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Christina Ibrom has extensive expertise in the field of automotive electronics. With a graduate degree in electrical engineering, Christina started her career at Mercedes-Benz in 1996 in the area of planning, thereafter gaining further experiences in quality management and production. In 2005 she took over responsibility for various functions of user interaction series development acrossRead more

Studied Automotive Mechanical Engineering at University of Applied Sciences Ostfalia in Wolfsburg in cooperation with Volkswagen AG. At VW Group Research working in the field of seating in terms of comfort and optimized climate functions. At the Technical University of Chemnitz PHD candidate with the topic of Motion Sickness in cars in a stop & go scenarioRead more

As Vice President of the Strategy Analytics UX Innovation Practice, Kevin Nolan leads a team that advises on all aspects of the consumer interaction with technology in the intelligent home, in the connected vehicle and while mobile. Kevin has 20 years’ experience managing research, analysis and consulting projects in the wireless, connected devices and semiconductorRead more

Andreas Wlasak completed his studies as an industrial designer at the University of Applied Sciences for Design in Schwäbisch Gmünd in 1984. He subsequently held various positions in the non-automotive sector in Italy, Germany and France and was responsible for brand and product lines in the consumer goods market. Until 2003, he headed the AdvancedRead more

Dr. Cyriel Diels has a background in Psychology and Human Factors. Following his degree in experimental psychology at Utrecht University, his doctoral studies investigated self-motion perception and negative side effects associated with simulated and virtual environments at Loughborough University. Since then, he has worked in the field of driver behaviour and performance at the TransportRead more

Tytti Julkunen is an experienced business development and marketing professional with 15 years of international experience e.g. in electronics and mobile industries. During her career she has lead teams of experts, product programs and business development areas and worked in several different countries and companies. Today Tytti Julkunen works as a CMO and Chairman ofRead more

Thomas Junck is currently an Automotive Sales Leader for HMI solutions in Europe. Trained as an electronics technician and with a degree in electrical engineering, Thomas has over 20 years of experience at 3M in various technical and business development positions. In his current position, Thomas works to understand and address automotive customers’ top HMIRead more

Wolfgang has specialized in Robotics and IoT since his Master studies in Zurich (in collaboration with Philips Design) and Chicago (being awarded a full-time Fulbright scholarship). Today, he has more than a decade’s worth of experience as a global design consultant and researcher, including work with numerous Fortune 500 enterprises. With a knack for storytelling,Read more

As Head of Competence Center for Instrumentation, I am motivated to create innovation and new product solutions for the automotive industry. I am fascinated by the fact that the automobile is highly versatile and constantly absorbs new innovations. This means that product developers are constantly challenged to offer their customers new technical solutions. As aRead more

Experienced Ph.D. (Chalmers University of Technology) with a demonstrated history of working in the automotive industry. Skilled in Driver behaviour based HMI development, Driver-Automation Principles, User Centered Design and User Experience, Extensive experiences from leading research in EU-funded and other public funded projects. Project manager, Presentation Skills, Qualitative & Quantitative Research Methodologies, Scientific Writing, andRead more