Often, an organization decides to get its C-level people around a single table to listen to Rowan Gibson and his insights on innovation. On other occasions, it’s an intimate group of top leaders from several companies or public service organizations. At such times, Rowan conducts an executive summit for 2 or 3 hours in an exclusive setting.

These events, which usually include quite extensive Q&A, have taken place in locations all over the world – from New York to Kuala Lumpur, from London to Johannesburg, from Amsterdam to Helsinki – involving key executives from companies like ABN-AMRO, AON, ASTRO, Debswana, Generali, Heineken, KLM, Philips, Rolls Royce, Royal Bank of Scotland, Sovereign Foods, Sara Lee, Steelcase, and UPM. Public service organizations have included the Royal Mail (United Kingdom), the Province of the Eastern Cape (South Africa), and the Botswana Housing Corporation.

Rowan also makes in-company presentations to larger audiences inside an organization, which can similarly be 2 or 3 hours in duration. Previous clients include AOK, FINN, Generali Group, NOKIA, Province of the Eastern Cape (South Africa), Roche, and Volkswagen.

Here is some feedback from previous executive summits and in-company presentations:

	Location	Event	Client	Date
	Helsinki	Management Event		Aug 2008
“We have received very good feedback regarding the event . We enjoyed and benefited from Rowan's speech. It gave us a new way of thinking and we could notice that reflected in the next day’s workshop presentations.”
	Johannesburg	Exclusive Business Breakfast		Feb 2008
“Hi Rowan, I want to thank you for a very energetic and innovative morning session. I will follow the new road and carry it forward in both my organization as well as, where possible, my personal life.”
	Oslo	Innovation Kick-off Event		Aug 2007
“Rowan – thank you again for your brilliant presentation. We had a terrific party after the event, not least because you had managed to get everybody very enthusiastic about what is going to happen regarding innovation at FINN. We received a lot of praise on your behalf yesterday afternoon and evening, and it is continuing today. So far today the activity on FINNopp (our new innovation site) has been very high, and the whole innovation kick-off event was highly successful, very much thanks to you.” Tine Reuterdahl, Director, R&D, FINN
	Berlin	Roche HR Knowledge Exchange		Jun 2007
“Rowan, I would like to say thank you for the excellent presentation you gave at our Know How Exchange Meeting 2007 in Berlin. Your professional and lively presentation inspired the audience to challenge their mindset and to work open-mindedly in the workshops that followed. We got a lot of positive feedback! Thank you again, and hopefully we find another opportunity to work together!” Daniela Hille, Head of Learning & Development Roche Diagnostics, F. Hoffmann – La Roche AG
	Helsinki	UPM Executive Session		Mar 2007
“Rowan, thank you for your excellent presentation yesterday. It opened the eyes of our executives to see that the world is changing, dramatically and fast. I got very positive feedback from the executive team, and I was very pleased that you emphasized the role of HR in building the innovation capability across the enterprise.” Riitta Savonlahti, Executive Vice President, Human Resources, UPM-Kymmene
	Johannesburg	Executive “Business Breakfast”		Feb 2007
“It was the most eye-opening morning of my business life.” Warren Stevenson, broker, RMB Properties
	London	Concours Senior Executive Summit		Sep 2006
“Thanks very much, Rowan. You gave us a wonderfully dynamic start to the Senior Executive Summit, which set us up perfectly for the discussions that followed. Our guests thoroughly enjoyed having you participate, and you got the top score in our evaluations!” Dr. Peter Scott-Morgan, Managing Director, The Concours Group, Europe, and author of “Unwritten Rules of the Game” "I have to say that of all the presentations at the summit, yours was the most practical and I am already using some of the ideas/concepts. It was certainly good timing for me and very helpful indeed. I think you have 'hit the nail on the head' and my challenge is now clear!" Kym Hudson, Director of Innovation, Royal Bank of Scotland.
	Dusseldorf	AOK Summit		Sep 2005
"Your speech was just perfect in helping us rethink and prepare for a new future in the insurance business. The enthusiasm you generated among our employees shows that you managed to turn their insecurity into curiosity and determination. A heartfelt thank you." Kirsten Rutschke, AOK Rheinland

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