Your Expert Speaker Panel

Speakers for the 2025 event

PhD Maximilian Wegner
Seat and Occupant Restraint System
BMW Group

Davide Malaguti
Team Lead- Interior Cockpit
Bugatti Rimac

Florian Ober
Predevelopment Seat and Restraint Systems
BMW Group

Dave Withey
Technical Specialist- Seating Innovation
JLR

Ross Spencer
Subject Matter Expert - Seat Attributes
JLR

Dennis Hanuschik
President, Automotive Division
Shawmut Corporation

Popuri Shiri Lekhaz
R&D Engineer
Suzuki Motor Corporation

Roman Faatz
Sales Director Automotive & Other Markets Europe, Middle East & Africa
Lectra

Cedrick Bankel
Lead Engineer
Yanfeng Seating

Thomas Dillinger
Innovation & Pre-development | Complete Seat EMEA
Adient

Prof Dr. Peter Vink
Professor Industrial Design Engineering
TU Delft

Nico den Ouden
Chief Innovation Officer
Gen Phoenix

Sahil Jain
Lead - Seating Systems
Pebble Mobility

Velagapudi Praveen
Head of Chassis Design and Architecture
TVS Motor Company

Wulf-Peter Schmidt
Chair of Technical Sustainability Management
CBS International Business School

Sebastian Maling
Business Development Director
HUAYARE Technology

Dr. José Solaz
Scientific Director | Head of Innovation, Automobile & Mobility
Instituto de Biomecánica (IBV)

Dr. Andrea Upmann
Professor for Automotive Interior
FH Aachen University of Applied Sciences

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