So far the following keynote papers and presentations have been confirmed. Details on the schedule will be published with the conference program.
| Speaker, Company | Title, Subject |
|---|---|
| Prof. Altan, The Ohio State University, USA | Tube and Sheet Hydroforming - Advances in Material Modeling, Tooling and Process Simulation |
| Dr. van den Boogard, University of Twente, Twente, The Netherlands | Do advanced material models contribute to accuracy in industrial sheet forming simulations? |
| Dr. Galanulis, GOM - Industrial 3D Measuring Techniques, Braunschweig, Germany | Optical Measuring Technologies in Sheet Metal Processing |
| Prof. Groche, Institute for Production Engineering and Forming Machines, TU Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany | Tribology in sheet metal forming |
| Dr. Haepp, DaimlerChrysler AG, Stuttgart, Germany | FE Simulation of Sheet Metal Forming - State of the Art in Automotive Industry |
| Prof. Jeswiet, Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Queens University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada | Asymmetric Incremental Sheet Forming |
| Prof. Kopp, Institute of Metall Forming, RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany | Flexible rolled sheet metal and its use in sheet metal forming |
| Prof. R. Neugebauer, Fraunhofer Institute for Machine Tools and Forming Technology, Chemnitz, Germany | Comparison of material behavior and economic effects of cold and high temperature forming technologies applied to high-strength steels |
| Dr. Pfestorf, BMW AG, Munich, Germany | Manufacturing of High Strength Steel and Aluminum for a mixed material body in white |
| Prof. Vollertsen, BIAS - Bremen Institute for Applied Beam Technology, Bremen, Germany | Development and trends in laser welding of sheet metal |