Speaker Profile

Ryan Shaw, CEO of Blockade Technologies brings over 18 years of experience from the Financial Services industry as a Financial Advisor and Management Consultant for some of the largest Banks and Brokerage Institutions. On Wall St., Ryan has advised individuals, business owners and Fortune 500 organizations on Investments, Regulatory Change, Technology and Business Process Re-Engineering and Performance Improvement. Ryan has also led large global teams within FinTech to advance Global Banking Initiatives in technology design, implementation and change management. Through Ryan’s direct efforts, organizations have realized 125 KPI user effort hours saved, closure of a $485B audit point, reduced TQM (Total Quality Management) by 50% and have met regulatory requirements ahead of schedule. Ryan also speaks locally and internationally as a thought leader on Blockchain Technology, its beneficial use cases and the benefits that the technology will bring globally to organizations and individuals.

As an undergraduate student athlete with honors at NCAA Division-II Kutztown University, Ryan participated in both Swimming and Track & Field achieving multiple conference championships and is a member of the All Decade Team in the Kutztown University Hall of Fame. Ryan also has furthered his education with the University of Miami Graduate School of Business through their Executive MBA Program. In his spare time, Ryan enjoys being a fitness enthusiast and participating on the Palm Beach Masters Wahoo’s Swim Team as a sprint freestyle swimmer as well as spending quality time with his wife and two young daughters.