Agenda: ACE 2019

Monday, April 15, 2019
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Registration Opens Phoenix Ballroom Foyer
4:30 PM - 7:30 PM	ACE Kickoff Reception Valley Overlook

Tuesday, April 16, 2019
7:00 AM - 8:00 AM	Registration/Breakfast Phoenix Ballroom A, B, C
8:00 AM - 8:15 AM	Welcome Phoenix Ballroom D, E
8:15 AM - 9:00 AM	Aras Community Update Peter Schroer - Aras board member Phoenix Ballroom D, E
9:00 AM - 9:45 AM	Customer Spotlight - Transforming the Organization – The Microsoft PLM Journey Boris Cononetz - Microsoft Erika Klein - Microsoft Phoenix Ballroom D, E
9:45 AM - 10:15 AM	Networking Break Phoenix Ballroom A, B, C
10:15 AM - 11:00 AM	What's New From Aras? John Sperling - Aras Phoenix Ballroom D, E
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM	Fireside Chat Peter Schroer - Aras board member Joseph Anderson - IpX Phoenix Ballroom D, E
11:45 AM - 12:45 PM	Lunch Phoenix Ballroom A, B, C
12:50 PM - 1:35 PM	Application: Simulation Process and Data Management (SPDM) - Get Simulation Out of the Silos! Malcolm Panthaki - Aras Encanto B	Business: Variant Management Cave Creek			Demo: Aras Impresa MRO - Handling Base and Line Maintenance Graeme Taylor - Aras Encanto A			Med Devices: Challenge and Solutions in QMS with Aras Innovator 照美星野 - 富士フイルム株式会社 Desert Sky			Technical: User Experience in Aras Innovator 12 Kenny Sperling - Aras Laveen				Training: Quality Management Systems Connie Burke - Aras Ahwatukee A			Training: MAC Policies Bob Ellis - Aras Ahwatukee B		True North Training with IpX Joseph Anderson - IpX South Mountain
1:40 PM - 2:25 PM	Application: Component Management in PLM Craig Currie - Aras Encanto B	Business: A Mini MES for R&D Kevin Murray - SRC Cave Creek			Demo: Managing Simulation in Aras Innovator Tim Keer - Aras Encanto A			Med Devices: Project and DHF Management Using Minerva Device PLM Solution Eli Tuber - Carestream Health Desert Sky			Technical: Discover Aras Technical Documentation Kevin Richard - Aras Laveen				(Continued) Training: Quality Management Systems Connie Burke - Aras Ahwatukee A			Training: Using Batch Loader MaryLou Francis - Aras Ahwatukee B		True North Training with IpX Joseph Anderson - IpX South Mountain
2:25 PM - 2:55 PM	Networking Break Phoenix Ballroom A, B, C
3:00 PM - 3:45 PM	Application: Aras Impresa MRO Overview Graeme Taylor - Aras Encanto B	Business: Data Migration Perspectives and Lessons Learned Michael Kostek - LORD Corporation Wes Palmer - LORD Corporation Cave Creek			Demo: "I See What You're Saying" - Utilizing Aras Visual Collaboration in a Product Engineering Environment Gary Wilmot - Aras Encanto A			Med Devices: Risk Management & Traceability Slavko Jovanovic - Minerva USA Desert Sky			Technical: Aras Upgrades James Gehan - Aras Tom Turner - Aras Corporation Laveen				Training: Manufacturing Process Planning John Pilla - Aras Ahwatukee A			Training: Configurable User Interface Bob Ellis - Aras Ahwatukee B		True North Training with IpX Joseph Anderson - IpX South Mountain
3:50 PM - 4:35 PM	Application: End-to-End CAD Process Raul Rosa - Aras Encanto B	Business: Office Connector Use Case Mike Bower - Andersen Corporation Sherilyn Stalker - Andersen Corporation Cave Creek			Demo: V12 Preview Gary Wilmot - Aras Encanto A			Med Devices: Unconferenced Slavko Jovanovic - Minerva USA Eli Tuber - Carestream Health Desert Sky			Technical: Access Control Mechanisms Mike Gavlak - Aras Laveen				(Continued) Training: Manufacturing Process Planning John Pilla - Aras Ahwatukee A			(Continued) Training: Configurable User Interface Bob Ellis - Aras Ahwatukee B		True North Training with IpX Joseph Anderson - IpX South Mountain
4:40 PM - 5:25 PM	True Stories of PLM Development and Implementation: A Panel Discussion April Martin - Huntington Ingalls Industries Lopa Subramanian - Aras Kay C Jamison - HII-Ingalls Shipbuilding Sherilyn Stalker - Andersen Corporation Phoenix Ballroom D, E
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Aras Community Reception Phoenix Ballroom A, B, C
Wednesday, April 17, 2019
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM	Registration/Breakfast Phoenix Ballroom A, B, C
8:30 AM - 9:15 AM	Welcome Don McMillan - Keynote Phoenix Ballroom D, E
9:15 AM - 10:00 AM	A Journey to Change Management on the Aras Platform Mark Saraceno - Aras Randy Klinefelt - General Motors Peter Swartz - General Motors Carlo Giugliano - General Motors Phoenix Ballroom D, E
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Networking Break Phoenix Ballroom A, B, C
