David Rowan - AI Speaker

DAVID ROWAN

WIRED Founder & #1 AI Keynote Speaker – Future-Proofing Business in the Generative AI Era

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David Rowan 

David Rowan stands out as a premier keynote speaker and foremost authority on artificial intelligence, drawing from his tenure as founding editor-in-chief of WIRED UK and his insights into AI’s transformative effects on business and innovation.

As Founding Editor-in-Chief of WIRED UK, is the ultimate AI keynote speaker decoding generative AI, ChatGPT disruptions, and humanity’s future in a machine-led world. Author of the Amazon #1 bestseller Non-Bullshit Innovation (Penguin), he equips business leaders with 17 proven strategies to harness AI amid tech revolutions—drawing from direct access to founders of WhatsApp, LinkedIn, Spotify, and 180+ startups, including 8 unicorns.

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We’ll have the world at our feet if we think like true innovators

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AI-Focused Speaking Topics

How to think about human talent in the AI era

What AI means to us as humans

How to understand the impact of generative AI

What AI agents tell us about the future of the workplace​Think you can regulate AI? Humans, you need to think smarter

Exponential Tech Applications

What exponential technologies mean for the next five years in retail/real estate/finance/media/healthcare

Why culture is the true business differentiator in a world of exponential tech​

How AI will reshape business faster than the internet ever did.

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BIOGRAPHY

DAVID ROWAN 

David Rowan is a Cambridge graduate and bestselling author of Non-Bullshit Innovation (Penguin, Amazon #1 business bestseller), delivers 700+ electrifying keynotes on AI’s seismic impact on business innovation, digital transformation, and future-proof strategies. His 20-country research quest uncovers 17 battle-tested tactics—like turning products into services and building ecosystems—to thrive amid AI revolutions, drawing from hands-on access to university labs, startup clusters, and Fortune 100 boardrooms.

A prolific investor managing VOYAGERS Climate-Tech and Health-Tech Funds, David backs ambitious ventures in health-tech (e.g., Maven Clinic, Grammarly AI), climate-tech, and identity verification (Onfido), channeling speaking earnings into 180+ early-stage companies. He advises top VC funds like Lakestar, Hotwire Global, and Berlin Founders Fund, while contributing tech columns to The Times, GQ, Condé Nast Traveller, and The Sunday Times.​

David moderates high-stakes events for World Economic Forum, UK/French governments, Royal Academy of Engineering, GITEX, DLD, Founders Forum, Pictet, and awards ceremonies—interviewing CEOs onstage with unmatched flair. His custom AI talks, like “Future-Proof Your Humanity in a Machine-Led World” (Intercorp, Peru 2024) and “Non-Bullshit Innovation” (USI Paris 2019), captivate audiences from Goldman Sachs (“Fascinating”), Salesforce (“Awesome”), Warner Bros (“Blown away”), Sky (“Magnificent”), and Temasek (“Just perfect”).

David is currently writing a book on leveraging culture to attract elite talent amid AI commoditisation risks, David operates from a London home studio for virtual keynotes, blending prescience with practicality for finance, healthcare, tech, and government leaders seeking the AI edge.

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TESTIMONIALS

“David was exceptional. ​H​e completely understood the needs of this audience — the need to create excitement in uncertainty, the need for practical advice, and the need to be informed and inspired by a real and enticing outlook on innovation. He was incredibly warm, humble and a delight to meet in person.” 
Tech Show London
 
•”A talk that absolutely hit the mark with our people. We have received terrific feedback. I was honestly amazed at how you were able to pick up important aspects of Gallagher and weave that into your presentation.​ Wonderful job​!” – AJ Gallagher
 
“•You were fantastic. We wouldn’t hesitate to recommend you to others — you were very generous with your time and a great hit.​” 
ICG
 
•”David has a way of making people stop, to sit up and take notice. This means comments he delivers have had a high level of impact and really got the audience talking and thinking deeply.”
Huawei
 
“Your presentation was brilliant and so well received. I’ve already lost count of the number of people who’ve asked me where I found you!” Mitie
 
“Thank you once again for your truly inspiring presentation. Feedback has been fantastic.”
Fairmont & Raffles Hotels
 
“Feedback about your keynote has once again been outstanding!! (Event NPS 4.7/5) One quote from a participant: ‘David’s keynote made me sit and think; The world is evolving, and I should also take time from my daily job to think how I can use my talent to bring some change!’” OP Bank