2nd CITEA Digital Cyprus Conference

Matina Zisiadou is the Manager of the Cyprus Information Technology Enterprises Association (CITEA). She holds a BA in Law, an MA in International Relations and Strategic Studies, an MA in European Union Studies and an MSc in Digital Marketing. Throughout her career, Mrs. Zisiadou has worked as Marketing and Communications Strategist, Project Manager, and Public Affairs Adviser for various organizations in the field of tourism and waste management, as well as in NGOs.

Demetris Nissiotis is a seasoned ICT professional and executive, with over 25 years of experience in diverse roles across the industry. He has acquired valuable insights of the trends and advancements in the international ICT arena and has a deep understanding of the unique ICT environment in Cyprus, including the initiatives, developments, limitations and challenges that local organizations and technology enterprises encounter. Throughout his career, Demetris has been actively involved in numerous large-scale, mission-critical digital transformation projects for prominent organizations both in Cyprus and abroad. With a proven track record of success in the public and private sectors, Demetris and his team have consistently delivered effective and efficient digital solutions, enabling clients to achieve their business objectives. Demetris earned his BSc degree in Computer Science from the University of Cyprus and has been a key member of NetU Consultants Ltd since 1997, where he currently serves as CEO. He is the President of the Cyprus Information Technology Enterprises Association (CITEA)

Cecilia Bonefeld-Dahl is Director-General of DIGITALEUROPE, the leading digital technology industry association representing over 36,000 digital companies in Europe. She has over 25 years of experience in the ICT industry, having held positions at IBM, Oracle, as well as with SMEs, and founding the global SAP implementation company and cloud provider GlobeIT. Currently, she is a member of the Board of Directors of Gaia-X and of the European Commission’s Industrial Forum. She is also a member of the Stakeholder Cybersecurity Certification Group of ENISA.

Philippos Hadjizacharias is a graduate of the Pancyprian Lyceum of Larnaca. He obtained a degree in Accounting from Birmingham, holds AAT, FCCA, MA Taxation degrees in European Law from the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies in London as well as an Effective Leadership certificate from the University of Oxford. He is a member of the Association of Chartered Accountants of Cyprus, which he served in various positions. He is a founding member of PHS & Partners based in Larnaca. He served as Non-Executive Director as well as Financial - Tax Consultant in multinational companies

George has more than 25 years of experience in ICT. He holds a B.Eng in Computer Engineering and an MSc in Communications Systems. He worked for more than 14 years for multinational organizations holding various regional senior ICT roles, accountable for the provision of impeccable service, through reorganizations, outsourcing and the implementation/adoption of IT Best Practices. Since 2014, he is leading the Cyprus National Regulatory Authority (OCECPR) for Electronic Communications and Postal Services as well as additionally in 2018, the regulatory authority for Network and Information Security (NIS) for Critical Information Infrastructures (CIIs). As part of this responsibility he has setup and operate the National CSIRT. His office is also the coordinating body for the implementation of Cyprus Cybersecurity Strategy as well as to operate the National Coordination Center, responsible to boost research excellence and competitiveness of the country/Union in the field of cybersecurity. As part of his regulatory duties he is a Board member of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications (BEREC) and the European Cybersecurity Competence Center (ECCC).

Radoslaw Kedzia was appointed as Regional Vice President of Central Eastern Europe and Nordic Region in H2 of 2019. He was the first European manager to be appointed as Huawei General Manager. He has been working for Huawei since 2008. Mr. Kedzia began his career in Huawei Kenya as Chief Operating Officer, then as a Regional Technical Director for the Eastern and Southern Africa Region, in 2013 he became a Chief Executive Officer in Uganda Representative Office and in 2015 was appointed as the CEO of Czech Representative office. Before his career in Huawei, Mr. Kedzia worked in Poland for PTC and TPSA and later, since 1999 in international, technical and managerial posts for Ericsson, Safaricom and Siemens in various countries such as Kenya, Israel, Great Britain, Spain and Czech Republic. His hobbies are music, art and reading.

