Primavera Marketing team

“We’ve received many testimonials from the seminar assistants and the feedback has been great. People just loved Rowan’s Seminar!!! It was a great start for this project.”

Idalina Sousa, Director, Marketing & Corporate Communication
Primavera – Business Software Solutions

“Dear Mr. Gibson, your presentation in Lisbon yesterday was very interesting and dynamic. I think it will help us all think differently about the innovation process, because these days most of us talk about innovation but only a few try to put it into practice. The major problem is that people do not understand what innovation means. I also think that Primavera made an excellent move promoting this kind of conference, and they are truly innovating in the way they contact customers, prospects and partners. Regards and congratulations.”

Nuno Machado Mendonça, PCA / CEO, Jurinfor

“Rowan, your executive seminar was a very important reflection about the present and the future. I believe that you describe the only way we can go directly to the top, and keep that position. The goal is always to transform our knowledge into profit. Tomorrow I will have more confidence and energy to go on with our innovation project. It was a great pleasure.”

Joaquim Jorge Vieira, General Services, Riopele Têxteis, S. A., Portugal

I am excited to have made the decision to bring you to Jwaneng. You touched a lot of people’s lives and have changed them for good. It is amazing how everyone can all of a sudden start to see that they have the power and potential to create our future without much ado.

Good luck, Rowan, and I would like to keep contact with you to let you know how we are getting on with our innovation journey. Many thanks for your passionate and energetic presentation throughout. You left an indelible mark in many people’s minds. God Bless you.”

Mark Mabhudhu, Business Process Manager, Business Integration and Transformation, Debswana Jwaneng Mine

“Rowan, thank you for our Innovation Conference which has transformed our organization by shaking our culture. People at all levels are now convinced that we have to change, they have started to think differently, and I am optimistic that good things are still to come!”

Thatayaone Molefhi, Senior Business Analyst – Process and Innovation, Debswana Jwaneng Mine

Mark Buwalda, Managing Director, ANANZI search engine

Ryan Searle, Volkswagen South Africa

Joan Mayer, Sovereign Food Investments Ltd.

James Wight, International Marketing Manager, Global Leaders SA

“Excellent”
“ Very Refreshing”
“ Practical presentation”
“ It actually exceeded my expectations”
“ Very enjoyable, felt inspired from presentation”
“ I now feel empowered to do my work as the Innovation Manager”
“ Great insights - useful experience”
“ It was a very insightful discussion”
“ Brought innovation into a clear perspective”
“ Excellent session, eye-opening both conceptually and in terms of practical operational solutions. It has given me capability that I will definitely apply back in the office”
“ It was absolutely worthwhile and knowledgeable”
“ Good Stuff”
“ It was great”
“ Rowan not only challenged me to review innovation within my organisation, but also innovative thoughts within myself. Innovation starts with me”
“ A value added day”
“ Rowan is an energetic presenter who kept the audience’s attention throughout the day”
“ One of the most valuable days spent out of the office”
“ Good visuals and professionally presented”
“Enlightening and eye-opener”
“ Challenging, disturbing and stimulating”
“ More information that you can get from text books - delivered in a day”
“ The speaker offered practical steps that could be put into action, rather than just a mix of concepts… very valuable indeed!”
“ This has to be shared with the entire organization”

Event Participants

Tine Reuterdahl, Director, R&D, FINN

Tim Hall, Managing Director, Investment Team, Martin Currie Ltd

"It was good to end the event with someone who brought energy to the platform at a time when energy was flagging. Rowan's presentation style was very engaging - also visually - with a very good energy level and interesting, good quality content. Audience response to Rowan's performance was very positive."

Martin Currie

Susanna Salminen, CSA Celebrity Speakers Nordic

“inspiring and refreshing”
“ excellent performance”
“ provocative”
“ fine performer”
“ new ways of thinking”
“ smooth, excellent presentation”

Event Participants

Andre Veskimeister, Chief Innovation Officer,Ülemiste City, Tallinn

Paulo Simões, Senior Manager, Sonae

Official evaluation from Carlson Wagonlit:

Overall rating of the speaker’s performance: “Excellent”
Comments on the speaker: “Extraordinarily professional, intellectually stimulating and very convincing”

Content of speech: “Interesting and informative, entertaining yet at the same time serious, well tailored to the audience and even tailored to specific firms that were participating”

Style of delivery: “Professional. Good mix of humor and serious business insight. Perfect speech in terms of rhetorical ability and vocabulary. Very understandable even for second-language English speakers”

Audience response: “Consistently very positive”

Jörg Fellenberg, Marketing & Communications, Carlson Wagonlit

"Rowan was the best speaker of the whole event."
Sindy Yang, Project Manager, Management Events

Philipp Rüdiger, Microsoft

"Great insight", "Amazing presentation", "Very motivating", "Rich with
good examples", "A fresh and interesting perspective", "Excellent
presentation, full of food for thought", "Great thinking" , "Confronting
and pushing us forward"...

Microsoft Participants

"Thank you again for your presentation. The feedback was all extremely
positive. You left an indelible impression on the whole audience."

Grenville Houser, Senior Producer & Creative Director, OUTRAGEOUS Events

“Rowan, thank you so much for spending time with us. We have had excellent feedback from the participants, who found the whole process extremely insightful.”
Tanya Reid, Investec

“This masterclass was absolutely invaluable to the company”
Participant, Investec

"Our people thoroughly enjoyed the day - a very productive time."
David Lawrence, Deputy Chairman, Investec

Official evaluation from Investec:

Overall rating of the speaker’s performance: “Excellent”
Comments on the speaker: “Rowan has a knack for connecting with the audience”
Content of speech: “Rowan had done his homework and made content very relevant to our industry”
Style of delivery: “Rowan is alive, he knows how to inspire”
Audience response: “Excellent feedback”

General observations: “Rowan was fantastic. He pitched the presentation at the right level for the audience. We are happy with the enthusiasm and motivation he has inspired”

Dr. Gerd Wolfram, Metro Group

Emma Mitchener, McDonald Butler Associates

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.

Anja Bekkers, CFS

“It was a great day and memorable event. I have received very positive feedback on your presentation. It was energizing and inspiring.”

Ivo Ploegsma, CFS