We are delighted to announce the initial lineup of keynote speakers for the NAFEMS World Congress 2019. Representing industry and academia from around the globe, they speak from positions of great experience and knowledge and are sure to provide excellent insight into their work in the simulation and analysis field.

Charles Poon Ford Motor Company [USA] The Role of Simulation in the Transformation of the Automotive Industry
Rodrigo Britto Maria Embraer [BRA] Applications of SPDM in Aircraft Structural Analysis
Mark Meili Procter & Gamble [USA] "Diffusion of Innovation” Applied to Modeling & Simulation – What can we Learn from Social Science Research and Marketing?
Francisco Chinesta ENSAM ParisTech [FRA] The era of “Twins”! A new paradigm for simulation-and-data-based engineering as applied to materials, processes, structures, and systems.
Lyle Levine National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST), [USA] Supporting the simulation community with benchmark measurements for additive manufacturing of metals
Heinz Stoewer Space Associates [GER] Systems and Complementary Engineering Disciplines Interactions
Vicky Pope Met Office [GBR] Achievements and Challenges in Weather and Climate Modelling
Christian Brix Jacobsen Grundfos [DEN] Implementation of Simulation Driven Development
Olivier Colmard Renault Technocenter [FRA] Numerical Simulation to Develop and Validate Autonomous Car
Martin Eriksson Validus Engineering [SWE] Activities and Factors Essential to the Endorsement of Confidence in Numerical Simulation and Predictions