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Josh Epstein Turns Engineering Complexity Into a Story People Can Use
A math-trained marketer who protects his mornings for whiteboards, Epstein has spent nearly three decades making dense enterprise technology legible. At Aras, his subject is the digital thread - and the next test is whether AI can be trusted with it.
Tom Hennessey Makes the Factory Floor Legible
The iBASEt CMO has spent a career turning factory complexity into plain language. His recurring argument is simple: reliable work begins when the right information reaches the right person at the right moment.
Catherine Kniker
Catherine Kniker began by decoding crashed computers. Now the Irish-born PTC executive is working on a larger systems problem: helping manufacturers connect product data, business strategy and sustainability before the first part reaches the factory floor.
Garth Coleman
Garth Coleman is the CEO of Canvas GFX (Canvas Envision), a Boston-based manufacturing software company building tools that turn engineering data into interactive, 3D visual work instructions for frontline factory workers. A mechanical engineer by training with an MBA from Babson, he spent roughly 19 years at Dassault Systemes leading global strategy for 3D visualization, PLM, AR/VR, and generative AI before taking the top job at Canvas. He champions a 'connected knowledge' approach to manufacturing, arguing that the industry modernized its products and processes but left the people on the floor relying on static PDFs and printed checklists.