Speaker Profile

Ryan is the Director of the Australian Centre for Business Growth and the Playford Chair in Business Growth at UniSA.

He has held several CEO, Managing Director and Executive positions across a broad range of sectors including Group CEO of Unlimited, a private equity backed accelerator housing 16 investee companies and CEO of Ster-Kinekor Theatres, the largest cinema chain in Africa.

Ryan has held several Chair and Board roles since 2008, and currently serves as Non-Executive Director at Ster-Kinekor Theatres.

Ryan is also a member of the Advisory Board for MarketEase, a leading digital marketing consultancy based in Adelaide and is a Board member of Southern Angels, a South Australian member-based organization for angel investors.