The forum will feature practical, real-world insight from industry leaders who work with 3D data, interoperability, and MBD workflows every day. You’ll hear how other organizations approach data quality, multi-CAD collaboration, supplier exchange, and evolving MBD requirements—offering insight into both proven practices and common hurdles.
This forum is relevant for organizations at any stage of MBD adoption or enterprise CAD processing, especially those interested in learning from peer experiences and industry best practices.
| 8:00 AM | Breakfast & Registration |
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| 8:45 AM | Opening, Welcome |
Danielle Perelli, Annalise Suzuki, Elysium |
| 9:00 AM | Elysium Today |
Dave Reband & Dan Dezarov, Elysium |
| 9:45 AM |
Opening Keynote: Balancing the Transition to MBE as a Tier 1 Supplier |
Rahim Alsaffar, Adient |
| 10:30 AM | Break | |
| 11:00 AM | Elysium Positioning & MBE Maturity Index Capabilities | Evan Kessick, Elysium |
| 11:45 AM | Automotive Customer Case Study | Simon Hotte & Gerard Welsh, Denso International America |
| 12:25 PM | Lunch & Networking | |
| 1:25 PM | Highlights of EX11: PMI Check & QIF Advancements | Evan Kessick, Elysium |
| 1:55 PM | Movement Break | |
| 2:00 PM | Elysium Tomorrow: An Interactive Roadmap session inviting attendee feedback | Yuichi Sagawa, Elysium |
| 2:50 PM | Networking Break | |
| 3:10 PM | MBD Best Practice for PMI Reuse in Manufacturing and Inspection | Dave Doody, Ford Motor Company |
| 3:55 PM | Wrap-up, Raffle & Closing | |
| 4:00 PM | Event Close | Head over to the Game Show Battle Room in Troy! Click Here for Directions |
| 4:30 PM | Arrive at the Game Show Battle Room | |
| 5:00 PM | Game Room Battle Begins | |
| 6:15 PM | Dinner / Networking at The Game Room | |
| 7:15 PM | Event Close |
*Please note that the agenda may change.
