


3D-DESIGN USER MEETING
October 8 / 2026
Where precision design met real-world ambition.
CREATIV CONNECT 2026 brought designers, engineers, and 3D specialists together in Friedrichshafen for a day packed with great talks, cool tech, hands-on experiences, and plenty of conversations about what’s next in design.
From cars and aircraft interiors to unmanned systems and consumer products, we got to see what people are working on, how they do it, and where things are heading.
Thanks to everyone who joined us. See you in 2027!

EXPERTS & SPEAKERS 2026

Industrial Designer / Airbus
Jakob Payk
Jakob Payk is an Industrial Designer within the Advanced Design Team at Airbus in Hamburg.
Leveraging diverse experience across aerospace, automotive and digital design, he specializes in upstream cabin interior and product development.
His approach to advanced design relies on seamlessly integrating creative foresight with technical accuracy – always keeping the human at the center while navigating highly demanding design requirements.

A.I. Transportation Designer / AVATR
Leonard Franke
Leonard Franke is an A.I. Transportation Design Specialist at AVATR Global Design Center in Munich, focused on future mobility, transportation design, and advanced visualization. With experience at Porsche, KISKA, and Mercedes-Benz, he combines transportation design expertise with AI-driven tools and cinematic visual storytelling.

Sen. Manager Ind. Design / Diehl Aviation
Silvan Fiedler
Silvan Fiedler is Senior Manager Industrial Design at Diehl Aviation, with many years of experience in aircraft, product, and industrial design. His expertise spans design management, design strategy, concept development, CAD, and design for manufacturing. With a strong background in aviation interiors, he connects creative direction, technical feasibility, and user-centered thinking to shape future-oriented cabin and product experiences.

Transportation Designer / Diehl Aviation
Daniel Öxler
Daniel Öxler is an Advanced Transportation Designer at Diehl Aviation, where he works on ideation, visualization, research, and CAS for future-oriented aviation concepts. With experience across transportation, industrial, and advanced design, his background includes concept design, CAD modelling, sketching, and digital visualization. His work combines creative exploration, technical precision, and a strong understanding of mobility-focused product experiences.

Photoreal CG/VFX Artist / Silverwing
Raphael Rau
Raphael Rau, also known as Silverwing online, is a Photoreal CG/VFX Artist focused on creating renders that are almost indistinguishable from photography. He specializes in texturing, shading, lighting, rendering, and the technical side of CGI, while sharing his knowledge through YouTube, tutorials, and digital resources.

Automotive Design Solution Specialist / Autodesk
Danny Tierney
Danny is a Senior Automotive Design Solutions Specialist at Autodesk in Munich. He earned his degree in Industrial Design from the National College of Art and Design in Dublin, Ireland. Previously, he worked in education, consulting, and design visualization management. Danny focuses on supporting automotive design clients to improve their processes and enhance creativity in product design.

Design Studio Solution Spec. / Autodesk
Pierre-Paul Andriani
With a total of 24 years of professional experience, Pierre-Paul is a valuable member of the Autodesk-team and also acts as a design lecturer and speaker in various formats. His expertise includes automotive modeling—polygonal, computational, CAS, Class A—as well as automotive rendering and animation. His focus is on supporting automotive design studios in overcoming their challenges.

Co-Founder & Co-CEO / Flyingshapes
Matthias Stiller
Matthias Stiller is Co-CEO of Flyingshapes, a german software company building the worlds first
3D design ideation platform that enables designers to jumpstart the design process to 3D while
having fun. Prior he is known as one of the founders of what is now Autodesk VRED. His focus:
rethinking the digital design process to boost creativity while removing boring process.

UX/UI Designer / Flyingshapes
Tomke Ellerhoff
Tomke is UX/UI designer at Flyingshapes. With a background in product and transportation
design, his work is driven by the passion for transforming complex 3D workflows into seamless
and intuitive experiences. “I believe great design tools should do more than improve
efficiency—they should inspire, fascinate, and make the act of designing feel effortless and
engaging.

CEO / TECHVIS
Andreas Krämer
Andreas Krämer is the founder and CEO of Techvis, a specialized studio for CGI, realtime technology, and digital product experiences. With more than two decades of experience, he helps leading brands transform complex ideas and technical data into precise visualizations, digital twins, and immersive environments.

