Conferences

"Design for Manufacturing & Assembly Across Three Industrial Revolutions"
Boothroyd-Dewhurst, Inc. ... 35th Annual DFMA Forum ... Warwick, RI ... June 17-19, 2024

R&D 100 AWARDS
"R&D 100 Awards Judge"
R&D World ... 2019 57th R&D 100 Awards and 5th Annual Technology Conference ... San Mateo Marriott, San Francisco, CA ... December 4-5, 2019

LEAP AWARDS
"Leadership In Engineering Achievement Program Awards"
WTWH Media ... 2018 Inaugural LEAP Awards ... Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa, Costa Mesa, CA ... December 11-12, 2018
MassDevice ... DeviceTalks-West ... Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa ... December 11-12, 2018

GENERAL SESSION
"Digging into the 2019 Global R&D Funding Forecast: Leading Strategies for Creating New R&D Budgets"
R&D Magazine ... 2018 R&D 100 Awards and 4th Annual Technology Conference ... Waldorf Astoria, Orlando, FL ... November 16, 2018

GENERAL SESSION
"Corporate R&D Spending: Art or Science?"
R&D Magazine ... 2018 R&D 100 Awards and 4th Annual Technology Conference ... Waldorf Astoria, Orlando, FL ... November 15, 2018

"Global R&D Spending: Hotbeds of Mechanical and Electro-Mechanical Innovation"
Boothroyd-Dewhurst, Inc. ... 33rd Annual DFMA Forum ... Providence, RI ... September 10-11, 2018

GENERAL SESSION
"Optimizing R&D Performance Through Metrics"
R&D Magazine ... 2017 R&D 100 Awards and 3rd Annual Technology Conference ... Walt Disney Swan & Dolphin Resort, Orlando, FL ... November 16-17, 2017

"Measuring Product Development Productivity and Performance"
The Moon on a Stick Ltd ... Innovation Masterclass ... The Moller Centre, Cambridge, United Kingdom ... October 3-4, 2017

"DFI: Design for the Industrial Internet and the Internet of Things"
Boothroyd-Dewhurst, Inc. ... 32nd Annual DFMA Forum ... Cranston, RI ... June 6-7, 2017

TWO PRESENTATIONS
"10 Techniques To Achieve Breakthrough Innovation"
"12 Trends in the Science of Managing R&D and Product Development"
R&D Magazine ... 2016 R&D 100 Awards and 2nd Annual Technology Conference ... National Harbor, MD ... November 3-4, 2016

"DFMA & Breakthrough Innovation"
Boothroyd-Dewhurst, Inc. ... 31st Annual DFMA Forum ... Cranston, RI ... June 7, 2016

KEYNOTE
"Top 12 Trends in the Science of Managing R&D and Product Development"
Techbrainers Sp. z.o.o. ... 2016 R&D Summit ... Warsaw, Poland ... April 14, 2016

KEYNOTE
"TRIZ: The Best Innovation Engine Available"
The Altshuller Institute for TRIZ Studies ... TRIZCON2016 ... New Orleans, LA ... March 3-5, 2016

"R&D Management Complexity Increases In The Decade Ahead"
R&D Magazine ... 2015 R&D 100 Awards and 1st Annual Technology Conference ... Las Vegas, NV ... November 12-13, 2015

"TRIZ: A Useful Tool For DFMA Innovations"
Boothroyd-Dewhurst, Inc. ... 30th Annual DFMA Forum ... Cranston, RI ... June 1, 2015

"Product Development & Innovation Practices Are Advancing "
Boothroyd-Dewhurst, Inc. ... 29th Annual DFMA® Forum ... Cranston, RI ... June 4, 2014

"Directing R&D: An Update in the Sciences of Management"
SMMA ... 2014 Spring Management Conference ... Fort Myers, FL ... April 23, 2014

