Final call for Speakers

Throughout the three days of Engine Expo 2012 North America, a high-level free-to-attend Open Technology Forum will take place in the heart of the exhibition hall, featuring the very latest technologies, concepts, and business-related presentations from many of the world’s leading experts in powertrain design, development, manufacturing, logistics, and marketing.

With this in mind, the organizers are now calling for key speakers from all leading OEMs, Tier 1 and Tier 2 manufacturers, suppliers, and research institutions at the forefront of this industry to propose suitable presentations. Presentations must offer an insight into new product and service innovations, technological developments, application stories, or case studies developed recently, working within one or more of the proposed session categories below:

• North American engine manufacturing: downsizing and optimization
• Powertrain innovation
• Supercharger, turbocharger and injection technology
• Piston breakthroughs and sensor innovation
• Future transmission developments in America: AMTs, DCTs, CVTs, manuals and autos
• Modular architecture and transmission road-maps
• Active developments for lubrication oils and fuels
• Weight reduction: lightweighting technology and alternative materials
• Measurement demands on new engines
• Casting and coatings enhancements
• US emissions and certificated standards
• Advancing hybrid technology
• Super hybrids
• All-electric vehicles: future technology and successful integration
• EV noise legislation
• Electric motor innovation
• Fuel cell developments
• Battery management systems and future resources

Interested in participating?

If you are interested in participating in the 2012 Open Technology Forum, please click here to complete the speaker registration form as soon as possible.

Each speaker will be allocated 25 minutes for their presentation, which must include one to two minutes at the end for any questions and answers.

Please note that we will not be including any corporate profile-type presentations. The proposed presentations most likely to be included will be those focusing on new product and service innovations or technological developments, or those based on an application story or case study that works within the session topics proposed above.