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With over a decade of experience in design and engineering, Manu is a Senior Interaction Designer focused on autonomous driving at Volvo Cars. His work spans creating intuitive ride experiences for urban air travel at KISKA to shape BMW’s vision for electric mobility at Designworks. With a background in industrial design and network engineering, ManuRead more

Eleonora Scherl is a Senior Product Manager for AWS Automotive based out of Germany. Before joining AWS, Eleonora worked for 13 years at Volkswagen Group. With a background in Logistics- and Supply Chain Management, she transitioned into a software technology-driven environment, delivering support in- and around the vehicle software solutions. She works with and acrossRead more

Tony is an experienced product development and technical leader with a proven track record in the lighting industry. Currently, as a Product Development Manager and Product Manager at FORVIA, he leads a team responsible for designing and developing lighting solutions, ensuring customer needs are met through innovative technical strategies. With a background that spans design,Read more

Duncan is a Technical Specialist for Physical HMI at Jaguar Land Rover. He previously worked for an ergonomics consultancy supporting projects in the consumer, oil & gas, and rail industries. He has 21 years of experience in the automotive industry primarily in the Research and Human Factors areas and has worked on numerous vehicle projectsRead more

Andrea Upmann studied mechanical engineering at RWTH Aachen and worked for 14 years in overall vehicle development at Ford-Werke GmbH before her appointment. At RWTH Aachen she is now the Vice Dean for Studies and Teaching in the Aerospace & Automotive Engineering Department. Andrea is also an EU ADAS Core Engineer at Ford-Werke GmbH, workingRead more

An engineer specializing in electronic systems, Stéphane began his career at PSA in 2000 within the innovation department. From 2003 to 2010, he served as the innovation project leader for HMI devices, including instrument clusters, HUDs, displays, and integrated panels. Since 2010, Stéphane has continued in the innovation department, becoming the corporate expert in HMIRead more

Patrice Reilhac is Innovation & Collaborative Research Director for the Comfort & Driving Assistance Business Group at Valeo, a leading worldwide Tier 1 supplier of components and systems for the automotive industry. Patrice is currently leading an international innovation team in charge of both the development of advanced systems and the investigation of their marketRead more

Debayan is the Head of UX at Valtech Mobility. His main responsibility involves overlooking the various mobility projects working with different OEMs and supporting the new business team in pitches and ideas from a UX point of view. Debayan specializes in automotive and in-car user experience design and his previous experience includes working for anRead more

Neha is a passionate advocate for Human-Centered Design, an Interactive Design Research lead at the Human Factors Design and Research team at Ford Motor Company. She focuses on HMI artifacts, augmented reality studies, and human factors research for advanced vehicle technologies. With a Master’s in Human-Computer Interaction, she has extensive experience in rapid prototyping andRead more

Engineer in electronic systems, Stéphane started to work at PSA in 2000 in the innovation department. From 2003 to 2010 he was the innovation project leader for HMI devices (Instrument Cluster/ HUD / Display / integrated panel…). Since 2010, he has been in the innovation department and has become the corporate Expert for HMI ArchitectureRead more