Dassault Systèmes has announced 3DEXPERIENCE World 2024, its annual event dedicated to the 3DEXPERIENCE Works and SOLIDWORKS communities, in Dallas, February 11-14, 2024.  More than 5,000 users, business leaders, makers, entrepreneurs and students will attend the 25th anniversary of the world’s premier event for discovering the technologies, trends and strategies shaping the future of product design and manufacturing. 

Four days of panels, breakout sessions, presentations, learning and networking with thought leaders, industry experts and customers will delve into some of the hottest topics touching design and manufacturing today – from artificial intelligence and digital transformation to collaborative innovation and virtual twins. This year’s 3DEXPERIENCE World will feature a particular focus on innovations that are advancing the global push for sustainability, and how 3DEXPERIENCE Works can help imagine and redesign products, processes and business models to improve the world people want to live in.

Highlights of 3DEXPERIENCE World 2024 include:

  • Keynote speakers Lonnie Johnson – inventor, aerospace engineer and entrepreneur; Aneesa Muthana – CEO and owner of Pioneer Service and expert in production machining environments; and Paddy Lowe – founder and CEO of the fossil-free synthetic fuel company Zero, and former Formula 1 engineer and executive;
  • Visionary insights on the impacts of global trends, from Bernard Charlès, Chairman, Dassault Systèmes, and Pascal Daloz, CEO, Dassault Systèmes;
  • SOLIDWORKS and 3DEXPERIENCE Works updates from Manish Kumar, CEO, SOLIDWORKS, Dassault Systèmes, and Gian Paolo Bassi, Senior Vice President 3DEXPERIENCE Works, Dassault Systèmes; 
  • Customer stories from Arthur Bus, B&S, Endiatx, eSki, Flowerserve Corp, GlüxKind, Neurolutions, Light a Sky, Nagano Automation, Proteus Motion, Qargos, Tessy, Tigoona and Viscon;
  • Annual “Top 10 List” of user-requested SOLIDWORKS features and enhancements;
  • Breakout sessions dedicated to design, simulation, manufacturing, data management, and community;
  • 295 workshops and technical training sessions;
  • Free certification opportunities to strengthen and sharpen skills;
  • “AI and Hardware Innovation Showcase” startup contest;
  • 3DEXPERIENCE Playground featuring robotics and CNC machines defining the future of manufacturing on the shop floor;
  • An immersive virtual reality city experience in the “EDU Zone” alongside model race cars, rockets and planes designed by university teams with SOLIDWORKS.

“For 25 years, our ‘World’ events have provided opportunities to celebrate attendees and facilitate community engagement while imagining all we can achieve in the future, together,” said Gian Paolo Bassi, Senior Vice President, 3DEXPERIENCE Works, Dassault Systèmes.  “3DEXPERIENCE World 2024 builds on this story of innovation, thought leadership, customer success, products and experiences. Now more than ever, we are connected in a world where the virtual makes it possible to push the limits of the imagination. We will continue to empower this global community to imagine the possibilities ahead, with our 3DEXPERIENCE platform.”