Prof. Dr. Olivier L. de Weck, Prof. Dipl.-Ing. ETH, S.M., Ph.D., Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Engineering Systems am Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT, Cambridge, USA; Executive Director, MIT Production in the Innovation Economy (PIE); Study Associate Head, MIT Engineering Systems Division; Co-Director, Center for Complex Engineering Systems at KACST and MIT; Secretary and Treasurer, Council of Engineering Systems Universities (CESUN); langjähriges Mitglied von INCOSE. Derzeit Senior Vice President for Technology Planning and Roadmapping, Airbus Group, Toulouse, France.