2023 American Program

DAY 1 – THURSDAY OCTOBER 19

7:30 am

Welcome Registration & Reception

8:45 am

Welcome address

8:50 am

Guest of honor Keynote presentation : We Can’t Get to Net Zero Operations Without Addressing Water and Nature

Emilio TENUTA, Senior Vice-President and Chief Sustainability Officer – ECOLAB

MORNING SESSION – RESOURCE SUSTAINABILITY

9:20 am

Session Chairperson welcome note

Steve TOMASZEWSKI, Global Environmental Director – GENERAL MOTORS

Kirti PATEL, Global Marketing Director Global Manufacturing – NALCO WATER

9:25 am

Ford’s Carbon Neutral Strategy for manufacturing facilities

George ANDRAOS, Director, Sustainable Energy and Innovation – FORD MOTOR COMPANY

9:45 am

Recycled NCM cathode active material engineered for high power, high performance lithium ion battery applications

Michael CORACI, New Business Development Manager – ASCEND ELEMENTS

Kevin DAHLBERG, Vice President of Cell Technology – XALT ENERGY

10:10 am

Onsite recovery, refining and reuse of N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) for coating of li-ion battery electrodes

David VENTOLA, Business Development Director, Engineered Products – DURR SYSTEMS

10:30 am

Refreshment break & Networking

11:00 am

Green benefits of ability to return, recycle and re-used packaging heavy-gauge plastic components

Jack SUBEL, Vice President, New Business Development – TRIENDA

11:20 am

From scrap tires to door handles – high performance plastic parts made from sustainable engineering plastic using pyrolysis oil and biomethane as replacement of fossile resources

Chris KORSON, Market Segment Manager – BASF

Speaker to be confirmed – MERCEDES

11:40 am

Plenary Panel Discussion: How to achieve sustainability and Recycling of all components including Batteries?

Michael CORACI, New Business Development Manager – ASCEND ELEMENTS

Chris KORSON, Market Segment Manager – BASF

David VENTOLA, Business Development Director, Engineered Products – DURR SYSTEMS

George ANDRAOS, Director, Sustainable Energy and Innovation – FORD MOTOR COMPANY

Kevin DAHLBERG, Vice President of Cell Technology – XALT ENERGY

12:05 pm

Exhibition Partners Introduction Pitch

12:20 pm

Lunch break & Networking

AFTERNOON SESSION – DATA EMPOWERMENT & ENERGY EFFICIENCY

1:25 pm

Session Chairperson welcome note

1:30 pm

Sustainability Activities toward Carbon Neutrality Goal

Chris GODDARD – Manager Environmental and Energy Engineering – NISSAN NORTH AMERICA

1:50 pm

Beyond EVs – the circular paradigm shift and how to break through

Joshua HINKEL, Partner – BAIN & COMPANY

Lucas MARTIN, Partner – BAIN & COMPANY

2:10 pm

Moving the needle on decarbonization in the automotive sector: solutions across the value chain

Aaditya RAMAN, Director – Development, Strategy & Innovation – VEOLIA

2:30 pm

Cradle to Grave Carbon Footprint of Automotive coatings, adhesives and sealants materials

Thierry DESTRUHAUT, Sustainability Director Global Automotive OEM – PPG

2:50 pm

Refreshment break & Networking

3:20 pm

Giffin’s Dry Filtration: A Sustainable Alternative for Automotive Paint Shops

Abraham SALAZAR, Senior Manager, R&D – GIFFIN

Mounir SLAMA, Vice President Global Sales – Finishing – COLUMBUS INDUSTRIES

3:50 pm

Benefits of utilizing DC electric driven pumps in Paint mix room and sealer applications

Bryan PARKER, Automotive Market Strategist – GRACO

4:10 pm

Aligning and scaling carbon reporting and reduction through the supply chain

Kellen MAHONEY, Director – SUPPLIERS PARTNERSHIP FOR ENVIRONMENT

Julie LAI, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain Sustainability Supervisor GENERAL MOTORS

4:40 pm

Plenary Panel Discussion: How circular Supply Chain is playing a crucial role in meeting today’s sustainability demands in automotive industry