CEO / DOSCH DESIGN
Sebastian Dosch
Sebastian Dosch is the CEO and founder of DOSCH DESIGN, specializing in high-quality 3D models, textures, HDRI, and visualization tools. Based in Germany, the company serves various industries worldwide. Sebastian has played a key role in advancing the 3D sector and improving DOSCH DESIGN products, while also providing expert customer advice.

Marketing Manager / DOSCH DESIGN
Gisela Reger
As Marketing Manager at DOSCH DESIGN Gisela is responsible for planning and implementing the company's marketing activities. Her tasks include public relations, event planning and organization along with partner and customer reach out and the support of universities, lecturers and students.

Sen. Man. Solution Consulting / Wacom
Guido Möller
Guido Möller has been with Wacom for more than 25 years. In his current role, he supports the EMEA Enterprise Sales Team with customer-focused solutions and demonstrations of Wacom’s creative product portfolio.
With a background in product management and product marketing, he brings deep expertise in creative workflows, professional user needs and human–machine interaction.

Business & Customer Dev. / Wacom
Felix Pross
Felix Pross is Business Development Manager DACH at Wacom, working at the intersection of creative technology and professional design workflows.
He focuses on bringing Wacom’s pen display and input solutions into professional environments and connecting the technology with the needs of designers, artists, and creative teams.

Professor / Reutlingen University
Maximilian Thomas
Maximilian Thomas is Professor of 3D Visualization and Transportation Interior Design at Reutlingen University. Previously a designer at Volvo, his work spans production and concept vehicle design, digital visualization and AI-driven design methods. His focus lies on exploring how emerging digital tools can shape and enhance the automotive design process.

Sales & Marketing / MF Software
Benjamin Wittmann
Benjamin Wittmann is a sales and marketing specialist at MF Software, focusing on Moldflow Simulation and Industrial Design & Visualizations. With deep expertise in plastics and simulation, he helps companies integrate tools like Autodesk Moldflow, Alias, and VRED into their development workflows, bridging design and technical simulation to drive practical, forward-thinking product innovation.

2026 Throwback
AGENDA /
HOW WE DO WHAT WE DO -
THE CABIN DESIGN CREATIVE WORKFLOW
Jakob Payk / Airbus
INDUSTRIAL DESIGN CAPABILITIES at DIEHL AVIATION
Silvan Fiedler / Diehl Aviation Laupheim GmbH
Daniel Öxler / Diehl Aviation Laupheim GmbH
THE WORKFLOW IS THE PRODUCT.
Leonard Franke / AVATR Global Design Center
TEMPUS - A REFLECTION ON TIME, TRANSIENCE, AND MEMORY
Raphael Rau / Silverwing
WHAT'S NEW IN ALIAS 2027
AND RELATED A.I. WORKFLOWS
Pierre-Paul Andriani / Autodesk
GAINING DIGITAL TRUST -
LIGHT, MATERIALS & HMI for Virtual Validation in VRED
Danny Tierney / Autodesk
FROM REALITY TO 3D GAUSSIAN SPLATTING
Clarence Dadson / XGRIDS / Design4Real
HANDS ON /
HIGH END 3D SOLUTIONS FOR DESIGN, MANUFACTURING AND ENGINEERING
DOSCH DESIGN
PURE 3D DESIGN FLOW FOR PROFESSIONALS
FLYINGSHAPES
PROFESSIONAL CAD VISUALIZATION
ON APPLE VISION PRO
TECHVIS
THE PRIMARY INSTRUMENT FOR CREATIVE DESIGN
WACOM
HIGH-END HARDWARE SOLUTIONS FOR
DESIGN & ENGINEERING
LENOVO
TRANSPORTATION INTERIOR DESIGN @ TEXOVERSUM
REUTLINGEN UNIVERSITY
DESIGN EDUCATION: ANALOG, DIGITAL, TANGIBLE
FACHSCHULE FÜR PRODUKTDESIGN SELB
FROM REALITY TO 3D GAUSSIAN SPLATTING
XGRIDS / Design4Real
CONTEST SHOWCASE
AGPContest X PRODUCT INNOVATION LOUNGE
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