20 - 23 February, 2017 | Düsseldorf, Germany AGENDA SPONSOR PURCHASE PASS Register by Friday, October 28, 2016 to Save up to €700! Register Now The latest technical innovations to reduce weight and increase comfort Customer expectations - Autonomous driving - Light weight - Smart textiles - Comfort After eleven successful annual conferences with an exclusive focus on Innovative Seating, this edition of the 12th International Conference Innovative Seating 2017 is even more promising! Over the last decade we have provided the automotive seating community with a wonderful platform for exchanging knowledge and ideas. We have heard dozens of case-studies relating to important and acute issues. This year we bring you next generation innovative seating solutions to enhance quality of seating systems and comfort levels. Key topic areas: Driver and passenger experience – most important trends and added value factors Next generation of seating innovation - help address health and wellness benefits and integrated safety Reduce weight and improve interiors - high-performance seats Comfort - create the perfect seat for all Smart Textiles – Fabrics – Leather: Luxury textiles vs cost vs customer satisfaction: Is there life after leather? The future role of the vehicle seat in autonomous driving - What opportunities will greater vehicle automation offer the seat design of vehicles? DOWNLOAD AGENDA Featured Speakers Andrew Leuchtmann Senior Manager GME Seat Engineering & GBOM Leader Seat Structures General Motors Europe / Opel, Germany Susanne Frohriep Development Engineer Ergonomics Vorentwicklung - Sitzsysteme Grammer AG, Germany Meinhard Behrens Acquisition Director Faurecia Autositze GmbH, Germany Andreas Maashoff Director Industrial Design & Craftsmanship, Consumer & Market Research Johnson Controls GmbH, Germany VIEW ALL SPEAKERS What Distinguishes This Event? Find out about smart textiles products that enhance automotive seat comfort to differentiate from competitors Learn about light weight performance in seat structures and frames without compromising structural and safety performance Get insights on new technologies and methods to enhance comfort to fulfill customer expectations Discover how to overcome the conflict between cost reduction and the use of new materials by assessing pros and cons of different materials DOWNLOAD THE AGENDA What past participants said about the event "Innovate, innovate & innovate!!!" Gabriella Bisci, Fiat Group Automobiles Past Participating Companies Featured Content How Automotive Seating is Evolving? This article covers the latest innovations in automotive seating concepts and how the automotive seating. DOWNLOAD Slim Seat, the new Volvo front seat Peter Setterberg, Technical Specialist Seats at Volvo Car Corporation, gave a presentation at last edition DOWNLOAD SEE ALL DOWNLOADABLE CONTENT Sponsors & Exhibitors Media Partners In Partnership With JOIN AUTOMOTIVE IQ Connect With Us Questions? Tel: +49 (0)30 20913 274 E-mail: eq@iqpc.de IQPC Home Privacy Policy Cookie Policy Imprint Help © 2016 IQPC. All rights reserved.