preliminary Detailed program

The Impact of Light Vehicle CO₂ Regulations on Future Aluminium Demand

Best practices and innovative technologies in automotive applications. The trucking and automotive industries will accelerate their recent shifts to current standards as well as those to come. Central to these efforts: lighter vehicles.

Richard A. Schultz
Project Consultant (Former Managing Director)
Ducker Worldwide

1. REGIONAL TRENDS

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High energy costs and GHG reduction policies have made electrification of public transit an international imperative. Electrification always means lighter vehicles, whatever the recharging system. This workshop will spotlight the thinking of clients and manufacturers on challenges relating to these issues, while providing an opportunity for discussing aluminum’s opportunities.

Serge Carignan
Technical Director
Acquisition and Management of transportation vehicles (AVT)

Pierre L. Gauthier
President and Chief Executive Officer
Alstom U.S. & Canada

Pierre Ducharme
President
Marcon

PHILIPPE GRAND
Institutional Relations Director
Iveco bus
President of the competitiveness cluster
LUTB

Other participants to be confirmed

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ALAIN NAULT
Vice-president & General Manager
Tomra Canada

ALUMINUM AND LIGHTWEIGHT METALS IN SPORTS CARS AND THEIR FUTURE IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY

Research and innovation in the racing car sector have always been closely associated with advances in the car industry. Formula One (F1) is the ultimate test of materials at a time teams are substituting rigidity and durability for weight, in line with constantly changing regulatory standards.

Participants to be confirmed

1. TRANSPORT
GROUND TRANSPORTATION

New standards have been set for the automotive industry, paving the way for increased use of lightweighting materials such as aluminium. Speakers will share their perspectives on aluminium’s future contribution to automotive lightweighting.

Mario Greco
Director, Ground Transportation Market Sector Team
Alcoa

ALAIN DUBREUIL
Researcher

Other participants to be confirmed

Lightweighting to reduce energy consumption has always been key to this industry. As a new generation of airplanes is taking off, what are the new challenges and how can we measure up?

Participants to be confirmed

Competition, rising costs and the need to respond to demand in ever smaller and special niche markets have pushed producers towards new forms of manufacturing techniques. Additive manufacturing is a way to respond to those increasingly sophisticated needs and may well change the manufacturing landscape as we know it.

Mathieu Brochu
Associate Professor
Department of Mining and Materials Engineering
McGill University

Mathieu Boisclair
Section Chief, Strategic Technology
Bombardier

Timothy R. Armstrong
Vice President-Research and Product Commercialization
Carpenter Technology Corporation

Other participants to be confirmed

UPCOMING ISSUES AND OPPORTUNITIES

More efficient use of materials, lightness and better energy management will characterize the new few years and uses of aluminum in a growing market. Heads of major organizations representing the world’s biggest aluminum producers will share their perspectives on upcoming issues.

Marco Georgiou
Head, Aluminium Primary & Products
CRU

Jean Simard
President and General Manager
Aluminium Association of Canada

Closing Remarks