Peter is a seasoned international Non-Executive Board Member, Entrepreneur and in his executive career has served on the Executive Committees as Group CIO / CTO of Novartis, Deutsche Telekom, UBS and Swiss Life as well as CEO of the global ICT association TM Forum. He also served many years as the Chairman of the Fraunhofer Institute for Artificial Intelligence (IAIS). He holds master’s degrees in Computer Cartography and Computer Science from the University of Zurich, an Executive MBA by IMD/IBM and has followed advanced executive education at Harvard and Stanford. Privately he is married, father of two adult sons and enjoys family, high altitude mountaineering, skiing and the outdoors.

Since April 2022 Christian Rau holds the position of Senior Vice President Crypto and Fintech Enablement for Mastercard in Europe. In close cooperation with European and global account and product teams and our customers and partners he works on designing and deploying innovative digital payment propositions. Heading the Central European Product Team between 2015 and 2019 he was responsible for the introduction of Debit Mastercard in Germany and Switzerland. Subsequently he led the Mastercard Vienna office as General Manager for the Austrian Market. Christian joined Mastercard in 2012 after having held positions in the telecommunication and banking sector.

Dr. Jamshid Vayghan is Kyndryl’s Vice President, Distinguished Engineer, and CTO for Strategic Markets Group that covers 49 countries in 4 continents. In this role, Jamshid leads Kyndryl’s technical teams in those countries and collaborates with Business Partners to support customer transformation journeys in several industries. Prior to his current role at Kyndryl, Jamshid held several technical leadership roles at IBM leading IT-enabled digital business transformation initiatives across the world. Jamshid has a multi-disciplinary education and career and has lived and worked in four continents. He holds a Ph.D. in AI and Machine Learning, MS in Robotics, B.Sc. in Chemical and Petrochemical Engineering, and several invention patents. In addition to leading digital business transformations in a variety of industries, he has been a researcher and university professor with hands-on experience in enterprise architecture, cloud, Data, AI, System Modernization, and experience in using them to innovate and solve real-world problems

Frank Zervos is the regional Solution Engineering Director based at Oracle Greece. He has held many executive positions in both sales and service delivery and has more than 30 years of experience in Oracle technology and Information Technology. Over the past 15 years, he has worked with numerous clients from a variety of industry sectors and nations, managing several sales consulting teams in Central-Eastern Europe. He coordinated the presales, architects, and bid management teams to design and propose technology solutions that address clients’ s business needs and produce business value. He is currently in charge of leading the Technology Solution Engineering teams for Greece, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Malta, and Kazakhstan supporting Oracle License sales. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics with a specialization in information technology and applied mathematics.

After multiple years in IT, including 14 years in Cisco Technical organisation, Matthieu Dumont joined Salesforce 8 years ago and has led multiple businesses in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Matthieu Dumont is currently Area Vice President in charge of Products for EMEA Growth Markets.

Elias Stavropoulos is a Technology Partner Architect with over 14 years of experience in IBM. With an impressive track record in business automation and hyperactivation, Elias has been at the forefront of driving innovation and efficiency in organizations through cutting-edge technologies. As a seasoned expert in business automation, he has successfully guided numerous companies on their digital transformation journeys, helping them streamline operations, enhance customer experiences, and unlock new opportunities for growth. He holds an engineering degree from the University of Leeds on Electronic & Electrical Engineering. Elias is Master Certified Technical Specialist of “The Open Group”.

Faycal Beydoun is a co-founder and managing partner at Xenatus Global. He is a successful entrepreneur in Europe, the Middle East and North America who focuses on identifying technology trends with the greatest potential and adapting them to enterprise solutions. His motivational driver is to make enterprises more efficient and flexible to stay ahead in a very competitive global market. Faycal sits on the board of several organizations and is very interested in humanitarian and charitable causes.

Pavlos Kleanthous is the guiding force behind Parsectix, a distinguished U.K.-based software consultancy. His 15-year journey in distributed and cloud-based systems has solidified his expertise in cloud-native, serverless, and event-driven architectures, securing his position as a respected Technical Leader. Leading a talented team of engineers, Pavlos cultivates Parsectix's growth, propelling the delivery of impactful projects and fostering enduring partnerships across the EMEA region. His unwavering dedication to client success is mirrored in the strategic adoption of DevOps, Continuous Delivery, and Pragmatic Agile methodologies. This approach significantly enhances operational efficiency. Under Pavlos' leadership, Parsectix harnesses advanced cloud and SaaS technologies, providing tailored solutions that yield substantial returns on software project investments for its clients.

