Marios Nikolaou began his career at Bell Labs in New Jersey, USA. He was the Director of Technology Strategy for the evolution of 3G, 4G, and 5G networks and the strategic introduction of services. He then moved to Digital Catapult in London, where he specialized in 5G strategies and the digitization of vertical markets. For the past year, he has been the Commercial Director of p-NET, focusing on the introduction of 5G and emerging technologies in Greece, including XR, Drones, AI, Digital Twins, Edge Computing, and Machine Vision. He holds a degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of California and an MSc in Technology Strategy from the University of Southern California.