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Ondrej Velebny

Ondrej has 18 years experience in design, including 12 years of interactive design and 6 focusing on the automotive field. As a user experience designer he worked for international software companies and led innovations for startup Liftable — interactive touch-tables. Since he published his future HMI project for an electric car, Ondrej has been designing user interfaces for automotive companiesRead more

Pamela Pavliscak

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

Volker Springer

Volker Springer is a senior project manager in speech related solutions at Elektrobit (EB). Volker has more than 20 years of experience in speech software and technology and relocated to EB’s Silicon Valley Innovation Lab to further strengthen EB’s speech solution portfolio in North America. He joined EB more than 10 years ago. Previously, VolkerRead more

Michelle Footer

HMI Strategist and Developer for Daimler Trucks North America for over five years. Responsible for the evolution of HMI in truck applications with respect to advances in safety, connectivity, electrification, mobility and platooning, and automated driving.Read more

Te-Ping Kang

Te-ping Kang is a design engineer at DENSO International America Inc. His work focuses on driving simulator and human factors related to driver workload, safety, and interface usability. Te-ping received his Bachelor degree in Transportation and Communication, as well as Computer Science at National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, (2006) and Master degree in Urban PlanningRead more

Tom Tasky

Tom Tasky is currently the Director, Electronics at FEV North America, Inc.Read more

Wojciech Kurek

Wojciech Kurek is Siili’s VP of Technology and Design for Automotive. He is an IT industry veteran with an extensive background and experience in mobile and currently focusing on Automotive and Mobility. He heads Siili’s Auto Software Development Studios and has the oversight on all software development, particularly the Human Machine Interface of next generationsRead more

Zafar Razzacki

Zafar has led the design, development, and launch of a variety of innovative products and services. His experience spans over 15 years of product, marketing, and strategy roles at companies including Google, General Motors, and multiple technology start-ups. He describes himself as a hybrid strategist, designer, and product manager who is obsessive about delivering greatRead more

Michael Andrews

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Chris Rockwell

Chris Rockwell is CEO and founder of Lextant, an experience-centered consultancy dedicated to informing great design and inspiring companies to pursue it. For more than 20 years, Chris and his team have been using advanced research, design, and measurement approaches to fuel confident decision making, enterprise alignment, and market success. Chris grew up with aRead more