SPE introduces second keynote for ACCE 2023

The executive planning committee for the Society of Plastics Engineers (SPE)Automotive Composites Conference and Expo (ACCE) presents the second keynote speaker, Jason Coryell P.E., FASM, the engineering group manager – advanced materials technology at General Motors Co. (Detroit, Mich., U.S.), for the Sept. 6-8, 2023 event taking place at the Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi, Michigan (Detroit suburb). 

Coryell will present “A Role for Composites in GM’s Vision for Simulation-Driven & Sustainable Material Impact.” The presentation will highlight General Motors’ vision to reduce physical testing and move towards a virtual simulation-based design and validation, requiring close collaboration with working partners within the materials and automotive industry communities. It will also cover key aspects of sustainability to ensure that composites now and into the future are in line with GM’s corporate goals to reduce the overall carbon footprint of materials used in GM vehicles.

“Our vision requires significant collaboration within the supply chain,” Coryell says. “Composites and component suppliers will be brought along on this journey as we work together to apply data-driven strategies for composites as a general commodity, looking at new technologies to increase overall product sustainability.”

The first keynote of the event, “What Does Disruptive Electrification of Transport Mean for Industrialization of Composites?” is being presented by Joe Summers, commercial director of Airborne (The Hague, Netherlands) and managing director of Airborne UK. You can learn more about this keynote here.

Held annually in suburban Detroit, the ACCE program will include 80-100 presentations on current and future industry advances in a variety of categories. The event draws in more 800 speakers, exhibitors, sponsors and attendees and provides an environment dedicated solely to discussion, education and networking about advances in transportation composites.  ACCE has been jointly produced by the SPE Automotive and Composites Divisions since 2001.

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