CSFM Symposium 2023

Chris Onder is professor at the Institute for Dynamic Systems and Control at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at ETH Zurich. His research interests are in modelling, control, and optimization of vehicle propulsion systems, engine systems, and energy conversion systems. Know-​how transfer and cooperations with industrial partners represent an important part of his activities.

Kristin von Szadkowski studied biomimetics („Bionik“) and mechanical engineering. After specializing in the field of robotics and mechatronics, she worked at the Robotics Innovation Centre (RIC), which belongs to the Bremen location of the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI GmbH), developing mobile robots. When starting at the Volkswagen Group Innovation, she also worked in the field of robotics. After a year of a sabbatical sailing, Kristin reoriented herself towards sustainability topics. She now coordinates the field of action Go.Sub-​Zero in the Volkswagen Group Innovation to develop solutions for carbon negative and circular mobility.

Dr. Gianluca Ambrosetti is the CEO and co-​founder of Synhelion, which is a Swiss clean-​energy company that produces solar fuels to decarbonize transportation. He obtained his PhD in Physics/Nanotechnology from EPFL Lausanne. Before founding Synhelion, he held various leadership positions in the concentrated solar power and photovoltaics industry. His achievements include several patents and scientific publications, and he is the recipient of the EPFL Prix Prof. René Wasserman 2011. 

Dr. Roland Moser holds a master and a PhD degree in engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH as well as an MBA from the University of Chicago, Booth School of BusinessHe was appointed Head of Technology Office of the Swiss Federal Railways SBB in 2021. He currently serves on various national and international boards of the railway sector, most notably as Chairman of the European Rail Research Advisory Council (ERRAC), the rail sector technology platform of the European Commission.

Prior to his assignment with SBB, Roland Moser held international technology management positions with ALSTOM and General Electric (GE). He lived and worked in the United States and Japan and is a business savvy technology manager and strategist with a 20 years’ experience in corporate research, innovation management, data-​ and IP management, change management and lean product service value chains. He won various awards for innovation and is the owner of d over 20 patents in the field of non-​destructive testing, robotics, machine tools and magnetic levitation.

Dr. Andreas Mehlhorn is Global Head of Sustainability at Siemens Mobility. There, his responsibilities are a sustainable business strategy, including business development consulting and innovation, as well as sustainabilityat Siemens Mobility . Prior to this, Andreas Mehlhorn was head of Consulting and Business Development at Siemens Mobility, advancing innovative solutions and digitalization initiatives . He has a 15 years’ experience of collaboration with governments, city authorities and mobility operators and is a renowned mobility strategist with focus on the business impact of new technologies.

Andreas Mehlhorn holds a PhD in Strategic Management from the University of Augsburg (Germany) with fellowships at the University of Cambridge (UK), Università di Bocconi (Italy) and Duke University (USA). In addition, he holds an International Management Degree for Innovation and Technology Strategy from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge/Boston (USA).