As a renowned UX Designer and CEO of Clearleft, Andy helps companies like The BBC, Virgin and Penguin Random House with issues of digital transformation.

Andy is a regular speaker at international conferences like SXSW, An Event Apart and The Next Web. He also curates the UX London and Leading Design conferences. In 2011, Andy co-founded the Brighton Digital Festival, a citywide celebration of digital culture attracting 40,000 visitors and over 190 events.

Andy is a serial entrepreneur, dabbles with Angel investing and mentors at Seedcamp. These are just some of the reasons his company has won Netmag Agency of the Year on several occasions, and he’s appeared on both the Wired 100 and BIMA 100 lists. Never happier than when he’s diving some remote tropical atoll, Andy is a qualified PADI dive instructor and retired shark wrangler.

Check out Andy Budd’s workshop: Design Thinking or how to solve complex business problems and make better products on Monday 12 February.