Nicolas Kourtellis is Head of the Systems AI Lab (SAIL) and Co-Director of Telefonica Research, in Barcelona. He holds a PhD in Computer Science & Engineering from the University of South Florida, USA (2012) and has over 90 published peer-reviewed papers and 6 filed patents. Currently, he focuses on privacy-preserving AI and federated learning on the edge, modeling/detecting with AI user online privacy leaks, as well as inappropriate/fraudulent behavior on social media. He has served in many technical committees of top conferences and journals and presented his work in top academic and industrial venues including Mobile World Congress 2021 and 2023 and Apache Big Data. His work has been covered by major news outlets such as Nature, New York Times, The Atlantic, New Scientist, Washington Post, Wired, and others. In 2022, he was ranked among the World’s Top 2% Scientists (2021) in the list prepared by Elsevier BV, Stanford University, USA

Therapon is leading DataKnights Ltd, a boutique consulting firm focused on digital acceleration, information security and data privacy. At his early career stages Therapon served IBM as a technical leader for networks and later Logicom Solutions as a Managing Director. Also, during his last years of tenure at Logicom, Therapon, managed the Group’s technology strategy team and has led several digital transformation initiatives across the region. Therapon has extensive experience leading operations and driving digital business both in Europe and the Middle East.

Tryphon Papazoglou is a graduate of the Electrical Engineering Department of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. He has been working in the technology sector for the last 30 years, holding key leadership positions in various companies. Since 2017, he is the Country Manager of SoftOne Technologies Ltd, a subsidiary of SoftOne Technologies S.A. -a member of the Olympia group of companies - and one of the largest IT companies in Greece. During the last 25 years, Tryphon has been particularly involved in the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) industry, especially in software business solutions, always aiming to create sustainable added value for the end customers. His extensive experience in managerial positions and his continuous involvement with processes and flows of large and international organizations are some of the attributes that make him one of the most capable executives of the IT industry in the Cypriot market. Throughout these years, Tryphon has dedicated himself to passing on his work passion to his people, helping them achieve their goals by finding meaning and purpose in their work. He believes in and supports the concept of teamwork, as he thinks that leadership is not an individual sport.

Christina Kokkalou is the founder and Managing Director of IMR/University of Nicosia™, one of the leading and most acclaimed Market Research organizations in Cyprus. With over 25 years of experience in the field of Market Research and Strategic Consultancy, she has been working with the largest organizations in Cyprus and proprietors of international brands. Embracing the challenges of digital transformation and big data, she has established a Market Business Intelligence unit offering innovative and tailor-made solutions based on real time advance and predictive analytics, endorsing strategic business decisions, increasing market share and enhancing customer loyalty.

Think IT for the future, think young, dynamic and agreeable, and you have a snapshot of Nicolas. With his rock-solid background in computer science, software development and AI, Nicolas found his professional home at ECOMMBX some four years ago. As the Deputy Chief Technology Officer for the past two years, he combines the expertise required for complex projects with a keen interest in the latest technological advancements. Add to that his communication and people skills and you have a team player who supports the company’s quest for ‘a better way of doing things’ – both in terms of the company’s operation and the customers’ user experience. You can always count on Nicolas to welcome a technological challenge and persist until success puts a smile on his face.

Antonis Skoulos has been deeply involved in the Cyprus and regional ICT markets for more than 30 years, and possesses a holistic understanding of the computing needs of the public, private and financial institutions. He participated in the provision, analysis, design, and implementation of complex integrated IT solutions to all sectors of the economy including Utilities, Telcos, Banking, Government, and Health. He led large departments of local IT companies such as PricewaterhouseCoopers-Cycom, Demstar Information Group, and Logicom Group, serving in various posts, including sales, marketing, business development, to General Management. He is an active member of various Cyprus national professional associations as well as several social and charitable organizations. He joined Oracle in 2005, and as of 2007, he is the Managing Director and Country Leader of Oracle Cyprus & Malta and a member of the Oracle CEE management team. He holds a BSc University degree in Economics and Business Administration and an MSc in Marketing and Information Systems.

