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Lukas Derksen
Founders

Lukas has spent a career building and telling some of the greatest brand stories and journeys in the consumer world and has an innate ability to readily evaluate, define and architect the brand and product of a company to actively engage its audience.

Lukas was formerly Co-founder of Sid Lee USA and part of the global executive team that led Sid Lee to become a 700-person, global creative powerhouse, leading brands such as adidas, Apple and Dom Perignon. Forbes Magazine listed Sid Lee top 3 agencies to watch and was named Agency Of The Year in 2013, ’14 and ’16 by Strategy Mag. Sid Lee was successfully acquired by Hakuhodo,JP in 2015, and one of the leading firms in their boutique US network holding company KYU alongside IDEO and SYPartners.

Derksen’s past work is defined by unique collaboration between cultural icons and brands, working with the likes of David Beckham, David Lynch, Lionel Messi, Katy Perry, Daft Punk and Run DMC to name but a few. Lukas is a frequent speaker on ranging innovation topics, personal investor, and makes his own biodynamic wine with his wife in Burgundy, France.