About event

NAFEMS Americas Conference 2026 is a regional conference for the engineering simulation (CAE) community, bringing together analysts, engineering leaders, researchers, and software providers to share methods, case studies, and practical lessons on improving simulation quality and decision-making. The 2026 theme is “From Data to Decision: Powering Intelligent Engineering Simulation”, and the program typically includes conference sessions alongside training and workshops. The event takes place on May 27-29, 2026 in St. Charles, Missouri, USA, at the St. Charles Convention Center.

Who should attend

• CAE / FEA leads who need repeatable verification workflows across teams and projects
• Analysts and engineering managers responsible for V&V, governance, and audit-ready documentation
• Tool owners / method developers who care about standardising processes (not just running models)

What you will learn

• What the community is focusing on in modern simulation practice: methods, process reliability, and decision-making (not just prettier plots)
• Hands-on perspectives from the training & workshops programme
• How different teams frame “from data to decision” when they need outcomes that are defensible, traceable, and consistent