Rohan Silva is chair of Founders Factory Australia, backing climate-tech and nature-tech startups globally. Based in Fremantle, Australia, Silva was previously senior policy advisor to UK Prime Minister David Cameron, spearheading key innovation policies, including Entrepreneur Visas and the Open Data agenda. He founded London’s Tech City and helped launch the UK’s Life Sciences and Genomics strategies. After, he became a research affiliate at MIT, where he founded Second Home, a socially driven innovation hub. As well as being a regular columnist and broadcaster, Silva is a visiting professor at the Royal College of Art, and a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader.
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BoF VOICES 2025: Why Resilience Matters for Fashion’s Next Chapter
At VOICES 2025, speakers explored how creative numbness, chronic pain, professional setbacks and personal tragedy can be transformed into clarity, resilience and renewed purpose — even in a climate defined by AI disruption and layoffs.
BoF VOICES 2025: Why Resilience Matters for Fashion’s Next Chapter
At VOICES 2025, speakers explored how creative numbness, chronic pain, professional setbacks and personal tragedy can be transformed into clarity, resilience and renewed purpose — even in a climate defined by AI disruption and layoffs.
Rohan Silva: Rewriting the Rules of Modern Parenthood
You can view the BoF VOICES 2025 on-demand video below.
Rohan Silva: Rewriting the Rules of Modern Parenthood
You can view the BoF VOICES 2025 on-demand video below.
The BoF Podcast: Why LA Is a Hub of Converging Industries
A panel of entrepreneurs at BoF West discuss the value of interdisciplinary approaches and why Los Angeles is an ideal place for the "cross-pollination" of industries.
The BoF Podcast: Why LA Is a Hub of Converging Industries
A panel of entrepreneurs at BoF West discuss the value of interdisciplinary approaches and why Los Angeles is an ideal place for the "cross-pollination" of industries.