Speakers and Chairmen

 

Neil Anderson, GM Technical Fellow,
Advanced Power Transfer, General Motors Powertrain, USA

Currently working to improve efficiency in automatic transmission gears and hypoid axles. This includes development of analytical models and their validation and investigation of friction reduction mechanisms. Also working to develop and validate gear pitting fatigue and scuffing performance models.

  

» D4

     

Michael G. Andrew, Director of Government Affairs and External Communications, Johnson Controls, Inc., USA

Mike is responsible for communications with global legislators as to the benefits of alternative transportation sources, with specific focus on hybrid technology.  He has global responsibility to work with the public sector to drive hybrid technology awareness in order to help accelerate the marketplace.  As part of his governmental responsibilities, Mike has oversight responsibility for USABC and DOE technology development contracts. 		 

» Hybrid Day

     

Karlheinz Armbruster, Manager AT development,
ZF Getriebe GmbH, Germany

  

» A3

     

Dr. Neil Armstrong, Director and Chief Engineer, Daimler AG, USA

Neil Armstrong was appointed Director, Hybrid Programs in June 2007. In his current position, Armstrong is responsible as lead Chief Engineer for the rear wheel drive luxury hybrid system development and for transmissions, electronics and control software attached to hybrid systems in Chrysler and Mercedes-Benz vehicles engineered within the cooperation at the Hybrid Development Center in Troy, Michigan and Stuttgart, Germany		  

» Hybrid Day

     

Dr. Bernd Blankenbach, System Engineer, GETRAG Innovations GmbH, Germany

As Project Leader and System Engineer Bernd Blankenbach is responsible for the development of the next generation GETRAG PowerShift transmission and for a project with a hybrid power train based on a dry double clutch transmission.		  

» Hybrid Day

     

Chris Brockbank, Business Manager,
Torotrak (Development) Ltd, UK

Chris is now responsible for leading Torotrak’s general business activities in Europe, USA & China together with Torotrak’s Performance Drives and Motorsport applications.		  

» Hybrid Day

     

Peter Brown , Vice-President and Product Group Director, Ricardo Inc., USA
Currently Director, Driveline & Transmission Product Group

Previously, Vice President, Engine & Drivetrain Systems		  

» B8

     

Dr. Hussein Dourra, Transmission Design and Control,
Technical Fellow Chrysler, LLC, USA

Dr. Dourra is responsible for all planetary transmission system control at Chrysler LLC.  His accomplishment has made him well known in the transmission engineering community both at Chrysler and in the automotive industry. He has over 20 US patents in system control and authored 7 technical papers related to Chrysler Transmission system (41TE, 45RFE and 62TE).		  

» Chairman
Session B

     

Bernd Eckl, Executive Vice President R&D, Sales, Direct Purchasing, GETRAG Getriebe- und Zahnradfabrik Hermann Hagenmeyer GmbH & Cie KG, Germany

  

» Plenary
Speech
     

Mircea Gradu, Director Transmission and Driveline, Chrysler LLC, USA

In this position, Dr. Gradu is responsible for the design, development and release of all Transmission and Driveline systems for Chrysler LLC.		  

» Plenary
Speech
     

Georg Grassl, Development Drivetrain and Transmission,
VDO Automotive AG, A Company of the Continental Corporation, Germany

Project Manager for process, method, tools and architecture for function software within drivetrain and transmission department at Siemens VDO Automotive AG; world wide roll-out of an architecture-driven development based on tools for model based development including autocoding is managed within this project team; definition of appropriate process, methods and architecture enables a consistent development environment at any location of the drivetrain department.		  

» A8

     

 

Douglas Guthrie, Product Development,
Sulzer Euroflamm US Inc., USA

As Product Development Engineer for automotive synchronizer systems, Doug handles all applications engineering activities within company including design and analysis of components and subsystems, design verification testing, and product validation testing. Doug is additionally responsible for technical sales and cost estimating for North and South American automotive applications. His ambition is to develop high value synchronizer systems with excellent performance characteristics at a competitive cost.

  

» B6

     

Dr. Philipp Guttenberg, Team Leader - Hybrid Transmission Engineering Services, Romax Technology, UK

Hybrid drive lines need a high degree of overall optimisation of the drive line layout, its operation and a better optimisation of the components in the drive line. The gearbox provides the kinetic degrees of freedom and has a big influence on efficiency and packaging. Therefore a gearbox consultancy for hybrid business should be able to offer a full service from hybrid driveline layout, to final design and manufacturing.

