Rosa Shores
CEO, Blockspaces
Rosa Shores has been involved in Bitcoin since 2013, with a keen focus on mainstream/enterprise adoption and business use cases. She is the Co-Founder and CEO of BlockSpaces, a comprehensive Bitcoin-native collateral risk management platform specializing in post-trade operations and integrations into back-office systems for streamlined straight-through processing designed for Bitcoin centric companies, lenders and trading desks. She is a founding member and former Vice President of the Florida Blockchain Business Association, which is dedicated to ensuring that business-friendly, industry-led legislation is promoted in the state and remains active in that organization. She has served as a member of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Ag Innovation Work Group, as well as a member of the Blockchain Task Force for the International Fresh Produce Association. She has served as both a mentor for the University of Arkansas Blockchain Center of Excellence, and as a technology partner/advisor for University of South Florida’s fintech and business programs and initiatives and has been featured in Forbes as one of the leading women at the forefront of blockchain.