Ilir Sela is the Founder and CEO of Slice, the technology platform helping independent restaurants compete and grow. Since founding Slice in 2010, Ilir has built the company from a bootstrapped startup into a category leading platform serving tens of thousands of local businesses across the U.S. He focuses on using technology, AI, and shared scale to give independent operators the capabilities of the largest chains while preserving what makes local businesses unique. A core belief behind his leadership is that talent has no borders, and Slice’s growth has been made possible in large part by the exceptional operators, developers and leaders the company has built with across the Balkans. Ilir is a longtime advocate for entrepreneurship, independent business, and building companies that strengthen local communities.