The Digital Thread concept has become the foundational paradigm for defining how technology is applied to streamline collaboration, data flow, and decision making across the product lifecycle. Beyond a corollary to digital twin, and beyond a technical artifact of systems engineering, digital threads bring critical context to data – unlocking the potential to manage PLM related business processes in entirely new ways. This panel of digital engineering experts will explore topics including generative AI, data science and advanced analytics, cloud infrastructure, and contextual collaboration.​