CIMdata PLM Industry Summary Online Archive
24 April 2007
Events News
Proficiency's CEO to Speak at SME Interoperability and 3D Collaboration Conference; Alex Shapira to Address the Challenges of Doing Business Globally While Protecting Intellectual Property
Proficiency, Inc. announced that its CEO, Alex Shapira, will present during the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Interoperability and 3D Collaboration conference, being held at the Marriott Renaissance in Detroit, May 1-3. Mr. Shapira's presentation will take place at 11:45 a.m., Thursday, May 3 in the Mackinac East Room.
Mr. Shapira will address the Intellectual Property (IP) Paradox: How to Enable Global Business without Jeopardizing IP. The presentation will be part of the Collaboration Management Track, moderated by David Prawel, president and principal consultant of Longview Advisors. It includes three distinguished speakers on May 3, from 9:00 - 11:45 a.m. During his presentation, Mr. Shapira will discuss the need of global businesses for more frequent and more detailed product communications as their product design partners continue to grow. He also will discuss the top business directives of protecting design knowledge and securing competitive advantage.
Based on 20 years of experience in digital manufacturing, CAD/CAM, real-time production management and mission-critical defense systems, Mr. Shapira brings executive management and leadership to Proficiency. Before joining the company, Shapira was vice president of production management at UGS and executive vice president for product operations at Tecnomatix.
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