Rob Irving
Founding Partner of Forté Communication / Director, Impact Asia Pacific
Rob is a highly experienced executive, speaker, pitch and performance coach and facilitator of customised workshops and off-sites. He is founding Partner of Forté Communication and Director of Impact Asia Pacific, which serves the growing impact investment sector via the company’s key initiative of producing the inaugural Impact Investment Asia Pacific Summit in October 2015. Rob is pitch coach to social enterprises pitching for funds via The Funding Network (TFN) and member of the TFN Leadership Council. He is a former director and shareholder of IT event company and spent 20 years in senior level management positions at global ad agency, J Walter Thompson working across 3 continents and 4 cities (London, Cape Town, Johannesburg and Sydney). He has experience working with clients in banking, FMCG, IT, government, retail, professional services and construction.
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Rob Irving
Founding Partner of Forté Communication / Director, Impact Asia Pacific
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Pierre De Villiers
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Bob Selden
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Paul Stevens
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Dr. Keith Stacey
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