06:30 |
Breakfast, for those staying at the New Peterhof Hotel |
Each COFES attendee from the user community is assigned a leading industry analyst who will act as their host for the event. The host's primary responsibility is to make sure that you get the most value possible out of the event and introduce you to key industry players. If you are staying at the hotel, why not plan to meet your host for breakfast.
Breakfast is for those staying at the New Peterhof Hotel and is included in the room rate.
Attire for COFES Russia is "summer comfortable": no suits or ties. Knit shirts, t-shirts; jeans or khakis; tennis shoes or sandals, etc. are welcome. |
08:37 |
Kickoff: Opening Session and Call to Order |
Your hosts, Cyon Research, will set the stage for the day's activities.
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09:00 |
Keynote: Jack Byers - Past, Present, and Future of Engineering Software |
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Jack Byers
VMI |
The personal computer, the Internet, 3D, Google—all have shaped our current design and engineering solutions. What are the next big developments and trends that will fuel the next generation? How are they likely to present opportunities for Russia and beyond?
Jack will explore the future of engineering software, first by exploring past trends, from his perspective as both a tech entrepreneur and as a strategic advisor to emerging technologies. He’ll apply these observations to present day trends and suggest where they are likely to impact engineering software. |
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Jack Byers
Jack has a long history with Russia. During the 1980's he was General Manager of an investment fund targeted for Russia: JV Dialogue (JVD), the 2nd Soviet-American Joint Venture, specializing in information technology. He later became general manager of Summit Systems, a joint venture in Belarus between JVD and Chips & Technologies. Jack was the American partner on the ground in both Moscow and Belarus, working with Soviet partners from The Academy of Science, Moscow State University, Kamaz, VDNKh, and Aeroflot. During his tenure at JVD, the company localized MS-DOS and Microsoft Works for the Russian language and became Russia's exclusive distributor of Microsoft products. Jack also helped develop commercial opportunities for Russian products and alliances in the West, such as those between top mathematicians from the Academy of Sciences with SPSS.
Today Jack is the CEO of VMI, the company he founded after leaving JVD. Through VMI, Jack provides strategic advice on emerging technology services to the world’s largest firms. He specializes in the exploration and design of new markets and growth opportunities, by finding and leveraging new technologies and business models. His recent projects have focused on autonomous systems and emerging technologies, including human cognition, visualization, situational understanding, big data analytics, and human-machine interfaces. Current clients include Boeing, Allergan, Oshkosh, L-3, Raytheon and Intel. |
10:15 |
Technology Suite Briefings |
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ASCON
Nikolai Nyrkov
CEO, DEXMA |
The Role of PLM for Small Firms |
What is the role of PLM for small engineering firms? Dexma will discuss their vision of PLM and explore the real needs of small firms for tools that go beyond PDM.
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Irisoft
Dmitri Kondakov
Owner & CTO |
Managing a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for Complex Engineering Objects |
We’ll discuss methods and tools for defining the TCO of complex object with long lifecycles, such as ships, equipment for nuclear power, and civil engineering projects. Additionally, the transfer of information from design for use during the operation/maintenance phases. The discussion will revolve around current trends, available software tools, and organizational models.
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Top Systems
Sergey Kuraksin
CEO |
PLM+: Evolving the Concept of PLM |
PLM has evolved through several stages of evolution over the past 30 years. At its inception, it represented "product lifecycle management," but has since evolved to represent a broad concept key to long-term corporate strategy. Top Systems will discuss their vision for a PLM that evolves beyond this, pushing the boarders between PLM and ERP, to encompass the intersection of PLM components and related methodologies, particularly for developers of IP and enterprise. This new vision encompasses project management principles, parametric design of manufacturing production, a heterogeneous development environment, integrated sustainability full integration of environmental support, CRM, and office workflow.
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10:55 |
Break |
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11:00
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Analyst and User Briefings |
We've invited some of the brightest and most talented thinkers, analysts and users, to each lead a working discussion on an issue they view as critical. There will be four sessions happening at the same time. We will post the content of each session as it becomes confirmed.
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Jack Byers
VMI |
Keynoter's Session
Future Invisible: Be Resilient or Go Extinct |
Societal, scientific and economic change is so fast we cannot even imagine what will happen from our present perspective. What are the non-linear shifts that are emerging on the horizon? How will this impact all aspects of computing, engineering, science, as well as our daily life?
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Model-based engineering (MBE) has often been considered something just for specialists. Recent advances have opened MBE for broader adoption. What are the new practical realities of MBE methods and software? What are the implications and value to the business of this broader adoption? Where are the barriers to this? How can we practically embed MBE principles and tools into our developmental workflows? |
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Peter Bilello
CIMdata |
Software Delivery: Moving to the Cloud and Changing Business Models |
What’s next? Some say that moving software delivery to the Cloud is back to the days of data centers, mainframe computers, and timing sharing, but is it? Are we just seeing a shift of where the software is being served, or is it more than that? And what are the potential positive and negative impacts on the software industry’s business models and its users in the years to come? |
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Nick Nisbet
AEC3 |
Learning from the BIM Revolution in the UK |
The UK had a reputation for being a laggard when it came to technology in AEC and more specifically, in BIM. The UK Government seems to have changed that, moving the UK from being almost last to almost first in the world in sharing structured facility information (BIM) in just a year, through government mandates. What disruptions has this caused? How is it succeeding? What can be learned from the UK experience?
