Dr. Zachos Boufidis

- Head of IoT and Integrated Industry Solutions in Western Europe (July 2019 - Dec. 2022), and since Jan. 2023 for the whole European region - Smart Transportation, Manufacturing, Logistics, Healthcare, etc. - Digital solutions based on Huawei IoT & enterprise networking portfolio as well as partner SW/HW (IoT (Cloud) Platform, IoT Gateways, Edge Computing, AI, Wi-Fi 6/7, 5G DIS, Cloud WAN, Digital Twins, Intelligent Operating Centres, etc.)

- Head of Industrial IoT / Industry 4.0 Tech Consulting in the DACH region for Resources industries (Chemical Plants, etc.). - CxO/VP-level advisory and solutioning in next-generation IoT Platforms capabilities, Digital Plant, Connected Operations, IT/OT Integration, Track & Trace, migration to „Platform of Platforms“ (from connectivity and device management to Cloud IoT, and to integration with OT and enterprise systems)

- Head of IoT Technology & Innovation Cluster Europe - Automotive/Mobility, Telecom, Insurance, etc. - Technology advisory in IoT, Industry 4.0 and Digital Transformation: strategy, business and technical use case identification and development, Digital Reference Architectures and Roadmaps, migration to next-generation Digital / IoT platforms, Co-innovation and joint GTM, Living Labs setup (ecosystem, portfolio, operating model, etc.)

- Head of IoT Research, Technology Transfer Programs, and Product Development - Smart Cities, Public Safety & Security, Water Resource Infrastructure, Smart Grid, etc. - Created AGT's Technology Roadmap and Strategic Research Agenda; increased and managed IP portfolio and dissemination - Lead Agile development team as Scrum Product Owner, and delivered software and hardware releases - Played a key role in building AGT’s R&D centre in Darmstadt (100 staff members)

- Responsible for the network and IT infrastructure serving over x100 officers

- Acquisition, technical coordination and management of large-scale European public-funded projects on 3G/4G Wireless/Mobile - Served as Project Management Team Member, Technical Workpackage Leader, Audit Team Member, ETSI Delegate - Research, standardization, simulation and prototyping activities