AltiumLive Europe Begins October 20

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AltiumLive Europe opens its virtual doors on October 20 and runs until October 22. Now in its fourth year, AltiumLive Europe is free to all attendees, with a roster of speakers that includes some of the top names in the industry.

This year’s speaker line-up includes first-timers, such as David Pellarin of Amazon Web Services and Picotest Managing Director Steve Sandler, along with familiar faces like Eric Bogatin of Teledyne LeCroy, Rick Hartley of RHartley Enterprises, and Dugan Karnazes of Velocity Research.

Attendees can also enjoy “Session Q&A” chats with luminaries such as Fedevel CEO Robert Feranec, Joe “Kingpin” Grand of Grand Idea Studio, and the students of Project MARCH.

The event begins on October 20 at 9:00 a.m. local time (GMT+2). View the agenda for AltiumLive Europe and watch for more I-Connect007 coverage of the show during the week, including interviews with some of the speakers.

Visit Real Time with… AltiumLive 2020 to catch the latest video interviews and event-related content.

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