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Car Design News was in Germany earlier this year for the annual Automotive Innovation Forum (AIF) hosted by Autodesk.
During the show, CDN’s deputy editor Freddie Holmes sat down with a handful of designers from both OEMs and suppliers to hear how digital tools are evolving to address day-to-day challenges.
Speakers include:
- Alexander Grasse, chief product officer, Incari GmbH
- Franco Violo, head of digital operations, Firefly
- Firefly Salil Kulkarni, head of global design operations, Tata Motors
- Michaël Barthly, senior exterior designer, Ford of Europe
- Karthick Pamisetty, 3D surface designer and visualisation artist, Ford of Europe
- Łukasz Wojkowski, digital modeller, Ford of Europe
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For full coverage of the event itself, why not check our key takeaways here.
Full sessions from AIF 2025 can be viewed on demand here.
Thanks as always to Autodesk for supporting and to the designers for joining us.
