Duane Holland

Founder, DH Ready

Biography

Duane is an interdisciplinary strategy & innovation director with range across business, brand and creative projects. He specialises in integrating knowledge and applying methods from different disciplines, whether it’s urban anthropology and neuroscience to spatial design and transhumanism. He has worked with Fortune 500, global lifestyle brands, research institutions, innovation labs, accelerators and start-ups (UCL, Veuve Clicquot, Pernod Ricard, Avery Dennison, Conception X); advises circular retail tech & fashion start-ups (Known Source, MonoChain); acts as Innovator-in-Residence for Government-funded centres (PETRAS, UCL); mentors at the East London Inclusive Enterprise Zone (ELIEZ); and was named twice in the BIMA 100 of UK digital influencers.