Ben Channon is an architect, author, TEDx speaker and mental wellbeing advocate, and is well known in the industry as a thought leader in designing for happiness and wellbeing. He is a Director at wellbeing design consultancy Ekkist, where he helps clients and design teams to create healthier places. Ben developed an interest in this subject after suffering with anxiety in his mid-twenties. This led him to research the relationship between buildings and happiness, which formed the basis of his books 'Happy by Design' and 'The Happy Design Toolkit'. Ben now speaks on this subject to businesses and universities around the world.