Events
Simulation Leadership Forum
27-28th August 2025
Copenhagen, Denmark
Driving Innovation through
Simulation and Collaboration
The Simulation Leadership Forum (SLF) is a leading event where industry leaders and experts converge and explore the future of engineering simulation.
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Discover a Unique Event
Elevate your simulation capabilities through impactful connections and collaboration. Achieving top-tier engineering simulation requires more than expertise—it calls for visionary leadership, teamwork, and dedication.
The connections you make here—with individuals, companies, and sectors—often evolve into long-lasting partnerships that continue to drive innovation and success.
Connect and Collaborate
The Simulation Leadership Forum offers a unique platform to connect with industry peers who share your goals and challenges. These connections aren’t just about networking—they’re about forming partnerships that can lead to innovative breakthroughs. Engage in meaningful exchanges that will spark fresh ideas and collaborative opportunities to drive your business forward.
Discover how others are leveraging simulation to push boundaries, access new markets, and deliver exceptional customer experiences. The insights and relationships you build here can provide your company with new strategies for growth and innovation, transforming how you operate and compete.
Master Best Practices
Gain valuable insights from industry leaders who have successfully integrated simulation into their business strategies. Learn how they’ve overcome challenges and driven innovation, with actionable best practices you can apply within your organization. These lessons will empower you to present a compelling business case for simulation and enhance communication about its impact.
Understanding these strategies will enable you to align your team and partners around a shared vision of innovation. You’ll leave the forum equipped with the tools and knowledge to drive simulation initiatives that make a real difference in your company’s success.
Transformative Innovation
At the SLF, you’ll find inspiration to fuel your digital transformation journey. By engaging with thought leaders and innovators, you’ll uncover new ways that simulation can accelerate your business’s progress and help you achieve ambitious goals. This isn’t just about technology—it’s about reimagining what’s possible for your company.
As you immerse yourself in this collaborative environment, you’ll see how simulation can become a powerful force for innovation. The inspiration and insights gained will translate into strategies that drive long-term success and keep your business at the cutting edge.
We are thrilled to invite you to the
Simulation Leadership Forum
Now in its eight year, the event enables leaders to come together to unlock the full potential of simulated environments in leadership development.
Together, we will redefine the boundaries of what is possible and pave the way for a new era of leadership.
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Event Venue
Where: Clarion Hotel & Congress Copenhagen Airport, Denmark
When: 27-28th August 2025
Cost: EUR800 (including; conference, 2 lunch, 1 dinner, coffee and snacks)
Simulation Leadership Advisory
As Digital Transformation of R&D is accelerating, it’s more important than ever to bring experience and best practices to a broader audience.
That’s why we decided to invite some of our most forward-looking speakers to the SLF advisory board. As board members they will assist with decisions about themes, speakers, and the SLF conference format, to ensure we provide the best possible experience.
We are very proud to introduce the first SLF advisory board below:
Marcus Oledal - EDRMedeso
Head of Business Innovation and Enterprise Sales Manager
Christian Brix Jacobsen - Grundfos
Senior Director, Head of Architecture and Modularization
Bob Tickel - Cummins
Director of Multi-Disciplinary Simulation, Corporate R&T division
Torbjörn Virdung - Volvo Cars
Ph.D. Technical Leader CFD
Fredrik Lago - Tetra Pak
Capability Manager of Modeling and Simulation, Corporate at System Engineering department
Katrine Wieck Bundgaard - Velux
Manager – Head of Simulation
Anneli Carlström - EDRMedeso
Marketing/Coordinator for SLF
Become Part of our Network
Previous speakers at SLF 2024
Wladimir Schamai - Danfoss
Head of Digital Engineering Enablers
– “Driving Business Impact from Digital Engineering and Fabrication”
Michael Winther Klint - Siemens Gamesa
Head of CCS
– “Creating sustainable digital capability growth – inception, governance, and beyond”
Christian Markussen - DNV
Global Practice Lead – Technology Qualification and Digital Twins
– “Increased robustness and value through independent assessment of digital applications”
Viivi Villa-Nuottajärvi - Valmet
Director, Internal Beyond Circularity program
– “How digital engineering can drive sustainability initiatives at Valmet”
Kay Schmidt - Cummins
Leader, Analysis & System Integration
– “A personal experience to drive democratization in your product development environment”
Frode Halvorsen - EDRMedeso
Ph.D CTO
-“Unlocking Tomorrow’s Simulation Tech: A Journey through the Techscape“
Torbjörn Virdung - Volvo Car Corporation
Ph.D. Technical Leader CFD
– ”Effects of AI on product development from a simulation perspective”
Heikki Holopainen - Sumitomo SHI FW
Chief Engineer, Structural Engineering
– “FEA Based Structural Mechanical Engineering: Coordination of Collaboration”
Who We Have Helped
This is not a competition, it is actually an opportunity to deliver what is expected of us in the near future.
— Hege Brende / CEO of Rainpower
EDRMedeso’s guided Simulation Leadership Advisory process has given us an invaluable insight into our current situation and identified our simulation strengths and weaknesses. These insights are creating a stable launch pad and show us how best to proceed up the simulation maturity curve and make our new simulation strategy come alive.
— Frederik Dynesen / Department Head R&D, Haas Meincke A/S (Part of Buhler Group)
