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Pamela is a futurist of feelings. Obsessed by our conflicted emotional relationship with technology, her work is part deep dive research and part design. As founder of Change Sciences, she’s collaborated with teams at Google, IKEA, 3DS, Prudential, and Virgin. Her insights have appeared in the LA Times, NPR, Slate, CBC, Quartz and her recent O’ReillyRead more

I’ve led creative teams in the domain of user experience at Dropbox, NIO & IDEO. They have three thingsin common: they place the user at the core, they push the boundaries of what’s possible and they are fullof some of the smartest and nicest people I’ve had the privilege to work with.Read more

Katharina Hottelart is a UX Research Manager at Valeo. She studied market and communication research at the Pforzheim University of Applied Sciences. Katharina joined Valeo in 2007 whilst undertaking a part-time MBA program at Steinbeis University Berlin. Since 2010 she has been working with the Innovation and Collaborative Research Team on a wide range ofRead more

usability, user experience, human centered design, design thinking, research, strategy, testing, innovation, ethnography, agile, scrum, lean UX, automotive, home appliances, webRead more

2002 -2009 Studied Applied Media and Communication Studies at TU Ilmenau/Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines) 2009 Thesis at Volkswagen Group Research about key factors for voice user interfaces 2009-2011 HMI Consultant 2011-2016 Voice User Interface Designer at Audi AG 2017-2020 Development Innovations User Experience at Audi AGRead more

Dipl.-Ing. Alexander Heimberger studied at KIT in Karlsruhe and began his career in 1998 with the International Junior Research Group at DaimlerChrysler. From 1999 to 2002, he worked for Mercedes-AMG as project manager for vehicle projects, followed by another five years as manager for vehicle projects. From 2008 to 2012, Alexander Heimberger headed major vehicleRead more

Karlheinz Blankenbach graduated in physics at Ulm University, Germany, where he also received his PhD in 1988. From 1988 until 1995 he was with AEG-MIS (a subsidiary of DAIMLER that time), Germany, developing display electronics, LCDs and software. A highlight was the 3D helmet mounted monitor for stereo-endoscopy (BMBF grant). Karlheinz was appointed 1995 asRead more

Cornelius works as software developer for gestigon GmbH in Lübeck, Germany, which is part of the Valeo group. He entered the automotive industry in 2015, having worked in mathematical academia before. After working on eye tracking systems at Smart Eye AB for three years, he joined gestigon in the beginning of 2018, where he hasRead more

Iris Lydorf has a diploma in cognitive psychology and cognitive ergonomics. Her work focuses on human-machine interface in the field of automotive. For almost 10 years Iris works for the Ford Motor Company where she is part of the core HMI Team of Dr. Stefan Becker. Within this team, Iris is responsible for usability andRead more

Functional Project Leader HMI with 21 years of experience in construction machinery industry at Volvo Construction Equipment. Responsible for new HMI in Next Generation Cab projects for Articulated Dump Trucks and Wheel Loaders. Was responsible for the “Co-pilot” project for Wheel Loaders, the winner of the most innovated feature at the Car HMI award 2016.Read more