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM	What's Ahead: Aras Product Vision Rob McAveney - Aras Phoenix Ballroom D, E
11:15 AM - 12:00 PM	Systems Thinking: Bringing It All Together Michael Pfenning - Aras Boris Cononetz - Microsoft Stephen Denman - Sandia National Laboratories Martin Eigner - EIGNER Engineering Consult Malcolm Panthaki - Aras Phoenix Ballroom D, E
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM	Lunch Phoenix Ballroom A, B, C
1:05 PM - 1:50 PM	A&D: Panel Presentation Brian Bendele - Anautics, Inc Greg Bateman - Microsoft Denis Morais - SSI Desert Sky		Application: Managing Documentation with Aras Office Connector Crystal Brandl - Aras Encanto B			Business: Large Model Visualization: DMU, TechDoc Authoring for Aras Innovator Germar Nikol - Kisters AG Cave Creek				Demo: Integrated Requirements Engineering Karsten Lies - Aras Encanto A			Technical: Product Data Exploration - Using the Query Builder Kevin Richard - Aras Laveen				Training: Release 12 Navigating and Searching MaryLou Francis - Aras John Pilla - Aras Ahwatukee A				Training: Configuring Custom ItemTypes to Support Visual Collaboration Bob Ellis - Aras Ahwatukee B
1:55 PM - 2:40 PM	A&D: Aras Innnovator as Enabler of Digital Engineering at Sandia Labs Stephen Denman - Sandia National Laboratories Desert Sky		Application: Aras Requirements Engineering – Breaking the Shackles of Text-based Requirements Pawel Chadzynski - Aras Encanto B			Business: Change Can Be Hard, But Change Management Doesn't Have to Be Dennis Lindinger - Razorleaf Corporation Cave Creek				Demo: V12 Preview Gary Wilmot - Aras Encanto A			Technical: Aras Federation Services Eli Donahue - Aras Laveen				(Continued) Training: Release 12 Navigating and Searching MaryLou Francis - Aras John Pilla - Aras Ahwatukee A				(Continued) Training: Configuring Custom Item Types to Support Visual Collaboration Bob Ellis - Aras Ahwatukee B
2:40 PM - 3:10 PM	Networking Break Phoenix Ballroom A, B, C
3:15 PM - 4:00 PM	A&D: Update - MIT Lincoln Labs and Razorleaf Denise Fitzgerald - MIT Lincoln Laboratory Jonathan Scott - Razorleaf Corporation Steve Stojanovski - Razorleaf Corporation Desert Sky		Application: What's New in Product Engineering 12 Ayla Singhal - Aras Encanto B			Business: Track Break Cave Creek				Demo: Technical Documentation Connected to the Digital Thread Karsten Lies - Aras Encanto A			Technical: Make Sense of Your PLM Data Using Graph Navigation Rama Asuri - Aras Laveen				Training: Requirements Engineering John Pilla - Aras Ahwatukee A				Training: PDF Watermarking MaryLou Francis - Aras Ahwatukee B
4:05 PM - 4:50 PM	A&D: Industry Roundtable Discussion Desert Sky			Application: Process Planning with Aras MPP Craig Currie - Aras Encanto B					Business: Aras Innovator in the Classroom Travis Fuerst - Purdue University Cave Creek					Demo: CE: A Critical Component of Your Product Design Gary Wilmot - Aras Encanto A					Technical: User Experience in Aras Innovator V12 Kenny Sperling - Aras Laveen
4:05 PM - 5:20 PM	Training: Configuring Office Connector: Mapping Properties to/from MS Office Applications Connie Burke - Aras Ahwatukee A											Training: Query Builder and Graph Visualization Bob Ellis - Aras Ahwatukee B
6:30 PM - 10:00 PM	ACE Off-Site Reception
Thursday, April 18, 2019
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Breakfast Phoenix Ballroom A, B, C
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM	Aras in the Round Rob McAveney - Aras Peter Schroer - Aras board member Phoenix Ballroom D, E
10:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Networking Break Third Street Foyer
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM	Product Strategy Input Session: Extending PLM services to Systems Models (MBSE) and Software development (ALM) Part 1 Michael Pfenning - Aras Encanto A						Product Strategy Input Session: Aras for Manufacturing & Maintenance - MPP / MES / MRO Craig Currie - Aras Graeme Taylor - Aras Encanto B									Product Strategy Input Session: Aras Federation Services Eli Donahue - Aras Laveen
11:20 AM - 12:05 PM	Product Strategy Input Session: Extending PLM services to Systems Models (MBSE) and Software development (ALM) Part 2 Rama Asuri - Aras Encanto A						(Continued) Product Strategy Input Session: Aras for Manufacturing & Maintenance - MPP / MES / MRO Craig Currie - Aras Graeme Taylor - Aras Encanto B									Product Strategy Input Session : Data Input Usability Kenny Sperling - Aras Laveen