Our 2026 speakers

Scott Krugger
Scott Krugger
senior vice president, head of North America design
Stellantis
Franz von Holzhausen
Franz von Holzhausen
chief designer
Tesla
Tisha Johnson
Tisha Johnson
head of design
Slate
Joel Piaskowski
Joel Piaskowski
global design director for trucks, vans and commercial vehicles
Ford Motor Company
Christine Park Cheng
Christine Park Cheng
global design director
Lincoln
Ian Cartabiano
Ian Cartabiano
president
Calty Design Research
Irina Zavatski
Irina Zavatski
vice president, Chrysler brand exterior design
Stellantis
Chris Benjamin
Chris Benjamin
chief design officer
Scout Motors
Derek Jenkins
Derek Jenkins
senior vice president of design and brand
Lucid Motors
Jeff Hammoud
Jeff Hammoud
chief design officer
Rivian
Phil Zak
Phil Zak
executive design director, global exterior Chevrolet
General Motors
Dom Najafi
Dom Najafi
executive design director, global Cadillac
General Motors
Greg Howell
Greg Howell
vice president, Dodge exterior design
Stellantis
Paul Wraith
Paul Wraith
global design director for SUVs
Ford Motor Company
Jennifer Widrick
Jennifer Widrick
director, global CMF
General Motors
Sebastian Bauer
Sebastian Bauer
executive director, human interface design
General Motors
Aaron Deneweth
Aaron Deneweth
chief designer physical interaction
Ford Motor Company
Rebecca Waldmeir
Rebecca Waldmeir
senior design manager - corporate brand environments, graphics, outreach & heritage
General Motors
Jose Navarro
Jose Navarro
head of design
Italdesign
Bill Zheng
Bill Zheng
head of user experience
Stellantis North America
Ryan Nagode
Ryan Nagode
vice president, interior design
Stellantis
Jacques Flynn
Jacques Flynn
senior director, design
Mazda Design America
Christian Dodd
Christian Dodd
senior design director - digital product design
Ford Motor Company
Aileen Barraza
Aileen Barraza
CMF design director
Scout Motors
Zeb Coughenour
Zeb Coughenour
sr. manager, interior design
Lucid Motors
Christopher Kroener
Christopher Kroener
lead CMF designer
Lucid Motors
Laura Phillips
Laura Phillips
head of design – Americas
Continental Surface Solutions
Stephen Gatny
Stephen Gatny
director of business development, advanced automotive design
Ultrafabrics
Ema Orman-Briski
Ema Orman-Briski
head of advanced design global
Continental Surface Solutions
Simon Cook
Simon Cook
strategic technical director
Bridge of Weir
Eoin Ryan
Eoin Ryan
head of predevelopment NSA
Forvia Hella
Sarah Cook
Sarah Cook
president
Automotive Hall of Fame
Paul Snyder
Paul Snyder
chair of transportation design
College for Creative Studies (CCS)