Future.Industry 2025
Welcome to the Science of Possibility
Below is the collection of presentations from the Future.Industry 2025 virtual event.
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Welcome to Future.Industry 2025
Stephanie Buckner | Chief Operating Officer, Altair
Accelerating the Future: The Intersection of Automotive Electronics and Semiconductor Innovation
Sarmad Khemmoro | SVP – Technical Strategy, Electronics Design and Simulation, Altair
Dr. Ephrem Anthony Chemaly | Vice President, Automotive Platform Business, MediaTek
Mario Arenas, M.Sc | Director HW PM, Harman
Agentic AI: The Next Evolution in Enterprise Automation
Rowan Curran | Senior Analyst, Forrester
Agents Will Define the Next Age of AI and Automation. Are You Ready?
Christian Buckner | Senior Vice President - Analytics and IoT, Altair
Engineering the Digital Enterprise with Altair: A Fully Integrated and Open Cloud Gateway to Accelerate Innovation
Sam Mahalingam | Chief Technical
Officer, Altair
From Movies to Moving In: Just-in-Time Manufacturing, Powered by 3D Printing
Julia Koerner | Founder JK3D at JK Design GmbH and Associate Adjunct
Professor UCLA AUD
GraphRAG: Advancing AI Through the Power of Graphs in the Generative Era
Sean Martin | Chief Scientist Graph Technology, Altair
Lucid Motors: Compromise Nothing
Charles Wildig | Vice President, Vehicle Engineering, Lucid Motors
New Mindset for the Era of Superintelligence
Sandy Carter | Unstoppable COO and CRO, Author of AI First, Human Always
Transformative Technologies in AI & Digital Engineering
Ravi Kunju | Chief Product & Strategy Officer, Altair
Unleashing the Power of AI Agents: A Conversation with Kate Strachnyi and Christian Buckner
Kate Strachnyi | Data & AI Content Creator at DATAcated™ & Tech Industry Analyst
Christian Buckner | Senior Vice President - Analytics and IoT, Altair
Panel Discussions
Accelerating Action: Empowering Women to Lead the Change
Monica Schnitger, Schnitger Corporation; Harita
Vinnakota, L&T Technology Services; Blinera Shala, Altair; Moderated by Samantha Simmonds, Journalist & Broadcaster On Air with BBC News
From Idea to Impact: Leveraging AI Tools and Technologies for Engineering Success
Dr. Yazan Qarout, The Manufacturing Technology Centre; Prof. Paul Watson, Newcastle University; Dr. Natasha Mashanovich, Altair; Himanshu Iyer, NVIDIA; Moderated by Samantha Simmonds, Journalist & Broadcaster On Air
with BBC News
Smart Innovation: Harnessing AI, Advanced Technology, and Optimization for a Sustainable Future
Dr.
Chris Oberste, WEAV3D Inc.; Ryan Smith, Dow Inc.; Ismail Benhayoun, Altair
Startup Innovation: Building the Future of Space
Paolo Colombo, Altair; Dr. Giuseppe
Borghi, ESA; Cornelis Eldering, ESA; Felix Motzki, Reflex Aerospace; Farouk Haidar, ATMOS Space Cargo
Strategies for Modernization and Digital Transformation Success with Capgemini
Cyril Francois,
Capgemini; Dylan Tancill, Altair
Design and Simulate Without Boundaries: Engineering Meets AI
Engineering is at a turning point, driven by advancements in AI, HPC, and cloud computing. These technologies are reshaping design and development, from generative design and geometric deep learning to cloud-based CAE that connects teams and scales to meet complex simulations. Multiphysics and multidisciplinary approaches are breaking down silos, enabling engineers to tackle interconnected challenges. Digital threads connect data across the product lifecycle, enhancing traceability and optimizing decisions. This track explores the technologies and trends driving the future of engineering.
Adoption of Altair SimSolid in Early Phase Design
Ross Jones | Lead Engineer, Project Engineering UK, Flow Control, TechnipFMC
Engineering 2030: How AI Will Reshape Teams, Tools, and Innovation
Dr. Viji Krishnamurthy | VP, Generative AI Solutions, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure
Melzak Marques da Silva | VE Durability/NVH/ML Road Loads Eng., Ford
Duann Scott | Founder, Bits to Atoms
Jousef Murad | CEO, APEX Consulting
Moderated by Dr. Fatma Kocer, VP Engineering Data Science at Altair
Leveraging AI for Enhanced Model-Based Workflows and CAD Interoperability
Kentaro Fukuta | Executive Officer, Elysium
Co. Ltd.
Accelerating AI Adoption for the Enterprise
Discover how global organizations are reducing waste, saving time and money, and accelerating project timelines with the transformative power of the AI fabric. This track will explore key enabling technologies, including intelligent automation, AI agents, generative AI applications, and data fabric. Learn how these advancements drive operational efficiency and create a scalable framework for sustained innovation and ROI.
