Stephan Clambaneva, IDSA, MMM, B-Eng

Stephan Clambaneva is the Principal and Founder of iD8TRS, a CLAMBANET Enterprises Inc. company. A thinker and a doer, his 20 years of experience includes working for tech giant IBM and enterprise software leader Dassault Systemes leading experience design and innovation project for clients around the world. His expertise spans the entire product development lifecycle from ideation, innovation & design thinking through engineering, manufacturing and sustainability working with a plethora of fortune 500 companies as well as start-ups across many industries including consumer products, high-tech, commercial aviation, mobility, fashion and retail.

Stephan serves on the advisory board of several startups, was elected Member of the Board & Vice President for the North East District for the Industrial Designers Society of America in 2012 and also served as Chair of IDSA for New York City.

He has an active public speaking schedule around the world and has published papers on the subject of Mobility, Design Thinking, Innovation, Product Lifecycle Mgmt., ID, Eco-Design, Environmental Management Systems and sustainability speaking annually at conferences such as DMI, IDSA, Innovation Summit, AWE and internal company events.

Stephan has significant international experience, describes himself as a Hybrid systems thinking designer, ideator, inventor, π-shaped [pi=Design+Business], design value evangelist, Citizen of the World who looks at the world through a wide angled lens. He lives in New York with his wife and son.