As “Team Leader for Hybrid Transmission Services“ Philipp Guttenberg has the tasks of; enhancing Romax’s simulation and analysis capabilities, building up special hybrid gearbox knowledge and developing special hybrid business.		  

» Hybrid Day

     

David Haselton, Sr. Systems Engineer,
BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems, USA

David Haselton is responsible for dynamic modeling and simulation of components and systems, and for system requirements generation.  He is also responsible for road data analysis, and champion of in-house data visualization and dynamic analysis tools.		  

» D3

     

Jeff Hemphill, Region Director of Advanced Development,
LuK USA LLC, USA

Mr. Hemphill’s teams are responsible for development of advanced transmission, chassis, and engine components, advanced torque converters and converter clutches, hybrid vehicle components and advanced Finite Element Analysis and Computer Aided Engineering tools.		  

» C1

     

Werner Hoffmann, Managing Director,
GETRAG Driveline Systems GmbH, Germany

Werner Hoffmann is currently the Managing Director of GETRAG Driveline Systems GmbH in Cologne. He is responsible for complete driveline systems for all-wheel driven vehicles specialized in axles, e-LSDs and couplings within the GETRAG Group.		  

» D1

     

Andreas Jörg, Teaching and Research Associate,
Institute for Electrical Drive Systems, Technical University Munich, Germany

He is teaching tutorials in the field of power electronics, he designed and developed a DC/DC converter for a hybrid car and developed and implemented field orientated control methods for permanent magnet synchronous machines with reluctance torque. In the project “optimized CVT-Hybrid” he is responsible for the rating of the components of the hybrid car and for the energy management.		  

» Hybrid Day

     

Tobias Kassel, Scientific Assistant,
Institute of Automotive Engineering, TU Braunschweig, Germany

Since 2007 Head of transmission department, Institute of Automotive Engineering		  

» B1

     

Yoshikuni Kato, Product Development Dept. No.1, Product Engineering Division, Jatco Ltd., Japan

Position as engineer of product development of new 7sp transmission for RWD vehicles.		  

» A2

     

Prof. Patrick Kelly, Technical Specialist,
Ford Motor Company, Germany
Within the Ford Group responsible globally for research projects specifically in the field of Transmission and Clutch Systems. This responsibility sphere includes Powertrain attributes related to NVH, Driveability, Shiftability and Durability. Recognised as a European expert in this area, leading to recent assignments supporting North America, India, Japan and China led projects.

Continually focused on new opportunities for Powertrain improvements.

  

» C2

     

Dr. Ulrich Knödel, Head of GETRAG Innovations GmbH, Vice President Research GETRAG GmbH; GETRAG Innovations GmbH

  • Responsible for the GETRAG-BOSCH-Cooperation in GETRAG Corporate Group
  • Advanced engineering of drivetrains for electric vehicles (fuel cell applications, hybrids, battery electric applications, electric actuators)
  • Responsible for Basic Research in GCG
  

» Hybrid Day

     

Ram Mohan Rao Koona, Manager Transmission Design, Tata Motors Ltd., India

  • Design and Development gearshift system.
  • Design and Development of transmission cooling system.
  • Finite element analysis of transmission components
  • Optimization of gears and micro geometry analysis.
  • Failure analysis
  

» A4

     

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ferit Küçükay, Managing Director,
Institute of Automotive Engineering, Technical University of Braunschweig, Germany

  

» B1

     

Dr. Matthias Küsell, Senior Vice President Project Hybrid Systems, Robert Bosch GmbH, Germany

Responsible for all Bosch Hybrid activities		  

» Hybrid Day

     

Dr.-Ing. Robert Lam, Director, BorgWarner Transmission Systems, USA
As Global Director,
- Over 35 Patents in new friction materials and technologies
- Over 30 Technical Publications and Presentations in Friction Materials Technologies
- Four times winner of Borg Warner Products Innovation award
- Two times best SAE Technical Papers Award

         		 

» B7

     

Robert Lee, Vice-President – PowerTrain Product Engineering, Chrysler LLC, USA

As Vice-President Mr. Lee is responsible for directing the design, development and release of all PowerTrain systems and components for Chrysler LLC		  

» Plenary
Speech
     

Mirko Leesch, Institute for Engineering Design
and Power Train Technologies, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany

  • Ph.D. Work: Development of Systematic Computer-aided Synthesis Programs to Generate Dual-Clutch Transmissions with Spur Gears
  • Development of Systematic computer-aided Analysis programs to Investigate Dual-Clutch Transmissions Investigations of Continuously Variable Transmissions with Mechanical Variators, Power Split and Hybrid Functions
  • Tutor of Machine Elements and Power Train
  

» A5

     

Jeffrey P. Lux, Chief Engineer, Transmission Engineering ,
General Motors Powertrain, USA

As Chief Engineer, I am responsible for all technical aspects of the transmission including design, development and calibration.  These transmissions are currently used in several vehicles sold in a number of different global markets with diverse customer requirements.		  

