Speakers

International leaders in digital manufacturing and creation

World-class researchers and professionals sharing their vision and experience at the congress.

Keynote speaker

Dr. Ronan Bolaños Linares

UNAM · México

Wednesday 1 · Inaugural lecture

PhD in Architecture (cum laude) from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya and architect from UNAM. He is a full-time professor at the UNAM Faculty of Architecture, where he teaches projects, parametric design and generative architecture, and heads the Architecture + Design and Experimental Technology Laboratory. His research focuses on digital manufacturing, robotics applied to design and advanced architectural production processes. He has been a member of the National System of Researchers and has led funded projects in modular housing and technologies applied to habitable environments. Professionally he has collaborated with international studios such as Toyo Ito Architects and is a partner of Bolaños Boo architects (BBaa!), developing projects that integrate technological innovation and contemporary design.

Keynote speaker

Dr. Ignacio Borrego Gomez-Pallete

TU Berlin · Alemania

Thursday 2 · Plenary lecture

PhD architect from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and National End-of-Degree Award 2000. Since 2016 he has been a professor at the Technische Universität Berlin, following an extensive teaching and research career at the ETSAM (UPM) and other European universities. His research explores the relationship between matter, information and contemporary manufacturing processes, articulated through initiatives such as CoLaboratorio and CoLab Berlin, international networks dedicated to collaborative design and digital manufacturing. He is the founder of dosmasuno architects and Ignacio Borrego Architects, with more than 37 national and international awards. His work has been widely published and exhibited, combining professional practice, research and editorial reflection in architecture.

Keynote speaker

Dr. Camilo Ayala Garcia

UNIBZ · Italia

Friday 3 · Closing lecture

Camilo Ayala-Garcia is a Colombian designer, professor and researcher, and an expert in materials and emerging technologies. He is a professor in the Facoltà di Design e Arti at the Libera Università di Bolzano and obtained his PhD at Politecnico di Milano on the topic of Do-It-Yourself Materials as triggers of change. Before this PhD research, he received a Master of Arts in Design degree from Domus Academy, the University of Wales accredited school of design in Milan, awarded with Distinction, and trained as an Industrial Designer and a Textile Designer at Los Andes University in Bogotá. Camilo began his professional career in Colombia in 2001, earning experience in product design and developing projects for renowned local and international clients. After several years as a professional designer, he moved to Germany to attend Hochschule Pforzheim for the MSc. Produktentwicklung as a guest student and learn the language. He subsequently transferred to Italy to complete his master's studies. After graduation, Camilo shared his time between tutoring at Domus Academy and working as a product designer for Donegani & Lauda studio and Cammarata Gioielli studio in Milan. After years of experience abroad, he returned to his hometown to become a full-time professor and researcher at his alma mater, where he was appointed associate professor in the design department until 2022. Camilo recently transferred to Italy to work as a researcher in the Design Friction Lab at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, bridging emerging technologies and materialities towards transitional circularity. He has devoted his research to local materials and product development together with his teaching activities, with several patents granted and different academic contributions published. Spanish is his mother language, and he is fluent in German, Italian and English.

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