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Morning conferences - Tuesday March 8
10:00 am - 12:30 am
Room 501-502  

Theme: Automotive: New environment – New opportunities

Michel Costes (France)
CEO - President
Inovev

10:00 am

Welcome address
&
New environment - New opportunities
Keynote paper 

Inovev
Michel Costes (France)
CEO - President


- New environment
- New opportunities
- Noticeable innovations 

10:20 am

Lighweighting by polymers: the RENAULT approach

Renault
Gerard Liraut (France)
Expert Leader for Polymers 


· Worldwide convergence of C02 objectives
· The contribution of Polymers in lightweighting
· Composite roadmap

10:45 am

Carbon fiber sustainability value chain: understanding, challenges and strategy

BMW
Stephan Huber (Germany)
Vehicle Concept Project Manager 


· Example of applications: center console carrier of the current mini clubman
· Main expectations of the composite industry

11:10 am - Coffee Break (10mn)

11:20 am

Automotive Composites : A Japanese view

Kanazawa Institute of Technology
Professor Kageyama (Japan)
Composites expert - Ex Toyota 


· A japanese view on the future of automotive composites 
· Selection of Molding Method for CFRP Automotive Body Parts
· Resin injection vs. compression 

11:45 am

One-shot process for visible part – Providing additional cost & weight saving

Faurecia
Guillaume Chambon (France)
Product Research & Advanced Simulation Manager 


· Applying one shot process to combine structure and aspect in a single part, with an efficient process
· Genesis of additional weight saving solution with composite
· Another step in hybrid solutions for weight saving 

12:05 am

Scaling up automotive composites - new material and process strategies for efficient lightweight design

Evonik Industries
Sandra Reemers (Germany)
Director of Project House Composites 


Evonik Industries
Leif Ickert (Germany)
Manager Business and Application, Project House Composites 


· New material and process strategies
· Efficient lightweight design