David Rowan

David Rowan is editor of the UK edition of WIRED magazine,which won 2009 Launch of the Year at the British Society of Magazine Editors Awards.He writes the monthly “Digital Life” column in GQ magazine, andthe “Tech Traveller” column in Condé Nast Traveller, in which he documents his encounters with the innovative people he meets at events such as TEDGlobal, DLD, Stream and Google Zeitgeist.David speaks widely on topics ranging from the future of luxury brands to the new rules of business in a mobile-internet age. In particular, he aims to make the rapid advances in technology comprehensible to a wider audience. A brilliant story-teller, his presentations help businesses comprehend these changes in such a way as to allow them to use them to their advantage.David has interviewed hundreds of the world’s most cutting-edge entrepreneurs, and has edited everything from The Guardian’s websites and Comment pages to The Jewish Chronicle. He has made TV films for Channel 4 News and has written long features for The Telegraph Magazine, Sunday Times Magazine and The Observer. For WIRED he has written cover stories on worldchanging figures such as Eric Schmidt and Reid Hoffman.

World renowned expert on future trends

Editor of WIRED magazine UK

Columnist for GQ and Condé Nast Traveller magazines

David has built a reputation over the past few years as a highly informative and charismatic speaker, imparting his encyclopaedic knowledge of future trends in an accessible and stimualting style. He believes that the future is not unknown, and that with the right research, we can predict an accurate picture of the direction in which humanity is heading.

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