SPEAKERS

Edward Woodford is the Founder and CEO of zerohash, the leading crypto infrastructure platform trusted by industry leaders like Stripe, Franklin Templeton, Shift4, and Interactive Brokers. Under Edward’s leadership, zerohash has been recognized for its industry leading innovation. In 2024 recognised as the 4th fastest growing company in N.America by Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™ and as a winner by Fintech Breakthrough for Cryptocurrency Innovation. In 2023, zerohash was named the 46th fastest-growing company by Inc 5000 and 21st in Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™, while also earning recognition as a finalist for World Changing Ideas by Fast Company. Edward himself has been honored as a 2025, Titan 100 (Chicago’s Top 100 CEOs & C-level executives) and by Goldman Sachs as one of the Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs of 2023.

Prior to zerohash, Edward successfully launched and sold a CFTC-registered derivatives execution venue to tastytrade. He holds a First Class B.A. in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from the University of Warwick as well as a Master of Finance from MIT.