• Nand K. Kochhar, Executive Technical Leader, Global CAE, Ford Motor Company
• Terry Swack, Co-founder & CEO, Sustainable Minds
• Giovanni Greco, Director, Engineering, Sea Ray
• Chad Jackson, Aberdeen Group
• Kenneth Amann, Director of Research, CIMdata, Inc.

The two day conference has become one of the leading PLM technology events and attracts over 400 indutry professionals from a diverse cross-section of industry verticals.   Industry professionals can attend the event free of charge.

2008 Sponsors include:

Gold Sponsors:

• Intel
• nCode International
• Sun Microsystems

Event Sponsors:

• CEI
• Magna Powertrain, ECS
• EM Software & Systems (USA)
• Hewlett-Packard
• IBM
• Metacomp Technologies
• Moldflow (Autodesk, Inc.)
• Penguin Computing
• Safe Technology
• Software Cradle

For more information, visit the event website.

About HyperWorks

Built upon a foundation of design optimization, performance data management and process automation, HyperWorks is an enterprise simulation platform for rapid design-exploration and decision-making. As the most comprehensive, open-architecture CAE solution in the industry, HyperWorks includes best-in-class modeling, analysis, visualization and data management solutions for linear, nonlinear, structural optimization, fluid-structure interaction and multi-body dynamics applications. For more information, please visit http://www.altairhyperworks.com .

About Altair

Altair Engineering, Inc. empowers client innovation and decision-making through technology that optimizes the analysis, management and visualization of business and engineering information. Privately held with
more than 1,400 employees, Altair has offices throughout North America, South America, Europe and Asia/Pacific. With a 20-year-plus track record for enterprise analytics, product development and advanced computing, Altair consistently delivers a competitive advantage to customers in a broad range of industries. To learn more, please visit http://www.altair.com .