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Conference Agenda

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Agenda Overview

Session

D1-P: Plenary Session 1

Time:

Monday, 18/May/2026:

6:15pm - 7:00pm

Session Chair: Sandro J. Wartzack, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany

Location: Conference Hall Ragusa

BALANCING BREAKTHROUGH INNOVATION AND OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE WITH CLOUD-NATIVE ENGINEERING TOOLS

Darren Henry

Senior Vice President of General Operations at PTC

Session Abstract

Breakthrough innovation is a goal for many engineering teams, but in practice, it occurs in cycles. Between those moments, organizations must deliver results through consistent execution, collaboration, and continuous improvement. This session explores why balancing breakthrough innovation with operational excellence is essential, and how modern, cloud-native engineering tools make that balance achievable through greater collaboration, iterative design, improved early-stage decision-making, and AI-enabled automation.
Attendees will learn how teams using Onshape, a cloud-native CAD and PDM platform, apply these new capabilities in real-world workflows. Through examples from industry, attendees will see how Onshape enables teams to explore ideas in parallel, make better decisions earlier, and continuously improve productivity and reliability across the product development lifecycle.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH:

Darren Henry serves as Senior Vice President of General Operations at PTC, where he orchestrates diverse teams spanning marketing, technical services, customer success, education, documentation, and training. A degreed mechanical engineer, Darren has held leadership roles at SolidWorks, Atlassian, OpsGenie, InVue, and Copia Automation. An expert in modern product development practices, he brings over 30 years of experience helping manufacturers adopt new technologies to accelerate innovation, improve operational efficiency, and build better products.