Jim McKelvey is the co-founder of Square, a mobile payment platform. A revolutionary service that enables anyone to accept credit cards anywhere. His other company Mira, started out as a software company. Eventually, Mira was refocused as a digital publishing company, providing services and conferences.

Currently, the company provides online submission management, peer review, conference planning services and traditional print and electronic publishing services for more than 100 organizations from numerous disciplines.

Jim serves as his own patron of the arts, using proceeds from his successful commercial enterprises to fund his passion glassblowing. For 20 years, he has worked to capture the magic of glass in his art. As Chairman of the worlds largest gathering of glass artists in 2006, he strove to surprise and challenge other artists with his innovative glass faucets.

Jim founded Invisibly in 2016, a digital ecosystem for consumer attention and media consumption, and was appointed as an Independent Director of the St. Louis Federal Reserve in 2017.

Combining energy with his practical experience working with executives and various companies, Jim provides audience member with real world solutions to real business problems.

Jim's high-energy style and power-packed presentations have built his reputation as a speaker who really delivers.

Innovation, Science & Technology, Entrepreneurship, Social Media, Internet & Technology Industries