EMEA
NAFEMS SPDM Conference 2026
Simulation Process and Data Management best practices and applications
About this event
The NAFEMS SPDM Conference brings together experts from industry, academia, consultancies and software vendors to share knowledge on Simulation Process and Data Management. Held in conjunction with the NAFEMS AI/ML in CAE Applications Conference on its second day, giving attendees a combined view across simulation data architecture and AI-driven analysis.
Social media & coverage
“SIDACT is Silver Sponsor at the joint NAFEMS SPDM & AI/ML Conference, October 27-29, 2026 in Munich, Germany”
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Speakers
AP
Albrecht Pfaff
Consultant
Independent
Welcome & Introduction
TM
Tim Morris
NAFEMS
Welcome & Introduction
KT
Kiyoshi Tsujimoto
Fujiseat
Practical Knowledge Lineage Management for CAE: A 20-Year Industrial Experience Evolving from Daily Engineering Challenges
MG
Michael Göttlinger
Hilti Entwicklungsgesellschaft
CAD Data in SDM Systems – A Practice-Oriented Report
MW
Markus Weinberger
Cadence
CAD Data in SDM Systems – A Practice-Oriented Report
SH
Steve Howell
Abercus
Twenty-Five Years as an SPDM User - Lessons From Our Journey
GE
Georg Eichmueller
Volkswagen
Making the Match for CAE: Process, Data Management and AI
MK
Max Kassera
yasAI
Trust the Brakes, Not the Engine: How Controlled AI Turns Faster Simulation into Defensible Design Decisions
LR
Leo Reiter
Simr
Simr Data Platform: From Simulation to Intelligence
JL
John Linford
Director, Industrial Engineering
NVIDIA
Accelerating Industrial Engineering: From Product Design to Manufacturing in the AI Supercomputing Era
AW
Astrid Walle
Pasteur Labs
From CAE Data to Simulation Intelligence Agents: A Readiness Guide for Industry
TP
Thorsten Pohl
Stellantis
AI and ML – Industrial Application and Expectation
LG
Laurent Genest
Stellantis
AI and ML – Industrial Application and Expectation