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Tuesday, November 22

9:00 CARES Presidents Welcome Speech

9:15 Guest of Honor Keynote Presentation : Achieving Energy Autonomy in the EU Automotive Industry
Mikaël LE MOUELLIC, Managing Director and Partner, Head of R&D practice in Europe , BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP

Technical presentations : Carbon Footprint Reduction

9:45 A holistic approach to increasing efficiency and reducing CO2 emissions in the paint shop.
Bruno WELSCH, President & CEO Paint and Final Assembly Systems, Dürr Systems AG

10:15 Handling different sustainability requirements by keeping our specific way to a CO2 neutral contact manufacturing plant
Roman PÖLTNER, Director Infrastructure, health, safety, MAGNA

10:45 Networking and refreshment break

11:15 The strategy for decarbonizing the heat system at Renault’s plant ElectriCity
Gael THEZE, Deputy General Manager – Decarbonization & Energy Performance – RENAULT

11:45 New generation coating/decoration method for sustainability in Automotive manufacturing
Ayako IWAKOSHI, Deputy Division Director – NPAC
Robert Wayne BOOTH III, President – TKS Industrial Company

12:15 Plenary panel discussion – Carbon Footprint Reduction
Bruno WELSCH, President & CEO Paint and Final Assembly Systems, Dürr Systems AG
Peng LIU, Manager Sustainability Automotive Components & OEM, HENKEL
Gael THEZE, Deputy General Manager – Decarbonization & Energy Performance – RENAULT

12:45 Networking and lunch break

Technical presentations : Energy Efficiency

14:00 Decarbonising the energy mix: the roads towards Net Zero
Christophe SASSOLAS, Senior Vice President OneB2B Solutions, TOTALENERGIES

14:30 Axalta´s CO2 Calculator – A Key Tool on the Road to Sustainability
Tanja RENKES, Senior Technology Manager, AXALTA

15:00 Energy efficiency and digitalization at Plastic Omnium paint booths in Langres
Emmanuel PASTOR, Key Account Manager – Automotive sector, DALKIA
Julien VIRMOUX, Regional Account Manager, DALKIA
Soline DE BATZ, Division Energy and Environment Engineer, PLASTIC OMNIUM

15:30 Energy Efficiency, the heart of transition efficiency
Gilles VERMOT DESROCHES, Corporate Citizenship Senior Vice-President, SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC

16:00 Networking break

16:30 Plenary panel discussion – Energy Efficiency
Tanja RENKES – Technology Manager – AXALTA
Christophe SASSOLAS, Senior Vice President OneB2B Solutions – TOTALENERGIES

17:00 GUEST OF HONOR SPEAKER : Europe’s nascent battery industry faces sustainability challenges throughout the life cycle
Yann VINCENT, CEO, AUTOMOTIVE CELLS COMPANY

18:00 Cocktail Reception & Networking
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Wednesday, November 23

9:00 CARES Presidents Welcome Speech

Technical Presentations : New Technologies Drive Sustainability

Session Chairperson: Emmanuel DUTEIL, Chief editorial officer – USINE NOUVELLE, USINE DIGITAL

9:15 Why do you need a digital infrastructure to pilot the sustainability transformation
Julien BEAUMONT – Strategic Client Technology Lead, MICROSOFT France

9:45 3D PRINTING – Advanced bio circular materials for more sustainable additive manufacturing & bonding solutions for automotive industry
Benoît PERRIER – Mobility Director, BOSTIK
Clémence PONCET – Business Developper for 3D Printing, ARKEMA

10:15 Ford Roadmap to Carbon Neutral Manufacturing
Andreas REISS – Manager, Environmental Quality Office Europe, FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Jens HELPENSTELL – Senior Environmental Engineer, FORD MOTOR COMPANY

10:45 Networking and refreshment break

11:15 TOYOTA CO2 zero Air Make-up Unit in Paint Booths
Caglar CANBAY – Manager, TOYOTA EUROPE
David VENUAT – Technical Manager, TOYOTA EUROPE

11:45 Plenary panel discussion
Benoît PERRIER – Mobility Director, BOSTIK
Dr. Lars FRIEDRICH, President & CEO Application Technology, Dürr Systems AG
Jens HELPENSTELL – Senior Environmental Engineer, FORD MOTOR COMPANY
Julien BEAUMONT – Strategic Client Technology Lead, MICROSOFT France
Caglar CANBAY – Manager, TOYOTA EUROPE
David VENUAT – Technical Manager, TOYOTA EUROPE

12:15 Networking and working lunch break

Technical Presentations : Sustainable and recyclable materials create new value

13:30 LAEDANA, the sustainable alternative to leather
Sébastien SCOLARI, Textile – Technical Marketing Manager, TESCA

14:00 Oli [all-ë] concept – How Design leverage Sustainability

Pierre SABAS – Head of Advanced Design & Concept Car – Citroën
Alex HORISBERGER, Manager Industrial Design at Creation Center – BASF

14:30 Coating, sealant & adhesive solutions to decarbonize paintshops
Thierry DESTRUHAUT – Global Sustainability Director Automotive, PPG

15:00 EU Batteries Regulation: focus on carbon footprint calculation and recycling
Claude CHANSON – Corporate General Manager, RECHARGE – European Association of Rechargeable and Lithium Battery Industry,

15:30 The DÜRR sustainable paintshop – improving energy and material efficiency by innovation
Lars FRIEDRICH, Head of Head of Application Technology Division, DURR SYSTEMS AG

16:00 Networking break

16:15 Plenary panel discussion
Thierry DESTRUHAUT – Global Sustainability Director Automotive, PPG
Sébastien SCOLARI, Textile – Technical Marketing Manager, TESCA

16:45 Awards Ceremony
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