Ben West is the co-founder of the companies Eventbase and Intergalactic Agency which maintain offices in Vancouver, Canada, and London, UK. Eventbase creates mobile apps for some of the world’s biggest events and brands including the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, London 2012 Olympics, Sochi 2014 Olympics, Sundance Film Festival, South By Southwest, SAP, Gartner, Disney, ESPN, Tribeca Film Festival, Cannes Lions, Microsoft, Sundance, Isle of Wight Festival, Austin City Limits, Lollapalooza, the NFL, and hundreds more. Intergalactic is a digital agency specializing in custom mobile apps, interactive installations, websites, software development and visualizations. Intergalactic's clients include the Oracle Education Foundation, Sundance Film Festival, SXSW, Telus, BMW, BC Liquor Stores, Mental Health Canada, Lululemon, Trump, Shangri-La, British Fashion Council, Calgary Stampede, the Banff Centre, and other global brands.

Ben has presented as both a speaker and panel member on a range of technical and business topics at events including SXSW in Austin, Cannes Lions, LLGA in San Francisco, Google in London, and other events in Boston, New York, Vancouver, and more.

From 1996-2002 Ben architected, built and operated the technical systems of StockHouse.com which was the largest website in Canada during the dot com era and one of the largest financial websites in the world with over one billion dynamic page views per year.

Ben was selected as one of Business in Vancouver’s “40 Under 40” and has a BA Honours in Media Studies from Queen’s University.

Ben also has a huge dog.