Marios Kapiris is the General Manager of Kyndryl in Cyprus, also responsible for the Alliances for both Greece and Cyprus. Previously, he was the Country Manager for IBM where he began his career in Cyprus back in 2001, holding various regional management positions in Australia, New Zealand and Greece. He holds a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Keele, an MSc from University of Leeds Business School in International Management and is a qualified ACIM from Chartered Institute of Marketing (UK). Marios currently represents Kyndryl Cyprus as a Board Member and President of the Digital Transformation Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce in Cyprus, Vice President of the Cyprus Institute of Marketing, and Board Member of the Cyprus Tech Association. In the past he also served as Board Member at the Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation and a Board Member of the Cyprus Information Technology Enterprises Association.

Katerina Neophytou currently holds the position of Sales Manager, Systems Integration at NetU Group. Katerina works at NetU Consultants since 2011 and has more than 15 years of working experience in the ICT industry, working in various positions. She has a broad knowledge and a clear understanding of the ICT landscape in Cyprus, while working with customers to understand their needs and provide solutions towards their digital transformation. She has been actively involved in numerous large, mission-critical ICT projects for important organizations in Cyprus and abroad, mainly in the public sector. She strongly believes that technology can act as a catalyst to achieve corporate goals, by providing secure digital solutions that promote efficiencies, increased productivity, and collaboration. She holds a BSc degree in Business Administration from Montclair State University, New Jersey, USA.

Elias has over 28 years of experience in the IT industry. He specializes in the field of Business process automation and was actively involved in various large scale mission critical projects for the Government of Cyprus various semi-governmental organisations, banking, insurance institutions and large private sector organisations. He studied in the USA and holds a degree of Electronics Engineering. He works at Datatech IT Solutions as the Professional Services Director since 2000 and heads the Process automation division of the Company

Elena is a Senior Cybersecurity Specialist within Cyber Security & IT Assurance with more than seven (7) years of experience in the field of Information Security, IT Audit and Attestation Engagements. Her main areas of focus are the provision of IS/IT reviews as part of Internal and regulatory audits, with emphasis on the effectiveness of the internal control environment, the development of ISMS in line with ISO 27001:2013 and the performance of attestation engagement.

Michael is the Founder and Managing Director of the technology consulting firm Capacitor Partners. He holds extensive experience in product management from his previous positions in Silicon Valley, California and Europe. He is an investor in Ergodotisi.com, Kodika.io, and other ventures. Michael is a graduate of King’s College London, Oxford University and Cambridge University. He is a recipient of the O1 Visa for Extraordinary Abilities by the United States Government; 40 under 40 Disruptor Award in the field of Technology/Research by CCCI; Associateship of King’s College London; and the Fellowship of the Royal Society of Arts, Trades and Commerce. He is also the co-founder of Cypriot Enterprise Link, a non-profit organization focusing on matters of entrepreneurial policy.

ECOMMBX represents the new age of fintech, revolutionizing the way businesses handle their global transactions.

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Cablenet is an independent telecommunications provider in Cyprus with its own network, infrastructure, and new generation technology. With the fastest network in Cyprus, Cablenet offers integrated broadband internet, TV, fixed and mobile broadband services, and mobile telephony. The company also provides tailored solutions for business customers of all sizes, with skilled human resources and an integrated support system. Customers can receive customized solutions to meet their specific needs. For more information, please visit Cablenet’s website at www.cablenet.com.cy

Capacitor Partners is a Digital Transformation enabler and specialist in the provision of Product Management services. We are trusted by leaders in the retail, construction, energy, R&D, media and software industries and the public sector. Our company helps large organizations reshape their operations, adopt new technol¬ogies and increase their efficiency and market footprint. For organizations in need of outsourcing product management responsibilities, we offer to coordinate their development, marketing, operations, research and support functions, with the guarantee of launching and scaling products that are relevant to the market’s needs.

DataKnights is a consulting company focused on digital transformation, data privacy, and information security. DataKnights was founded in 2017 and already has a portfolio of more than 100 satisfied customers and has completed more than 150 projects across a diverse range of industries, such as Public and Private Health Organizations, Media Companies, Education Institutions, Financial Services, Telecommunications Industry and more. DataKnights is committed in providing exceptional consulting services, always in a vendor agnostic approach and independent from any solution or implementation provider, representing the best interests of its customers. It provides consulting services to organizations to define and execute their digital strategy, provide business analysis and requirements definition to enable such a journey, provide data protection and information security services and manage and monitor complex digital projects.

