Richard Blakeley is an accomplished and renowned blockchain expert, software architect and business analyst with a wealth of experience in startups, fintech and software engineering. Holding a PhD in Computer Vision/Mechatronics, he studied at the University of Adelaide, where he also graduated with Mechatronic Engineering honors. Blakeley has worked with several startup companies in various industries, including fintech, where he co-founded a startup. He has provided advisory services to Every Capital, a blockchain analyst for CoinRemix, and was a mentor at Techstars. As a Principal Technical Architect, Blakeley has worked with Group Nine Media, Discovery Digital Networks, and Discovery Communications as a Software Engineer (Consultant) and as a Solutions Architect at YourAmigo. He has also served as a member of the advisory boards for several entities such as Thereitis.com Pty Ltd. Blakeley possesses expertise in software architecture, blockchain, and business analysis, and is passionate about blockchain technology and its potential applications. His education, enormous experience, and skill set in science and technology commercialization, mechatronics, and blockchain make him a force to be reckoned with in the technological industry.