Hilmar Koch leads the Media and Entertainment Industry Futures in Autodesk Research. The group develops inspiring projects with visionary customers. In the four years prior, Hilmar was a member of the Strategic Foresight team, leading company symposiums, strategy leaders, and teams across the company in foresight exercises to help them form clearer pictures of potential and preferred futures. He has built up fluency in all of Autodesk's industries and is a lifelong learner. Hilmar joined Autodesk in 2017 after a career at Blue Sky Studios, and Industrial Light and Magic. He worked in various roles on many movies and won an Academy Award for his work. In entertainment, Hilmar focused on innovation for storytelling, and held positions as Head of Computer Graphics, Director of Virtual Production, and Director of the Advanced Development Group.