"Product Development Practices In The Manufacturing Sector: 2010-2020 "
Boothroyd-Dewhurst, Inc. ... 28th Annual DFMA® Forum ... Cranston, RI ... June 13, 2013

"Advancing R&D Competitiveness With Metrics: The Characterization Of Innovation"
Boothroyd-Dewhurst, Inc. ... 27th Annual DFMA® Forum ... Cranston, RI ... June 12, 2012

"Concurrent Product Development: The First Thirty Years 1988-2018"
Society of Concurrent Product Development ... 10th Annual Conference ... Minneapolis, M ... June 18, 2011

"Concurrent Engineering: The First Thirty Years 1988-2018"
Boothroyd-Dewhurst, Inc. ... 26th Annual DFMA Forum® ... Cranston, RI ... June 14, 2011

"CPD: The First Thirty Years 1988-2018"
Strategy Research Group ...Annual Concurrent Engineering User Group Meeting ... Medford, MA ... November 11, 2010

"Product Development Metrics For Manufacturers: Measuring Overall Productivity"
OrthoWorld, Inc ... OMTEC 2010 Conference ... Chicago, IL ... June 16, 2010

"Innovation & IP Processes: A Concurrent Future"
ipCapital Group... 7th ipCG Thought Leadership Conference ... Stowe, VT ... November 6, 2009

FEATURED PRESENTATION
"Innovation Process Metrics For Advanced Development"
Management Roundtable ... 13th Annual Metrics Conference ... Orlando, FL ... October 20, 2009

"Maximizing Organic Innovation In Corporations: Tools & Metrics"
OrthoWorld, Inc.... OMTEC 2009 Conference... Chicago, IL... June 24, 2009

"Grow Revenue, Profits, & Assets: Drive Innovation & Glean IP"
ipCapital Group... 6th ipCG Thought Leadership Conference... Stowe, VT... November 5-7, 2008

"Driving Innovation & Gleaning IP To Maximize Market Cap"
Invention Machine Corporation ... 2009 User Group Forum... Boston, MA...October 28, 2008

"Voice of The Customer: An Evolving Body of Knowledge "
Medical Development Group ... December 2007 Forum...Watertown, MA...December 16, 2007

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
"Innovation Practices & Measures For Organic R&D Productivity "
Management Roundtable ...12th Annual Metrics Conference...Chicago, IL...November 7, 2007

FEATURED PRESENTATION
"Directing Corporate Innovation: The Next Five Years "
Knowledge Enterprises & The Institute For Orthopaedics™...3rd Annual OMTEC 2007...Chicago, IL...June 21, 2007

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
"The Growing Impact Of Innovation On Strategy, Tactics, & Metrics "
Management Roundtable ...11th Annual Metrics Conference...Chicago, IL...November 7, 2006

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
"Evolving Technical Management & Managers: Processes Are the Key "
Industrial Research Institute...Annual Meeting...Colorado Springs, CO...May 23, 2006

"R&D Productivity: Senior Management Levers"
The Gordon Institute of Tufts University...Distinguished Speaker Lecture Series...Medford, MA...May 17, 2006

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
"Integrating Emerging Technology Into Product Development"
Frost & Sullivan...1st Annual Innovations in New Product Development, Technology, & Marketing...Miami, FL...November 10, 2005

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
"The Future Of Product Development Metrics: Corporations, Projects, & Functions"
Management Roundtable ...10th Annual Metrics Conference...Chicago, IL...November 9, 2005

"Innovative Designs: The Enabling Processes & Tools"
Boothroyd-Dewhurst, Inc. ...DFMA Forum 2005...Warwick RI...June 21-22, 2005

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
"R&D Productivity: The North American Renaissance"
Marcus Evans...Collaborative Product Development Conference...Mumbai, India...February 17-18, 2005

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
"2004 Product Development Metrics Survey Results"
Management Roundtable...9th Annual Metrics Conference...Chicago, IL...September 29-30, 2004