AI in Defense: Strategy, Culture, and the Path to AI Readiness
Jon Riley | Chief Digitalization Officer, and Sr. VP Digital Enterprise, NCMS
David Coates | Military & Defense Business Development Director, Altair
AI in Healthcare and Life Sciences: Accelerating Drug Development in a Rapidly Evolving Technical Landscape
Caroline Phares | Vice President, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Altair
Matt Jones | Founder and CEO, Veramed
Beyond Either-Or: How RPA and AI Agents Work Together for Intelligent Automation
David Griffith | Managing Director, Amdosoft
Futureproof Credit Risk Decisioning: How AI, Alternative Data, and Graph Databases are Changing the Game
Jacobus Eksteen | CEO, Matogen Applied Insights
Powering Clinical Operations with Knowledge Graphs and LLMs with Merck KGaA
Caroline Phares | Vice President, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Altair
Gernot Weber | Head of Data Strategy & Digital Innovation, Merck Healthcare KGaA
Hrvoje Mohoric | Data Strategy Lead, Merck Healthcare KGaA
Stephen Kahmann | Co-Founder, Crown Point Technologies
The Vulcan Journey: Predicting Battery Life with Machine Learning & AI
Jeffrey Mergler | Senior Manager Education, Altair
Sommer Abdel-Fattah | Senior Data Scientist, Altair
Tushaar Garg | Product Education Specialist, Altair
Unlocking the Power of Knowledge Graphs: From Niche to Business Essential
James Lawrence | Senior Semantic Engineer, Semantic Partners
Lance Paine | Semantic Engineer and Data Wrangler, Semantic Partners
Gary Jackson | Director Consulting Expert, Artificial Intelligence & Blockchain, CGI
Sean Martin | Chief Scientist, Graph Technology, Altair
Moderated by Gemma Ortega Perez I Senior Manager, Solutions Marketing, Data Analytics at Altair
HPC for Every Challenge: Any Workload, Any Scale, Anywhere
In the modern digital enterprise, flexibility and efficiency are essential. This track explores how cloud bursting can provide cost-effective scalability while maximizing the potential of your high-performance computing (HPC) environment, no matter the workload. Discover practical strategies to enhance productivity, support AI-driven innovation and embrace sustainable computing practices – all while driving productivity and solving tough computational problems.
Altair One + Google Cloud: Driving Scalable Innovation in HPC and AI
Rick Watkins | VP Cloud and Appliance Solutions, Altair
Dr. William Magro | Director and Chief Technologist, High Performance Computing, Google
ASC's Move from Slurm to Altair PBS Professional
Jacob Riley | Alabama Supercomputing Authority
A Technology Leap for Higher Throughput and Utilization
Peter Dobszai | Vice President, Altair
Revolutionizing Engineering Simulation: Integrating HPC, AI, and CAE for Optimized Workflows and Accelerated Innovation
Rick Watkins | VP Cloud and Appliance Solutions, Altair
Shaun Kroeger | Account Director, Altair
Sustainable Computing for HPC and AI: Navigating the Future of High-Performance and AI Workloads
Dr. Douglas Eadline | Managing Editor, HPCWire
Chris Porter | Head of HPC and Sustainable Data Center Solutions, NVIDIA
Rick Knoechel | Global Strategy Lead - Automotive and Discrete Manufacturing, AMD
Kanchan Mehrohtra | Principal Group PM Manager - HPC and AI, Microsoft
Moderated by Dr. Bill Nitzberg, Chief Engineer, HPC at Altair
Shaping Tomorrow's Innovators
The pace of innovation continues to accelerate in today’s world, and young engineers and data scientists can be in the best position to not only cope with such rapid change, but to harness the related opportunities. They have time, energy, intelligence, drive — all within the ideal environment for learning and trying new tools and techniques. This session is intended to reflect our quest to help students understand the art-of-the-possible with Altair’s technology as it pertains to building better products faster and making more intelligent, data-driven decisions.
Accelerating Research in Electrical Engineering Using Altair Platform – Case Studies
Prof. Tao Yang | Professor of Aerospace Electrical Systems in the Power Electronics, Machines, and Control Institute, University of Nottingham
Altair and FIRST Robotics: Building Better Robots and Future Engineers
Landon Cooper | Design Lead, Lightning Robotics Team 862
Joseph Barry | Assistant Captain, The Goon Squad - Team 3604
Sukheshkumar Saravanan | Co-Captain, The FEDS - Team 201
Ryan Burrell | Adult Mentor, Bearcat Robotics - Team 7627
Moderated by Erik Larson, Senior Manager - Global Academic Training at Altair
Designing Machine Learning Based Model for Real World Problem Using No Code Platform Altair AI Studio
Dr. Ashok Sharma I Department of Computer of Science and IT Affiliation, University of Jammu, India
Earn the Victory, Move the World: Altair's Role in the University of Michigan Solar Car Team
Nathan Johnson | Structural Engineer, University of Michigan Solar Team
Kelly Park | Structural Engineer, University of Michigan Solar Team
Mingyao Tao | Mechanical Lead, University of Michigan Solar Team
Students Optimizing the Future of Mobility with Topology-Driven Design
Luca Sutton | Head of Running Gear, TUfast Eco, TU Munich
Teaching the Future: Leveraging Altair AI Studio for Data-Driven Insights in Education
Dr. Mamta Arora | Associate Professor Department of Computer Science & Technology, Manav Rachna University, India
