Converge 2016 Global Keynoters Announced

This year's events will be held in Los Angeles, Essen, Shanghai, Tokyo, Bangalore and Seoul throughout the fall.

"We are very pleased to feature these keynotes in our new global conference series." says James Scapa, Altair's founder, chairman and CEO. "They are some of the world's top thinkers at the intersection of technology and design, and we are truly excited at what they will impart to Converge attendees."

• Arjen Benders – design director, Philips
• Janine Benyus – Biomimicry expert, author and co-founder of Biomimicry 3.8
• Eddie Can – associate and project director, Zaha Hadid Architects
• Franco Cimatti – head of Vehicle Concepts and Pre-Development, Ferrari
• Ralph Gilles – designer and head of Design, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
• Jason Lopes – 3D printing professional and lead systems engineer, Legacy Effects
• Il Hoon Roh – architect and artist, Il Hoon Roh Studio
• Daniel Schneider – technical manager, Airbus APWorks
• Suresh Sethi – global design director, Air & Water/vice president design South Asia, Whirlpool
• Terry Wohlers – president, Wohlers Associates
• Professor Dr. Peter Zec – design consultant, founder and CEO of the Red Dot Award
• Cheng Zhizhong – senior design engineer, China Academy of Space Technology

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.