The keynotes at the 9th edition of the LS-DYNA Forum this time came from Prof. M. Kaliske (TU Dresden), Dr. Steffen Frik (Adam Opel GmbH), Herbert Klamser (Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG), Klaus Wiegand (Daimler AG), Christophe Lemaitre (Faurecia), Tayeb Zeguer (Jaguar Cars), Paul Du Bois (Consultant) and Dr. John Hallquist (LSTC) .