Hi Colleague, TODAY IS THE DEADLINE TO SAVE $100 when you register for for the 2017 WardsAuto Interiors Conference. When you register now you can reserve your seat in the following panel discussions, which are filling up quickly...
EARLY MORNING SESSIONS: PANEL 1: Materials Innovations Materials can make or break a consumer’s first impression of a vehicle interior, but their importance goes far beyond aesthetics. Panelists will discuss the latest concepts for giving designers more creative freedom, reducing weight, reducing cost and optimizing eco-friendliness. Reserve your seat now. PANEL 2: New Ideas in Seating A seat is a seat until someone invents something truly new that folds into the floor or uses electronically controlled air bladders to increase comfort. This session looks at examples where designers throw out the rulebook and create something dramatically different. Reserve your seat now. PANEL 3: Autonomous Interiors 2.0 We’ve all seen the first generation of living-room-on-wheels designs for autonomous vehicles. This session looks at the next generation of concepts being developed with self-driving vehicles in mind. Reserve your seat now.
LATE MORNING SESSIONS: PANEL 4: Lightweighting Interiors Automakers have spent decades removing mass from vehicles, but there’s still work to do, especially in the cabin. Numerous technologies and strategies for removing weight while still enhancing comfort, quiet and aesthetics will be discussed. Reserve your seat now. PANEL 5: Creating the Ultimate User Experience The “user experience,” a term that has migrated from consumer electronics to the world of automotive interior design, presents a new challenge: How do designers and engineers take the flood of information flowing in and out of vehicles and personal devices and turn it into positive encounters that delight, inform, entertain and protect drivers and passengers? Reserve your seat now.
PANEL 6: Manufacturing World-Class Interiors Panelists will discuss manufacturing processes and technologies that enable automakers and suppliers to produce world-leading interiors. Reserve your seat now. AFTERNOON SESSIONS: PANEL 7: The Future of Premium Materials How will current materials associated with luxury such as leather and natural wood evolve to meet future demands for weight reduction, new designs and production efficiencies? What other materials are being developed that offer designers new definitions of luxury? Reserve your seat now. PANEL 8: Designing the Cockpit of the Future Before the totally autonomous vehicle arrives in the future, a range of technologies will begin transforming how we interact with cars. Realistically speaking, what will the near-term cockpit, instrument panel and HMI look like for the next several product cycles? Reserve your seat now. PANEL 9: What do Consumers Really Want? Car buyers never asked for infotainment systems that connect with smartphones, minivans with two sliding doors instead of one, or even heated seats. Today, many consumers can’t live without these features. This panel will discuss how to anticipate consumer wants and needs in vehicle interiors and how to learn from past mistakes. Reserve your seat now.
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS (to date):
Ralph Gilles, Head of Design, FCA - Global (KEYNOTE) Eric Brown, Director, Interaction Design, BMW Designworks (KEYNOTE) Carter Cannon, Manager Functional Integration, Advanced Development and Engineering, IACSusan Drescher, HMI Technical Expert at ContinentalRobert Eller, President, Robert Eller Associates Tom Gould, director of industrial design and craftsmanship, AdientStephen Jeske, senior vice president, GST/Seton AutoLeatherChris Ludwig, Sr. Director - EPIC Experience Team, HarmanMichael Maddelein, Vice President of Global Engineering, IntevaSylviane Mayer, Director of Consumer Research, AdientNina Mital, Design Partner, Pocketsquare Design (moderator)Patrick Murray, Owner, Murray Design (moderator) Dave Muyres, Executive Director, Global Research and Advanced Development, Yanfeng Automotive InteriorsAidano Nascimento, Design & Innovation Studio Manager, IntevaAdriano Odino, Technical Director-Renolit CompositesJohn Oilar, Vice President - Engineering, Magna Seating Nick Petouhoff, Executive Director Engineering and Innovation, Adient Rose Ryntz, Vice President-Advanced Development and Material Engineering, IAC (moderator)Mike VanNieuwkuyk, Vice President - Automotive, Harris Insights & Analytics John White, Lead Research Chemist, HenkelBill Windscheif, President, Advanced Innovative Solutions (moderator) You'll join virtually every OEM and major supplier from the world of automotive interiors. In 2016 these companies sent representatives to the conference:
