CIMAC unveils draft agenda for 2023 World Congress

The Congress will cover a wide range of developments, owing to the Covid-19 related delay since the last triennial congress was held in Vancouver in 2019, as well as the range of developments in the large bore internal combustion engine sector in areas such as alternative fuels, hybridisation and digitalisation in the intervening period. 

Dedicated work streams will cover developments in comparatively newer areas such as Digitalization and Connectivity, System Integration and Hybridization, Electrification and Fuel Cells Development and Controls/ Automation/ Measurement/ Monitoring.

The Congress will also cover developments in Emission Reduction Technologies, Fuels, Lubricants, New Engine Developments, Engine Component Developments and Basic Research & Advanced Engineering.

Jonas Åkerman of Wärtsilä, Vice-President Technical Program, adds: “The 2023 Congress is taking place under special circumstances. Our industry is currently facing enormous challenges. The Congress comes at just the right time, the holistic professional exchange along the value chain is unique. Busan offers a perfect opportunity to keep up to date with what is happening in the internal combustion engine industry and along the value chain”.

“The range of topics that awaits the participants is very broad. A central focus lies on reducing emissions, in particularly of greenhouse gas emissions. Alternative, CO2-neutral fuels to replace fossil fuels play the main role here. But other factors that contribute to the further optimisation of engines and the reduction of emissions will not be neglected either”, says Marko Dekena Vice-President Technical Program.

The preliminary program is available here.