Stephen Ellis

Stephen has 10 years of experience in research strategy and the application of emerging technologies for investors and enterprises. Stephen is the former Director of the North Texas Blockchain Alliance where he led the cultivation of the Blockchain and Cryptocurrency competencies among software developers, C-level executives, and private investment advisors. Stephen has spoken to the executive leadership teams of large enterprises in both private consultation and invite-only events at the Dallas Federal Reserve and other esteemed venues. Stephen has launched various blockchain businesses in the past 8 years while advising startups in the space. He is currently the CTO of Plymouth Artificial Intelligence which is researching and developing future applications of AI for the startups of the future. In this capacity, he also advises companies on building platforms that seek to leverage emerging technologies for new business cases as well as implementing strategies that leverage data to extend and augment the existing processes or enable new services and activities, most recently he has been working with companies in the logistics industry to implement sensors and IoT devices to better understand the performance of employees and departments. Most of these companies use either Power BI or Tableau and I help clean and structure datasets to reveal the correct insights to drive growth and productivity.