Conference Presentations

Presentation decks from engineering software conferences attended and covered by DemystifyingPLM. Where applicable, related podcast episodes are linked below each event.

CDFAM Barcelona 2026

Barcelona, Spain · April 2026

Computational Design Symposium curated by Duann Scott. AI multi-agent systems, the exponential gap in simulation tooling, and the rise of agent-native engineering.

Conference RecapCDFAM Barcelona 2026 — Conference Report

Siemens PLM Components 2026

Cambridge, UK · April 2026

Two days at Downing College Cambridge on Parasolid, hybrid geometry kernels, agentic AI in engineering, and the strategic 'openness' play behind Siemens' Altair acquisition.

Conference RecapSiemens PLM Components 2026 — Parasolid: One Ring to Rule Them All?

Threaded Miami 2026

Miami, FL · April 2026

Two-day event connecting the next generation of engineering software startups and industrial AI companies. Michael Finocchiaro attended and presented.

Conference RecapThe $15.7B Shadow Ecosystem That's Rewriting Engineering Software

Related Podcast Episodes

🎙️OpenBOM — Intelligent Product Data 🎙️TDengine — Operations AI & Data 🎙️Nullspace & InfinitForm — Null to Infinity 🎙️CognaSIM — Removing Simulation Bottlenecks 🎙️Trace.Space — CAD Chaos to Clarity

Presentation Decks

Threaded Warwick 2026

Warwick, UK · 2026

European edition of the Threaded conference series, showcasing engineering software innovators and industrial AI startups from across the UK and Europe.

Conference RecapThe $15.7B Shadow Ecosystem That's Rewriting Engineering Software

Related Podcast Episodes

🎙️Threedy — Real-Time 3D Visualization 🎙️Productive Machines — Next-Gen Manufacturing 🎙️Compute Maritime — AI-Powered Engineering

Presentation Decks

Threaded Warwick 2026 — Opening Elevating Patterns Compute Maritime RD8 Bench Threedy Bild Productive Machines Infinitive NexCAD Secondmind

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