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!
Emma Renton
Scientific Software Developer Virtual Interconnect Ltd
Joe Richlen
Manager of DS Support and Services Zuken USA Inc.
Erik Rieger
Business Analyst Transition Technologies PSC Germany
Christine Rieger
Presales Director PTC
Tim Rivers
Senior Developer PLM Systems Leonardo DRS
Georges-Marc Riviere
Senior Director Federal, Aerospace, Defense PTC
Ben Robbins
Product Management Director PTC
Irena Roggeveen
Creo Product Manager PTC
Frankie Romeo
Senior UX Designer PTC
Tal Romm
TPM PTC
Alyssa Roque
Engineering Project Manager Fresenius Medical Care
Dan Rost
Senior Director, Product Management PTC
Wolfgang Ruedell
Manager Engineering Tools ZF Active Safety GmbH
Graeme Russell
Global Data Driven Advantage Leader Howden
Brent Ruth
Manufacturing Futurist Caterpillar Inc
Kevin Ryan
Senior Manager Sabel Systems Technology Solutions LLC
Bill Ryan
Process Improvement Engineer Peterbilt
Paul Sagar
VP, CAD Product Management PTC
Mark Sage
Executive Director AR for Enterprise Alliance (AREA)
Nick Samardzija
Product Manager PTC
Jean-Pierre Samilo
Vice-President Services Experience Schneider Electric
Samba Sannabhadti
Senior Technical Instructor PTC
James Schaffer
Chief Strategy Officer Worldly
Gabriel Scheuerpflug
Business Development & Key Account Manager L�sch & Partner
Cesare Schiatti
Digital Business Developer Manager Celli Group
Jay Schiavo
Vice President Entrust
Stefan Schindler
Digital Operations Manager F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG
Peter Schlothauer
Head of Development Robotic Kinematics Festo SE & Co. KG
Josef Schneider
VP, Head of Integrated Product Data Management BMW Group (iPDM) BMW Group
Ruediger Scholz
Senior Product Manager PTC
Steve Schroeder
Business Development Manager TriStar
Megan Seely
Product Design Manager PTC
Brent Seely
VP, Product Management; IoT Solutions PTC
Scott Segrin
Solution Architect Arena a PTC company
Cathy Seviola
Windchill UX PTC
Hemant Shadra
Product Manager PTC
Erin Shaffer
Manager Kalypso: A Rockwell Automation Business
Steve Shaw
Sr. Director, Product Management PTC
Andrew Sheedy
Sales Director Entrust
Kavitha Shinde
Sr. Director User Assistance PTC
Gil Shroitman
Senior Product Manager for Arbortext PTC
Ashutosh Singhal
Head of PLM Cloud COE HCLTech
John Sinitsky
Senior Manager - Creo Technical Product Management PTC
Dimitrije Slavkovic
Solutions Consultant Arena, a PTC Business
Lisa Smith
Global Sourcing Systems Harry’s USA, Inc.
Eleanor Smith
Product Manager Augmented Reality Howden Group Ltd
Ross Snyder
Application Engineer Sigmetrix
Cici Sobin
Senior Consultant Deloitte
Michael Souders
Senior Training Technical Services Engineer PTC
Randy Soukup
Engineering Systems Analyst Daktronics
Toniel Speidel
Director Quality Systems Stryker
Steve Sponseller
Senior Director, Kepware Americas PTC
Avi Spratt
Instructional Designer PTC
Ravi Srivastava
Consultant Acnovate Corporation
Traci Stapleton
Director Kalypso: A Rockwell Automation Business
Jeff Stebbins
Principal - Digital Strategy New Vision
Martina Stefanon
IMA Digital Business Development Manager IMA S.p.A
Gerry Stillman
UI Designer PTC
Chad Stoltzfus
Software Engineer Premier Custom-Built, Inc.
Trent Stone
Senior Design Engineer GE Appliances
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