Panagiotis is the Director of Operations of IQ Solutions SA, a company with a strong portfolio of tailored-made ICT solutions for the Maritime Industry, emphasizing on security, confidentiality, integrity, availability, interoperability, manageability and auditability of Maritime ICT Systems. Acknowledged for his well-defined understanding of the business-technology interface, he balances academic knowledge with market intelligence, holding an M.Eng Degree in Electronics Engineering (Communications) from the University of Sheffield, an MBA from the Hellenic Management Association, and various certifications from ICT vendors, while having accumulated nearly two decades of diverse experience in the ICT Business, focusing on product and services management, from Satellite Communications to Software Defined Datacenters, Private, Hybrid and Public clouds. Panagiotis is currently an M.Sc. student in Shipping Management at the University of Piraeus and is considered one of the strongest ICT opinion leaders in the Maritime Industry due to his unique profile.