David Rowan Keynote Speaker

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 the former 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-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 an advisor and investor in over 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.

As a speaker, David deconstructs tech trends and unpacks how major innovations, such as AI, quantum computing, and autonomous vehicles, are changing businesses and consumers.  He provides an in-depth insight into the future of technology, how it will impact various sectors, and how technology-led innovation can not only protect businesses, but build prosperity through turbulent times.  He also speaks about changing business models and how to develop a culture of innovation.  His talks are always customised to the audience, and he has spoken for clients across a varieties of sectors, including fashion, finance, insurance, television, travel, utilities, among others.