David Rowan

The founding editor-in-chief of WIRED magazine's UK edition from (2008 to 2017) and author of Non-Bullshit Innovation: Radical Ideas from the World's Smartest Minds. He is an expert in disruptive thinking and innovation.

It has gone down a storm. Most people telling me it was one of the most inspirational speeches they have ever heard.

Best Buy CEO

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David Rowan is today’s leading speaker on how emerging technologies will impact business — and how leaders should prepare now.

He’s given more than 600 keynotes around the world, and has moderated events for the World Economic Forum, the biggest global companies, and governments.

As founding Editor-in-Chief of WIRED magazine in the UK, David came to know the founders of WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Google, Didi, Spotify, Twitter and countless other ambitious startups from Tel Aviv to Shenzhen.

His best-selling book, “Non[1]Bullshit Innovation: 17 Proven Ways To Transform How You Work” (Penguin), is a 20-country quest to identify genuine innovation in the face of technology-led disruption.

The book sets out 17 proven strategies for future-proofing a successful business — from “Turn products into services” to “Build an ecosystem”.

David spends his time at tech’s cutting edge: visiting university research labs and startup clusters to meet the people building the future.

He’s invested in more than 150 early-stage tech companies, and runs venture funds that invest in health-tech and climate-tech.

David has been a technology columnist for The Times, GQ, Condé Nast Traveller and The Sunday Times, and at WIRED he built a conference and a consulting business. And he is still searching for the future.

Whether it be AI and ChatGPT and what they mean for business, exponential technologies or innovation, David will customise a talk for your meeting, or will moderate your event in his accessible journalistic style.

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What people said about David Rowan

"It has gone down a storm. Most people telling me it was one of the most inspirational speeches they have ever heard."
Best Buy CEO

"Thank you for such an inspiring keynote speech. It was forward thinking (using the time machine both ways), refreshing and inspiring."
CEO, Toluna

"Great presentation, came across very well, perfect for the audience."
BT Expedite

"Accomplished speaker, delivered to the brief."
Fujitsu

"David was probably the best speaker we’ve ever had."
OpenRoom

"The feedback I received on your session was universally positive and I think the tone was absolutely right for the audience."
British Council of Offices, Geneva

"An engaging and insightful presentation. We have had such incredible feedback from our guests and your talk really added to our launch."
Shiseido

"Great feedback from the audience. Hopefully we will be able to do something similar again."
Octopus Communications

"The feedback that we have received has been especially complimentary about your presentation."
Ipsos MORI

"Everyone really enjoyed your presentation and we got a lot to think about. We would love to continue working with you."
Nokia

"I thought your session was fascinating and I know the delegates appreciated your contribution as well."
International Hotel Investment Forum, Berlin

"The feedback from the day has been overwhelmingly positive, which is largely due to your dynamism, good humour and professionalism."
David Cameron, Prime Minister, G8 Innovation Conference

"David was a great speaker - he was prepared, authoritative and adaptable to change. He was also very easy to work with."
Edelman

"The feedback we received about your plenary was amazing. Everybody is raving to me about your plenary. It was fantastic!"
WebTrends

"The audience was just amazed and we received a huge amount of positive feedbacks. We hope to deal with you again in the near future."
TradeDoubler

"Your presentation was superb. We might need you for other speaking opportunities in the near future."
CEO, IMS

"You were the absolute star of the event. Clients feedback on the event was very positive!"
Condé Nast Digital Russia

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