Kellen MAHONEY, Director – SUPPLIERS PARTNERSHIP FOR ENVIRONMENT

Julie LAI, Global Purchasing and Supply Chain Sustainability Supervisor – GENERAL MOTORS

Abraham SALAZAR, Senior Manager, R&D – GIFFIN

Thierry DESTRUHAUT, Sustainability Director Global Automotive OEM – PPG

Chris GODDARD – Manager Environmental and Energy Engineering – NISSAN

6:00 pm

Gala Dinner

In partnership with

DAY 2 – FRIDAY OCTOBER 20

8:00 am

Welcome Registration & Reception

8:45 am

Welcome address

8:50 am

Guest of honor Keynote presentation: Driving Green in the Automotive Industry and Beyond

Deborah MIELEWSKI, Formerly Technical Fellow of Sustainability – FORD MOTOR COMPANY

MORNING SESSION – RESOURCE SUSTAINABILITY

9:20 am

Session Chairperson welcome note

Lisa HANSEN, Regional Manager, Environmental Quality Office – FORD MOTOR COMPANY

9:25 am

Toyota Approach to Carbon Neutrality

Liesa Bednar, Group Manager, Paint – TOYOTA MOTOR MANUFACTURING NA

9:45 am

Sustainability, decarbonization and the circular economy for mobility manufacturing: the roads towards net zero

Laurence MARECHAL, Global Market Executive – OEM & Mobility – TOTALENERGIES

10:05 am

Net Zero Without Compromises: The Potential of Graphene to Decarbonize the Automotive Sector

Keith NORMAN, Chief Sustainability Officer – LYTEN

10:25 am

Refreshment break & Networking

10:55 am

Engineering New Carbon-Negative Plastic Materials for the Automotive Industry

John ELY, Chief Marketing Officer – HEARTLAND INDUSTRIES

Kevin KAMMERER, Exterior Group Environmental Manager – MAGNA INTERNATIONAL

11:25 am

Sustainable carbonaceous material as a pigment for coating applications

Jerry LAI, R&D Director – BIRLA CARBON

11:45 am

Sustainability Benefit of UV/EB

Christopher SEUBERT, Technical Expert Coatings – FORD MOTOR COMPANY

Ted CANTERBURY, Research Scientist – AKZO NOBEL

12:15 am

Plenary Panel Discussion: In what areas can we rapidly improve sustainability in all materials being used and reduce energy consumption ?

Deborah MIELEWSKI, Formerly Technical Fellow of Sustainability – FORD MOTOR COMPANY

John ELY, Chief Marketing Officer – HEARTLAND INDUSTRIES

Kevin KAMMERER, Exterior Group Environmental Manager – MAGNA INTERNATIONAL

LaRon BROWN, Technical Specialist – Material engineering and labs – NAVISTAR

12:40 pm

Lunch break & Networking

AFTERNOON SESSION – DATA EMPOWERMENT & ENERGY EFFICIENCY

1:40 pm

Session Chairperson welcome note

1:45 pm

EV battery plant decarbonization: Technologies enabling a carbon neutral future for the automotive industry

Kevin SELF, Senior Vice President of Strategy – SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC (tbc)

2:05 pm

Streamlining the management of Scope 3 carbon reduction commitments with consolidated supplier data and cost-effective decarbonization projects

Saleh ELHATTAB, CEO – GRAVITY CLIMATE

2:25 pm

Driving Sustainability in the Automotive ecosystem with Industry networks

Raju MONCOMBU, Sustainability lead – SAP

Speaker to be confirmed – CATENA-X

2:45 pm

Product Carbon Footprint s as a vehicle for decarbonization in the Automotive value chain

Kevin RAMM, Global Director of SustainabilityMANUFACTURE 2030

3:05 pm

Refreshment break & Networking

3:40 pm

Plenary Panel Discussion: How can data help us reduce carbon? Outside of carbon credit system, which measures are really sustainable?

Raju MONCOMBU, Sustainability lead – SAP

Kevin SELF, Senior Vice President of Strategy – SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC

4:00 pm

Wrap-up sessions

4:10 pm

Awards Ceremony

In partnership with

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