Sustainable Vehicle Production 2026

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

     

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    Date: February 25 and 26, 2026

    Venue: Sheraton Detroit Novi Hotel. 21111 Haggerty Rd., Novi, MI 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 and finally, dismantling. In addition, the various approaches to life cycle analysis, circularity, and recycling are targeted. 

     

    We are looking for the brightest minds to take leading roles in 2026!
    Planning for our 2026 conference is already underway and we welcome your thoughts and support to become a chairperson/partner, presenter, sponsor, and/or exhibitor. Help us shape the conference message and build an agenda that will tackle key challenges and 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.

     

    Want to see details from our 2025 conference? Click HERE.

     

     

     

     

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    View the 2025 Program Agenda

    2025 Key Metrics

    List of 2025 Exhibitors:

    Arkema

    BASF

    Borealis

    College for Creative Studies

    Covestro

    Dow

    Evonik

    Mazlite

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    Conference Chairpersons

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    Mitra O'Malley
    Managing Director - The ITB Group
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    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.

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    Dr. Joel Kopinsky
    Managing Director - The ITB Group
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    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.

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