"PLM: State-Of-Practice vs. Best Practice"
Boothroyd-Dewhurst, Inc....DFMA Forum 2004...Warwick, RI...June 22, 2004

"Launch Readiness: How Good Is Good Enough"
Lindsay, Stone, & Briggs...Brandworks 2004 Conference...Madison, WI...May 25, 2004

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
"Key Pipeline Practices Drive Effective Capacity Management"
Management Roundtable...R&D Productivity Conference...Atlanta, GA...March 29-30, 2004

"Proactive & Predictive Metrics: An Expert Clinic"
Management Roundtable...8th Annual Metrics Conference...Chicago, IL...November 4-6, 2003

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
"Usage Of Best PLM Practices: State Of The Industry"
Product Development & Management Association...PDMA2003...Boston, MA...October 5-7, 2003

"Benchmarking Resource & Capacity Management in R&D and Product Development"
Worldwide Business Research...PLM2003...Scottsdale, AZ...September 15-17, 2003

"Resource & Capacity Management: Best Practices For Cross-Functional Product Development"
Boothroyd-Dewhurst Inc...DFMA Forum 2003...Newport, RI...June 17-18, 2003

"Post Product Launch: Measuring Success & Failure"
Worldwide Business Research...Innovate 2002 Conference...Westin La Cantera...San Antonio, TX...December 6, 2002

"Metrics for Managing RD&E Resources & Capacity: A Survey of North American Manufacturers and High-Tech Companies"
Worldwide Business Research... Innovate 2002 Conference...Westin La Cantera...San Antonio, TX... December 6, 2002

"Implementing Proactive & Predictive R&D Metrics [PPRD]"
IQPC... R&D Measurement 2002 Conference... Chicago, IL... November 20, 2002

"How Metrics Can Accelerate Product Development [MPD]"
IQPC... R&D Measurement 2002 Conference... Chicago, IL... November 18, 2002

"2002 GGI Product Development Metrics Survey Results: Resource & Capacity Management"
Management Roundtable... Seventh Annual Metrics Conference... Chicago, IL, October 29, 2002

"Developing Metrics Portfolios: Defining & Selecting Key Measures for Product Development Performance [PDMP]"
Management Roundtable... Seventh Annual Metrics Conference... Chicago, IL, October 28, 2002

"Proactive & Predictive R&D Metrics: Getting Started [PPRD]"
Sopheon Corporation...Webinar Series...Minneapolis, MN...October 22, 2002

"Measuring R&D Projects: Best Practices"
Boothroyd-Dewhurst Inc... DFMA Forum 2002... Newport, RI... June 10-12, 2002

"R&DBaselining: Diagnostic Medical Instruments"
IIR-Institute for International Research... R&D and Clinical Performance with Metrics... Princeton, NJ... January 28-29, 2002

"Building an R&D Website for Competitive Advantage"
IQPC... Best Practices In Web-Enabled Collaborative Product Design Conference... San Francisco, CA... July 31, 2001

"North American R&D Survey Results: Portfolio Management"
IQPC... Best Practices In Web-Enabled Collaborative Product Design Conference... San Francisco, CA... July 30, 2001

"Measuring R&D Portfolio Success: Best Practices"
Boothroyd-Dewhurst Inc... DFMA Forum 2001... Newport, RI... June 5-6, 2001

"Key Focus Areas For Collaborative Systems [Verbal Opening Address] "
IQPC... Collaborative Product Design & Development Conference... Scottsdale, AZ... February 27, 2001

"Web-Enabled R&D & Intellectual Capital [Verbal Opening Address]"
IQPC... Web-Enabled R&D Conference... Orlando, FL... January 24, 2001

"2000 GGI Product Development Portfolio Metrics Survey Results"
Management Roundtable... 5th Annual Metrics Conference... Chicago, IL... November 3, 2000

