Founder of design and innovation collective www.acid.works. Gareth is a multi-discipline creative leader & business consultant with 25 years industry experience. With his first public graphic works appearing in the late 90s - routed in music and UK club culture. Now he sits at the intersection of the full design spectrum, technology and business consulting. A blend that provides crucial insight, clarity and consistency to execute world class, end-to-end, multi-layered experiences for the digital & physical world.He’s internationally tested, having lead projects in the US, Canada, UK and across the Middle East. His work for IKEA has been featured at prestigious industry events including ’The Future of Retail Conference’ in New York and the ‘Digital Screen Association’ in Toronto. You can also experience his work every time you use a Smart Gate at any Dubai Airports terminal.With his first works going public in 1999 he has a vast array of thinking, doing, and delivering design across the breadth and scale of the industry. He's ran his own agency, taught at university and helped everyone from global brands to home town businesses succeed. Today, as founder of ACID_WORKS, he has an award winning track record in leading digital projects from inception, to launch and beyond. He gets stuck in, doesn't do second best, and executes complex projects with pinpoint precision.If you want to think, design and execute to a world class level. Gareth and his team should be your go to choice. Clients:Cloud Native Computing Foundation, IKEA, Etisalat, Metlife, Etihad, Royal Bank of Canada, AVIS, Sport Chek (Canada), Telegraph Media Group, Carrefour, World Vision, Etisalat, Mashreq Bank, VISA, Capital One, Al Rajhi Bank, Chevron, Great Gulf, Microsoft, ADCB, Upper Canada Schools, National Bank of Kuwait, University of Sunderland, Alawwal Bank.Areas of focus:End-to-End Digital Execution, Space Design, Product Design, Thought Leadership, Design Workshops, Project Production & Management, Brand Experience.Awards:2019 Best Innovation Lab - Digital Space Awards2018 Best Innovation Project, Arabian Business Awards - Alawwal Bank 2016 Best Digital Team - Gulf Experience Awards2015 Super Alumni Award - University of Sunderland2014 Sleepless Hackathon Toronto – Winners, Microsoft / Infusion2013 Award of Excellence – Sport Chek, Digital Screen Associationwww.acidworks.net