Datatech I.T. Solutions Ltd, established in 1989 is a leading provider of innovative technology solutions in the fields of Enterprise Content Management, Business process management and Supply Chain Management. With deep knowledge in the fields of its expertise and of the products it provides, it has earned the trust of large private and public companies, government and semi-government organizations, banks and other financial institutions. Datatechs’ solutions are based on products developed both in house and by Datatechs’ partners. Datatech strives to offer quality systems covering the whole software development life cycle. Its people have extensive experience in business and systems analysis, technical architectures, programming and support engineering.

In Cyprus, Huawei leads Information & Communications Technology (ICT) Solutions. In the field of Telecommunications Providers, Huawei continuously provides all providers with competitive, innovative and uninterrupted high-speed fixed and mobile networks, as well as value-added know-how with significant benefits for the country. In the field of Corporate/Business customers, Huawei introduces digital, innovative ideas and pilot applications in both the public and private sectors. Huawei’s vision and mission is to bring a fully connected digital world to every person, home and organization.

IBM is a leading provider of global hybrid cloud and AI, and consulting expertise. We help clients in more than 175 countries capitalize on insights from their data, streamline business processes, reduce costs and gain the competitive edge in their industries. More than 4,000 government and corporate entities in critical infrastructure areas such as financial services, telecommunications and healthcare rely on IBM’s hybrid cloud platform and Red Hat OpenShift to affect their digital transformations quickly, efficiently and securely. IBM’s breakthrough innovations in AI, quantum computing, industry-specific cloud solutions and consulting deliver open and flexible options to our clients. All of this is backed by IBM’s legendary commitment to trust, transparency, responsibility, inclusivity and service.

KPMG has been operating in Cyprus since 1948 and currently employs more than 800 professionals working from 6 offices across the island. It is a member of KPMG International Limited, a global organisation of independent professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. KPMG operates in 143 countries and territories and has approximately 265,000 people working in member firms around the world. Clients look to KPMG for a consistent standard of service based on high-order professional capabilities, industry insight, local knowledge and expertise.

Kyndryl works at the core of businesses that move the world. With more than 90,000 skilled professionals serving customers in over 60 countries, we design, build, manage and modernize the mission-critical technology systems that the world depends on every day. We are committed to the health and continuous improvement of the vital systems at the heart of the digital economy. With our partners and thousands of customers, we co-create solutions to help enterprises reach their peak digital performance. Our world has never been more alive with opportunities. Together, we can seize them. To learn more, visit www.kyndryl.com.

Our mission is to help our customers see data in new ways, discover insights, unlock endless possibilities.Scale: US$42,4 B total GAAP revenue in FY2022, 430,000 customers in 175 countries, US$56B in R&D since FY2012, 20,000 partners across the globe, 13,000 customer support and service specialists, speaking 29 languages, 18,000 implementation consultants. Innovation: World’s first and only autonomous database, Industry’s broadest and deepest suite of cloud applications, More than 18,500 patents worldwide,5 million registered members of Oracle’s customer and developer communities. Find out more on www.oracle.com

NetU Consultants Ltd. is a leading IT solutions and services provider in the Eastern Mediterranean region; awarded by the Cyprus BITE Awards as the “ICT Company of the Year – 2020”, NetU is recognized as a major provider of integrated solutions with strong local and international activity. Since its founding in 1991, NetU has been consistently selected by medium and large organizations to be their IT business partner, providing solutions in the areas of Systems Integration and Business Solutions (Oracle NetSuite, Salesforce, and Infor) helping them achieve their corporate objectives and obtain a competitive advantage.

Parsectix is a professional services consultancy that excels in boosting software delivery outcomes. They strategically employ DevOps, Continuous Delivery, and Pragmatic Agile methodologies, thereby streamlining development processes and boosting operational efficiency. In the dynamic digital landscape, Parsectix serves as a catalyst. They empower organisations to unlock their innovative potential and scalability, leveraging cutting-edge, cloud-based, and SaaS technologies. With strategically positioned offices in London and Nicosia, Parsectix provides customised, high-tech solutions to their EMEA clientele, consistently ensuring substantial returns on their software project investments.

