Sustainable Vehicle Production 2026
DEVELOPMENTS SHAPING INTERIOR, EXTERIOR, AND POWERTRAIN APPLICATIONS, MATERIALS, AND MANUFACTURING PROCESSES
Date: February 25 and 26, 2026
Venue: Sheraton Detroit Novi Hotel. 21111 Haggerty Rd., Novi, Michigan, 48375 USA
ITB's annual sustainability conference focuses on innovative technologies and strategies aimed at reducing the carbon footprint of the automotive industry, with an emphasis on the complete supply and use chain from raw materials to component production, vehicle assembly and use, recycling, and dismantling. In addition, solutions for life cycle analysis, circularity, and recycling are targeted.
Why Participate?
To build future business synergies, sustainability must be translated into practical, actionable elements for every player in the value chain. ITB’s conference is a catalyst that draws global component suppliers, materials suppliers, and OEM leaders together to facilitate in-depth discussions, build collaborations, encourage engagement, and promote technology innovations.
Now is the time to shape this agenda and set the conference tone. Join us as a presenter, sponsor, and/or exhibitor to define your role and demonstrate how your sustainability efforts address challenges and provide solutions as we design, plan, and engineer for a greener and more sustainable automotive future.
Let's connect to hear your ideas and plans! Contact Bryan Eldredge, Program Director at beldredge@itbgroup.com.
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Conference Chairpersons
Mitra O'Malley
Managing Director - The ITB Group
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 40 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.
Dr. Joel Kopinsky
Managing Director - The ITB Group
Dr. Kopinsky (Ph.D. Chemical Engineering and MBA) is responsible for The ITB Group’s consulting assignments in energy storage, vehicle emissions, and hydrogen-based systems for mobility. In addition, Dr. Kopinsky leads ITB’s work related to start-up mentoring and M&A transactions. Over the past 30+ years he has completed a variety of strategic and technical feasibility consulting projects for leading suppliers, OEMs and investment banks in North America, Europe and Asia. Over the last few years, Dr. Kopinsky has been involved with mentoring several start-up organizations and is a board member at Mazlite (Toronto, Canada). In the 1980’s, Dr. Kopinsky worked at the General Motors Research Labs followed by the completion of his MBA at Columbia University. On the side, Dr. Kopinsky is an avid clarinetist and long-haul hiker.
