Luke Welch

Digital Innovation at adidas

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

About

Just trying to do it better than last time. CES 2025 Speaker Panelist: "Rewriting the Creative Playbook: AI's Role in the Next Big Idea."

Experience

  • adidas (5 yrs 4 mos)
    • Director of Digital Innovation Labs
      Jul 2026 - Present · 1 mo

    • Senior Creative Lab Lead, Digital Innovation
      Oct 2024 - Jul 2026 · 1 yr 10 mos

      Building and operationalizing the Digital Innovation team within Strategy & Innovation at adidas. Responsible for delivering transformational innovation via rapid prototyping and piloting to future-proof adidas.

    • Senior Portfolio Manager - Studio A, Lab A
      Apr 2021 - Oct 2024 · 3 yrs 7 mos

      Overseeing Lab A: an internal, cross-functional digital innovation accelerator with a focus on the future of consumer-facing creative production. We pilot new technologies across a lot of initials: GenAI, XR, AR, VR, CG, 3D, etc. Studio A team lead for all consumer-facing AI topics. Core member of The Diversity Collective.

  • Core Team Member at The Diversity Collective Amsterdam
    Oct 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 10 mos

  • Senior Brand Director; Strategic Consultant at LUUKEO
    Feb 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 6 mos

    Partnering with the following brands and agencies: - adidas - WE ARE Pi (Heineken's Desperados account) - MassiveMusic

  • Mekanism ()
    • Group Brand Director
      Feb 2019 - Jul 2019 · 6 mos

      Accounts: Alaska Airlines, Muscle Milk, The Wine Group (Franzia, Cupcake, Chloe), method, MedMen, Eastman, Silicon Valley Bank

    • Brand Director
      Dec 2016 - Feb 2019 · 2 yrs 3 mos

      Accounts: Facebook, Instagram, Oculus, Muscle Milk, I Got Games, Charles Schwab

    • Senior Brand Manager
      Mar 2015 - Dec 2016 · 1 yr 10 mos

      Accounts: The North Face, Jim Beam, PepsiCO, Muscle Milk, Charles Schwab

  • AKQA (5 yrs)
    • Senior Account Executive
      Nov 2012 - Aug 2014 · 1 yr 10 mos

      Accounts: Xbox Global, Red Bull, Anheuser-Busch

    • Account Executive
      Aug 2011 - Nov 2012 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Accounts: Xbox Global, Red Bull

    • Assistant Account Executive
      Jul 2010 - Aug 2011 · 1 yr 2 mos

      Account: Xbox Global