The agenda for the 2026 MBE & QIF Summit is outlined below. Please be aware that the schedule is subject to change and to please check for updates.
Day One Schedule of Events
8:00-8:30
Registration & Check-in
8:30-8:45
Welcome & Session Introduction
Rosemary Astheimer | Belcan, A Cognizant Company
8:45-9:00
Welcome to MxD
Berardino Baratta | MxD
9:00 – 10:00
Keynote
Jyoti Malhotra | NIST MEP
10:00 – 10:30
ASME MBE Standards Committee
Evan Kessick | ASME MBE Standards Committee
Blake Gorowsky | Pratt & Whitney
10:30-11:00
Break
11:00-11:30
MTConnect
Will Sobel | MTConnect
11:30-12:00
DMSC: Impacting the Digital Thread with Quality
Curtis Brown | DMSC
12:00-12:30
STEP
Allison Barnard | PDES Inc.
12:30-13:30
Lunch
13:30-14:00
How SAE is Supporting the MBE Community
Leslie McKay | SAE International
14:00-14:30
QIF Beyond FAI: Connecting Model-Based Data to DFMEA, Control Plans, and Production Quality Processes
Ron Trout | Net-Inspect
14:30-15:00
A New Framework for MBE Decision-Making
Chad Jackson | Lifecycle Insights
15:00-15:30
Break
15:30-16:00
Model-Based Quality Assurance: A Key Enabler to Scale and Speed
Bill Bernstein | Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base
16:00-16:30
Practical MBE: Standards, Maturity, and Impact
Ben Hopper | NCC
16:30-17:00
Historical MTConnect for Supply Chain Data Propagation
Trais McAllister | True Analytics Manufacturing Solutions
17:00-17:05
Summit Day One Wrap-up
Rosemary Astheimer | Belcan, A Cognizant Company
17:05-18:30
Reception
Day Two Schedule of Events
8:00-8:30
Registration & Check-in
8:30-8:35
Day Two Welcome
Rosemary Astheimer | Belcan, A Cognizant Company
8:35-9:05
Model-Based Definition (MBD) Maturity Model Framework
Ryan Bounds | HII-Newport News Shipbuilding
Mark Debbink | HII-Newport News Shipbuilding
9:05-9:35
Making the Business Case for Model-Based Enterprise
Andrew Bank | Exiger
9:35-10:05
From MBD to Production: A Standards-Driven, Model-Based Path to Digital Validation and Traceability
Ben Urick | nVariate, Inc.
10:05 – 10:30
Break
10:30 – 11:00
Achieving Success with NSE MBE Maturity Index
George Rendell | Siemens Digital Industries Software
Mike Werkheiser | Belcan
11:00-11:30
Model-Based Design Implementation
Blake Gorowsky | Pratt & Whitney
11:30-12:00
Automized Model-Based Tolerance Analysis
Miroslaw Chamera | ARIADNE Engineering AB
Shreyes N. Melkote | Georgia Institute of Technology
12:00-13:00
Lunch
13:00-13:30
Closing the Quality Loop Using QIF MBE with PolyWorks and MBDVidia
Larry Bergquist | Capvidia
Louis-Jerome Doyon | InnovMetric
13:30 – 14:00
Requirements to Reality: Building a Digitally Connected Supply Chain
Chris Kulinka | Belcan, A Cognizant Company
Abbey Soulek | GE Aerospace
14:00-14:30
Extending the Capabilities of Data Element Mapping and Analysis for
Advanced Manufacturing
Christian Zamiela | Auburn University
14:30-15:00
Break
15:00-15:30
A QIF-Supported Workflow for Estimating CMM Measurement Uncertainty
Jacob Brooks | University of North Carolina at Charlotte
15:30 – 16:00
Model Based Quality: Secure, Interoperable Data Flow
Albert Ismailov | OUSW (R&E), SE&A Specialty Engineering Directorate
Brent Lewis
16:00-16:30
Solving for the Hidden Bottleneck in Model-Based Manufacturing
Zack Valdez | NEMA
16:30 -16:35
Summit Day Two Wrap-up
Rosemary Astheimer | NIST
16:35-18:20
Reception & Factory Floor Tour
Day Three Schedule of Events
8:00-8:30
Registration & Check-in
8:30-8:35
Day Three Welcome
Rosemary Astheimer | Belcan, A Cognizant Company
8:35-9:05
Authoritative Source of Truth for Common Parts Across the Military Services: A Discussion
Open Forum
9:05-9:35
MB-DMI Collaboration the Supply Chain, RTX Vision + Business Unit Progress
Samuel Yang | RTX
Christopher Scott | Pratt & Whitney
9:35-10:05
Federated Learning for Secure Cyber Manufacturing Capability Matching in Defense Supply Chains
Mike Yan & Xiaoliang Yan | OpenWerks, Inc.
Shreyes N. Melkote | Georgia Institute of Technology
10:05-10:30
Break
10:30-11:00
Closing the Gaps: Unifying Standards for Enterprise-Ready MBD
Atsuto Soma & Evan Kessick | Elysium Inc.
11:00-11:30
Model-Based Standard Validation
William Sobel | Association for Manufacturing Technology (MTConnect)
11:30-12:00
Advancing Manufacturing Readiness Through Model-Based Engineering Training: A National Prototype
James Brino & Dr. Amy Thompson | Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology, Inc.
12:00-13:00
Lunch
13:00-13:30
Digital Standards and Specifications Built on QIF Rules
Daniel Campbell | Rubypoint
Evan Frank | GE Aerospace
Kevin Braun | John Deere
13:30-14:30
2026 3D MBD Hack-A-Thon
Open Forum
14:30-15:00
Break
15:00
Summit Wrap-up
Rosemary Astheimer | Belcan, a Cognizant Company
Optional Post Summit Meetings
9:00-12:00
MTConnect Standards Committee Meeting
AMT and the MTConnect Institute invite you to spend Friday after the summit at two meetings we are hosting.
The MTConnect Standards Committee annual face-to-face meeting will be held from 9:00 am to 12:00 CT. We will discuss what we have completed since the last meeting and the new directions and focus areas of the standard. We will also cover technology and innovation happening in the industry.
13:00-17:00
MTConnect Capabilities Meeting
The Second half of the day, from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, is devoted to a discussion of how we define and use capabilities, ranging from manufacturing enterprises to individual pieces of equipment and possibly their components. Lockheed Martin will lead the conversation and explore how one uses capabilities to identify potential manufacturing opportunities and potential in manufacturing systems. We will also explore how capabilities align with requirements and how the two concepts intersect when determining how and where to make something. The specification of capabilities is a cross-domain standardization problems that require a concerted effort across multiple organizations.
TBD
ASME MBE & Y14 Harmonization Committee Meeting
Efforts among the ASME Model-Based Enterprise (MBE) and Y14 Engineering Product Definition and Related Documentation Practices committees strive to harmonize terminology, collect, catalog, and harmonizing 3D Model-Based and non-graphical data elements, and identify their relationships. Tasks include developing guidance for using ASME standards and related work products in model-only environments. Content is created from the mechanical engineering viewpoint within the product lifecycle to create, use, and reuse annotated 3D models in product definition data sets. ASME MBE is also working toward establishing a maturity index as well as features and characteristics of enterprise product data.
This meeting should be open to all attendees without any restrictions.