Critical Technologies for Sustainable Vehicle Production 2023

    DEVELOPMENTS SHAPING INTERIOR, EXTERIOR, AND POWERTRAIN APPLICATIONS, MATERIALS, AND MANUFACTURING PROCESSES

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    Date: February 15 and 16, 2023

    Venue: Sheraton Detroit Novi Hotel. 21111 Haggerty Rd., Novi, MI 48375 USA

    Format: In-Person

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    In Automotive, achieving net-zero carbon dioxide emissions as measured by Life Cycle Analyses has become the common thread that impacts all facets of material selection and production, design, engineering, supply chain, component manufacturing, finishing, and assembly. Clarifying definitions and targets by each automotive producer is complex. Potential solutions to reach net-zero carbon emissions can include material as well as manufacturing variations. But what solutions will proliferate in the industry? The ITB Group’s second annual sustainability conference addressed developments, targets, measurements, and solutions for sustainable vehicle production and mobility and provided an excellent in-person platform for learning and having in-depth discussions with leaders from throughout the value chain.

    Over six sessions, conference attendees were treated to 22 presentations including informative keynote addresses by Mrs. Gina Oliver at American Chemistry Council Plastics Division and Dr. Soydan Ozcan from Oak Ridge National Lab, as well as Mr. Fred Gersdorff, the Senior Manager of Socially Responsible and Sustainable Supply Chains at General Motors. Open Q&A sessions followed each presentation and the audience participation led to the continuation of valuable discussions that spilled out of the presentation room and kept the networking breaks buzzing.

    Conference feedback and testimonials have been extremely positive and planning for our next event in February 2024 is already underway. Want to get in on the action, promote your developments, and help define how sustainability will drive the future of automotive? Options to become a sponsor, exhibitor, and presenter are available and further details will be released soon.

    For questions or to reserve your space and confirm your participation at our upcoming conferences, please contact Mr. Bryan Eldredge, Program Director, The ITB Group. Email: beldredge@itbgroup.com – Phone: +1 (248) 380-6310

    CONFERENCE AGENDA - Day 1: February 15, 2023
     

    7:30 a.m.

    Registration, Networking, and Continental Breakfast

    8:30 a.m.

    Welcome and Opening Remarks

    Mitra O'Malley, Managing Director and Co-founder - The ITB Group

    8:45 a.m.

     
    KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Decoding Barriers to Sustainability

    Durable Markets Advocacy Leader - American Chemistry Council Plastics Division and 

    Sustainable Manufacturing Technologies Group Leader - Oak Ridge National Laboratory

    9:45 a.m.

    Networking Break
    Decarbonization In Design and In Practice

    10:30 a.m.

    Paths to Tackle Scope 1-2-3 GHG Emissions Reduction Towards Final Carbon Neutrality

    Global Director Energy & Sustainability - Kautex Textron

    11:00 a.m.

    Design for Carbon

    Application Engineer Sustainability - AKRO-PLASTIC

    11:30 a.m.

    Circularity Adoption in the Auto Value Chain

    Global Segment Director, Mobility - Trinseo

    12:00 p.m.

    Lunch
    Delighting Consumers: Renewable/Recycled A-Surfaces

    1:15 p.m.

    Feel the Difference

    CEO - Bader Leather

    1:35 p.m.

    Sustainable Interior Surfaces in Artificial Leather

    Manager Research & Development, Artificial Leather - Continental Surface Solutions

    1:55 p.m.

    Enhancing Sustainability and Circularity in the Automotive Industry

    Market Development Manager - Kraton Polymers

    2:15 p.m.

    ROUND TABLE DISCUSSION: How to Create Sustainable Options in Manufactured Products

    Sales Director - Monolith

    Senior Application Engineer - The Materials Group

    CEO and Co-founder - KTON

    3: 30 p.m.

    Networking Break
    Bringing Sustainable Products to Market

    4:00 p.m.

    A Plastic Replacement for a Greener Future

    CEO -Dongnam Realize

    4:30 p.m.

    Decarbonization Beyond Vehicle Electrification: A New Business to Deliver Innovative Sustainable Materials

    Sales Director Interiors NAO - Forvia

    Feedstock & Recycling Manager - Forvia

    5:00 p.m.

    Leveraging Material Developments to Realize Carbon Neutrality and Enhance Vehicle Sustainability

    Senior Polymer Materials Development Engineer - Hyundai Motor Group

    5:30 p.m.

    Closing Remarks

     

    CONFERENCE AGENDA - Day 2: February 16, 2023
     

    8:00 a.m.

