PTC LiveWorx Presenters
Learn from Leaders at the Forefront of Technology
2023 Featured Keynotes & Talent
PTC LiveWorx showcases influential technology trailblazers, bestselling authors and futurists of our time for mind-blowing presentations. Discover the global leaders who are rethinking how technology can be used to make an impact in the digital era.


Jim Heppelmann
Chief Executive Officer, PTC

Steven Johnson
Bestselling Author & Host of PBS six-part series: How We Got To Now

Alex Honnold
Professional Climber & Environmentalist

Kelly Corrigan
Best-Selling Author, Breast Cancer Survivor, Host of the PBS series Tell Me More

Jimmy Chin
Professional Climber, Skier, Photographer, and Director

Dierks Bentley
Country Star & Double Platinum Album Artist
2023 Track Spotlights
These speakers are industry visionaries who will inform you on what’s new and exciting today, and provide insight on future technology trends.
Ajei Gopal
President & CEO Ansys
Dave Duncan
VP Sustainability PTC
Track: Environmental Sustainability
Paul Sagar
VP, CAD Product Management PTC
Track: Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Brian Thompson
Divisional Vice President & General Manager, CAD Segment PTC
Track: Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Howard Heppelmann
DVP and GM, ThingWorx IoT Solutions PTC
Track: Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
Abby Eon
SVP Digital Thread Portfolio & GM Kepware PTC
Track: Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
Christoph Braeuchle
SVP, GM of ALM PTC
Track: Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
JJ Lechleiter
SVP, GM of AR PTC
Track: Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT)
Catherine Kniker
Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer PTC
Track: Environmental Sustainability
Professor Steven Eppinger
General Motors Leaders for Global Operations Professor & Professor of Management Science and Innovation Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sloan School of Management
Track: Computer Aided Design (CAD)
Neil Barua
President, SLM Business Unit PTC
Track: Service
Jean-Pierre Samilo
VP, Services Digital Experience Schneider Electric
Track: Service
Phillip Greene
IT Director Alcon Vision Suite
Track: Service
Mark Lobo
SVP and General Manager, PLM PTC
Track: Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
Reggie Fortson
Senior Director PLM and Advanced Engineering Johnson and Johnson
Track: Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
Helmut Huprich
VP of Engineering Applications Schaeffler AG
Track: Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
Lasse Lundberg Nowack
Head of Engineering Development Vestas Wind Systems A/S
Track: Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
2023 Session Presenters
Hear from adopters, researchers, engineers and new industry voices as they present the most transformative ideas of our time. Learn how you can benefit from the latest technologies, prepare for the challenges ahead and enable your company to achieve its business goals. Apply to become a PTC LiveWorx presenter!
Cosmin Negru
Technical Product Manager PTC
Martin Neumueller
Senior Director of Product Management PTC
Ankit Newaskar
Senior Manager, Product Management SCO PTC
Rick Newell
Innovation Manager Orizon
Mark Nielsen
President TechAzul
Marc Niemann
Senior Manager esi germany gmbh
Ravi Nirankari
Managing Director PITERION GmbH
Jean-Claude Niyonkuru
Director MPM Solutions PTC
Tom Norbut
Manager IoT Infrastructure and Production Intelligence Solutions Trelleborg AB
James Norman
Lead, Global PLM Center of Excellence PTC
Jeffrey Norton
Director, Head of Engineering Lifecycle Domain Fresenius Medical Care
Suresh Nulu
Chief Strategy Officer Nu Integrated Solutions & Technologies
Elam O'Renick
Technical Curriculum Designer PTC
Alison Olechowski
Assistant Professor Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, University of Toronto
Patrick Ollerton
Product Manager PTC
Ethan Olsen
Technical Product Manager PTC
Ryan Orwoll
VP Product Management PTC
David Osborn
COO / Senior Advisor SR Inc
Alexander Ouellet
Engineering Manager, Innovation Harpak Ulma
Adam Page
Director of Global Technology Partnerships Rockwell Automation
Bahram Pakatchi
PTCU Senior Technical Instruktor PTC
Amit Pandey
VP PDSVISION GmbH
Rakesh Pandey
Global Head - PLM, DM, XR & TechPub L&T Technology Services Ltd
Anil Pandit
Manager - IT applications STERIS Corporation
Todd Pare
Senior Director Product Management PTC
Charlie Parker
Director, Customer Success HCL DFMPro, HCL Software HCL America
Nina Pathy
EPLM Aftersales Director AGCO
Ganapati Patil
PTC
Leslie Paulson
DVP, General Manager, Servigistics Business Unit PTC
Steven Peck
VP, Applications Engineering and Solutions aPriori Technologies
James Penney
CTO Device Authority
Nicolas Perrin
Director PERRINN Limited
Nils Petersen
Sr Director Product Management PTC
Peter Pfalzgraf
Head of Partner Management PROSTEP AG
Asheen Phansey
Director, ESG & Sustainability PagerDuty
Margaret Philleo
Engineering Support Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory
Stefano Picco
Sales Director EKA Srl
Andrew Pieper
ETS Information Architect Toro
Jennifer Pierron
Director Technical Product Management PTC
Aly Pinder Jr
Program Director - Service Innovation & Connected Products IDC
Dan Ponjican
Director Engineering Services - Solutions Architecture Johnson Controls
Ravi Poojary
Consultant TCS
Steve Postma
Enterprise Architect and Innovation Leader Sysmex
Michelle Potvin
Director, QA/RA Swan Valley Medical
Stephen Pralle
Application Engineer EAC Product Development Solutions
Sitanshu Prasad
Practice Manager HCLTech
Stephen Prideaux-Ghee
Mad Scientist, CTO AR/VR PTC
Joe Priest
Technology Engineering Manager Johnson and Johnson
JP Provencher
VP, Solutions Management-IoT PTC
Elizabeth Purdy
Augmented Reality Journey Lead PTC
Rachel Rabboini
PTC
Ganesh Radhakrishnan
Sr Director - Engineering systems Infosys
Shantanu Rai
Vice President HCLTech
CHITHIRAI RAJAN RAMAPANDI
Solution Architect ITC Infotech USC Inc
Gowri Rao
Junior Machine Learning Engineer Acnovate Corporation
Darrsan Raveendran
CAD Application Engineer PTC
Bridget Reagan
Product Manager, Visualization PTC
Maciej Redel
Technical Director Kalypso: A Rockwell Automation Company
Willie Reed
General Manager, Global Industries - Manufacturing | Retail Dell
Mathias Reiter
Team leader NC programming MAN Energy Solutions
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