Responsible for leading the team to develop designs for Volvo interiors globally, Lisa has held the position Head of Interior Design since 2020, In her previous role as Director Interior Program Design Lisa developed designs on the next generation SPA 2 platform. Prior to that she was Design Manger, leading the Interior design of Polstar 2 EV and the Volvo V60 and S60. She moved to Volvo Cars in Sweden with her family in 2014 from Bentley Motors, where she was an interior designer creating proposals and developing designs for Mulsanne, Continental GT, Flying Spur and special Mulliner projects. She also created proposals for Bugatti. Her success at Bentley saw her promoted to the role of Senior interior Designer. Prior to her time at Bentley Lisa worked at Jaguar and Land Rover as a computer design modeller, she joined the company in 2004 on a graduate scheme after gaining a first class maters degree at Coventry University.

A returning judge from the inaugural 2022 CDN People Awards, Martin M Uhlarik is Vice President, Head of Design at Tata Motors, a position he has held since 2021. A Canadian with 28 years of international experience. He directs a global design team of 180 people in three locations; India, the UK and Italy. He is responsible for the design of all products across three business units for passenger, electric and commercial vehicles. This remit also includes all design responsibilities including branding, corporate design and communication such as motor show and dealership design. Since 2022 he is also Director of the Tata Motors European Technical Center on top of his role as Head of Design. Born and raised in Toronto, Canada. He graduated in Industrial Design at the Ontario College of Design in Toronto in 1993 and Art Center College of Design in Transportation Design in 1994. He joined Tata Motors in 2016, first as Head of the UK design. Under his leadership he led the teams designing the 2018 45X premium hatch concept previewing the Tata Altroz and the Tata eVision which set out the ambition for electrification, the brand’s move upmarket and design DNA. In 2019 The Tata H2X concept previewed the Tata Punch which has created a new sub compact SUV space in the Indian market. In 2020 the studio created the Tata Sierra Concept a revival of an iconic name plate. Recently ht ecompany unveiled the Tata Curvv, the first SUV EV Coupe that will go on sale soon and the Avinya Concept that represents Gen 3 full electrification and the future DNA of Tata mobility. Martin’s international career has seen him work for several companies. He started by joining Skoda Auto in Prague, the Czech Republic. There he contributed to the design’s of the first generation of products. In 2001 he joined Nissan Design at their studio in Munich and later in London. There he worked on a variety of programs both advanced concepts and for production. In 2011 He joined SAIC Motor as Design Director of the UK studio from 2011 - 2016. He initiated the direction of the brand strategy for both Roewe and MG brands. This foundation has led to the design of the next generation of vehicles. Notable works 1999 Skoda Fabia 2001 Skoda Fabia Combi 2001 Skoda Superb 2002 Skoda Tudor Concept 2003 Nissan Evalia Concept 2007 Nissan NV200 Concept 2008 Nissan Qashqai+2 2010 Nissan Qashqai MCE 2018 Tata eVision Concept 2018 Tata 45X Concept 2019 Tata H2X Concept 2019 Tata Altroz 2020 Tata Sierra Concept 2021 Tata Punch 2022 Tata Curvv Concept 2022 Avinya Concept 2023 Tata Sierra