    Registration, Networking, and Continental Breakfast

    8:30 a.m.

    Welcome and Opening Remarks

    Dr. Rose Ryntz, Vice President, Sustainability - The ITB Group

    8:40 a.m.

    KEYNOTE ADDRESS: GM’s Supply Chain Sustainability Program

    Senior Manager, Socially Responsible and Sustainable SC - General Motors

    Material Developments for Improved Net-Zero Performance

    9:20 a.m.

    Enabling Circularity: Mono-Material Design for Automotive Applications

    Business Development Manager - Evonik Corporation

    9:40 a.m.

    Zinc Phosphate Variants and Thin Film Pretreatments Using Life Cycle Analysis

    Technical Manager Surface Treatment  - Henkel

    10:00 a.m.

    Beyond Bio-Based: Super-Sustainable Polyamide 11

    Business Development Engineer - Arkema

    10:20 a.m.

    Networking Break

    10:50 a.m.

    Advanced Recycling: Opportunities for Sustainable Vehicle Production

    Senior Market Development Lead - ExxonMobil Product Solutions

    11:10 a.m.

    Into the future: Lifting Sustainability to Scale

    Director of Sustainability - Ascend Performance Materials

    Analytical Approaches to Measurement

    11:30 a.m.

    Life Cycle Assessment of Chemical Recycling

    Technical Director Americas - Sphera

    12:00 p.m.

    Traceability in Automotive Supply Chains and Empowering Suppliers

    Lead Business Developer & Strategy North America - Circularise

    12:30 p.m.

    Lunch

    1:30 p.m.

    Strategic Use of LCAs - A Comparative Review of Leather & Alternatives

    Technical Director - Sustainable Leather Foundation

    Re-Imagining Multi-Layer Electronics

    2:00 p.m.

    A Solution for Increased Use of Automotive Electronics: A New, Low-carbon Circuit Board

    Co-founder, CEO and CTO - Elephantech

    2:30 p.m.

    Monetizing Sustainability with IMSE®

    SVP, Business Development - TactoTek

    3:00 p.m.

    Closing Remarks

     

    ITB will photograph the conference for promotional purposes. By participating in the conference you grant ITB permission to use your likeness in any/all conference related promotions.

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    Program Agenda

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    Monolith

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    CONFERENCE SPEAKERS

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    Mitra O'Malley
    Managing Director and Co-founder - The ITB Group
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    Mitra O'Malley

    Ms. O’Malley is one of the founding partners of The ITB Group in 1992. As Managing Director, she focuses on technology feasibility and business development activities in automotive acoustics, interior and exterior. Her specific areas of specialty include cabin technologies (materials, processing and function integration). Ms. O’Malley has 39 years of experience in the automotive industry in a variety of roles. She is a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Lowell with a Master’s degree in Plastics Engineering.

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    Dr. Rose Ryntz
    Vice President, Sustainability - The ITB Group
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    Dr. Rose Ryntz

    Dr. Ryntz is a partner of The ITB Group and serves as Vice President, Sustainability. She is also on the Automotive Advisory Board of Directors for Carbon 3D as well as a Business Development Partner for 10EQS. Prior to this, Dr. Ryntz held several industrial positions at Dow Chemical, Akzo Nobel, Ford Motor Company, Visteon Corporation, and most recently was the VP of Global Advanced Development at IAC. Dr. Ryntz holds over 50 patents, has written over 100 technical papers, and is the author of 4 books. She has been presented with numerous awards, including the SPE Automotive Division Lifetime Achievement Award, and was named one of the Top 100 Leading Women in Automotive by Automotive News.

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    Gina Oliver
    Durable Markets Advocacy Leader - American Chemistry Council Plastics Division
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    Gina Oliver

    Ms. Oliver heads the American Chemistry Council’s Durable Goods Market Advocacy group where she leads the strategic direction to advance durable plastics sustainability through responsible public policy. This encompasses advising the U.S. Congress and federal agencies, national and international organizations about the essential role durable plastics play in solving some of society’s biggest challenges – including achieving a more sustainable automotive future. Ms. Oliver has a background in regulatory and product support within the global automotive sector, trade association leadership and management, and public policy and advocacy. Ms. Oliver actively participates in numerous councils and groups and holds a Master of Business Administration from Wayne State University.

