Vita

Merle Genc works as a research associate at the Berlin Ethics Lab, where she engages in teaching and research on questions related to responsible product design. As an industrial designer and futurist, she possesses an interdisciplinary profile that draws on both theoretical expertise and extensive experience in creative practice.

Talk

As co-moderator of the Design + Science Slam, Merle Genc brings a sharp eye for the ethics and social consequences of design decisions. Together with Werner Aisslinger, she will dig into each pitch with informed & critical questions.

Speaker 2026:
Marc Niegel
Stadler Deutschland GmbH
Head of Department, Commercial Project Management I
MMag. Andreas Wenninger
OeAD Cooperation Office Lviv
head of the OeAD Cooperation Office in Lviv and as attaché for science and education at the Austrian Embassy in Kyiv
Julia Krüger
Berlin Partner für Wirtschaft und Technologie GmbH
Senior Manager Innovation
Ake Rudolf
Internationales Design Zentrum Berlin (IDZ)
Strategic Leadership