Panagiotis Gavalas is the Director of Operations for IQ Solutions SA, a company with a strong tailored-made portfolio of solutions for the Maritime Industry, emphasizing on security, confidentiality, integrity, availability, interoperability, manageability and auditability of Vessel IT and Communications Systems through a holistic ICT approach. Panagiotis is an Engineer who has accumulated nearly two decades of diverse experience in the ICT Business, having held key positions in a number of technology and business areas, focusing on business development, partner management, market research, product and services management, spanning from Satellite Communications to Software Defined Datacenters, Private, Hybrid and Public clouds. As a Chartered Engineer, he balances academic knowledge, holding an M.Eng Degree from the University of Sheffield and an MBA from the Hellenic Management Association, with skills acquired through experience, depicted by numerous certifications from global vendors in the ICT business.