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    Dr. Soydan Ozcan
    Sustainable Manufacturing Technologies Group Leader - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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    Dr. Soydan Ozcan

    Dr. Ozcan is the Group Leader for the Sustainable Manufacturing Technologies at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and leads their Hub and spoke R&D program with the University of Maine. He is also the Technical Director of Sustainability for the Institute for Advanced Manufacturing Composite Innovation where he facilitates the development of recycling technologies and utilizes various composite techniques to repurpose them into useful applications. Dr. Ozcan has received multiple prestigious awards in his career and has published nearly 100 papers,10 book chapters, and holds 25 patents.

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    Sophie Louis
    Global Director Energy & Sustainability - Kautex Textron
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    Sophie Louis

    Ms. Louis joined Kautex in October 2022 as their new Global Energy and Sustainability Director. She has more than 20 years of international automotive experience, most recently serving as the Senior Manager R&D at Nissan Technical Center in Barcelona. In this role, she held overall responsibility for coordinating the introduction of e-power hybrid technology in Europe. Prior to Nissan, Ms. Louis worked at Volvo where she held various roles in research development from environmental management to technical concepts. Ms. Louis holds a Master of Science degree from INSA Lyon with a focus on Energy and Environment, as well as a Master in Business Administration from University of Cumbria with a focus on Sustainability and Leadership.

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    Carsten Niermann
    Application Engineer Sustainability - AKRO-PLASTIC
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    Carsten Niermann

    Mr. Niermann is an Application Engineer with a focus on sustainable products at AKRO-PLASTIC in Niederzissen, Germany. Prior to this role he worked as a Project Engineer at FKuR Kunststoff specializing in development, production, and distribution of biobased and biodegradable plastics. Mr. Niermann holds a Master’s degree in Science in Plastics and Textile Technology and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from RWTH Aachen University.

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    Frank Schumann
    Global Segment Director, Mobility - Trinseo
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    Frank Schumann

    Mr. Schumann is currently Global Segment Director for Trinseo’s automotive business where he heads marketing strategy. Here he is engaged with plastics with a quantified environmental advantage, and tailored products to enable sustainability with regards to lightweighting or metal replacement. Mr. Schumann has experience working at major exterior and under-the-hood automotive tiers and prior to joining Trinseo in 2018, he spent 11 years working with IAC Group leading the Advanced Material and Process Group in Europe. Mr. Schumann holds an MBA from Aston University and a degree in material science from the University of Applied Sciences, Bonn.

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    Fernando Caccia
    CEO - Bader Leather
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    Fernando Caccia

    Mr. Caccia has been involved in the leather industry for over 20 years and through experience, has a thorough understanding of the entire supply chain from purchasing of raw materials, R&D, design and sales, all the way to program management involving OEM and Tier1s. Mr. Caccia is currently CEO for BADER Leather in North America where he leads teams in four production facilities in Mexico and over sees operations in the USA.

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    Lynn Kubik
    Manager Research & Development, Artificial Leather - Continental Surface Solutions
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    Lynn Kubik

    Ms. Kubik manages the North American Artificial Leather Development Team for Continental Surface Solutions. She is involved with product development of sustainable automotive interior materials as well as communicating the meaning of sustainable terminology, materials, processes to automotive customers. In off hours, Ms. Kubik is training to be a Master Naturalist for the state of West Virginia.

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    Chris Mayville
    Market Development Manager - Kraton Polymers
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    Chris Mayville

    Mr. Mayville is a Market Development Manager at Kraton Polymers focusing on automotive innovation. Prior to Kraton he held roles at various automotive Tier 1 manufacturers focusing on advanced product and process development and engineering program management.

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    Kristin Oswick
    Sales Director - Monolith
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    Kristin Oswick

    Ms. Oswick is the Sales Director for carbon black at Monolith, where she leads the commercial development and go-to-market strategy for sustainable carbon blacks into the tire & rubber industry. Here she brings 20 years of experience in the tire & rubber industry, most recently serving as the North America Sales Director for specialty rubber chemicals at Lanxess. Prior to this, Ms. Oswick held technical and commercial leadership positions at The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and served as their first Global Product Stewardship Manager. Here she championed sustainable materials usage in the tire industry as a member of the Suppliers Partnership for the Environment and ETRMA environmental committees. Ms. Oswick holds a degree in Biological and Environmental Engineering from Cornell University.

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    Amy Stephen
    Senior Application Engineer - The Materials Group
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    Amy Stephen

    Ms. Stephen is a Senior Application Engineer at The Materials Group (TMG) focused on new business development and promoting sustainable resins and filler technologies. Since 1998, she has held various technical roles focused on product design and plastics in both the automotive and healthcare industries. Ms. Stephen holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering Physics from Hope College and a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan.

