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POSIUM 2027
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The world's largest neutral platform for industrial digital transformation at the prostep ivip Symposium.
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AUGMENTED ENGINEERS - UNITED! ACROSS THE WORLD
APRIL 14-15,2027
Maritim Hotel Düsseldorf Airport
Where the industry’s brightest minds come together to explore what’s next. Two days of knowledge, exchange and inspiration across the world of digital engineering.
AUGMENTED ENGINEERS - UNITED! ACROSS THE WORLD
APRIL 14-15,2027
Maritim Hotel Düsseldorf Airport
Where the industry’s brightest minds come together to explore what’s next. Two days of knowledge, exchange and inspiration across the world of digital engineering.
Your Stage for Innovation!
Your Stage for Innovation!
TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF IT!
The prostep ivip Symposium is THE premier event for industrial digital transformation, bringing together international experts, industry leaders, and innovators for two intensive days. Experience a dynamic conference with parallel presentation tracks, an accompanying exhibition showcasing cutting-edge solutions, and two exclusive evening events for networking and collaboration. Dive deep into the most relevant topics shaping the future: AI in Engineering, Software-Defined Products, MBSE, PLM, Digital Twin, Data Exchange Standards, and Sustainable Manufacturing. This is where innovation meets implementation!
AS AN EXHIBITOR:
SALES STARTS MID OCTOBER
Showcase your innovations to a highly engaged audience actively seeking cutting-edge technology and partnerships – exhibition opportunities are exclusively reserved for prostep ivip members.
AS A PARTICIPANT:
SALES STARTS END OF NOVEMBER
Gain actionable insights, connect with decision-makers, and discover solutions that drive your business forward.
MEMBER BENEFITS:
prostep ivip members enjoy significant price advantages for participation and exclusive exhibitor access!
We welcome contributions on the Symposium theme and across the full landscape of industrial digital transformation. We particularly encourage contributions that demonstrate business impact, and process innovations that shorten time-to-market, reduce costs, and raise quality including:
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THE AUGMENTED ENGINEER
Human-AI teaming in engineering practice — copilots, agents, AI-ready data, trust and governance.
SOFTWARE-DEFINED PRODUCTS
Software-hardware co-development, continuous integration and homologation, variant and release management for software-defined architectures.
MBSE & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
PLM & ALM BACKBONE
Lifecycle architectures that scale — ALM/PLM convergence, configuration and change management, platform modernization, openness.
VIRTUAL PRODUCT REPRESENTATION & VALIDATION
Digital twins, virtual validation, simulation data management, and open formats as the product's authoritative representation.
COLLABORATION, STANDARDS & DATASPACES
Cross-company engineering, data exchange standards in operation, Digital Product Passport, sovereign dataspaces.
NEW DOMAINS, INTERNATIONALIZATION & GLOBAL (AND RESEARCH) PERSPECTIVES
Model-based methods in daily practice — traceability from requirements to validation, collaboration across multilateral added-value chains.
PLM, MBSE and SE beyond our home industries automotive and aerospace industries — Defence, MedTech and more, united across the world.
Your Stage for Innovation!
TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE PART OF IT!
The prostep ivip Symposium is THE premier event for industrial digital transformation, bringing together international experts, industry leaders, and innovators for two intensive days. Experience a dynamic conference with parallel presentation tracks, an accompanying exhibition showcasing cutting-edge solutions, and two exclusive evening events for networking and collaboration. Dive deep into the most relevant topics shaping the future: AI in Engineering, Software-Defined Products, MBSE, PLM, Digital Twin, Data Exchange Standards, and Sustainable Manufacturing. This is where innovation meets implementation!
AS A PARTICIPANT:
SALES STARTS MID OCTOBER
Gain actionable insights, connect with decision-makers, and discover solutions that drive your business forward.
AS AN EXHIBITOR:
SALES STARTS END OF NOVEMBER
Showcase your innovations to a highly engaged audience actively seeking cutting-edge technology and partnerships – exhibition opportunities are exclusively reserved for prostep ivip members.
MEMBER BENEFITS:
prostep ivip members enjoy significant price advantages for participation and exclusive exhibitor access!
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTION
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTION
From September 9 To October 9,2026, we are accepting submissions for presentations, workshops, and Expert Corners for the prostep ivip Symposium 2027!
Showcase Your Expertise
Share your knowledge and insights on industrial digital transformation with a global audience.
Engage with Industry Leaders
Contribute to the world's largest neutral PLM event, where industry pioneers come together to discuss the future of digitalization.
Collaborate and Innovate
Whether you're presenting a cutting-edge case study, leading a hands-on workshop, or engaging in an Expert Corner, your contribution will help shape the future of industrial processes.
