CLEPA Materials Regulations and Sustainability Event 2026
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As the industry enters a decisive period shaped by major political and legislative milestones in 2026, this edition will be especially relevant for automotive suppliers, policymakers, technical specialists, and sustainability professionals.
Key themes will include:
- Promoting the strategic autonomy of the European automotive sector;
- Implementing Sustainability, Circularity and Climate policies;
- Mastering Materials compliance and Product Footprint declaration.
Register now, and stay tuned for more programme announcements!
Sponsor
Programme
09:00 - 09:50
Registrations
09:50 - 10:00
Opening address
- Benjamin Krieger – Secretary General, CLEPA
10:00 - 10:10
Keynote: From regulation to reality: closing the execution gap in sustainability and circular economy
- Martin Eichhorn – IMDS & CDX Business Executive Senior Manager Data & AI, DXC
10:10 - 10:30
Implementing sustainability requirements in supply chains
- Bart Devos – Senior Vice President Public Policy,
Responsible Business Alliance
10:30 - 11:00
Driving out forced labour: EU vs U.S. policies and approach
- Ethan Woolley – Global Director of Strategy,
Kharon
11:00 - 11:30
Sustainability collaboration: Turning compliance into competitive advantage
- Filippo Spiezia – Senior Project Manager
Drive Sustainability & Drive+,
CSR Europe
11:30 - 12:00
Coffee break
12:00 - 13:00
Panel discussion: Supply chain sustainability: A strategic capability
- Nadine Philipp – Vice President Sustainability Supplier Network BMW, BMW Group
- Ferdinand Wieland – Senior Vice President Procurement & Supply Management of the Automotive Technology Business Segment
Thyssenkrupp & RSCI Board Member - Gunnar Büchter – Executive Director, Global Head of Sustainability, Yanfeng International Automotive Technology Europe
- Nikolaus Rumpf – Global Director Supplier Requirements, Magna International
- Bart Devos – Senior Vice President Public Policy,
Responsible Business Alliance
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 14:30
Carbon accountability and financing the transition: beyond measuring carbon footprint
- Flore Boinot Raffegeau – Group External Affairs & Sustainability Manager,
Valeo
14:30 - 15:00
Assessing climate risk exposure and prioritizing high-impact areas
- Oskar Achten – Senior manager, PwC
15:00 - 15:30
Crisis and an accelerated energy transition: opportunities to decarbonise industrial energy consumers
- Annie Scanlan – Managing Director, RE-Source Platform
15:30 - 16:00
Coffee break
16:00 - 17:15
Policy debate: Sustainability as a key lever for Europe's competitiveness and strategic autonomy
17:15 - 17:30
Closing remarks
17:30 - 19:00
Open bar
19:00
Networking dinner
09:00 - 10:00
Registrations
10:00 - 10:10
Keynote: Monitoring progress of European industrial competitiveness – ten disruptions that demand strategic reflection for the automotive industry
- Maarten Dubois – Director Circular economy, Deloitte
10:10 - 10:30
Update on the PFAS restriction process and its impact on sealing applications
- Sandy Van den Broeck – ESG Director, European Sealing Association
10:30 - 11:00
Scaling circularity through environmental measurement: the Remanufacturing model
- Antoine Bois Lemarquis – Managing Director Global Industry & Services Lead, Quantis, a BCG Company
- Sophie Schmidtlin – Chief Technology Officer, The Future Is Neutral
11:00 - 11:30
Latest update on the ELVR and implications on recyclers and supply chain
- Oliver Schmid – Senior Engineer Circular Economy,
Hyundai / ACEA
11:30 - 12:00
Coffee break
12:00 - 13:00
Panel discussion: Circular economy for sustainable competitiveness
Keynote
- Ernesto Barceló – Chief ESG Officer, Gestamp /
President Responsible Business Committee, Sernauto
Panel
- Anna Rossi – Sustainability & Partnerships Director, Forvia
- Dr. Hendrik Fischer – Chair, European Plasticisers, a sector group of Cefic
- Sophie Schmidtlin – Chief Technology Officer, The Future Is Neutral
Lea Degardin – European Public Affairs Director, Mobivia
13:00 - 14:00
Lunch
14:00 - 14:15
Materials sustainability & circularity: Closing the loop with IMDS Plus and MaCS
- Giuseppe Pietro Marengon & Thomas Schäfer, DXC
14:15 - 15:00
IMDS updates
IMDS Steering Committee updates
- Matt Griffin – JLR
IMDS: Next release and updates
- Jonas Tilly – DXC
15:00 - 16:00
SUAL updates
- Marco Buczilowski – CLEPA
- Lecedra Welch-Jones – AIAG
- Michael Wurzman – AIAG
- Hiroaki Takahashi – JAPIA
- Yoshihito Tanaka – JAPIA
16:00 - 16:10
Closing remarks
16:10 - 17:00
Open bar
17:00
