WELCOME TO HEXAGON DESIGN & ENGINEERING
User Conference India 2025
9th - 10th September, 2025
ITC Grand Chola, Chennai
In today’s competitive landscape, delivering high-performing, reliable products requires more than just innovation it demands absolute confidence in every design, every simulation, and every outcome.
At the Hexagon Design & Engineering User Conference 2025, the theme “Simulating Reality, Delivering Certainty” underscores how organizations are adopting simulation not merely as a phase, but as a core strategy. This year’s focus highlights how integrated simulation software empowers engineering teams to precisely replicate real-world performance–accelerating development, reducing risk, and ensuring every product performs exactly as intended.
This conference offers a unique platform to connect with C-level executives, business and domain experts, engineers, designers, product development leaders, manufacturing heads, and quality champions from leading manufacturing companies. Engage with prominent academicians, researchers, and technical experts, as well as partners, entrepreneurs, consultants, and thought leaders from the automotive, aerospace, and other key industries.
08:00 - 09:00
09:00 - 09:20
Sridhar Dharmarajan
EVP & Managing Director, India D&E Business,
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence
09:20 - 09:30
Amir Assar
Chief Revenue Officer - D&E Business,
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence
09:30 - 09:50
Mahesh Kailasam
SVP and General Manager - D&E Business,
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence
09:50 - 10:15
Dr. N. Saravanan
President & CTO
Ashok Leyland
10:15 - 10:45
Upendra Naithani
Deputy Vice President
Renault Nissan Technology & Business Center, India
10:45 - 11:05
11:05 - 11:25
Amit Srivastava
Director EHE–India and Asia Pacific
Stellantis
11:25 - 12:10
Subham Sett
VP - R&D, D&E Business,
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence
12:10 - 12:30
George D Silva
Chief Technical Officer
Trident Techlabs
12:30 - 13:45
Hall 2
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Hall 3
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Hall 4
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Hall 5
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Hall 1
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Kaveri 2 & 3
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Hall 2
9:00 - 9:20
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Hall 3
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Hall 4
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Hall 5
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Hall 1
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Hall 6
9:00 - 9:20
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10:40 - 10:50
Sridhar Dharmarajan
EVP & Managing Director- India D&E business,
Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence
10:50 - 11:10
Pradip Jagadale,
Head - Powertrain Endurance Data Analytics
Mercedes Benz R&D India
11:10 - 11:30
Vipul Singh
Co-Founder & CEO
AEREO
11:30 - 11:50
Prof. Dr. V. Kamakoti
Director - IIT Madras
11:50 - 13:05
Moderator:
Sridhar Dharmarajan, EVP & Managing Director, India D&E Business, Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence
Eminent Panelists:
Prof. Dr. V. Kamakoti, Director - IIT Madras
Dr. Sitarameswara Sarma Akella, Consultant - Mahindra & Mahindra and Ex - Sr. Vice President & Head - Engineering Analysis & Vehicle Development (Safety & NVH)
Dr. Venkata Sastry Narasimhadevara, Director, Career Centre, SRM IST Chennai
Murali Balasubramanian, Regional Head – Technologies, Training & Skills, Stellantis.
13:05 - 14:05
Lunch Break
Hall 2
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Hall 3
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Hall 4
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Hall 5
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Hall 1
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Hall 6
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Kaveri 2 & 3
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ITC Grand Chola
Director – Aerospace & Defense Business Development
Design & Engineering division, Hexagon
Head – Marketing and Communications
Design and Engineering division, Hexagon