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Prof. Michael Jonas is passionate about exploring the intersection of creativity and technology, wrapping design and business scenarios around people’s desires and dreams. He is always curious about the various forms of future design professions in the ever-changing creative industries.

In the last ten years, Michael has been teaching at the Brand University of Applied Sciences in Hamburg, the School of Design at Beijing Normal University Zhuhai, the Hochschule für Bildende Künste Braunschweig, Wanli University Ningbo/Shanghai and the Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaft und Kunst Hildesheim. Michael is dedicated to empowering his students to develop the skills and confidence necessary in an AI-first world. In three years’ time, current design students will likely take on design professions that do not exist today.

Blake Gibbons is currently the Chief Revenue Officer at RunDiffusion, a leading platform helping creative teams accelerate visual content production with cutting-edge AI tools and workflows. He previously co-founded Facet, a marketplace matching top technical talent with employers, which was used by leading venture capital firms, Fortune 500 companies, and others across the globe. Blake has also advised and led go-to-market strategy for multiple AI and SaaS startups, helping businesses harness AI to drive innovation and growth.

They will speak at Forward Festival Berlin.

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