Olga Mitterfellner is Professor of Fashion Management at the Media Design Hochschule University of Applied Sciences in Munich, Germany. She speaks 5 languages fluently, and has over 12 years of fashion industry experience working in trend forecasting and fashion and textile design. She is also an associate of the International Textile Institute and is a contributor to the online academic fashion symposium "Worn Through". She still designs textiles and fashion pieces for her own fashion label, and her written work has been presented at the International Textile Institute's global conferences.