My Events

Speaking & workshops

Conferences, panels, workshops, and webinars. I speak about systems engineering, flow-based development, and the intersection of compliance with modern product development methods.

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Past Events

2024

PTC — SDV Partner POV Mini-Series with Accenture

Video Series (3 episodes) · Virtual

Three-part video series with PTC discussing the Software Defined Vehicle revolution, connected and autonomous vehicle technologies, and their impact on automotive software development.

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2024

PTC Codebeamer xChange — Customer Success Stories

Presenter · Virtual

Presented transformation outcomes from a real-world automotive Tier 1 global supplier — achieving near-ASPICE Level 2 compliance at 3× industry pace using Codebeamer and flow-based methods.

2019

Austin Tech Live: Blockchain in Practice

Panel · Austin, TX

Three-person panel discussion on practical blockchain applications in enterprise and industry contexts.

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2020

Seating Congress — TFS Center

Presenter · Detroit, MI

Presented on functional safety with NHTSA content at the automotive seating industry congress.

2020

CES — Consumer Electronics Show

Executive Roundtable · Las Vegas, NV

Executive roundtables at the world's largest consumer electronics trade show.

HancomMDS Automotive Conference
2019

HancomMDS Automotive Conference

Keynote · Seoul, South Korea

Managing Complex Systems and Software Development — presented AutoScrum Foundations to Korean automotive OEMs and suppliers on integrated development approaches.

2019

Agile in Automotive

Presenter + Published Interview

Integrating Modern Agile Engineer Processes for Onboard and Embedded Product Development. Included a published interview on agile adoption in automotive.

2019

MP Talk in the Park

Presenter

AutoScrum Overview — demonstrating the integration of Scrum with automotive systems development constraints.

2019

Seoul Conference

Presenter · Seoul, South Korea

International automotive engineering presentation to Korean market.

2018

SPES RoundTable

Presenter · Modena, Italy

ESW New Methods — embedded software engineering methods presented at the European SPES roundtable.

2018

Greenbrier — Global Leadership Conference

Executive Roundtable · Greenbrier, WV

Accenture executive leadership event at the Greenbrier resort.

2018

Agile in Automotive

Chairman

Chaired the annual Agile in Automotive conference focused on scaling agile in regulated product development.

2018

Stages Forum

Keynote

Continued engagement with the Stages community on process and ASPICE topics. Two sessions in 2018.

2017

Siemens Digital Twin Forum

Presenter · Chicago, IL

AutoScrum — Managing Complex Systems Development. Presented the intersection of agile methods with digital twin technology.

2017

Agile 2017

Presenter · Orlando, FL

Presented at the premier global agile conference on scaling agile in complex product development environments.

2017

Scrum Gathering

Presenter

Attended Jeff Sutherland's Scrum at Scale keynote — formative experience for scaling thinking.

2017

Livonia Innovation Center Opening

Showcase · Livonia, MI

AutoScrum demos and Accenture IXO CPLS showcase at the new Livonia Innovation Center.

2016

PTC LiveWorx

Presenter · Boston, MA

Breakout session at PTC's flagship conference on connected product development and IoT.

2016

PLS High Tech Forum — Establishing Continuous Flow

Presenter

Establishing Continuous Flow with Methods and Tools — presented the integration of lean flow principles with engineering toolchains.

2015–2016

Tech Week (Accenture Internal)

Presenter

Next Generation R&D Transformation — presented twice at Accenture's internal technology showcase.

2015

PLS 17th HiTech Forum

Presenter · Eindhoven, Netherlands

Co-presented with Stef at the Philips-originated high-tech forum on systems engineering and process transformation.

2015

Bits and Chips SE Conference

Keynote · Eindhoven, Netherlands

Systems engineering conference in the heart of European high-tech industry.

2012–2014

Stages Forum — ASPICE Process Deployment

Keynote

Deployment of Global Automotive Process / Stages to Support ASPICE — multiple presentations on using Stages for ASPICE compliance across global organizations.

2013

Innovate (IBM Rational)

Presenter · Detroit, MI

Two sessions delivered (Session 1800 / Session 1855) on global automotive process deployment.

2010

SAE World Congress

Panel + Published Paper · Detroit, MI

Smart Grid / Vehicle Safety — presented and published SAE paper on the intersection of smart grid technology and vehicle safety systems.

2004–2008

Department of Energy / NREL

Presenter · Washington, DC / Golden, CO

Requirements-driven product development for advanced vehicle technologies. Presented vision for target setting, cascading, and status tracking to DOE stakeholders.