"What Academia, Government, and Industry Need To Do Together"
Engineered Products Consortium...Accerlerated Product Development Conference...Providence, RI...September 28, 2000

"KEYNOTE ADDRESS
"Concurrent Engineering: A Growing Body of Knowledge"
Engineering Products Consortium... Accelerated Product Development Conference... Providence, RI... September 28, 2000

"Proactive & Predictive R&D Metrics"
International Productivity & Quality Center... R&D Conference... Chicago, IL... August 17, 2000

"R&D Processes: Next Twenty Years"
International Productivity & Quality Center... R&D Conference... Chicago, IL... August 16, 2000

KEYNOTE ADDRESS
"Concurrent Engineering: A Growing Body of Knowledge"
Society of Concurrent Engineering... Boston Chapter 5th Annual Boston Chapter Conference... TBD, MA... June 15, 2000

"Quality Issues Related to Design"
Boothroyd-Dewhurst Inc...DFMA Forum 2000... Newport, RI... June 13, 2000

"The State Of Product Development Measurements & Reward Practices"
Boothroyd-Dewhurst Inc...DFMA Forum 2000... Newport, RI... June 12, 2000

"Why Concurrent Engineering Is Inevitable"
Base Council...Quarterly Meeting...Andover, MA...May, 2000

"KEYNOTE ADDRESS
"Metrics That Minimize Project Risk"
American Production & Inventory Control Society... APICS: Seminar I 2000 Conference... TBD, MA... May 9, 2000

"Metrics: Putting It All Together"
Management Roundtable... 4th Annual-Predictive Metrics For Product Development... Chicago, IL...October 18-20, 1999

"Metrics Usage In Industry: 1998 GGI'MRT Survey Findings"
Management Roundtable... 4th Annual-Predictive Metrics For Product Development... Chicago, IL...October 18-20, 1999

"Proactive & Predictive PD Metrics"
Management Roundtable... 4th Annual-Predictive Metrics For Product Development... Chicago, IL...October 18-20, 1999

"Conference Welcome"
Society of Concurrent Engineering... 4th Annual Boston Chapter Conference... Newton, MA...June 10, 1999

"Conference Summary"
Management Roundtable... 3rd Annual-Metrics For Project & Product Development... Chicago, IL...November 16-19, 1998

"1998 GGI Metrics Survey Results"
Management Roundtable... 3rd Annual-Metrics For Project & Product Development... Chicago, IL...November 16-19, 1998

"Setting The Stage For Metrics"
Management Roundtable... 3rd Annual Metrics For Project & Product Development... Chicago, IL...November 16-19, 1998

"Early Technical Product Definition Activities"
Base Council... Quarterly Meeting... Andover, MA...March 26, 1998

"Conference Welcome "
Society of Concurrent Engineering... 3rd Annual Boston Chapter Conference... Newton, MA...November, 1998

"Proactive Management of Large Projects Through Metrics"
Management Roundtable... Concurrent Engineering... Orlando, FL...November 3-4, 1997

"Corporate & Project Metrics"
Management Roundtable... 2nd Annual-Metrics For Project & Product Development... New Orleans, LA...October 13-15, 1997

"Measuring Product Development Effectiveness"
Management Roundtable... PPLW - Product & Process Leadership Week... Boston, MA...May 15, 1997

"Motivators and Metrics For Product Development"
Electronic Conventions Management... EIF - Electronic Industries Forum... Boston, MA...May 6, 1997

"Measuring Product Development Effectiveness"
Management Roundtable... 1st Annual-Metrics For Project & Product Development... Cambridge, MA...October 4, 1996

"Measuring Time-To-Market"
ProjectWorld, Inc.... ProjectWorld '96 ... Washington, DC... August 8, 1996

"Measuring Product Development: Accelerating Innovation-A Tutorial"
INCOSE-National Council of Systems Engineers... 6th Annual Symposium... Boston, MA...July 11, 1996