SoftOne is one of Europe’s most dynamic software vendors, focusing in the development of ERP, CRM, Mobile Solutions and innovative Cloud Services. SoftOne delivers both on-premise and SaaS solutions for growing midsize and large organizations. Soft1 solutions are powerful, intuitive and simple. They unify business processes across the enterprise, using a single, integrated platform. With more than 22.000 customers in several international markets and a wide Channel Partners Network, SoftOne provides its customers with top quality business software and services. Counting more than 6.000 Cloud installations, SoftOne’s advanced Cloud solutions stand out for their innovation, reliability and effectiveness.

Xenatus Global is a multinational Microsoft Gold Partner and Microsoft Certified ISV. As a leading provider of ERP, Cloud and Automation solutions, Xenatus helps organizations adapt to the digital age, optimize business results and accelerate growth. Xenatus achieves this through a tailored, customer-centric approach and a robust technology suite, including Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central, Microsoft Azure and the Microsoft Power Platform. Over the past 23 years, Xenatus has enabled success at over 500 customers in 45 countries.

Fortinet (NASDAQ: FTNT) secures the largest enterprise, service provider, and government organizations around the world. Fortinet empowers its customers with intelligent, seamless protection across the expanding attack surface and the power to take on ever-increasing performance requirements of the borderless network—today and into the future. Only the Fortinet Security Fabric architecture can deliver security without compromise to address the most critical security challenges, whether in networked, application, cloud, or mobile environments. Fortinet ranks number one in the most security appliances shipped worldwide and more than 500,000 customers trust Fortinet to protect their businesses.

GrantXpert Consulting is a Cypriot-based SME, with a cumulative expertise of more than 30 years in adults/VET training and consulting services for the utilisation of European, structural and national funding programmes. The team has so far coordinated more than 20 large-scale EU funded projects and participated in more than 100 projects as partner. Its network of EU partners consists of more than 800 organisations in all member states, enriched on a continuous basis. GrantXpert’s multidisciplinary team consists of 20 experts in proposal writing and project management with expertise in the following areas: • Entrepreneurship & Start-ups • Employability, digital and soft skills development • Business & Innovation • Education & Training • Youth & Culture • Sustainability & Circular Economy

Hellenic Bank is one of the leading financial institutions in Cyprus. It provides businesses and households a full spectrum of competitive banking products and services including insurance services through its two insurance subsidiaries (life and general insurance companies). With strong capital adequacy and robust liquidity Hellenic Bank is at the forefront of financing the growth and transformation of the island’s most important industries and businesses. The Bank’s success is based on its customer centric, personal approach and the wide range of products and services it offers. Hellenic Bank accelerated its digital transformation and introduced first-class technologies to its digital channels offering seamless customer experience.

MS Electronics is a broadline distributor based in Limassol and serving the Cyprus market since 2005. The company offers products and solutions across various industries such as ICT, Audio-visual, Security, Smart Home Automations, Solar Power & Consumer Electronics. Over 800 resellers, professionals and corporations trust MS Electronics to supply their daily needs in equipment and accessories from a range of 4000+ products that the company keeps in regular inventory.

Philip Morris Cyprus is an affiliate company of Philip Morris International a multi-national tobacco company, with products sold in over 180 countries and more than 79,800 employees. PMI is leading a transformation in the tobacco industry to create a smoke-free future, and ultimately replace cigarettes with smoke-free products to the benefit of adults who would otherwise continue to smoke. In 2021 it established its affiliate company Philip Morris Cyprus Ltd in Cyprus to support the marketing of the products of PMI in the country.

Veracloud is a leading managed services provider who specialises in hybrid cloud solutions. We partner with global market leaders with whom we bring the latest technology to our clients. We believe people are at the forefront of everything we do, this is why our approach takes us on a journey with all our clients. We help translate the cutting-edge technologies we propose, into competitive advantages and meeting business objectives. We accompany our clients on their individual journeys to offer productivity, collaboration, security, and business continuity solutions through our workplace modernisation and data centre transformation services.

The University of Nicosia (UNIC) is one of the top research-oriented universities in the wider Mediterranean region. It offers 100+ conventional (on-campus) and distance learning study programs at undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral levels, hosting more than 14,000 students from 100+ countries. The University of Nicosia ranks within the top 2% of universities worldwide, according to the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings 2023.

ASBISc Enterprises PLC (WSE: ASB) specializes in Value Added Distribution (VAD), B2B market solutions and ICT products distribution from global suppliers, combining a broad geographical reach with a wide range of products distributed on a "one-stop-shop" basis. Cooperating with the ICT industry giants, the Group’s expert teams configure hardware products and software elements, cloud-based services and technologies to create commercially viable solutions of choice.

