ESI Announces Keynote Speakers for ESI Global Forum 2010

Experts from Qualis Corporation, EADS Astrium and AUDI AG Support the Growing Importance of Virtual Prototyping.

Paris, France – ESI Group announced today its keynote speakers for ESI Global Forum 2010. Designed for ESI customers worldwide, ESI Global Forum 2010 provides a unique opportunity to share best practices, challenges and successes in Virtual Prototyping.

ESI Global Forum 2010 will take place on May 19-20, 2010 in Munich, Germany. Attendees include designers, engineers, analysts and managers of customer and partner companies from around the world in the automotive, transportation, aeronautics, aerospace, marine, energy, heavy industry, high-tech & electronics, and other industries as well as leading European academic institutions.

“The line-up of keynote speakers and customer contributions for ESI’s first global users’ conference promises to be strong,” commented Vincent Chaillou, Product Operations President & COO, ESI Group. “The combination of technical expertise, academic knowledge and industry experience will give attendees at the Forum access to proven best practices in Simulation-Based Design and allow them to learn from each other’s experiences. We are delighted that Roger Herdy, Stéphane Baril and Dr. Bernd Mlekusch have agreed to come share their insights and expertise in Virtual Prototyping.”

Keynote speakers in ESI Global Forum 2010’s plenary session will address the following topics:
* Roger Herdy, Program Manager, Qualis Corporation on ‘Vdot™: A Software Tool to Optimize Aerospace Applications’
* Stéphane Baril, Head of Composite Product Engineering, MU Equipment and Services, EADS Astrium on ‘Satellite Antenna Reflector Design and Optimization using Rayon Software’
* Dr. Bernd Mlekusch, Head of Functional Body Design and Technikmodell, AUDI AG on ‘CAE Aided Car Body Design’

The plenary session at ESI Global Forum 2010 will be followed by parallel sessions covering eight themes: Casting, Composite , Crash, Impact & Safety, Electromagnetism, Fluid Dynamics, Sheet Metal Forming, Vibro-Acoustic, and Welding.

In these sessions, participants will hear from a broad spectrum of peers in the area of Virtual Prototyping, from SKODA AUTO, AUDI AG, PSA Peugeot Citroen and Volkswagen, to Faurecia Interior Systems, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Teuchos, DSB Euro s.r.o, Tokoz a.s, Kovolis Hedvikov a.s, Ecole Polytechnique de Montréal and Munich Technical University.
Online registration is now available at www.esi-group.com/globalforum2010/registration with an Early Bird rate not to be missed before February 1st, 2010!