Oliver Heilmer

Artistic headshot portrait of BMW designer Oliver Heilmer, looking at the camera, his left side brightly lit, the right side mostly dark.

BMW MINI

Oliver Heilmer is Head of Design for BMW Compact Class, Neue Klasse, and BMW M. His work focuses on dynamic, intelligent and confident automotive design. Previously, he was BMW’s Head of Interior Design, President of the company’s Designworks unit in Los Angeles, and Head of MINI Design.

Videos

Left to right: Alessandro Centrone (Steelcase), Oliver Heilmer (BMW Group) and Amy Wilkinson (Ingenuity) on stage at the DLD Munich 2026 conference.

Leadership in Transformative Times

BMW design leader Oliver Heilmer and Steelcase EMEA president Alessandro Centrone join Stanford lecturer Amy Wilkinson to explore what effective leadership looks like in an era of constant change. When everything is in…
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Big Love for a Vision

This DLD Summer session sees the world premiere of a car: The MINI Vision Urbanaut was designed to make the most of limited space in bustling cities, while at the same time leading…
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Events

Colorful illustration by Annette Jung representing the DLD Munich 2026 conference design

DLD Munich 2026

From January 15-17, 2026, DLD Munich will bring together more than 250 speakers across different disciplines. Find out how to attend the premier gathering of the year…
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DLD Summer 2021

DLD Summer 2021

This page has videos of all DLD Summer talks (July 1, 2021), plus images of the conference and the DLD “Wanderlust” hike next day.
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