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12pm - 1pm
How to Build Schedule Blocks
C. Doe
David Doe
Designer - Redshoe
Carlos Cruz-Diez
Artist
Ralph Krawczyk Jr is a host of exceptional ability. Studies show that a vast majority of guests attending events by Ralph have been known to leave more elated than visitors to Santa's Workshop, The Lost of Continent of Atlantis, and the Fountain of Youth.
Ralph Krawczyk Jr is a host of exceptional ability. Studies show that a vast majority of guests attending events by Ralph have been known to leave more elated than visitors to Santa's Workshop, The Lost of Continent of Atlantis, and the Fountain of Youth.
Ralph Krawczyk Jr is a host of exceptional ability. Studies show that a vast majority of guests attending events by Ralph have been known to leave more elated than visitors to Santa's Workshop, The Lost of Continent of Atlantis, and the Fountain of Youth.
Learn best practices, strategies and ideas you can implement today.
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Ralph Krawczyk Jr is a host of exceptional ability. Studies show that a vast majority of guests attending events by Ralph have been known to leave more elated than visitors to Santa's Workshop, The Lost of Continent of Atlantis, and the Fountain of Youth.
Carlos Cruz-Diez
Artist
Clear your calendar - It's going down! Splash Blocks kicks off on March 16th, and you're invited to take part in the festivities.
Ralph Krawczyk Jr is a host of exceptional ability. Studies show that a vast majority of guests attending events by Ralph have been known to leave more elated than visitors to Santa's Workshop, The Lost of Continent of Atlantis, and the Fountain of Youth.
Ralph Krawczyk Jr is a host of exceptional ability. Studies show that a vast majority of guests attending events by Ralph have been known to leave more elated than visitors to Santa's Workshop, The Lost of Continent of Atlantis, and the Fountain of Youth.
12pm - 1pm
How to Build Schedule Blocks
C. Doe
Converge 2016 – Americas
September 8 - 9, 2016
Skirball Cultural Center Los Angeles, CA 90049
Thank you for attending Converge! Please check back soon for pictures and details on upcoming events!
Speakers
VIEW ABSTRACTS AND BIOS, CLICK HERE!
Ralph gilles
Head of Design
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
Terry Wohlers
President, Wohlers Associates, Inc.
Janine benyus
Co-founder of Biomimicry 3.8
Jason Lopes
Lead Systems Engineer, Legacy Effects
Eric Long
Associate Director
Skidmore Owings and Merrill
Kevin Shinn
Vice President, Industrial Design, Altair
Elena Manferdini
Principal, Atelier Manferdini
Graduate Programs Chair, SCI-Arc
SHIBO REN
Senior Structural Engineer and Designer, Arup
JULIA KOrner
Architect & Designer, UCLA Architecture And Urban Design Department
Vincenzo Iavicoli
Professor and Chair of Product Design
College for Creative Studies, Detroit
Rob Gow
Designer,
Robot Bike Co.
MARIA LUISA ROSSI
Professor and Chair of integrated Design Graduated Studies, College for Creative Studies Detroit
James Dagg
Chief Technical Officer
Altair
David Lombard
Chief Architect - HPC Software Development, Intel
Prasad Boradkar
Professor in Industrial Design, Arizona State University (ASU)
Brett Tanzer
Group Program Manager, Microsoft
Raul Polit-Casillas
Systems Engineer / Space Architect, Jet Propulsion Laboratory NASA/Caltech
CONVERGE is a conference for product and experience creators. For those who have been told something can't be done, or are in charge of making the impossible POSSIBLE, for the forward-thinkers who pride themselves on staying on the bleeding edge of new technology, innovations, and their convergence with design.
Join a community of your creative peers and innovators to uncover strategies behind developing top products. You’ll hear from leaders across industries, discover new technologies, and leave with new insights toward product and experience design and development. As an event participant your input will be used to fuel a panel discussion around the excitement of design and technology converging for product development.
Get amped up with invigorating keynote speakers, technology demonstrations, and direct interaction with people who have boldly shown how things can be done.