We welcome contributions on the Symposium theme and across the full landscape of industrial digital transformation. We particularly encourage contributions that demonstrate business impact, and process innovations that shorten time-to-market, reduce costs, and raise quality including:
THE AUGMENTED ENGINEER
SOFTWARE-DEFINED PRODUCTS
MBSE & SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
PLM & ALM BACKBONE
VIRTUAL PRODUCT REPRESENTATION & VALIDATION
COLLABORATION, STANDARDS & DATASPACES
NEW DOMAINS, INTERNATIONALIZATION & GLOBAL (AND RESEARCH) PERSPECTIVES
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Why you should attend the two-day symposium
INSPIRING PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS:
Be captivated by top-notch expert presentations and hands-on workshops, expanding your knowledge on the latest trends and technologies in industrial digital transformation.
ACCOMPANYING EXHIBITION:
Discover the latest innovations and products from our exhibitors. The exhibition offers an excellent opportunity to learn about current developments and make valuable contacts.
NETWORKING & EVENING EVENT:
Use this opportunity to deepen new and old contacts, exchange ideas, and relax with cold drinks and delicious food.
"For research, the prostep ivip Symposium is where theory meets its friction with practice: here, scientific insight comes face to face with the lived reality of industry. The open, vendor-neutral setting lets us hold our findings up against those of end users and system providers directly – and it is precisely from this exchange that the questions emerge which our research grows on."
"Digitalization, AI, and data-driven development offer tremendous opportunities to accelerate development and reduce costs for complex products. The Symposium helps unlock this potential by fostering open knowledge exchange, fresh perspectives, and independent collaboration—within a strong global community of users, solution providers, and researchers. In this regard, the Symposium is unique worldwide."
"In challenging times, the Symposium provides what we need most: honest exchange beyond sales pitches. The parallel tracks allow us to dive deep into AI, PLM, and Systems Engineering while the networking sessions connect us with peers facing similar transformation challenges. This is where we find partners, not just vendors."
"In times of rapid technological change, the Symposium's neutral ground is crucial. Whether you're exhibiting or participating, you gain unfiltered insights into industry directions, benchmark your own strategies, and forge collaborations that drive innovation forward – this is valuable investment, not just event attendance."
"Two full days of concentrated expertise across five parallel tracks means we can address our entire digital transformation agenda in one place. The caliber of participants – from engineering to C-level – ensures discussions that move beyond surface level to tackle the complex challenges we all face."
"Alongside the Tokyo Systems Engineering Summit, the prostep ivip Symposium creates tremendous value for the Asian, European, and global community. It's the essential counterpart event where East-West collaboration deepens through face-to-face dialogue, and where we build the international partnerships that drive our industry forward."
"Being a prostep ivip member means direct access to expert knowledge, innovations across complex value chains, and a global network driving industrial digital transformation in a precompetitive environment. Our Symposium brings this value to life. It's where industry leaders connect, inspire and shape the future of digital manufacturing."
"For research, the prostep ivip Symposium is where theory meets its friction with practice: here, scientific insight comes face to face with the lived reality of industry. The open, vendor-neutral setting lets us hold our findings up against those of end users and system providers directly – and it is precisely from this exchange that the questions emerge which our research grows on."
"Digitalization, AI, and data-driven development offer tremendous opportunities to accelerate development and reduce costs for complex products. The Symposium helps unlock this potential by fostering open knowledge exchange, fresh perspectives, and independent collaboration—within a strong global community of users, solution providers, and researchers. In this regard, the Symposium is unique worldwide."
"In challenging times, the Symposium provides what we need most: honest exchange beyond sales pitches. The parallel tracks allow us to dive deep into AI, PLM, and Systems Engineering while the networking sessions connect us with peers facing similar transformation challenges. This is where we find partners, not just vendors."
"In times of rapid technological change, the Symposium's neutral ground is crucial. Whether you're exhibiting or participating, you gain unfiltered insights into industry directions, benchmark your own strategies, and forge collaborations that drive innovation forward – this is valuable investment, not just event attendance."
"Two full days of concentrated expertise across five parallel tracks means we can address our entire digital transformation agenda in one place. The caliber of participants – from engineering to C-level – ensures discussions that move beyond surface level to tackle the complex challenges we all face."
"Alongside the Tokyo Systems Engineering Summit, the prostep ivip Symposium creates tremendous value for the Asian, European, and global community. It's the essential counterpart event where East-West collaboration deepens through face-to-face dialogue, and where we build the international partnerships that drive our industry forward."
"Being a prostep ivip member means direct access to expert knowledge, innovations across complex value chains, and a global network driving industrial digital transformation in a precompetitive environment. Our Symposium brings this value to life. It's where industry leaders connect, inspire and shape the future of digital manufacturing."
Düsseldorf’s Gateway to Ideas and Innovation
VENUE: Maritim Hotel Düsseldorf
Perfectly connected to Düsseldorf Airport, the Maritim Hotel Düsseldorf is where global accessibility meets inspiring events. Designed for bringing people together, the hotel combines spacious, flexible event facilities with modern comfort and premium service, creating an ideal environment for the event.
Whether welcoming international guests or hosting innovative discussions, the Maritim Hotel Düsseldorf offers a seamless experience – where connections are made, ideas are shared and innovation takes off.
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