SOLIDWORKS World 2016 – General Session – Day 1 – Part 1 – Photo Journal #SWW16 #SOLIDWORKS

SOLIDWORKS World 2016 – General Session – Day 1 – Photo Journal

The General Session starts with colour, sound and movement as an excited crowd pours in with much anticipation for the Opening General Session

Gian Paolo Bassi – CEO – Dasault Systemes SOLIDWORKS takes to the stage with his usual enthusiasm

Gian Paolo – Welcomes the attendees and talks numbers

Gian Paolo welcomes and introduces Bernard Charles – President & CEO Dassault Systemes

“I’m so proud to have put Gian Paolo in charge of SOLIDWORKS” – Bernard Charles

Bernard talks revenue and powering the Dassault brands by ONE business platform

Bernard announces that he wants to double the user numbers! But doesn’t layout out a plan on how they will set out to do so

Bernard moves on to Architecture. Makes the statement that “Dassault Systemes will become the number one platform for AEC” Is this a revival of Live Buildings?

Bernard highlights customer using the 3DEXPERIENCE platform

Bernard talks overview of the 3DEXPERIENCE platform

Bernard introduces Monica Menghini – Chief Strategy Officer – Dassault Systemes

Monica speaks “Marketing” as only she can!

TECHNOLOGY is not enough! Personally I think it’s a good start!

Gian Paolo retakes the stage to introduce SOLIDWORKS Visualize. SOLIDWORKS Visualize – Standard available now for all SOLIDWORKS Professional & Premium customers on subscription

Gian Paolo introduces Dr Neil Gershenfeld – Director of Center for Bits and Atoms

“Today I get to speak to people who understand what I am saying”

MIT and SOLIDWORKS work together

Machines building Machines

Machines Assembling Machines

New material process and use

Gian Paolo Bassi talks partnership with Sindoh

3D printing from inside of SOLIDWORKS. Monitoring build direct in SOLIDWORKS including video in the Task Pane

Gian Paolo talks SOLIDWORKS online fully browser based (running on Frame)

Gian Paolo talks Subscription. Current Perpetual licensing will continue for the foreseeable future. A NEW flexible Term License will be introduced. NEW online to start soon (May 2016)