Conquering Complexity
Zürich Technopark | 27 May 2025
Effectively & efficiently conquering development & support of technically complex systems
Are you ready to tackle the challenges of interconnected products, emergent behaviour, and ever-changing customer needs?
The one-day free to attend event focusses on addressing the major issue common to many industries. How to effectively and efficiently manage the ever-increasing complexity within the systems developed today and maintained for the future.
The event will include application-based workshops and keynote sessions on the critical strategies and methodologies for conquering complexity across most engineering domains.
By attending this event, you’ll gain valuable insights into:
- Identifying common sources and causes of complexity.
- Contextualisation of complex problems.
- Abstract methods for managing complexity.
- Methods for developing reliable, robust and resilient complex systems.
- Delivering projects to increased stakeholder satisfaction.
- Increasing customer satisfaction.
The number of attendees for the event is limited and assigned on a first come basis.
Programme
08:30 – 09:00 | Registration | ROOM SIMULA Transfer East, 3rd Floor
Stream 1: ROOM PASCAL Transfer West, 3rd Floor
09:15 – 09:55 | Maja Malovic
Practical Innovation: Applying Design Thinking for discovering simple solutions
10:15 – 10:55 | Marco Serra
Modeling System Dynamics
11:15 – 11:55 | Nick Eaton
Acoustics Systems Engineering
12:00 – 13:30 | LUNCH
13:30 – 14:10 | Mike Johnson
Explaining complex systems to key Stakeholders
14:30 – 15:10 | Pete Burgess
Removing unnecessary complexity
15:30 – 16:10 | Lucia Conconi
Optimising Complex Systems
Stream 2: ROOM PAULI 3012 Transfer East, 3rd Floor
09:15 – 10:55 | Colin Hood
Workshop: The challenges of complex systems
11:15 – 12:30 | Dr. Joseph Kasser
Workshop: Systems Thinking approach for managing complex systems
12:30 – 13:30 | LUNCH
13:30 – 16:10 | Dr. Marco Di Maio
Workshop: Analysing System Complexity
Stream 3: ROOM NEWTON 1011 Transfer West, 1st Floor
09:15 – 10:55 | Dr. Sandra Roth
Workshop: Break down complexity – brick by brick
11:15 – 12:30 | Dr. Sebastian Klabes
Workshop: Business Case for complex revenue streams
12:30 – 13:30 | LUNCH
13:30 – 16:10 | Prof. Jon Holt
Workshop: Model your system of interest
Stream 4: ROOM NEWTON 1008 Transfer West, 1st Floor
09:15 – 10:55 | A team of various experts
Workshop: Software Tools for modeling complex systems
11:15 – 12:30 | Piet Belgraver
Workshop: Develop a WBS to manage project complexity
12:30 – 13:30 | LUNCH
13:30 – 16:10 | Dr. Moha Chami
Workshop: Model your system of interest
16:20 – 16:30 | Closing | ROOM PASCAL Transfer West 3rd Floor
16:30 – 19:00 | Apéro | ROOM SIMULA Transfer East, 3rd Floor
Pre-register below to be first in line for choice on Workshops.
Important dates:
- 12. May | Registration opens for all: Morning workshops (Pre-register to register from 11. May)
- 19. May | Registration opens for all: Afternoon workshops (Pre-register to register from 18. May)
- 23. May | Event registration close for all
- 27. May at 08:00 | Doors open for Conquering Complexity 2025
Conquering Complexity: Pre-registration