Altair Enlighten Award Open for Submission

Altair, a global leader in computational science and intelligence, announced the 2023 Enlighten Award is now open for submissions. Presented annually in conjunction with the Center for Automotive Research (CAR), the award honors the greatest sustainability and lightweighting advancements that reduce carbon footprint, mitigate water and energy consumption, and leverage material reuse and recycling efforts.

This year’s award features a new category, “Responsible AI,” that highlights outstanding achievements in AI and data analytics that improve sustainability. The category reflects the importance of data and AI in the automotive industry and beyond. This year’s Enlighten Award categories are:

• Sustainable Product – Emissions reduction, lightweighting, material circularity, and safety advances in a production vehicle or major system module

• Sustainable Process – Emission reduction, material reuse/recycling and water conservation advances in engineering and manufacturing

• Module Lightweighting – Mass reduction of a vehicle module, subsystem, or component

• Enabling Technology – Technology advancement that enables vehicle lightweighting, including a material, production process, design method, or joining technology

• Future of Lightweighting – Process, material, or technology not in production, but has significant potential to advance vehicle lightweighting

• Responsible AI – Exemplary use of data analytics and AI that delivers substantial sustainability benefits throughout the automotive value chain

To learn more about the Enlighten Award or to submit an entry, visit https://www.altair.com/enlighten-award/. Entries must be received by May 31, 2023. Final judging will occur in late June and the winners will be announced during an award ceremony on August 1, 2023 at the annual CAR Management Briefing Seminars (MBS).

Submit your Entry Here

Call for Speakers

You are welcome to submit a compelling automotive industry expert who would contribute a unique and insightful perspective to the CAR Management Briefing Seminars. Speaker invitation is underway and will continue until all slots are filled. The speaker portal will close March 31, 2023. Thank you for your continued support of CAR!

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Sponsorships Available

With more than 1,000 key industry stakeholders, extensive media coverage and social media influence, CAR MBS provides an exceptional opportunity to raise awareness of your company and engage with an important audience. For more information, or to lock in your sponsorship for 2023, contact Mark Garrison at mgarrison@cargroup.org.