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    Fred Lee
    CEO and Co-founder of KTON
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    Fred Lee

    Mr. Lee’s career spans the global automotive and Testing Inspection and Certification industries where he has applied his degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Engineering to the development of automotive component test chambers and systems. He is currently the CEO and co-founder of KTON where he focuses on bringing EV battery testing technology to the American automotive market. In addition, he is CEO and co-founder of Pacific Tango Group where he assists APAC companies to successfully onshore to the US market. In this capacity, he is also the Co-chair of the newly created OnShoring Technology Committee at NAATBatt.

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    Karen Guzman
    Mobility Marketing Manager - Covestro
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    Karen Guzman

    Ms. Guzman is Mobility Marketing Manager in Covestro where she leads and coordinates strategy and marketing activities for polycarbonate-based material applications for the Automotive industry. She is also be responsible for identifying and developing new market opportunities. Prior to joining Covestro, Ms. Guzman held technical and business development positions at BASF. Ms. Guzman is a Chemical Engineer by trade and holds a Master Degree in Marketing and International Business and a diploma in Automotive Design and Engineering.

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    Jiwon Hyun
    CEO -Dongnam Realize
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    Jiwon Hyun

    Ms. Hyun has graduated from Economic school at Chungnam National University and successfully opened and managed online stores, and later becoming the founder and manager of a successful marketing company. In 2018, Ms. Hyun became the CEO of Dongnam Realize where she leads the development of CXP Wood and global company growth.

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    Leo Mazurek
    Sales Director Interiors NAO - Forvia
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    Leo Mazurek

    Mr. Mazurek is Sales and Program Director for MATERI’ACT where he is directly responsible for the business development and deployment of sustainable materials in North America. In his 12 years with FORVIA, Mr. Mazurek has held roles within engineering, operations, and purchasing. Mr. Mazurek holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from Walsh College.

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    Akim Khalef
    Feedstock & Recycling Manager - Forvia
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    Akim Khalef

    Mr. Khalef is Sustainable Feedstock and Recyling Manager where he is directly responsible for the creation and development of feedstock supply and value chain for FORVIA’s new sustainable materials entity, Materi’Act. In his 6 years with FORVIA, he has held a number of purchasing roles within the US, Czech Republic, and Japan. Mr. Khalef holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Lille and a Master’s Degree in Strategic Procurement Management from Grenoble IAE.

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    Drew Geda
    Senior Polymer Materials Development Engineer - Hyundai Motor Group
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    Drew Geda

    Mr. Geda works as a member of the Materials Development team at the Hyundai America Technical where he focuses on interior plastic material development, NVH sensitive componentry, and raw material sustainability. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Michigan State University, and has spent time within the automotive and aerospace industries over the past 14 years, working with such companies as DuPont, General Motors, Meggitt Polymers and Composites, and Hyundai. Mr. Geda is an active member of SPE and sits on the board of directors for the automotive division. He has co-authored a several papers related to advanced material research and development, and holds patents in similar technologies.

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    Fred Gersdorff
    Senior Manager, Socially Responsible and Sustainable SC - General Motors
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    Fred Gersdorff

    Mr. Gersdorff is passionate about unlocking human potential and views sustainability as a pursuit that puts people at the center of what we do. Mr. Gersdorff currently leads the sustainability efforts in GM’s Global Purchasing and Supply Chain organization and has prior extensive business experience working in medical devices, power distribution and automotive industries. His educational background is in Chemistry with an MBA, and he is currently pursuing a PhD in Systems Engineering.

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    David Schmitz
    Business Development Manager - Evonik Corporation
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    David Schmitz

    Mr. Schmitz is currently a Business Development Manager in the segment Automotive and Mobility at the Evonik Corporation. Here he is leading technical marketing campaigns in North America in alignment with the global strategy for Evonik’s High Performance Polymers. Prior to this role, he held various positions in Application Technology, Marketing and Sales for Evonik in Germany. Mr. Schmitz holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry and Master’s degree in Polymer Chemistry from the University of Applied Science in Aachen.

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    April Tang
    Technical Manager Surface Treatment - Henkel
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    April Tang

    Ms.Tang is a Surface Treatment Technical Manager at Henkel where she provides technical expertise and support for Automotive OEM’s conversion coating processes, focusing on innovations in sustainable metal pretreatment technology. Prior to joining Henkel, she held roles in R&D and Marketing at AkzoNobel and worked as a scientist at the Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry, and at Cayman Chemical Company. Ms. Tang holds a master’s degree in Organic Chemistry from the University of Michigan.