3M Company ABC Group Accuride International Adchem Corporation Alcantara American Autocoat American Renolit Americhem Architexture Audi Autoliv ASP Avery Dennison Benecke-Kaliko Bose Corp Bostik Braskem America Consolidated Metco Continental NA CpK Interior Products Creative Foam Corp Daimler Trucks Delphi DENSO Detroit Manufacturing Dometic Corporation Dovercourt Finishing Dow Corning Corp DuPont EDAG, Inc. | EFI Lighting Engel Machinery Faurecia FCA US LLC Federal Mogul FlexForm Technologies Ford Motor Co Futuris GDC Corporation General Motors Grupo Antolin H.B. Fuller Harman HELLA Henkel HFI, LLC Hisco Honda Hope Global Hyundai IAC Intertek Inteva Products ITW Dynatec J.D. Power Johnson Controls JR Manufacturing Kasai North America
| Kleiberit Adhesives Kraton Perf. Polymers Lazard Lear Corporation Lectra Leggett & Platt LG Hausys Light Fabrications LyondellBasell Magna Seating Marquardt Automotive Mazda Mercedes-Benz Methode Electronics Milsco Mfg. Mitsubishi Electric Mobis North America Mold-Tech Montaplast Nielsen Nissan Omron Automotive Technologies OPTIS North America Osram Opto Semiconductor Phillips-Medisize Plastic Plate, LLC Pocketsquare Design
| PolyOne Robert Bosch LLC SABIC Innovative Plastics Sage Auto Interiors Saint-Gobain Sanko Gosei Schock Metal Seal Methods Inc. Sekisui Voltek, LLC Shawmut Corporation Sika Corporation SRG Global Standex Engraving Subaru SUHNER Mfg. Sunberg-Ferar Taica North America TASUS Techno Polymer Toray Industries Toyota United Paint & Chem. VentureSource Volvo Woodbridge Group Yanfeng Automotive Interiors Yazaki
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EXHIBITORS / SPONSORS: PRESENTING SPONSOR
Adient
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3M Accuride AdChem Bostik Benecke-Kaliko Henkel IAC Kleiberit Magna Seating National Manufacturing Optis Sika SRG Global Sunstar Engineering Techno Polymer America Toray Trinseo Yanfeng
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ABI Tape American Renolit Corp. Continental Dometic HLH Prototypes Intertek KIPP KURZ Suhner Manufacturing Spectrum SynTouch LLC TAICA Vulcan Spring
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STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION SPONSORS: IAC Lear Corporation
REGISTER NOW: Early discounted registration: $495 (sign up by midnight tonight!) Regular registration rate: $595
EXHIBITOR REGISTRATIONS: Sponsors and exhibitors receive a set of passes with their sponsorship packages. Space to display your products and technologies is limited. Please contact us now to find out how to position yourself as a leading interior solution provider. Download more info.
MORE EVENT FEATURES: WARDS 10 BEST INTERIORS awards ceremony, with the winning vehicles on display for you to check out EXHIBITS from top interior suppliers (Want to exhibit? Download the fact sheet and contact [email protected] for details.) PANEL DISCUSSIONS featuring top OEM and supplier designers PEER NETWORKING - meet up with colleagues and make new connections STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION with the College for Creative Studies, sponsored by IAC and Lear CHECK OUT OUR 2016 HIGHLIGHT VIDEO Get a glimpse of the conference from 2016, and follow links to our photo gallery and event coverage. Check it out now.
READ COVERAGE FROM THE 2016 CONFERENCE WardsAuto reporters provide details on the major happenings at the 2016 Interiors Conference. Read now. SEE PHOTOS FROM THE 2016 CONFERENCE Our Flickr gallery gives you a first-hand view of our 2016 event from every angle. See the photos now. SPONSORSHIP INFORMATION Download the fact sheet. Contact [email protected] for details. Limited availability.
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