Day 1 - Monday 22 November 2010

9:00 Registration and refreshments 10:00 Chairman opening remarks 10:15 Current challenges and future prospects in the automotive industry Key issues facing the global automotive industry economic and environmental global restructuring and strategy in the 'post crisis' era Diversity or standardisation Future directions for vehicle manufacturers and implications for plastic glazing Dr Peter Wells, Director, Centre for Automotive Industry Research - Cardiff Business School 10:45 Making automotive glazings smart Overview of SPD-Smart windows SPD-Smart light control film technology Benefits of SPD-Smart technology and performance data Heat light and glare control, energy and emissions benefits, functional benefits Current products using SPD-Smart plastic Making your windows and roof panels SPD-Smart SPD-Smart Window product demonstration Joseph M Harary, President and CEO, Research Frontiers Incorporated 11:15 Questions and answers 11:30 Break 12:00 KEYNOTE PRESENTATION - Why form means more than function: Directions in automotive design Chris Bangle, Former Director of BMW Group Design - Managing Director , Chris Bangle Associates S.R.L. 12:30 KEYNOTE PRESENTATION - Intelligent glazing solutions for safer and cleaner vehicles New opportunities in low weight desgn and styling Status Webasto: Production readiness and process know-how of large PC windows and trims Market access: System integration as key success factor Peter Michalsky, Business Development Manager, Webasto 13:00 Questions and answers 13:30 Lunch 14:45 INGLASS-HRS FLOW: Monitoring the complete moulding process flow for a reliable output of plastic glazing components Main mould technology Large surface plastic glazing panels developments Using the correct cooling layout for aesthetical and quality results HRS flow hot runners special line and controllers Alessandra Bosco, Manager Global Business Development, INglass Group 15:15 Innovative injection moulding technologies for the automotive industries Michael Fischer, Sales Manager Technologies, Engel Austria 15:45 Driving the challenge of polycarbonate glazing Plasma and wet coat enhancement Next generation of polycarbonate technology Glazing sustainability Matteo Terragni, Segment Manager Automotive Glazing EMEA, SABIC Innovative Plastics 16:15 Questions and answers 16:30 Closing comments 16:30 Drinks reception for all attendees

Day 2 - Tuesday 23 November 2010

8:30 Refreshments 9:00 Chairman's opening comments 9:15 Latest development trends in glazing materials Teijin approach in the automotive field Development 'road map' of automotive glazing Latest development trends of process technology Development with solution business Development with product business Teijin new concept car: 'PU_PA EV' Toshiaki Hotaka, Manager, Teijin Chemicals Ltd 9:45 Market issues with polycarbonate resin PC resin supply and demand PC price drivers Alternative and complimentary resins systems (Biopolycarbonate, PMMA, PU/Glass) Route to market for PC in glazing John Marcantonio, Director, BRG Chemicals 10:15 Questions and answers 10:30 Break 11:00 FEATURED PRESENTATION - Case Study: The panoramic roof of the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Technical approach, definition of target properties Material choice, development and testing (also compared to laminated glass) Implementation up to series production Daniel Starmann, Project Manager Exterior/Glazing, Bugatti Engineering GmbH, Wolfsburg 11:20 Polymers and optical quality: New dimension for the automotive glazing concept and weight reduction 12 Years of industrial experience manufacturing plastic glazing Rym Benyahia, Managing Director, R&D Manager, freeglass GmbH & Co. KG 11:50 The developments of PC automotive glazing Market trends in Japan Material developments Injection moulding (2-colour injection) CAE (2-colour injection) Hard coating developments Practical use evaluations Hiroyuki Imaizumi, Chief Researcher - Application Development Group, Mitsubishi Engineering Plastics Corp 12:20 Questions and answers 12:35 Lunch 13:45 BayVision - Polycarbonate glazing solutions Solutions for heat management Film insert moulding for automotive glazing Realistic coating performance on polycarbonate Dr Sven Gestermann, Key Account Manager Automotive Glazing, Bayer MaterialScience AG 14:15 Opportunities for polymer/glass laminate structures in automotive glazing applications Drivers for the use of polymer/glass laminate constructions Comparison of performance and benefits with glass and polymer based glazing solutions Potential application areas: side lights, sunroofs, rear windows The laminating process in detail: properties and t ypes of optical aliphatic PU laminating films Michael L Griffin, Product Manager - Krystalflex - Optical Interlayer Products, Huntsman Polyurethanes 14:45 Weatherable coatings for automotive glazing Basic principles of hardcoat chemistry Weathering tests - accelerated vs outdoor weathering Automotive glazing - field examples Dr Christoph Hilgers, R&D Leader - Engineered Materials/Hardcoats, Momentive Performance Materials GmbH 15:15 Questions and answers 15:30 Closing comments 15:45 Close of conference

The organisers reserve the right to change the programme, speakers or venue should circumstances require.