Ben Essen

Ben has spent the majority of his career working at the intersection of technology and culture for brands including MINI, Philips and Samsung. Having joined iris in 2007, Ben spent two years building iris' planning function in the US- where he led the launch activation of XBox Kinect. Ben has developed recent agency IP on Hyperconnected culture, and is a regular speaker at technology conference SXSW. As head of planning for iris's London office, Ben is responsible for leading the agency's strategic quest to build world-class Participation Brands.