{"id":1994,"date":"2011-03-07T11:27:23","date_gmt":"2011-03-07T19:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Siemens-PLM-Corporate-Blog\/Americas-Innovation-Leadership-Summit-Kicks-Off\/ba-p\/334599"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:14:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:14:40","slug":"americas-innovation-leadership-summit-kicks-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/news\/americas-innovation-leadership-summit-kicks-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Americas Innovation Leadership Summit Kicks Off"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P><A title=\"Guest Room Setting by Siemens PLM Software, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/31274959@N08\/5505330736\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><IMG src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5020\/5505330736_4208f3eb33_m.jpg\" alt=\"Guest Room Setting\" width=\"240\" height=\"160\" \/><\/A><BR \/><BR \/>My colleague Branco Liu is at our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/en_us\/campaigns\/summit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Americas Innovation Leadership Summit<\/A> this year and will share some outtakes this week. You can check out some pictures like the Hendricks Motorsports car below on our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/31274959@N08\/sets\/72157626213798350\/with\/5504755831\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Flickr stream<\/A>.<BR \/><!--more--> <A title=\"Siemens PLM Software &amp; Car Racing by Siemens PLM Software, on Flickr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/31274959@N08\/5504755831\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><IMG src=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5019\/5504755831_edc6f1fd69.jpg\" alt=\"Siemens PLM Software &amp; Car Racing\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" \/><\/A><BR \/><BR \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/en_us\/about_us\/newsroom\/press\/press_release.cfm?Component=117887&amp;ComponentTemplate=822\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Hendrick develops their cars with the help of our software and won the 2010 NASCAR Sprint Cup championship for the fifth straight year<\/A>.<BR \/><BR \/>There is always an impressive line up of speakers at this event. Last year you may recall <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/..\/blog\/2010\/03\/15\/amr-analyst-mike-burkett-on-current-plm-priorities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">AMR Analyst Mike Burkett presented on Current PLM Priorties<\/A>. Mike noted a rebound happening and emphasized how PLM must manage product complexity but also deliver differentiation. You might also be interested in my interview with Teradyne&#8217;s Bill Duggan on&nbsp;<A title=\"Permanent Link to Teradyne on Sustainable PLM\" rel=\"bookmark nofollow noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/..\/blog\/2010\/03\/16\/teradyne-on-sustainable-plm\/\"> Sustainable PLM.<\/A><BR \/><BR \/>This year attendees will hear from these folks as well as Siemens PLM executives:<BR \/><UL><BR \/>\t<LI>Phil Combs, President, Advanced Engineering and Technology Division, Belcan  Corporation<\/LI><BR \/>\t<LI>Nir Merry, Vice President Engineering, Foundation Engineering, Applied  Materials<\/LI><BR \/>\t<LI>Steve Hagood, Vice President and CIO, Goodrich Corporation<\/LI><BR \/>\t<LI>Dr. Gopalan Mukundan, Director, Chrysler Group LLC<\/LI><BR \/>\t<LI>Ben Walker, Director of R&amp;D, Black Diamond Equipment<\/LI><BR \/>\t<LI>Angelia Herrin, Editorial Director, Harvard Business Review Analytic  Services<\/LI><BR \/>\t<LI>Peter Bilello, President, CIMdata<\/LI><BR \/>\t<LI>Kevin Johnson, Program Director, Boots Retail<\/LI><BR \/>\t<LI>David Spade, Managing Partner, IBM&#8217;s Global Business Services<\/LI><BR \/><\/UL><BR \/>Stay tuned for more from the summit from Branco.<BR \/><BR \/>Dora<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>My colleague Branco Liu is at our Americas Innovation Leadership Summit this year and will share some outtakes this week. 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