Entrepreneur and businessman John Roa is known for his technological innovation and for being the founder of six companies.
Roa has always been interested in technology, learning to programme when he was just 11 years old and founding AKTA as a young man. The company went on to be one of the fastest growing companies in the United Staes during 2013 and 2014, and he went on to sell the company the following year to Salesforce. His other start ups include Roa Ventures, which incubates and grows other small businesses, and Roa Real Estate which builds and sells luxury villas in Greece. He is now a success around the world and has also started up his own non-profit organisation, Digital Hope, which brings together charities with investors to create meaningful change. Through Roa’s business, numerous charities have been able to realise projects including wildlife sanctuaries, schools, orphanages and rehabilitation centres. Now a hugely respected figure in the world of business and investment, Roa is regularly invited to be a keynote speaker at talks and conferences around the world, and is an expert in artificial intelligence, technology, business and digital innovation.
Now, Roa continues to share his knowledge with the world through his book A Practical Way to Get Rich, and Die Trying, and on his weekly podcast Between Us. He is a key figure in the world of forward looking business, and an inspiration to other aspiring entrepreneurs.