WILSONVILLE, Ore., May 5, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --
IESF Conference Highlights
- The 16th annual conference will be held Wednesday, June 1, 2016, at the Ford Convention
Center in Dearborn, Mich.,
USA.
- The keynote speaker will be Lawrence
Burns, a leading advisor to the automotive industry and who
also served as General Motors Corporate Vice President of Research
& Development and Planning from 1998-2009.
- Guest speakers include Matt
Jones (Head of IVI at Jaguar Land Rover), Paul Hansen (The Hansen Report),
Bill Presley (VP of Electrical
Engineering at Lear), Roger Lanctot
(Strategy Analytics), Jim Motavalli
(EV blogger/journalist from the New York
Times).
Mentor Graphics Corporation (NASDAQ: MENT) today announced the
agenda for its 16th annual Integrated Electrical Solutions Forum.
IESF 2016 is a day-long, free conference which covers all aspects
of electrical and electronic design/simulation within the
automotive, commercial vehicle and off-highway industries. IESF
2016 will be held Wednesday, June 1,
2016, at the Ford Conference Center in Dearborn, Mich., USA.
The IESF program includes numerous industry presentations,
breakout tracks on specialist topics, a solutions exposition,
product demonstrations and networking events. IESF continues to be
the only event with tracks dedicated to electrical systems design
and wire harness engineering in the automotive sector. New to the
event this year is a dedicated track on Automotive Functional
Safety and ISO26262 topics and sessions on LED lighting thermal
design.
Other topics among the 50 sessions include the
following:
- Keynote: Lawrence D. Burns,
Ph.D. - Transforming Mobility: The Signal in the Noise
- Paul Hansen, Editor, The
Hansen Report - Industry Update: Electrical & Electronics
2016 Automotive Industry Trends & Observations
- Bill Presley, Vice President
Electrical Engineering, Lear Corporation - CAE Design Validation
Testing Trends for Vehicle Systems Development
- Matt Jones, Head of IVI, Jaguar
Land Rover - The Growing Sphere of Infotainment - What Does the
Customer Actually Want?
- Roger C. Lanctot, Director -
Global Automotive Practice, Strategy Analytics - Managing
Automotive Software: How the Upcoming FOTA Tidal Wave Will Change
Everything
- Jim Motavalli, New York Times - Plugging in the Auto Industry:
The Challenges and the Opportunities
- Steve Polakowski, President, ESG
Automotive, Inc. - Addressing the Ever Changing Automotive
Electrical Design Challenge – Trends, Solutions and Skills!
- Plus another 45 sessions, panels, 8 breakout tracks, a
solutions expo and numerous networking events – all in one
day!
For more information on IESF, visit: www.mentor.com/iesf
About Mentor Automotive
Mentor Automotive provides a leading portfolio of automotive
design tools and software, built on deep expertise in systems
engineering, to help customers solve the most complex design
challenges facing the industry. Solutions reside in three key areas
for automotive electrical and electronic design: connectivity and
networking; in-car experience; and sub-systems and technology. More
information: www.mentor.com/automotive
About Mentor Graphics
Mentor Graphics Corporation is a world leader in electronic
hardware and software design solutions, providing products,
consulting services and award-winning support for the world's most
successful electronic, semiconductor and systems companies.
Established in 1981, the company reported revenues in the last
fiscal year of approximately $1.18
billion. Corporate headquarters are located at 8005 S.W.
Boeckman Road, Wilsonville, Oregon
97070-7777. http://www.mentor.com
For more information, please contact:
James Price
Mentor Graphics
503.685.1778
james_price@mentor.com
(Mentor Graphics is a registered trademarks of Mentor Graphics
Corporation All other company or product names are the registered
trademarks or trademarks of their respective owners.)
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