AGENDA
7:30 to 8:15 am - Registration / Continental Breakfast / Networking (Registration sponsored by Inteva)
8:15 to 9:30 am - Breakout Sessions
- in the Johnson Controls Meeting Rooms
Panel 1:
Infotainment Innovations
A deep dive into the most advanced infotainment systems and the interior environments to support them.
Panel 2:
Eco-friendly Interior Materials
Presentations on the latest materials being developed or going into production.
Panel 3:
Global micro-car interiors
A detailed look at the challenges and possibilities of the tiny cars that are changing the world.
9:45 to 10:30 am - Keynote Speaker - on the IAC Center Stage
Jae Min,
Chief Designer, Volkswagen Group of America, DDC
10:30 am to 11:00 am - Networking Break
11:00 am to 12:15 pm - Breakout Sessions
- in the Johnson Controls Meeting Rooms
Panel 4:
Taking Ambient Lighting to the Next level
Turning “surprise and delight” into shock and awe.
Panel 5:
Engineering Interiors for Fuel Economy
New interior designs and concepts aimed at reducing weight and improving interior packaging.
Panel 6:
Innovative Interior Materials
Newest materials and processes that benefit interiors.
12:15 to 12:45 pm - Plated Lunch (included in registration cost)
12:45 to 1:00 pm - WardsAuto Interiors Student Design Competition - on the IAC Center Stage
1:00 to 1:45 pm - Ward's 10 Best Interiors Awards - on the IAC Center Stage
1:45 to 2:15 pm - Networking Break
2:15 to 3:00 pm - Keynote Speaker - on the IAC Center Stage
Kevin Hunter,
President, CALTY Design Research, Inc.
3:15 to 4:30 pm - Breakout Sessions
- in the Johnson Controls Meeting Rooms
Panel 7:
Consumer Wants and Needs
The latest research on what car buyers want from interiors, from design to functionality
Panel 8:
What’s Next in Luxury?
What else is left to offer affluent car buyers?
What vehicles were named
Ward's 10 Best Interiors of 2012?
WardsAuto editors spent months driving 40 vehicles in the running for the Ward's 10 Best Interiors of 2012.
Did your favorites make the cut? We celebrated the winners in a ceremony during the WardsAuto Interiors Conferece. VIDEO TO BE POSTED SOON, featuring a video tour of the winners recorded in the conference ballroom, spotlighting the features that earned honors.
Also check out the many videos featuring WardsAuto editors evaluating the nominees.
CLICK HERE to watch the video reviews now!
For information on our 2013 conference, including sponsorship details, please contact Chris Lamphear at 248-799-2658 or clamphear@wardsauto.com
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Morning Keynote
JAE MIN
Chief Designer,
Volkwagen Group of America, DDC
Afternoon Keynote
KEVIN HUNTER
President, CALTY
Design Research, Inc.
PANELISTS
JASON DIEHL
Design Manager,
Cadillac User Experience (CUE)
General Motors
ORAZIO di GIOVANNI
Technical Marketing & Design Manager
Alcantara
SUSAN DRESCHER
Product Management - Interior, Instrumentation and Driver HMI
Continental
GERHARD FLEISCHMANN
Director Global Product Engineering
Lear
ROBERT GELARDI
Design Manager, North America
Ford
CHUCK GREIWE
Lotus Engineering, Inc.
WILLIAM HARNEY
Executive Director, Research and Development
Magna Exteriors and Interiors
JAY HUTCHINS
Director of Marketing & Product Planning
Faurecia Interior Systems
ALEXANDER JOCKISCH
Director Business Development & Marketing
Benecke-Kaliko
SEBASTIEN KAH
Eco-Design Leader
Faurecia Interior Systems
SOO KANG
Chief of Interior Design, Lincoln
Ford
MICHAEL KOLICH
Seat Comfort Engineer
Ford
DAWN MacLEOD
Consumer Experience and Insight Researcher
Johnson Controls
RALF MEYER-WENDT
Global Lighting R&D Technology Manager
Federal-Mogul
NATHAN MULLINIX
Vice President Global Research & Development
Eagle Ottawa
JOEL MYERS
Senior Engineer, Plastics & Quality
Hyundai
RYAN NAGODE
Chief of Ram & Dodge Interior Design
Chrysler
JOHN OILAR
Vice President, Engineering
Magna Seating
KATHERINE SIRVIO
Senior Design Manager
Global Chevrolet Color & Trim
Chevy Spark
SUSAN SWEK
Group Chief Designer, Color & Materials & Program Interiors, Lincoln
Ford
MARC TARLING
Design Manager,
Cadillac Advanced Studio
General Motors
MIKE VanNIEUWKUYK
Executive Director, Global Vehicle Research
J.D. Power and Associates
DALE WALLACE
Vice President - Global Automotive Sales
Bridge of Weir Leather
RICHARD VAUGHAN
Design Leader
Visteon
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