Engineering the Future with Intelligence
Overview
Join us at the CadenceCONNECT: System Design and Analysis (SDA) User Conference India 2026, a premier gathering for engineering professionals eager to harness simulation, accelerate development, and drive certainty into every product.
Discover how leading companies across industries are transforming product development by integrating simulation at the core of their strategy.
Under the theme, " Imagine . Simulate . Realize – Engineering the Future with Intelligence, " this year’s conference will show how to build smarter, faster, and more resilient products with unmatched confidence.
The conference will showcase the combined strengths of the SDA portfolio (MSC Software, Fidelity CFD, BETA CAE), bringing together industry-leading capabilities across simulation, analysis, systems engineering, and AI-enabled automation with over 800+ delegates from 100+ companies, representing sectors such as Aerospace & Defence, Automotive, Heavy Engineering, Manufacturing and Robotics and beyond.
- Dates: September 10-11, 2026
- Time: 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM
- Location: Hilton Manyata, Embassy Park, Bengaluru
- Registration & Networking: 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
Featured Keynote Speakers
Dr S Somanath
Former Secretary, DoS & Chairman, ISRO
Advisor, Space Tech, AP Govt
Sanjay Jambigi
Associate Mission Lead
Skyroot Aerospace India
Guruprasad Raghavendra
Head of Structures
Airbus India
Uma Maheshwar D
Chief Consulting Engineer
GE Aerospace India
Anshuman Awasthi
SVP and Head Powertrain Engineering
Mercedez-Benz, R&D India
Philip Jose
Head of Product Development
Mahindra Last Mile Mobility
Parveen Kumar Sharma
Executive Vice President
Maruti Suzuki India
Akhilesh Jha
Senior Scientist & Group Director
Aeronautical Dept., DRDO
Mahesh Kailasam
Corporate Vice President
System Design & Analysis group, Cadence
Amir Assar
Vice President - Customer Success
System Design & Analysis group, Cadence
Sridhar Dharmarajan
Group Sales Director
System Design & Analysis group - India, Cadence
Dimitrios Siskos
Vice President - R&D
Beta CAE, System Design & Analysis group, Cadence
Subham Sett
Vice President - R&D
System Design & Analysis group, Cadence
Why Attend ?
A unique platform to network, learn, and celebrate engineering excellence through:
- Keynote sessions
- Technology updates
- Paper presentations
- Peer networking opportunities
What's In Store ?
- 7 specialized tracks covering the latest in , multiphysics , system dynamics, fluids, virtual manufacturing , and beyond
- 100+ competitive presentations and case studies sharing real-world breakthroughs
- 15+ expert speakers and visionary keynotes
- 20+ awards celebrating engineering excellence
- Opportunity to meet Cadence SDA developers and researchers
- Gain insights on global R&D updates and future roadmap