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    Rob Kaminsky
    Business Development Engineer - Arkema
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    Rob Kaminsky

    Mr. Kaminsky is a Business Development Engineer in the High Performance Polymers group at Arkema. He has been supporting the automotive industry through various positions in this group for over five years, and currently focuses on finding ways their advanced material portfolio can support emerging technologies such as battery electric and fuel cell electric vehicles. Mr. Kaminsky earned his degree in Material Science and Engineering from The Pennsylvania State University and he is pursuing an MBA from Villanova University.

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    Timothy Dean
    Senior Market Development Lead - ExxonMobil Product Solutions
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    Timothy Dean

    Mr. Dean is a Senior Market Development Lead with the Polymers business of ExxonMobil Product Solutions. His prior experience includes pilot plant design and operation, process engineering, capital project management and execution, business planning, and application development. Mr. Dean holds a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Worcester Polytechnic Institute and a Master’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Alabama.

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    Chris Johnson
    Director of Sustainability - Ascend Performance Materials
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    Chris Johnson

    As the director of sustainability for Ascend Performance Materials, Mr. Johnson is responsible for driving the company’s efforts around environmental impact reductions and setting sustainability targets throughout the business. Here he has been an important part of the launch of Ascend’s Redefyne recycled polymer product line. Prior to this, Mr. Johnson held a number of roles at Ascend over the past 25 years. He has extensive experience in manufacturing and capital projects, including stints as a production supervisor for acrylonitrile, as a turnaround and reliability lead, and as director of capital planning. Mr. Johnson holds a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Texas Tech University.

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    Dr. Christoph Koffler
    Technical Director Americas - Sphera
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    Dr. Christoph Koffler

    Dr. Koffler is the Technical Director for the Americas of Sphera’s Sustainability Consulting practice. In this role he is responsible for the quality of all sustainability consulting projects across the region, methodological development, and project oversight. In addition, he is the primary lead in selected areas such as the automotive sector. Over the last 17 years, he has worked on hundreds of Life Cycle Assessment and Carbon Footprint projects across a wide variety of industry sectors. Dr. Koffler received his Ph.D. in Engineering from the Darmstadt University of Technology in 2007. His work centered on Automotive Product Life Cycle Assessment and was carried out at the Volkswagen Group Research Department in Wolfsburg, Germany. He has published numerous papers in the field of Life Cycle Assessment and frequently provides his expertise in peer and critical reviews.

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    Dr. Shyaam Ramkumar
    Lead Business Developer & Strategy North America - Circularise
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    Dr. Shyaam Ramkumar

    Dr. Ramkumar is the Lead Business Developer and Strategy for North America at Circularise and is a circular economy innovation expert with over 10 years of experience in sustainability and circular economy in Europe and the United States. He has previously worked as the Knowledge and Innovation Manager at Circle Economy in Amsterdam, has interned with the Ellen MacArthur Foundation, and was a sustainability consultant with Accenture. Dr. Ramkumar holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from Northwestern University, a Master’s degree in Industrial Ecology from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and a Ph.D. in Economic Sociology from the University of Milan.

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    Katie Kutskill
    Technical Director - Sustainable Leather Foundation
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    Katie Kutskill

    Ms. Kutskill has 10 years of experience in automotive leather with Eagle Ottawa-Lear and Pangea (formerly GST Autoleather), with her most recent role being Global Executive Director of Product Development and Sustainability Officer. She has now entered the non-profit sector as Technical Director of the Sustainable Leather Foundation and is dedicated to showcasing leather’s capability to fulfill cost, design, and innovation requirements as a sustainable product. Ms. Kutskill earned her bachelor’s degree in Environmental Policy from the University of Michigan and her Master of Science in Leather Technology from Northampton University.

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    Shinya Shimizu
    Co-founder, CEO and CTO - Elephantech
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    Shinya Shimizu

    Mr. Shimizu co-founded Elephantech (formerly AgIC Inc.) in 2014 and currently operates as CEO and CTO. Prior to this role, he worked for McKinsey & Company and provided consultancy services to manufacturers in Japan. Mr. Shimizu holds a Master degree in electronics and information engineering from the Graduate School of Information Science and Technology at The University of Tokyo.

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    David Rice
    SVP Business Development - TactoTek
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    David Rice

    Mr. Rice leads TactoTek Business Development and focuses on building a complete IMSE ecosystem in the Americas. He has extensive experience identifying and developing high value, addressable market opportunities for innovative electronics and software solutions. His background includes roles as CEO and leader in Marketing, Business Development, and Product Management for early-stage startups and public companies. Mr. Rice holds a bachelor’s degree from Stanford University, and an MBA from the University of Oregon.

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