Judges 2026

Kemal Curić
Kemal Curić
chief design officer
McLaren Automotive
Franz von Holzhausen
Franz von Holzhausen
chief designer
Tesla
Brett Boydell
Brett Boydell
design director
GEELY Technology Europe UK Coventry Creative Centre
Tisha Johnson
Tisha Johnson
head of design
Slate
Chris Benjamin
Chris Benjamin
chief design officer
Scout Motors
Derek Jenkins
Derek Jenkins
senior vice president of design and brand
Lucid Motors
Gilles Vidal
Gilles Vidal
design vice president
Stellantis
Ian Cartabiano
Ian Cartabiano
president
Calty Design Research
Laurent Negroni
Laurent Negroni
head of interior design at Alpine
Renault Group
Jeff Hammoud
Jeff Hammoud
chief design officer
Rivian
John Buckingham
John Buckingham
head of Kia next design, exterior group
Kia
Jo Stenuit
Jo Stenuit
design director
Mazda Europe
Jose Navarro
Jose Navarro
head of design
Italdesign
Pierre Leclercq
Pierre Leclercq
Citroën design director
Stellantis
JuanMa Lopez
JuanMa Lopez
vp of design
XPENG Motors
Jürgen Uedelhoven
Jürgen Uedelhoven
ceo
UE Studios
Jean-Arthur Madelaine
Jean-Arthur Madelaine
head of design
Xiaomi Ev Europe
Kimberley Harrington
Kimberley Harrington
sr. manager, automotive advanced design sales
Ultrafabrics
Klaus Zyciora
Klaus Zyciora
vice president, general manager of Changan global design center
Changan Automobile
Julian Thomson
Julian Thomson
design director
GM Advanced Design Europe
Simon Loasby
Simon Loasby
head of Hyundai design center
Hyundai Motor Group
Carl Gotham
Carl Gotham
advanced design director
SAIC Design Advanced London
Tobias Höss
Tobias Höss
head of design product experience
AUDI AG
Pratap Bose
Pratap Bose
chief design & creative officer
Mahindra & Mahindra
Stephanie Waser
Stephanie Waser
global head of CMF design
NIO & firefly
Scott Krugger
Scott Krugger
head of North America design
Stellantis
Martin Uhlarik
Martin Uhlarik
vice-president and head of global design
Tata Motors
Marc Brumpton
Marc Brumpton
studio director
Contechs
Shaun Hutchinson
Shaun Hutchinson
course director in automotive & transport design
Coventry University
Darren Day
Darren Day
head of interior design
Bentley Motors
Chris Thorpe
Chris Thorpe
head of programme, intelligent mobility design
Royal College of Art