Founding Editor-in-Chief of WIRED UK David Rowan is New to HWA

Founding editor of WIRED UK, David Rowan dives into the stories, research and work of the biggest, boldest names in business and entrepreneurs, engineers and startups at the cutting-edge of innovation, gaining unprecedented insight into the tech trends of tomorrow, today. From spending time with the Elon Musks, Jack Dorseys and Larry Pages of the world, to decoding what's happening in research labs from Boston to Zurich, Rowan brings his close proximity to those redefining tech and translates the implications for the wider world of business.

Rowan deconstructs tech advances in real time, illuminating for a mass audience how developments like Artificial Intelligence, the Internet of Things, big data, and more are transforming businesses and consumers. Sought-out for his thought leadership and fully customized keynotes, Rowan has spoken at The World Economic Forum, TED Global, Google Zeitgeist, Fortune 100 businesses, and more, sharing transformative takeaways on emerging technologies, disruption, how to thrive in a tech future, and creating a Vision 2020 strategy.

Rowan receives rave reviews at each engagement:

"...The event was a great success and the feedback has been outstanding. Your scene-setting opener around the ten mega-trends was fascinating and encouraged us all to stretch our thinking.... You achieved our goal of inspiring our audience, both professionally and personally and for that, we are truly grateful."

- Deutsche Bank

"Your presentation went down a storm (I knew it would) and I was able to refer back to it repeatedly over the two days as a stimulus to help drive the need for change."

-Unilever CMO

"David was incredible and we’ve had some great feedback already from our analysts and leadership team that were there. We were engaged, inspired and enjoyed every minute of his keynote."

-Accenture

"Your insights and perspective into the companies and entrepreneurs who are changing the world created a buzz around those assembled."

-Samsung

"David Rowan was awesome, lots of amazing feedback."

-Salesforce

Watch Rowan decode how smart companies are innovating at BMC Engage:

Rowan's impressive career accomplishments, recent events, and journalistic coverage include:

A renowned and prolific journalist, Rowan's WIRED cover stories have included exclusive access to WhatsApp before it sold to Facebook; to the Google and Facebook leadership teams; to Spotify's Daniel Ek; to the AI team at DeepMind; to Reid Hoffman, founder of LinkedIn; and more.
Awarded the Launch of the Year for WIRED UK by the British Society of Magazine Editors.
Named Editor of the Year at the Digital Magazine Awards in 2011 and 2012.
Under Rowan's leadership the WIRED brand has extended into conferences, apps, and a consulting arm.
Wrote a weekly tech column in the London TIMES for four years and served as editor-in-chief of the Guardian's websites.

Just delivered a keynote at the Reactions Conference on innovation and the polymers industry.
Recently selected as a keynote speaker at the Royal Television Society 2017 Convention, revealing insights into how technology presents new opportunities for TV storytelling, and at Emea Atmosphere 2017 on the technology of tomorrow's enterprise.
Currently writing a book on how corporations can innovate.
Often called upon to moderate large events, such as the Duke of York's startup pitch events and the UK Government's G7 innovation summit.

Rowan not only engages with audiences on Twitter (an avid user, he has 30.4K followers), but keeps them tweeting praise at each event:

An editor at WIRED UK for nearly a decade, David Rowan has first-hand experience reporting on all the evolutions, disruptions, and advances in tech, and has a proven track record of decoding their implications for a wider audience. Consistently heralded for his tailored and engaging approach to keynote addresses, Rowan is uniquely qualified to break down what we can expect from our tech future and how individuals and companies can best prepare, tap into innovation, and thrive.