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Meet Rowena
Internationally recognised change award winner, digital health strategist and people first transformation leader, Rowena helps organisations navigate complexity in the AI era without losing sight of the people at the centre. With more than 20 years of experience spanning healthcare, disability, government, consulting, manufacturing and utilities, she brings practical insight from frontline services through to executive leadership and major transformation programmes.
From digital health innovation and workforce development to ERP implementation, service redesign and change leadership, Rowena is known for making complex ideas clear, relevant and actionable. Her keynotes combine real world stories, usable frameworks and honest lessons from delivery to help leaders and teams turn ambition into meaningful outcomes.
If you are looking for a speaker who brings credibility, clarity and practical people centred insight, Rowena can help.
Rowena talks about
Digital Health & AI | Workforce & Leadership | Change & Delivery
SIGNATURE KEYNOTE #1 People first, Tech enabled
Helping health and disability leaders create capacity, confidence and better care through practical digital and AI change
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"Rowena is able to see the big picture and small details at the same time - it is a rare quality."- Darral CampbellCEO, Dementia Canterbury
Digital innovation is reshaping health and disability services, from connected information and virtual care to automation, data and AI. The real challenge is not keeping up with the technology. It is knowing where it will add value, how to introduce it safely and how to bring people with you. In this practical keynote, Rowena shares a people-first approach to digital and AI change, helping leaders move beyond hype, build confidence and focus innovation where it can genuinely strengthen care, services and workforce capacity. Audiences leave with clear, usable ideas and frameworks for leading digital change with trust, purpose and confidence.
SIGNATURE KEYNOTE #2
Making Change Successful
Helping leaders turn strategy into action, and make sure change delivers value long after launch
Every organisation has strategies, initiatives and plans for improvement. Yet many changes
never become part of everyday practice or lose momentum once the project has finished.
Drawing on award winning change approaches, large and small healthcare transformations, technology migrations and senior operational leadership, Rowena reveals why some organisations embed change while others struggle to sustain it. This keynote moves beyond theory to the practical realities of adoption, trust, engagement and mature organisational behaviour.
“Rowena is a dynamic and authentic speaker whose enthusiasm and practical insights makes even complex topics accessible and engaging. She combines deep expertise with warmth and energy, and has a real talent for connecting with audiences and inspiring people to embrace change.”
- Kate Lopez, NZ Lead, Beamtree
SIGNATURE KEYNOTE #3
Your Career Does Not Define You
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Growing future leaders to shape their career trajectory by building confidence for the next step, not the whole plan
Careers rarely follow a straight line. The pressure to have everything mapped out can stop people from exploring opportunities, backing themselves and taking the next step. Drawing on a career spanning healthcare, disability, education, government, consulting, manufacturing, utilities and business ownership, Rowena shares how transferable strengths, curiosity and courage can create unexpected opportunities. This keynote helps audiences see uncertainty differently, not as failure or falling behind, but as space to learn, build capability and create options for what comes next.
“What stands out most about Rowena as a speaker is her ability to genuinely engage people. She combines expertise with warmth and authenticity, making even complex topics feel approachable and relevant. I leave her sessions feeling informed, inspired, and ready to put ideas into practice.” - Andrew Ingersoll
Known across large and small organisations in a variety of sectors
