Our speakers.

Juan Bendana.

Juan is a highly sought-after speaker, entrepreneur, and coach to top CEO's, Olympians, Actors and Fortune 100 Leaders. He started his first leadership development company over a decade ago, where Juan and his team constructed bespoke programming for category leading companies such as Disney, Fidelity, American Express, Nationwide, Sony Pictures, and Zillow.

Juan is the author of Confident By Choice (Penguin Random House, 2025). Based on his research of over 250,000 leaders at institutions such as Oxford, Penn State and the University of Toronto, his science-backed framework helps leaders activate the confidence mindset to lead boldly, thrive through change, and ignite extraordinary growth.

Considered by many as a walking shot of espresso, Juan's dynamic blend of energy, humor and actionable advice empowers individuals to build unwavering confidence so that they can consistently show up at their best both personally and professionally. 

Ryan Hicke, Chief Executive Officer, SEI.

Ryan Hicke is Chief Executive Officer for SEI, responsible for the global business strategy and execution for the company across our three pillars of expertise: technology, operations, and asset management. He also serves on our Board of Directors. 

Ryan’s 27-year career at SEI includes 11 years in asset management and 13 years in technology across various parts of our business, with his tenure evenly split between U.S. and global experience. Prior to being named CEO, Ryan was Chief Information Officer overseeing the information technology strategy and investment operations for the company. Ryan also previously served as head of our Technology Unit, as well as a Managing Director in our U.K. wealth management business.

Ryan holds a degree in finance from Saint Joseph’s University.

Sanjay K. Sharma, Executive Vice President and Global Head of Private Banking & Wealth Management, SEI.

Sanjay Sharma is an Executive Vice President and Global Head of Private Banking, responsible for overall strategy and business growth through the delivery of comprehensive technology, operational, and investment solutions for U.S. and U.K. wealth management organizations.

He previously served as Chief Technology Officer, responsible for all of SEI’s platforms and applications IT strategy, execution, and delivery. Sanjay led enterprise architecture, design, development, delivery, global implementations, cloud strategy and execution, DevSecOps, and production operations. He also served as global head of the SEI Wealth PlatformSM technology strategy, execution, and delivery.

Sanjay has worked in the global financial services industry for more than 25 years, spanning across four continents and 11 countries. Prior to joining SEI, Sanjay ran a successful consulting business and held several key global delivery positions, including head of delivery, Europe for a global ITFS consulting company; head of delivery for ITFS solutions, North America for a global top-10 IT consulting company; and head of implementation, ITFS solutions for a global top-10 IT consulting company.

Sanjay is currently a member of the Client Advisory Board for Digital for a global top-ten IT consulting firm, board member for Philadelphia Alliance for Capital and Technology, Advisory Board member for a large venture capital firm, Advisory Board member for SEI Ventures, a member of the Advisory Board for SEI Diversity, and founding board member of Racial Justice Institution.

Sanjay holds a master’s degree in engineering, specializing in systems engineering, from the Indian Institute of Technology in Roorkee, India.

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