3rd Annual Automotive Seating Innovations Summit

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26-27

April 2018

Germany

Munich

Leonardo Hotel Munich City East

Carl-Wery-Straße 39, 81739

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About

We are pleased to invite you to the 3rd Annual Automotive Seating Innovations Summit scheduled for the 26th - 27th of April 2018 in Munich, Germany. Considering the success of previous Summits, it will be a pleasure to welcome all new and well-known experts again. The Summit will be focusing on the latest innovations in seat design and engineering from the view of construction and technologies applied. It will also focus on new trends in seat manufacturing and the latest developments in the constant struggle between safety and comfort solutions. It will also look at the impact of progress on material manufacturing and lightweight engineering. Lastly, the Summit will divulge contemporary interior seating design concepts, application of sensors, and new electronics compositions. We are looking forward to welcoming you in Munich in April 2018!

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Who Should Attend

CEOs, Members of Board, VPs, CTOs, Directors, Department Heads, Project Managers, Leads, Engineers, Scientists and Designers dealing with:

Automotive Seats
Automotive Design
Seat Development
Injection Molding
Interior Technologies
Ergonomics
New Technology
Products Development
Comfort vs. Safety

Automotive Interior
Seating Systems
Seat & Restraints Design
Innovations
Interior Materials
R&D
New Business
Business Development
Marketing

From:

Automotive Manufacturing
Plastics
Virtual Solutions
Research institutions within the industry
Sensors

Interior Design
Textiles
Chemical Companies
Consultancies
Electronics

And Developers, Suppliers, Providers of:

Seating Systems
Trim Materials
Coated Fabrics
Virtual Testing
Applications

Ergonomic Solutions
CAD/CAE
Restraints & Airbags
Virtual Prototyping

Key Practical Learning Points of the Summit

Comfort: variations of posture, dynamic seating comfort, and foam characteristics

Autonomous driving: seat development concepts

Sensors and high-tech solutions: application in seating

Seating electronics and equipment: progressive adjustments

Virtualization and simulation: best solutions in manufacturing and testing

Innovative materials: smart and lightweight contemporary trends

Safety: occupant safety, safety requirements, and health monitoring

Interior design: comfort vs. safety

Cockpit and layout: future is coming right now

From the view of OEMs: market trends, new ergonomic configurations

Speakers

Dr. Michael Buechsner, DE

Senior Vice President & General Manager Global OSS

ZF Friedrichshafen AG

Mike Kolich, US

Global Core Seat Engineering, Comfort

Ford Motor Company

Prof. Dr. Peter Vink, NL

Head of the Department Design Engineering

TU Delft

Pasquale de Luca, IT

Seat systems - Design Responsible

Alfa Romeo/Maserati

Prof. Dr. Ralf Stetter, DE

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering

University of Applied Sciences Ravensburg-Weingarten

Raquel Ledo Banobre, ES

Head of Materials Innovation Area

CTAG

Sibashis Parida, DE

Seating Concept Development

BMW Group

Dr. Reiner Nett, DE

Director EMEA Child Restraint System Business

Joyson Safety Systems

Maximilian Wegner, DE

Seat and Occupant Restraint System

BMW Group

Dr. Alexander Siefert, DE

Engineering Director

Wölfel

Yucheng Yang, DE

Research Associate

Chair of Ergonomics Technical University of Munich

Drs. Robbert van den Broek, NL

Marketing & Sales Director

Snoeks Automotive B.V.

Graham Ellis, UK

Global Segment Developer Interior

Saint-Gobain

Gilson Donya, FR

Project Manager - Automotive Steel Solutions Design

ArcelorMittal

Harald Guenther Gruebel, RU

Former Executive Vice President Engineering

AvtoVAZ

Damián González Figueroa, ES

Acoustics & Vibration Project Manager

CTAG

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Previous Year Attendees

ARKEMA France
Global Market Manager
Automobili Lamborghini S.p.A. Italy
Technical Manager
BAUMANN Springs Ltd. Switzerland
Business Development Manager
Business Development Manager Spain
Corporate Technology Director
Bayer MaterialScience Germany
Technical Manager Flexible Foam
Bayer MaterialScience Germany
Head of Textile Coatings EMEA/LA
BE Ge Jany A/S Denmark
R&D and Test Engineer
BENTLEY MOTORS LIMITED UK
Production Planning Manager - Trim & Seats
Caligen Europe BV The Netherlands
Sales Manager
Caligen Europe BV The Netherlands
Technical Manager
Canadian General Tower Ltd. Canada
Vice President Europe, Africa, Mexico, South America
Coats Thread Germany Germany
Accounts Director – New markets
Daimler AG Germany
Engineer
ESI GmbH Germany
Technical Account Manager
Eurofoam Deutshland GmbH Germany
Group Manager Automotive

Group Manager Automotive France
Global Head of Pharmaceutical Engineering
Futuris Automotive Interiors Ltd Australia
Product Engineer
GENERATIONDESIGN GmbH Germany
Managing Partner
Hansel Textil GmbH Germany
Head Research and Development
Honda Research & Development Europe Ltd UK
Senior Project Engineer
Huntsman Textile Effects Switzerland
Global Marketing Director Technical Textiles
Huntsman Textile Effects Switzerland
Global Marketing Manager Digital Printing
Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Center GmbH Germany
Engineer / HMETC ENGINEERING DESIGN TEAM
Hyundai Motor Europe Technical Center GmbH Germany
Senior Engineer
Industrias Ponsa Spain
Sales Manager
Johnson Controls Roth SAS France
Senior Manager New Technologies
Kendrion Kuhnke Automotive GmbH Germany
Project Manager
Kendrion Kuhnke Automotive GmbH Germany
Key Account Manager
Lear Corporation USA
Senior Comfort Engineer
Nutrition & Care, Comfort & Insulation Germany
Technical Manager Molded Foam