Billy Seabrook, Senior Partner, Global Chief Design Officer, IBM iX

Billy has spent over 25 years creating innovative digital strategies and customer experiences for leading brands around the world. As the Global Chief Design Officer within IBM Consulting, he leads a team of over 7,000 experience consultants, multi-disciplinary designers, and developers to create smarter businesses through human-centered design and technology. Prior to joining IBM, he held executive creative leadership roles at Digitas, eBay, and Citi where he managed the growth and change of the organizations and the day-to-day activities of global creative teams. Billy strives to discover the unique intersections between art, science, commerce, and storytelling and has won numerous awards for his distinctive work.