Dr. Polyzois (Zois) Kokkonis has over 20 years of experience in software and telecom, working with major vendors. After leading software development and system architecture teams, he turned into product and business development management for several worldwide deployed solutions. His interests and expertise in partner management led to extensive work forging the diverse ecosystems around open APIs, seeking new data management and monetization models.
In 2021, he took the exciting opportunity to work for the European Space Agency in the Connectivity and Secure Communications Directorate as a Future Programmes Officer, engaging the space innovation ecosystems with non-traditional areas.
He holds a B.Sc. in Physics from the University of Athens in Greece, a Ph.D. from the University of Münster, and an M.B.A. degree from the Hellenic Open University.