David Rowan is the founding Editor-in-Chief of UK edition of WIRED magazine 2009 – 2017.

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He is the author of Non-Bullshit Innovation: Radical Ideas from the World’s Smartest Minds (Transworld, 2019), a global quest for bold corporate innovation in the face of technology-led disruption.

David has been a technology columnist in The Sunday Times, and contributes to publications including GQ, The Times, The Guardian, Conde Nast Traveller, and Campaign.

Formerly Editor-in-Chief of WIRED (UK), Rowan has interviewed hundreds of the world’s most cutting-edge entrepreneurs.

As a leading journalist, he has edited everything from The Guardian’s website to The Jewish Chronicle.

David Rowan travels the world meeting the entrepreneurs and innovators creating the future — from the Silicon Valley founders of Google and WhatsApp to the entrepreneurs building world-changing technology businesses in China

David is also a prolific technology-start-up investor and advisor, with 50 investments to date.

He is co-founder of FlowJourneys.com, which takes amazing people for weekend adventures in the world’s most extraordinary locations.

David Rowan – Keynote Speaker

David travels the globe delivering speeches widely on topics ranging from the future of luxury brands to the new rules of business in a mobile-internet age.

He makes the rapid advances in technology comprehensible to a wider audience.

David explains how the tech-led disruption he is seeing will impact all sorts of sectors (from manufacturing to motoring), and what incumbent companies can do to protect themselves.

A brilliant story-teller, his presentations help businesses comprehend these changes in such a way as to allow them to use them to their advantage.

Each bespoke speech is rich in concrete takeaways and contain lively case studies, video clips, engaging images, and fast-paced energy.

David’s recent speaking topics have included:

Ten trends that are transforming your business in the next decade.
How to make your organisation more creative.
Why Africa is the world’s greatest entrepreneurial opportunity.
How the internet is re-inventing government as a technology platform.
The disruptive forces re-shaping the finance industry.
What technology means for the future of design.
How to survive and prosper in an age of disruption.
How brands are making the most of mobile.
Future opportunities in e-commerce.
Let technology free you to innovate.
How smart companies are innovating
Technology impact on financial services
How artificial intelligence can boost (not destroy) your business
Why the world will never move this slowly again.
How to profit from digital disruption
Future of the workplace
How will emerging technologies affect insurance/recruitment/agriculture/motoring/travel/healthcare?
New business models that are redefining industries
The future of the customer experience
Lessons from my global quest for non-bullshit innovation
How to create a culture of innovation

David is also a popular conference facilitator who is very experienced in conducting live on-stage interviews.

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Samsung

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Unilever CMO

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Sky

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David Cameron, Prime Minister, G8 Innovation Conference

Former Editor-in-Chief of WIRED Magazine (UK)

David Rowan – Keynote Speaker

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