Daniela Karthaus works in the Innovations department at HELLA and is an expert for lighting technology and optics. She evaluates new technologies for automotive lighting applications, has several years of experience in diffractive optics and did research on holography for her PhD. LinkedIn Profile

Paul-Henri Matha received his master’s degree in Ecole des Mines, France, in 2000. He has over 20 years of experience in the automotive lighting field, working for Renault, Dacia, Nissan and Volvo Cars. He is currently a technical leader for exterior lighting at Volvo Cars in Sweden. LinkedIn Profile

Andre Hainzlmaier is an expert for Innovation Management and Digital Technologies and studied at LMU Munich, TU Munich and UC Berkeley. He started his career in 2011 at AUDI AG. First at Electronics Venture where he was responsible for the Innovation Strategy within the domain of Electrics/Electronics at Audi, then in 2015 he was Executive Coordinator for the Electronic development at AUDI AG. From 2017 until 2020 Andre was in charge for development of Apps, Connected Infotainment und Smart City at AUDI AG. With the foundation of CARIAD SE, Andre Hainzlmaier continued the work on infotainment topics as Head of Development Mobile & In-Car Apps, but on a VW group wide level. In 2022 he became Head of Lighting Innovations and is excited about bringing more digital innovations to the field of automotive lighting. LinkedIn Profile

Jeremy Sasena is the Optics Manager at Magna Lighting located in southeast Michigan. Magna Lighting is a division of Magna International that focuses on exterior automotive lighting. Before joining the Magna team in September 2021, he worked at North American Lighting for twelve years with the role of Optics Manager for eight of those years. Overall, he has twenty-two years in development of automotive exterior lighting. LinkedIn Profile

Fernando Muñoz is an Illumination Technical Leader for Automotive Lighting at Huawei Technologies in Jena, Germany. He got a PhD in Optical Engineering and a MSc in Telecommunication Engineering and has almost 20 years of experience and expertise in Non-imaging Optics working for Huawei, ASML, Philips Lighting, GE Lighting. He is author of several patents and articles. LinkedIn Profile

Tejaswi Challa is an experienced exterior automotive lighting professional with specialization in Optical design. He has been responsible for research, design, and validation of automotive lamps, with focus on headlamp applications. LinkedIn Profile