Matthew Ward founded the boutique company Tekamaki (now a part of WorldStage) and co-founded Element Labs, the first company to successfully establish itself at the intersection of lighting and video. Element Labs’ products won awards at PLASA, Lightfair, and LDI. The company released a series of unique products between 2003 and 2008 that defined entirely new segments in the LED market including Versa TILE, Versa TUBE, Stealth, and Cobra. Matt is the Chief Technologist at WorldStage and runs Superlumenary, a product design and consulting company focused on the hardware development for the entertainment technology industry.