The ASSESS Simulation Leadership Summit isn't just another conference - it's where the industry's change-drivers come together to secure engineering simulation's position as an integral element in delivering business value.
Despite revolutionary technology and the undoubted talent and skill in your organization, the gap between simulation potential and business results remains. AI adoption struggles to move beyond pilot projects, simulation is still not quite mission-critical, and its impact on the bottom line remains, if not minimal, certainly not what it should be.
This isn't about passive attendance - it's about collaboratively and actively finding solutions to shared problems. Limited to just 70 senior executives, this summit is about providing space and time for meaningful discussions.
No vendor pitches. No exhibition halls. Just focus on the challenges at hand.
You'll develop actionable strategies alongside executives from Boeing, Toyota, GE Aerospace, Caterpillar, and many more, through facilitated working sessions on:
Each working session builds on the lessons learned since the 2025 Summit, with expert facilitators guiding small groups through structured problem-solving.
Our invited speakers will add their extensive industry knowledge to the mix:
And, to close, we'll bring together the thoughts, ideas, strategies and solutions that have been discussed over the three days and discuss how we can take them forward beyond the summit.
Typically, we welcome company owners and presidents, CEOs, CTOs, directors, VPs and senior managers to the Summit.
If you’re a simulation strategy decision maker frustrated by the gap between technical capability and business impact, and are ready for change, you belong here.
These three days will provide the key to unlocking your simulation strategy’s full potential.
Gary Fedder
Carnegie Mellon University
In the past five years, digital twins has grown from a niche concept to a central tool for accelerating innovation across science, technology, and manufacturing. At the same time, large AI models have advanced dramatically, yet they remain limited in reasoning about the physical world, where time-dependent interactions matter. Digital twins provide the critical link, enabling AI to operate effectively in manufacturing contexts. In this talk, Gary will outline opportunities, challenges, and recent progress at the intersection of digital twins and AI, drawing on examples from semiconductor, robotics, and electronics additive manufacturing.
In response to feedback and requests from attendees at previous events, the 2026 Summit program has been expanded to include additional sessions and material.
An outline schedule, based on current plans, is provided below. Further information will be added as it becomes available.
Wednesday
12pm | Lunch/Network |
1.30pm | Focus Group #1 |
2.30pm | Focus Group #2 |
3.30pm | Focus Group #3 |
Thursday
8.15am | Opening Remarks - Call to Order |
Welcome from NAFEMS | |
8.30am | Key Note #1 |
9.15 am | Break |
9.30am | Sponsor 1 - Industry Perspective |
9.45am | Shaping the future of Engineering Simulation - Project Updates |
10.30am | Invited Speaker #1 |
11.15am | Invited Speaker #2 |
12pm | Lunch/Network |
1.15pm | Working Session Breakout #1 |
2.30pm | Break |
2.45pm | Sponsor 2 - Industry Perspective |
3.00pm | Market and Trend Insights Presentations |
4pm | Break |
4.15pm | Working Session Breakout #2 |
5.30pm | Close-up Session |
6pm | Reception |
7pm - 9pm | Dinner |
Friday
8.30am | Opening Remarks |
8.45am | Key Note #2 |
9.20am | Break |
9.50am | Invited speaker Presentation |
10.30am | Sponsor 3 - Industry Perspective |
10.45am | Working Sessions #3 |
12pm | Lunch/Network |
1.30pm | Rapid Fire - Working Session Outcomes & Ideas |
2.30pm | Close-up Session |
Event Type | Summit |
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Member Price | £1375.80 | $1845.00 | €1583.02 |
Non-member Price | £1524.94 | $2045.00 | €1754.62 |
Start Date | End Date | Location | |
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| Atlanta, GA, USA | |
Interested in sponsoring?
You can book your hotel room at a preferential rate - spaces are limited
Sponsorship of the 2026 summit includes a full year of benefits from our new Corporate Partnership package, which positions your company at the heart of the future of simulation.
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