DETROIT, April 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Executives and engineers from leading global automotive supplier Continental AG are part of an all-star line-up that is scheduled to speak at the upcoming 2008 SAE World Congress which is taking place April 14-17, at Cobo Center in Detroit. Continental has designed its presentations to help educate and inspire innovation among automotive engineers in the areas of: automotive electronics and the trends enhancing vehicle safety, sustainability and performance. The company also is the proud sponsor of the 2008 Annual SAE Banquet.
Bill Kozyra, Continental's President and CEO of North America, will provide the inaugural address at the new SAE Executive Business Theater on Monday, April 14 at 10:30 a.m. Eastern time.
"I am particularly interested in the focus of events in this week's Executive Business Theater. It's about what matters most to today's automotive executive: innovation, globalization and financial results," said Kozyra. "These are the exact three elements that helped guide Continental's business strategy, which is focused on growth, diversification and providing value to our customers. This strategy has transformed the company into one of the largest automotive suppliers in an exciting industry that is changing the way people drive."
The company currently has six divisions that focus on everything from tires to brake and chassis systems; the networking of active and passive safety systems; products and system solutions for powertrain and hybrid technology; interiors and information management, to connecting cars and the people who drive them to the world in new and exciting ways.
Continental's line-up of speakers and technical papers at the 2008 SAE World Congress includes:
-- On Tuesday, April 15 at 2:30 p.m., Helmut Matschi, President of
Continental's Interior Division, will participate in a panel titled:
"Electronics: Expectations and Opportunities," to discuss how digital
lifestyle and vehicle safety trends are driving Interior Electronics
forward and helping automakers differentiate their vehicle brands;
-- Hans Nuglisch, in partnership with Lotus Engineering, will publish and
present a technical paper:
* Project Sabre: A Close-Spaced Direct Injection 3-Cylinder Engine
with Synergistic Technologies to Achieve Low CO2 Output, on
Monday, April 14 at 3:00 p.m. in Room M3-31.
-- Georg Grassl will publish and present a technical paper:
* Model Based Development with Automatic Code Generation -
Challenges and Benefits in a Double Clutch Transmission High
Volume Project, on Tuesday, April 15 at 2:00 p.m. in Room W2-65.
-- Martin Griesser PhD; Frank Schreiner and Stefan Stolzl will publish
and present a technical paper:
* Applying Functional Safety Management for Automotive Functions,
on Wednesday, April 16 at 2:30 p.m. in Room D2-08.
-- Dr-Ing Nathan Zambou will publish and present a technical paper:
* Application of Safety-Based and Integrated Development Process
to Brake boost system, on Wednesday, April 16 at 3:45 p.m. in
Room D2-08.
-- Frank Wolloch will present on the topic:
* Impact of Tire Design on Vehicle Brake Performance, on Thursday,
April 17 at 11:00 a.m. in Room O2-35/36.
-- Michael Brusoe and Zlatko Penzar, with a partner from Lawrence
Technological University, will publish a technical paper:
* Improvement of an LS-DYNA Fuel Delivery Module Crash Simulation
The papers and presentation are available on Continental's North America website at: http://conti-online.mediaroom.com.
About Continental
With targeted annual sales of more than euro 26.4 billion for 2008, the Continental Corporation is one of the top automotive suppliers worldwide. As a supplier of brake systems, systems and components for the powertrain and chassis, instrumentation, infotainment solutions, vehicle electronics, tires and technical elastomers, the corporation contributes towards enhanced driving safety and protection of the global climate. Continental is also a competent partner in networked automobile communication. Today, the corporation employs approximately 150,000 people at nearly 200 locations in 36 countries.