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11:50
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Analyst and User Briefings |
Analyst and user briefings, round 2, with different analysts, different topics.
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Jon Peddie
Jon Peddie Research |
The Pending Hardware Revolution and Its Impact on Our Profession |
You know about Moore’s law, what it has done for you already. What are the implications for what it will do for you next? As we enter the era of big data and cloud computing, we’ll still do a lot of signal and data processing up close and personal, only more accurately, faster, and better. How will this change your business environment? How do you prepare to compete locally when global trends are opening your local doors to global competitors. |
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Evan Yares
The Yares Organization |
The Future of Data Management and Search |
Effective data management leads to important business benefits ranging from improved engineering efficiency to higher levels of innovation. But how will data management change over the next five years? Will today’s centralized approaches still dominate? Will new, advanced search techniques change the way we manage data and make information location irrelevant? If it does, how will data relationships be managed? What other issues may arise and where might we see surprising benefits?
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Non-technology issues such as organizational structure, business processes, and people issues dominate in determining the success of any technology project. This statement is based on research 50 years old. Is it really still true today? Has the radical way technology has transformed the business landscape reduced the dominance of non-technology factors in project success? For many, technology has become, if not a driver of change, at least the rationale for change. When that happens, how do we track and optimize our value on technology as a driver for business change? |
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Alex Bausk
PSACEA |
Model-Based Engineering in the Context of AEC and BIM |
Model-Based Engineering (MBE) and Model-Based Delivery (MBD) are two key trends in the manufacturing industry, but the concepts behind them apply to the AEC industry as well. How do these concepts modify our understanding and practice of BIM? What is involved and who benefits from the application of these process-centric methodologies when applied to AEC? |
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12:40 |
Lunch |
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14:00 |
Technology Suite Briefings |
Round 2 of COFES Russia 2013 Technology Suites.
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ASCON
Nikolai Nyrkov
CEO, DEXMA |
Moving from Individual to Collaborative Design |
PM There is a big transition when moving from design by an individual to a collaborative design process. What are the key areas of support that software can provide for a firm going through this transition? What are the challenges?
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Irisoft
Dmitri Kondakov
Owner & CTO |
Managing a Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for Complex Engineering Objects |
We’ll discuss methods and tools for defining the TCO of complex object with long lifecycles, such as ships, equipment for nuclear power, and civil engineering projects. Additionally, the transfer of information from design for use during the operation/maintenance phases. The discussion will revolve around current trends, available software tools, and organizational models.
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Top Systems
Sergey Kuraksin
CEO |
Downstream Parametric Technologies: From Product Design to Production |
The idea of parameterization is not new. Through the efforts of CAD developers in the last twenty years methodology for effective usage of parametric design principles has been substantively worked out and almost became a standard. However, development and implementation of PLM-solutions require extending the principles of parameterization to the entire chain of design and technological preparation of production. Today, the parametric model of the product provides data not only for computer-aided design and manufacturing processes for generating of NC programs, but also for calculation of material and time norms, working with alternative variations of the products and even for developing operational production plans.
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14:45 |
Analyst and User Briefings |
Analyst briefings, round 3, with different analysts, different topics.
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Global trends are pushing ALM and PLM towards each other. What does this mean for design and engineering within Russia? |
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US government mandates for BIM played a significant role in jumpstarting BIM adoption in the US. The new BIM mandates for the UK may take that a step further. What does this mean for Russia-based design and construction firms? Should Russia adopt similar mandates? How should they differ from the US and UK? Might this be enough to drive the localization we've been asking for to support Russian-style BIM? |
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Joel Orr
Cyon Research |
Augmented Reality: Through The Looking Glass |
We are on the verge of meshing the real world with the digital in ways that will profoundly affect design, engineering, and construction. What's the actual state of the art? Why is immersive AR a quantum leap forward? And what must we do to prepare?
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Cloud is a game changer. Each of the major engineering software vendors has its own strategy for Cloud, but we’re still in the first generation of Cloud tools for design and engineering. What are the opportunities for Russian-designed engineering software to leap-frog this first generation and lead the market with a next generation Cloud strategy for engineering software tools? For those that are deploying or building Cloud strategies, where to jump in? Is the conservative, wait and see attitude prudent, or will there be a significant advantage to establishing a leadership role in the road to Cloud?
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15:30
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Break |
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15:45
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First Congress: Perspectives on PLM |
A panel discussion on specific topics in PLM and BIM, with participation of significant industry leaders:
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17:15
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Free |
17:30
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Walk thru the palace grounds to the pier for our Evening in St. Petersburg |
We will meet in the main lobby of the New Peterhof Hotel, and will walk as a group to the water shuttle at the pier just a block away. |
18:30
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Evening in St. Petersburg |
Join us for a night of good food and good company at the Academy restaurant in historic and beautiful St. Petersburg. Enjoy the extended daylight hours the White Nights offer while discussing the future of international software engineering and taking in the sights. It is sure to be a COFES Russia highlight!
*Guests of COFES Attendees must be registered and have paid a supplemental registration fee in order to attend this event. |
21:30
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Walk to water shuttle to return to the New Peterhof Hotel after the Evening Event |
We will return to the resort between 10:00 and 11:00 pm. |