The ninth annual COFES—the Congress on the Future of Engineering Software—starts April 10 in Scottsdale, Arizona. The  invitation-only event is popular among senior-level management from software companies, researchers, analysts and end users.  AEC (including plant) and manufacturing firms are represented.

Every year COFES releases a list before the event of confirmed attendees. This year’s roster of AEC-related attendees reveals a broad cross-section of industry thought leaders. 

Confirmed attendees include:

·         Bill Kemper, CEO, Magister Operis

·         Bob Mayer, COO, IMSI/Design

·         Bob McNeel, President, Robert McNeel & Associates

·         Bruce Bartolf, Vice-President & CTO, Gensler

·         Bruce Jenkins, President of Research, Spar Point Research

·         Carl Bass, President & CEO, Autodesk

·         Chuck Eastman, Professor & Director, Georgia Institute of Technology

·         Dallas Beddingfield, Research Analyst, Evolution Computing

·         David Jordani, President, Jordani Consulting Group

·         Deke Smith, Senior Analyst, Cyon Research

·         Dirk Johnson, IS Manager, Mortenson Construction

·         Evan Yares, President, Purecor

·         Gary D'Arcy, CEO, DRCauto

·         Grant Rochelle, Industry & Competitive Intellegence, Autodesk

·         Hans Ehrnrooth, President, Tekla

·         Ian Howell, CEO, Newforma

·         Jerry Laiserin, Editor/Analyst, The LaiserinLetter

·         Jesse Devitte, Managing Director, Borealis Ventures

·         Joe Morray, President, Trinity Technologies

·         Ken Hall, Manager of Sustainable Design Systems, Gensler

·         Khaled Moussa, Business Development Manager, Adobe Systems

·         Lowell Walmsley, Vice-President, Robert McNeel & Associates

·         Lynn Allen, Technical Evangelist, Autodesk

·         Malcolm Davies, CEO, GDM

·         Mark Andersen, Vice-President, Environmental Systems Design

·         Mark Butler, Senior Systems Analyst, HDR Architecture

·         Mark Kalin, President, Kalin Associates

·         Martin Fischer, Director, CIFE

·         Mauritz Botha, CTO, IMSI/Design

·         Mike Riddle, Chief Software Architect, Evolution Computing

·         Nail Sudin, President & CTO, ShareVis

·         Paul Kellenberger, President & CEO, Infinite Z

·         Peter Lawrence, Product Manager, Océ North America

·         Ragnar Wessman, CTO, Tekla

·         Rainer Gawlick, Vice-President Worldwide Marketing, SolidWorks

·         Rob Glasier, Executive Vice-President, Americas, AVEVA

·         Robert Anderson, Vice-President, Integrated Products, Nemetschek North America

·         Scott Green, Engineering Site Director, Google

·         Scott Vollmar, Director of Business Development, Autodesk

·         Scott Harris, Vice-President, New Product Concepts, SolidWorks

·         Scott Simmons, Vice-President of Research and Development, TechniGraphics

·         Stacy Doyle, PR Manager, Autodesk

Stacy Scopano, Business and Product Development Manager, Tekla
 

AECnews will, as always, be attending COFES. I’ve been to all nine; I look forward to this event every year.

  --RSN