Speaking Style; David Rowan delivers fascinating and knowledgeable presentations full of insight into the future of technology together with lively examples and engaging clips which reveal that in some cases the future is already here.
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BackgroundDavid Rowan attended the University of Cambridge where he got an MA in History. He began his career in journalism at The Times in 1988 and worked briefly at The Independent before joining The Guardian, where he edited their websites among many other writing and editing roles. He later re-joined The Times before taking up the position of editor at The Jewish Chronicle (2006) with a remit to modernize the paper. In 2009 he launched the new technology magazine Wired (UK).CareerAs editor of Wired, David Rowan has developed a unique insight into emerging technological trends. He has a particular interest in technologies which are disrupting the norm and changing the economy. He has hailed the arrival of the mobile internet age – the importance of data, understanding it and its potential and he has the inside track on all the latest social media networks and how businesses can get the most from them. He is also interested in how new technologies are changing human behavior.He writes the monthly “Digital Life” column in GQ magazine and the “Tech Traveller” column in Condé Nast Traveller. As well as having extensive broadsheet newspaper experience with features appearing in The Telegraph Magazine, The Sunday Times Magazine and The Observer, David Rowan has made TV films for Channel 4 News.In 2009 he curated an exhibition of British creative talent for the UK Government’s Cabinet Forum conference.His regular media appearances include BBC Newsnight, BBC Breakfast News, BBC Radio 4’s Today Programme and Channel 4 News.In 2010 he was a judge at the Brit Insurance Design Awards and the 2010 Conde Nast Traveller design awards.He is a regular speaker and moderator at global conferences including; TED Global, DLD, SIME and NEXT, and at private corporate events for organisations including; Goldman Sachs, HSBC, Best Buy UK, and Nectar. He speaks on topics ranging from the future of luxury brands to the new rules of business in a mobile-internet age and has worked with; IBM, American Express, British Insurance Brokers Association, Estee Lauder, Interactive Advertising Bureau, KPMG, and Deutsche Bank.Awards and accolades2012 Recognised as the UK’s top technology journalist in the Techmark awards.2012 Special Interest Magazine Editor of the Year - British Society of Magazine Editors.2009 Launch of the Year at the British Society of Magazine Editors Awards.TestimonialsIf you want to get a steer on the future you can do worse than look to Wired UK editor David Rowan. He’s a man who’s taken William Gibson’s quote – “the future is already here, it’s just not evenly distributed yet” – to heart, and thus spends his time hunting for glimpses of tomorrow today.Brian Tarran, Research-live.com….. one of the most inspirational speeches they have ever heard.Andrew Harrison, CEO, Best Buy UKThank you so much… I think your presentation hit the spot in challenging our guests to think about the impact of new media and technology.Jonathan Hull, executive director, CB Richard Ellis…the event was ‘insightful’, ‘inspirational’, ‘thought-provoking’ and ‘an eye opener into the opportunities and possibilities available through technology’.Amy Lavington, Institute of Practitioners in Advertising