The “KING” of Additive Manufacturing, Wohlers Associates, President
Bio
Speakers
TERRY WOHLERS
President, Wohlers Associates
JULIA KOERNER
Architect & Designer, UCLA Architecture And Urban Design Department
KEVIN SHINN
Vice President Industrial Design, Altair
JASON LOPES
Lead System Engineer, Legacy Effects
Speakers
Julia Koerner
Architect & Designer, UCLA Architecture and Urban Design Department
Jason Lopes
Lead Systems Engineer, Legacy Effects
Guido Quaroni
V.P. of Software R&D, Pixar Animation Studios
Terry Wohlers
President, Wohlers Associates
Where do our speakers come from?
WHERE DO OUR SPEAKERS COME FROM?
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Designers, Engineers, Architects, Product and Experience Creators who want to find advantage from the Convergence of art and science, design and technology. People who believe that there is a bright bold future for humanity enabled by the symbiosis of human intellect and creativity with the very best in design and manufacturing technology, and feel compelled to help their organizations bring that future to reality.
#sTConverge
#solidThinking
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WHO SHOULD ATTEND
Designers, Engineers, Architects, Product and Experience Creators who want to find advantage from the Convergence of art and science, design and technology. People who believe that there is a bright bold future for humanity enabled by the symbiosis of human intellect and creativity with the very best in design and manufacturing technology, and feel compelled to help their organizations bring that future to reality.
#Converge2016
WHAT TO EXPECT
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Best Bold New Practices
Learn from industry peers and thought leaders how to move fast and with positive impact.
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new Insights & experience
Get direct interaction with the people and technologies making it happen.
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take home INSPIRATION
Be ready to make the world better, faster, stronger, and more sustainable.
Chief Architect - HPC Software Development , Intel
4:30 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Elena Manferdini
Graduate Programs Chair, SCI - Arc
5:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Julia Koerner
Managing Director & Head of Design,
JK Design GMBH
5:30 p.m. - 5:45 p.m.
Vincenzo Iavicoli
Professor and Chair of the Product Design Department, College for Creative Studies
5:45 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Maria Luisa Rossi
Professor and Chair of Integrated Design Graduate Studies, College for Creative Studies
6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Dinner & Evening Entertainment
Featuring: Dinner, Open Bar, Special Invited Performance
Day 2 | September 9
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Registration and Breakfast
9:00 a,m. - 9:30 a.m.
Jason Lopes
Lead Systems Engineer, Legacy Effects
9:30 a.m - 10:00 a.m.
Rob Gow
Designer, Robot Bike Co.
10:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Kevin Shinn
Vice President of Design, Altair ThinkLabs
10:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Break
11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Prasad Boradkar
Director of Innovation Space and Co - Director of The Biomimicry Center, Arizona State University
11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Raul Polit - Casillas
Systems Engineer / Space Architect, Jet Propulsion Laboratory NASA/ Caltech
12:00 p.m. - 12:15 p.m.
Güngör Kara
Director Global Application & Consulting, EOS
12:15 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Ivan Madera
CEO, Morf3d
12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Lunch
1:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
The Converge Experience
** The four workshops will run simultaneously, back to back with a break between. Attendees can select two to attend **
Additive Manufacturing
Human Centered Design
Leveraging Hybrid Modeling for Design
Simulation Based Design
ABOUT SOLIDTHINKING
solidThinking creates, develops, and markets technology that helps our user community bring the most desirable products to their customers faster. solidThinking software is sold and supported by a global network of distribution partners and is also available as part of the Altair HyperWorks® suite.
solidThinking is a wholly owned subsidiary of Troy, Michigan (USA)-based Altair.
Altair is focused on the development and broad application of simulation technology to synthesize and optimize designs, processes and decisions for improved business performance. Privately held with more than 2,000 employees, Altair is headquartered in Troy, Michigan, USA and operates more than 45 offices throughout 22 countries. Today, Altair serves more than 5,000 corporate clients across broad industry segments.