"Measurement As Part Of The Overall Development Process: Panel Discussion"
INCOSE-National Council of Systems Engineers... 6th Annual Symposium... Boston, MA...July 7-10, 1996

"Measurement Tools For Rapid Product Development"
INCOSE-National Council of Systems Engineers... 6th Annual Symposium... Boston, MA...July 7-10, 1996

"Measuring Product Development Effectiveness"
Management Roundtable... APEX - American Product Excellence Awards... Cambridge, MA...June 12, 1996

"Measure Product Devlopment To Get The Best Products Fast"
IEEE - Engineering Management Society... Burlington, MA...March 19, 1996

"New Metrics To Measure Product Development"
Society of Concurrent Engineering - Silicon Valley Chapter... San Jose, CA...December 5, 1995

"Concurrent Product Development: New Approaches For New
Times" Base Council, Inc... Andover, MA...November 30, 1995

"Measuring The Product Development Process"
Society of Concurrent Engineering - Boston Chapter...New England Conference...Medford, MA...October 26, 1995

"Metrics That Accelerate Product Development"
D. H. Brown Associates & Society of Concurrent Engineering...Joint Conference...Ann Arbor, MI...September 11-13, 1995

"Metrics For Reducing Variation In Product Development Processes"
Society of Concurrent Engineering - Boston Chapter...Technical Meeting...Needham, MA...May 25, 1995

"Advances In Product Development Processes"
The Gordon Institute of Tufts University...Medford, MA...March 23, 1995

"Predictive Metrics Enable Fast Time-To-Market"
CALS EXPO '94...Long Beach, CA...December 7, 1994

"Measuring Product Development: Metrics For CE"
SME....AUTOFACT'94...Detroit, MI...November 14, 1994

"Concurrent Product Development: Implementing Accelerated & Replicatable Environments"
The Gordon Institute of Tufts University...Masters In Engineering Curricula...Medford, MA...November 5/18/19, 1994

"Accelerating The Product Development Process"
AVS: American Vacuum Society - New England Chapter...Burlington, MA...September 28, 1994

"Metrics for Measuring Product Development"
Boothroyd-Dewhurst, Inc....International Forum on Design For Manufacture & Assembly...Newport, RI...June 13-14, 1994

"Reengineering Product Development"
American Production & Inventory Control Society...Monthly Meeting...Needham, MA...May 19, 1994

"Predictive Metrics for Product Development"
IEEE & SOCE...Electro/94...Boston, MA...May 11, 1994

"Structuring & Measuring for Concurrent Engineering Success"
IEEE...Electro/94...Boston, MA...May 9, 1994

"Reengineering New Product Development Processes"
IIR Manufacturing Institute...3rd Annual R&D Symposium...Chicago, IL...May 6, 1994

"Metrics for Reengineering Product Development"
IIR Manufacturing Institute...3rd Annual R&D Symposium...Chicago, IL...May 4, 1994

"Reengineering New Product Processes Using Metrics"
American Society for Quality Control...BOSCON '94 Conference...Waltham, MA...March 24, 1994

"Quality Metrics for Measuring R&D"
American Society for Quality Control...Monthly Meeting...Waltham, MA...March 17, 1994

"Assessing Concurrent Engineering Needs In Your Company"
American Association of Mechanical Engineers & SME Chapter 7...Technical Meeting...Hartford, CT...February 7, 1994

"Product Definition"
Society of Concurrent Engineering - Boston Chapter...Technical Meeting...Needham, MA...January 27, 1994

"Metrics for Benchmarking Product Development"
The Gordon Institute of Tufts University...Distinguished Speaker Lecture Series...Medford, MA...December 3, 1993

"Best CE/DFM Practices: A Panel Discussion"
Management Roundtable...7th Conference on DFM...Orlando, FL...November 1-4, 1993

"Metrics for Benchmarking Strategic R&D Processes"
SME Society of Manufacturing Engineers/Computer & Automated Systems Assocn...Autofact '93...Dearborn, MI...November 10, 1993

