Bio

Brian is Managing Partner at AKQA, the world's leading Global Marketing Agency according to Gartner, home to over 2,100 professionals in 22 international studios. In Asia Pacific, which Brian is responsible for, these include Sydney, Melbourne, Shanghai, Tokyo, Wellington and Auckland. In addition to leading one of the highest growing marketing companies over the last decade Brian also sits on the board of Dogs for Kids with Disabilities, a not for profit organisation. Brian is passionate about brand and customer experience in the digital age. He's growth minded and a business builder. His career began at a pure-play ecommerce company in 1999, in the middle of the first dot-com boom. At this time, he was inspired to help other companies make the most of the possibilities. He has undertaken residential, executive education at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business, and prior to that combined a Management & Marketing degree from Monash University. Brian is also a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).