PLM2021 was organized by Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR), Curitiba, Brazil, on 11-14 July 2020. Due to the global impact of COVID-19, the conference was held in a virtual edition. The leading organizer was Prof. Dr. Osiris Canciglieri Junior.

The Conference was attended by 97 researchers from 22 nations in three Special Sessions (PLM Maturity, PLM implementation and Adoption within Industry 4.0; Sustainability, Sustainable Development and Circular Economy; and Blockchain Integration with Enterprise Applications) and 22 Parallel Sessions totalling 100 online presentations. In addition, the PLM2021 had the following Academics Keynotes, Industrial Keynotes and Open Webinars:

Academics Keynotes

• Prof. Andreia Malucelli – Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR);
• Dr. Luiz Marcio Spinosa – Fundação Araucária – Curitiba – Brazil;
• Prof. Robert Young – Loughborough University – UK;
• Prof. Rodrigo Lozano – Managing Director at Organisational Sustainability Ltd;
• Prof. Cecilia M. V. B. Almeida – Universidade Paulista. Co-Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Cleaner Production and Cleaner and Responsible Consumption;
• Prof. Ubiratã Tortato – Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR);
• Dr. Elias Hans Dener Ribeiro da Silva – Assistant Professor at the Department of Technology and Innovation at University of Southern Den-mark;
• Prof. Marcelo Távora Mira – Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR).

Industrial Keynotes

• Domingo Ureña Raso (Ex-president of AirBus – Spain – Managing Director at Mecanizados Y Montajes Aeronáuticos;
• Regis Ataides, MSc. – Siemens Digital Twins.

Open Webinars

• David Berquelange – Renault (France);
• Renato Grottoli – Robert Bosch – Curitiba (Brazil);
• Alex Rogério Figueiredo – Volvo – Curitiba (Brazil).

In the pre-conference programme, a PhD workshop was virtually held, dedicated to young researchers. Also, on each day of the conference, we had at least one Academic Keynote, one Industrial Keynote and 1 open industry Webinar, freely accessible to all, followed by intense discussions with re-searchers and industry participants.
All submitted papers were reviewed in a blind re-view process by at least two reviewers. In total, 133 full papers were submitted, of which 107 were accepted to be presented at the conference and grouped in 25 thematic sections:

1. Sustainability, Sustainable Development and Circular Economy (Special Session)

2. Innovation / Design

3. Design / Innovation Technologies

4. Industry 4.0 / Emerging Technologies

5. AI & Blockchain Integration with Enterprise Applications (Special Session)

6. Models / Information Technologies & Services / Design

7. Emerging Technologies / Manufacturing / Industry 4.0

8. Models / Sustainability / Green & Blue Technologies

9. Sustainability, Sustainable Development and Circular Economy (Special Session)

10. Models / Information Technologies & Services / Industry 4.0

11. Models / Manufacturing / Industry 4.0

12. Innovation / Models / Information Technologies & Services

13. PLM Maturity, PLM implementation and Adoption within Industry 4.0 (Special Session)

14. Sustainability / Manufacturing / Models / Information Technologies & Services

15. Models / Information Technologies & Services / Manufacturing

16. Information Technologies / Innovation

17. Sustainability, Sustainable Development and Circular Economy (Special Session)

18. Models / Education & Management / Design

19. Design / Models / Manufacturing / Sustainability

20. Innovation / Design / Models / Information Technologies & Services

21. AI & Blockchain Integration with Enterprise Applications (Special Session)

22. Industry 4.0 / Education / Design / Innovation

23. Green & Blue Economy / Design / Innovation / Models / Industry 4.0

24. Industry 4.0 / Sustainability / Models / Green Economy

25. Models / Information Technologies / Services