Recently, Ron Fritz, CEO of Tech Soft 3D, hosted a roundtable discussion with six other technology executives to discuss what the world is going to look like post-COVID, and how the engineering software space can innovate to meet the moment.

From building & construction, to manufacturing, where is innovation needed most? What aspects of the world will be the same, and which will be different? Do we need to completely rethink physical spaces like offices? Are there any innovations that have actually been helped along by the circumstances of the past year?

Offering their thoughts on these and other matters are:

• Rick Rundell, Technology & Innovation Strategist at Autodesk, a 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software company
• István Csanády, CEO of Shapr3D, a developer of 3D mobile design apps
• Mark Sawyer, Director, Construction Industry Strategy at Trimble, a provider of positioning, modeling, connectivity and data analytics software and services
• Blake Courter, CTO of nTopology, a design and engineering software company
• Yavuz Murtezaoglu, Managing Director of ModuleWorks, a software component provider for the CAD/CAM industry
• Matt Sederberg, CEO of CoreForm, a finite element analysis and simulation company