The worldwide transition into the era of Big Data and digital transformation, have driven IMR/University of Nicosia™, one of the largest market research organizations in Cyprus, to invest in an all new Market Business Intelligence unit specialising in the banking and financial industry. The Business Intelligence unit, through its collaboration with multiple teams of experts both in Cyprus and abroad, offers new and innovative solutions based on real time data collection, advance analytics and tailored-made visualizations endorsing strategic business decisions.

The Cyprus Information Technology Enterprises Association (CITEA) was established in 1987 and is an active member of the Cyprus Employers and Industrialists Federation (OEB), the World Information Technology and Services Alliance (WITSA) and the European IT Federation (Digital Europe). The purpose of the Association is to play a key role in the promotion and balanced development of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in Cyprus, utilizing modern technologies as a vehicle for economic development and change in the information society. CITEA members are key information technology stakeholders in Cyprus and are the main implementors of digital transformation projects in the public and private sector.

IMH is a leading Corporate Events, Media, Business Intelligence and Networking organisation with a vast annual agenda of over 200 conferences, business forums, exhibitions, investment summits, client events and business awards ceremonies. Organised by IMH in Cyprus and abroad, these are considered to be Cyprus’ largest business and professional networking platforms. Our Business Media Department publishes Cyprus’ two most popular monthly business magazines– IN Business and GOLD –and two digital media platforms, IN Business News and CBN (Cyprus Business News) with their Daily Newsletters providing executives with news and updates on the local business and economic landscape, in Greek and English respectively. Our Consumer Media Department operates REPORTER, one of the country's most popular news portals, as well as SUPER FM, Cyprus’ Number 1 Greek music radio station. IMH also participates in Cyprus Government, EU and other international organisations’ projects and programmes. www.imhbusiness.com

ISACA Cyprus Chapter, the locally established chapter of ISACA International, is an independent non-profit organisation and its purpose is to help business technology professionals and their enterprises realize the positive potential of technology. Today, ISACA international serves more than 165,000 professionals in 180+ countries, who covers a variety of professional IT-related positions, information systems or IT auditors, internal auditors, governance, security and risk professionals, consultants, educators, and C-suite executives. They serve professionals in nearly every industry. ISACA engages in the development, adoption and use of globally accepted, industry-leading knowledge and practices for information systems and in the provision of the professional qualifications CISA™, CRISC™, CISM™, CGEIT™, CSX-P™, CDPSE™, ITCA™ and CET™.

CBN (Cyprus Business News) is a new English-language business and investment portal, which aims to become the leading daily source of business and financial news and information in English for professionals in Cyprus and beyond. Its team of experienced journalists provides factual, objective, trustworthy and up-to-the-minute online content for the portal, its accompanying app and daily newsletter. For every Cyprus-based English-speaking professional involved in any of the island’s broad range of business sectors, from Shipping, Financial Services and Commerce to ICT, Gaming, Media, Insurance and more, CBN is the go-to business news portal. It also serves as the global gateway to up-to-date information on opportunities for investment in Cyprus.

GOLD was first published in 2011 as the first monthly English-language magazine in Cyprus. Today, it not only consistently promotes good business practices but has a unique and valuable readership, comprising High Net Worth Individ¬uals, executives of international companies, and English-speaking Cypriot and non-Cypriot busi¬nessmen and women. http://www.golnews.com.cy

As the flagship publication within IMH’s media brands, IN Business magazine, has a 16-year history, during which thousands of examples of good business practices by businesses and businesspeople, brands, commercial practices and developments have been showcased. The aim of IN Business was – and continues to be – the promotion of good Cypriot business. www.inbusinessnews.com

REPORTER has made a splash in Cyprus’ digital media thanks to its combination of news and reporting the latest developments through its own exclusive brand of people-centered and social reporting. Following its launch, within a very short period of time Its team of journalists had made it the third most viewed news Portal in Cyprus.

Owned and operated by IMH, Super FM has been on air since 1998, broadcasting from Nicosia. It is the number one music radio station in Cyprus, focused on playing the latest and most popular tracks. With live radio shows and perfect playlists that specialize in contemporary mainstream Greek music, Super FM celebrates music at its annual Super Music Awards ceremony.