Sustainability

Day 2025

26-28 November

Hermitage Hotel, Prague

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ABOUT THE EVENT

We are getting ready for the third edition of the Sustainability Day organised by the Forum on Automotive Aftermarket Sustainability.


Hear from top-level sustainability leaders, including industry representatives, experts and stakeholders, on how the automotive aftermarket industry is evolving as well as their insights and guidance on upcoming challenges and solutions in the path towards a more sustainable and accountable aftermarket.


Join us and stay ahead of the curve! This is your chance to connect and network with top industry leaders in the automotive aftermarket sector, and to share and discuss your views on the sustainable future of our industry. Don’t miss out on the FAAS Sustainability Day 2025.

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Wednesday 26 November - General Assembly & Dinner

Thursday 27 November - Sustainability Day

Friday 28 November - Remanufacturing plant visit

Wednesday 26 November - FAAS General Assembly,

Sustainability Day Opening & Networking Dinner

14:30 - 15.00

Welcome coffee

  • Welcome & ClosureLouise Wohrne – FAAS Chair
  • Updates from WGs – WG chairs
  • Financial & statutory matters – FAAS treasurer & FAAS manager

General Assembly

15:00 - 17:00

  • Coffe Break (17:00 - 17:30)

18:00 - 19:00

Opening Sustainability Day

  • Welcome
    Louise Wohrne – FAAS Chair
    Michael Boe – FAAS Co-Chair
  • Sectoral sustainability overview
    Tilmann Vahle – Quantis – Principal Strategist, Chemicals and Industrials

Networking Dinner

19:00 -

Thursday 27 November - FAAS Sustainability Day

Moderation: Kateřina Novotná

08:00 - 09.00

Breakfast & registration

  • Louise Wohrne – FAAS Chair
    Michael Boe – FAAS Co-Chair

Setting the scene

09:00 - 9.15

09:15 - 10.30

Sustainability data

  • Keynote: sectoral overview, trends &learnings:
    Andrea Weinberger - EY Parthenon - Partner in strategy and transactions
  • Fireside chat exchanging PCF information:
    Lars Spelter - Mann+Hummel - lead engineer for filtration materials
    Louise Wohrne - MEKO - Head of Sustainability
  • Coffe Break (10:30 - 11:00)

11:00 - 12:20

Batteries

  • Introduction on management of battery technology:
    Richard Brasher - LKQ Corporation – Vice President Sustainability
  • Panel: the afterlife of a battery
    Remanufacturing: Bogumił Papierniok – Evorkshop - Manager
    Repair: Michael Moser – MAHLE - Head of Engineering Battery Diagnostics
    Recycle: Nils Steinbrecher – Cylib – Sr. Director Sales, Key Account Management & Marketing
    Reuse: Michael Boe – TERREPOWER – President Europe
    System perspective: Tilmann Vahle – Quantis – Principal Strategist, Chemicals and Industrials

  • Lunch Break (12:20 - 13:30)

13:30 - 14:30

Packaging

  • Keynote: Package for recyclability
    Monika Romenska
    EXPRA – Regulatory & Public Affairs Manager
  • Member experiences: reducing packaging emissions
    Stéphanie Chheang
    – Valeo – Automotive Aftermarket Sustainability Manager
    Peter Lukassen
    Robert Bosch – Director of Sustainability
  • Member experiences: reducing transport emissions
    Romain Thenard
    PHE – Director Supply Chain
    Benjamin Deloffre – AAG – ESG Director Europe
  • Coffe Break (14:30 - 15:00)

15:00 - 16:00

Circularity

  • Recap: Learnings from remanufacturing survey
    Stijn Vervoort
    – FAAS - Manager
  • Panel: circularity along the value chain
    Supplier: Thomas Meyer – Knorr-Bremse – Global Director Product Group Reman, Repair, Reuse
    Distributor: Mihaly Lieb – Swiss Automotive Group AG – Head of Sustainability
    Workshop: Tba

16:00 - 16:45

Recognition of contributions

  • by FAAS Chairs

16:45 - 17:00

Closing remarks

  • Enjoy Prague
  • Louise Wohrne – FAAS Chair
    Michael Boe – FAAS Co-Chair

Friday 28 November - Knorr-Bremse Remanufacturing plant visit
(fully booked)

7:00 - 8:00

Breakfast & checkout

Transport to factory

8:00 - 9:30

  • Transporter contracted by FAAS

9:30 - 11:30

Factory visit + takeaway lunch

11:30 - 13:00

Transport to Prague airport

  • Transporter contracted by FAAS

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