"Metrics That Drive CE Program Development"
SME Society of Manufacturing Engineers/Computer & Automated Systems Association...Autofact '93...Dearborn, MI...November 9, 1993

"Concurrent Engineering - Agreeing On Needs"
APICS American Production & Inventory Control Society... New England Seminar I...Marlborough, MA...September 8-9, 1993

"Designing Concurrent Engineering Metrics"
Department of Defense...CE/CALS Washington '93...Washington, DC...June 29-July 1, 1993

"Teams - A Panel Discussion"
Joint SME/CASA & APICS...Technical Meeting...Needham MA...March 18, 1993

"Concurrent Engineering: Design-In Quality"
ASQC American Society for Quality Control...BOSCON '93 Conference...Waltham, MA...March 18, 1993

"Measuring Concurrent Engineering Performance"
SOCE Society of Concurrent Engineering...1st Annual Conference..Costa Mesa, CA..March 16, 1993

"The Role of Quality in Concurrent Engineering"
ASQC American Society for Quality Control... Monthly Meeting...Waltham, MA...January 21, 1993

"Designing Concurrent Engineering Processes"
Society of Manufacturing Engineers/Computer & Automated Systems Association...Technical Meeting..Watertown, MA..January 12, 1993

"Concurrent Engineering, Team Processes, & Design Reviews"
IEEE Engineering Management Society...Monthly Meeting...Needham, MA...December 8, 1992

"Design for Manufacturing: Strategies & Techniques"
APICS American Production & Inventory Control Society...Monthly Meeting...Needham, MA...November 17, 1992

"Concurrent Engineering Tools for Managing and Measuring"
SME Society of Manufacturing Engineers/Computer & Automated Systems Association...Autofact '92...Detroit, MI...November 9-12, 1992

"Concurrent Engineering: Aspects & Challenges"
The Gordon Institute of Tufts University...Distinguished Speaker Lecture Series...Wakefield, MA...October 21, 1992

"Teams: Empowerment Strategies & Tools"
SME Society of Manufacturing Engineers-Region 5...Quarterly Meeting...Sturbridge, MA...September 12, 1992

"Structured Product Development Processes"
IEEE Institute for Electrical & Electronic Engineers...Electro/92...Boston, MA...May 12-14, 1992

"ERIC: A Concurrently Engineered Sonic Transducer"
Management Roundtable...5th Conference on DFM...Orlando, FL...November 4-5, 1991

"Successful New Product Definition: Best Practices From Industry"
Management Roundtable...5th Conference on DFM...Orlando, FL...November 4-5, 1991

"New Product Development Process Quality"
IIR Manufacturing Institute... The Cost of Quality...Chicago, IL...Oct 28-29, 1991

"Benchmarking: Develop a system to get continuous feedback!"
Management Roundtable...Competitive Benchmarking and Performance Measurements...Berkeley, CA...May 20-21, 1991

"Manufacturing Engineering's Role In Concurrent Engineering"
Society of Manufacturing Engineers/Computer & Automated Systems Association...Technical Meeting...Waltham, MA...May 14, 1991

"New Product Development: Reduce Time-To-Market"
Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management...Luncheon Series...Bedford, MA...April 5, 1991

"The Changing Role of the Manufacturing Engineer"
SME Society of Manufacturing Engineers, NE Region Annual Dinner...Danvers, MA...March 22, 1991

"Incorporating Customer Needs Into Product Definition"
Management Roundtable...4th Conference on DFM...Orlando, FL...November 5-6, 1990

"Time-To-Market: Integrate Concurrent Engineering & CIM Databases"
Management Roundtable...6th Congress on CIM Databases...Cambridge, MA...April 2-3, 1990

"Managing Change Manufacturing"
Advanced Manufacturing Systems Conference...Chicago, IL...June 18-20,1985