» A1

     

Takeshi Machida, Chief Engineer, Product Development Dept. No.1, Product Engineering Division, Jatco Ltd., Japan

As Chief Engineer he is responsible for product  development of new 7sp transmission for RWD vehicles.		  

» A2

     

Jörg Müller, Institute for Engineering Design
and Power Train Technologies, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany

  • Ph.D. Work: Development of Systematic Computer-aided Synthesis Programs to Generate Automatic Transmissions with Planetary Gear Sets and optimal integrated Electrical Engines for best Hybrid Functions
  • Development of General Systematic computer-aided Analysis programs to Investigate any Transmission or the Complete Power Train, e.g. AT’s, CVT’s and DCT’s
  • Investigation of Continuously Variable Transmissions with Mechanical or Electrical Variators, Power Split and Hybrid Functions
  • Tutor of Mechanical Elements and Power Train
  

» A5

     

Ola Nicklasson, Technical Specialist All Wheel Drive Control Software and Vehicle Dynamics, Haldex Traction, Sweden

  • As a member of the control software team he developes/tests/calibrates software algorithms for the Haldex AWD control software
  • As a technical specialist of vehicle dynamics he’s involved in the development of future concepts/products
  

» D2

     

Cynthia Niekamp, Vice President, BorgWarner Inc.
President and General Manager, BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems, BorgWarner Drivetrain Group, USA

Cindy Niekamp was named President & General Manager of BorgWarner TorqTransfer Systems and Vice President of BorgWarner Inc. in July of 2004. 		 

» Plenary
Speech
     

Prof. Dr. Tim Nosper, Professor,
University of Applied Sciences Ravensburg-Weingarten, Germany

He is responsible for the education in mathematic an automotive mechatronic. He is dean of the faculty Mechanical Engineering and responsible for R&D and the budget of the faculty.		  

» B3

     

Dr. Burkhard Pollak, Head of Transmission and Hybrid, AVL List GmbH, Austria

  • Global Responsibility for AVL Transmission & Hybrid Activities.
  • Multiple development locations in Europe and North America
  • New advanced Hybrid Development Center in California
  

» B2

     

Yuuji Saito, Assistant Chief Engineer, Control & System Development Department, Jatco Ltd., Japan

Position as engineer of shift control development of new 7sp automatic transmission for RWD vehicles.		  

» A2

     

Jean Schweitzer, Senior Staff Engineer,
Advanced Power Transfer, GM Powertrain, USA

Jean Schweitzer works on design and development of automotive torque converters to advance understanding of the hydrodynamic functions of converters and to develop new designs for improved efficiency, performance and compact size.		  

» C3

     

Scott Tackett, Senior Technical Research Analyst, Global Insight, Inc., USA

As a Senior Technical Research Analyst Scott Tackett forecasts and analyzes current and future Powertrain technologies. He is responsible for the automotive markets in North and South America. 		 

» Plenary
Speech
     

Samuel H. Tersigni, Group Leader, Global ATF Development, Afton Chemical Corporation, USA

As group leader for ATF development worldwide, he coordinates all activities with respect to transmission fluid development.  This includes the development of fluids for new step-ATs, DCTs and CVTs in North America, Asia and Europe.		  

» C4

     

 

John Maten, Engineering Group Manager, GM Powertrain, USA

 

» A7

     

Claus Umnus, Vice President Sales and Engineering Powertrain, ZF Sachs Automotive of America, USA

Responsible for sales, application engineering, prototype build and testing of ZF Sachs Powertrain components (Torque Converter, Clutch) for passenger cars, commercial vehicles and industrial applications in North America		  

» B5

     

Brian K. Wilson, Chief Technical Officer,
Romax Technology Inc., USA

  • Assist global regions with noise, vibration and dynamics issues
  • Define technical direction of NVH software
  • Establish technical partnerships/collaborations
  

» S1

     
       

 

 
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