Tweed, Marie
Marie Tweed has worked for over 20 years in documentation-related roles, primarily for international organizations based in Vienna, including the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO), the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), as well as the Economist Group. She studied Modern Languages in the UK before moving to Austria in 1997, and recently graduated from an MSc course in Technical Documentation at the FH JOANNEUM University of Applied Sciences in Graz. The title
of the Master’s thesis was: “One for All? Removing Content Usability Barriers in Technical Documentation with Easy-to-Read Standards.”
Block, Jessica
Jessica Block leads the Technical Documentation and Reporting function of Amazon’s Internal Audit team in Seattle. Her 16+ years of experience in technical documentation include roles in Enterprise Risk Management and Compliance at Amazon and working
as Head of Technical Documentation for Hermes Hansecontrol in Shanghai. Jessica graduated from the University of Applied Sciences in Karlsruhe with a degree in Technical Communication and Media Management. In recent years, Jessica’s focus has been on legal compliance in technical documentation.
Mikhailov, Petko
Petko Mikhailov, Content Strategist at PROS, has 20+ years of experience in the tech-comm field and educational background in English language, general and computational linguistics, structured writing, and cryptography. He specializes in documentation for IT
engineers such as software developers, system administrators, and solution implementation specialists. In the recent years, Petko’s professional focus has been on API documentation, a subject which he is passionate about and on which he often writes articles and delivers presentations.
Villiger, Claudia
Prof. Claudia Villiger, born in 1963, 2001 Doctorate in Applied Linguistics on Online Help; since 2008 Professor at the Hanover University of Applied Sciences, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Technical Information Design and Technical
Editing; research focus: Terminology and standardization, textimage references, spoken language in technical communication.
Feulner, Frank
Frank Feulner is Co-founder and Chief Business Development Officer of AX Semantics – one of the leading companies in the field of Natural Language Generation. With his many years of experience with requirements for content production and content quality as well
as the implementation of efficient publication processes, Frank Feulner developed NLG Cloud, a solution that currently generates highquality texts from data in 110 languages for use in e-commerce and the media. As Chief Visionary Officer he is responsible for the Business development and market strategies of AX Semantics.
Schwender, Clemens
Prof. Clemens Schwender, born in 1956, studied German language and literature, media studies, psychology and philosophy at the Technical University of Berlin. Lectures at TU Berlin, Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Jacobs University Bremen, Business School Potsdam, University Rostock, SRH Hochschule der populären Künste Berlin, Film University Babelsberg Konrad Wolf. Main focus: Media history, media and emotions, visual argumentation.
