for improving processes by the implementation of new tools and processes benefits vehicle performance, mass, cost and fuel economy. Simon has also played a major role in GM’s advance technology programs which developed new electric and hybrid vehicle concepts and the optimal use of alternative light weight materials for future vehicle programs.

Amberlee Haselhuhn Director for Materials & ICME at LIFT, Amberlee Haselhuhn, has appeared in “30 Under 30: Recognizing the future leaders of manufacturing” in SME’s advancedmanufacturing.org. Amberlee is an avid researcher who has led research in welding and joining dissimilar materials, including high-strength steel. Haselhuhn earned her BS and PhD in materials science engineering and a BS in biomedical engineering from Michigan Tech. She holds a patent in control of intermetallic compound growth in aluminium-to-steel resistance welding and is proactively driven to deliver manufacturing solutions for the future.

Dr. Tarek Belgasam has worked on computational and experimental mechanics of materials for 10 years. Dr. Belgasam earned his PhD in ME from Washington State University. As Senior Materials Research Engineer at Honda Research & Manufacturing of America, he supports automobile component materials development and design. During research, he applies computational material simulations, machine learning, probabilistic design and optimization to industrial applications.

Creator of values that scale, Jessica Zheng is the Head of Virtual Manufacturing & Costing CoE at Hexagon. Jessica pursued International Business and graduated from University of Regina. Her recent Massachusetts Institute of Technology certification has powered her to implement business strategy for AI. Jessica works closely to revolutionize development processes for manufacturers. Her commitment to deliver the best has pushed her to explore how simufact technology shapes business strategy, leading to consistent progress.

Brian Shyu Meet recovering engineer turned designer, proactively driven towards all things creative. Brian is a graduate of the MII-PS program at CMU’s Integrated Innovation Institute. Senior Director, Experience Designer at Hexagon, Brian strongly believes in the intersection of design, technology, and marketing. His experience in product design, service design, mechanical engineering, and brand strategy have geared him to solve energy and industrial safety challenges. Brian’s focus on designing human-centered products & services in addition to integrating design into the DNA of the company helps accelerate progress in the world of manufacturing.

Dr. Boisot is leading the Materials & SPDM Solutions group for Hexagon Design & Engineering. He started his career at e-Xstream engineering in 2009, and successfully held a variety of technical, business and management positions. Dr Boisot holds a Ph.D and MS in solid mechanics and materials and totals more than 15 years in the field of computational material engineering.