Sebastian Knauer – Braunschweig, Germany was the only on-site WAFW facilitator at Sias Unversity in Zhengzhou, China in the pandemic-ridden 2020/2021 academic year. He is a globally renowned automotive market research professional with cross-cultural leadership experience. After a 5-year senior executive role with SAIC Volkswagen in Shanghai, China he most recently served as Head of Customer Insights at the Volkswagen Group global HQ in Germany.