Nikos Isaris is since 1 June 2019 the acting Head of the "Internet of Things (IoT)" Unit within the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CONNECT).
The Unit is responsible for the research, innovation and policy actions to accelerate the take-up of IoT and to unleash its potential in Europe for the benefit of European citizens and businesses https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single-market/en/internet-things.
Before that, Nikos was responsible for Future Internet Research and Experimentation in the same Directorate. He joined DG CONNECT in 2013 coming from the DG for Home Affairs, where he was Deputy Head in the Unit "Large-scale IT systems and Biometrics" dealing with IT systems for the Schengen area.
Before the European Commission, Nikos worked in the private banking and electronic banking sectors in his home country Greece.
He holds an MBA with Honours, a Master’s degree with Distinction in Data Communications and Networks from University College London and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Heraklion in Crete.
Sessions in which Nikos Isaris participates
- Strategic Visions on Future IoT Evolution – Towards a New IoT Paradigm for Business and Society (IoT Week 2019 Opening Plenary Part III) Musikhuset Aarhus - Store Sal
- 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | 1 hour
- Industries are crossing today a crucial transition in terms of technologies and sustainability is a key driver for...
- Panel
Sessions in which Nikos Isaris attends
- STARTS Talk on Human Touch AI (Part I) ARoS Museum - ARoS Museum Auditorium
- 11:00 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- STARTS Talks are series of discussions engaging people from dive...
- Panel
- STARTS Talk on Human Touch AI (Part II) ARoS Museum - ARoS Museum Auditorium
- 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- STARTS Talks are series of discussions engaging people from dive...
- Panel
- IoT Week 2019 Welcoming Remarks (Opening Plenary Part I) Musikhuset Aarhus - Store Sal
- 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM | 15 minutes
- Welcoming Remarks Co-ChairsSébastian Ziegler, Chairman, IoT Forum...
- Panel
- High Level Visions on Technologies, Values and Achieving SDGs (Opening Plenary Part II) Musikhuset Aarhus - Store Sal
- 9:15 AM - 10:00 AM | 45 minutes
- Acting on the core aspects of UNs Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); to curtail inequality issues, diminish environmental degradation and pro...
- Panel
- Official Opening of the Public Expo: Future Smart Cities & Communities Musikhuset Aarhus - Foyeren
- 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | 30 minutes
- The Web of Things - and the Future of Business with Smart Data Musikhuset Aarhus - Filuren
- 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | 1 hour
- Much of the potential of the IoT will be realised through value-added services, but this is being held back by frag...
- Keynote
- New Trends and Threats on Big Data, Smart Cities and Industry 4.0 Convergence Musikhuset Aarhus - Filuren
- 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 hour
- Panel
- IoT and the 5G City Musikhuset Aarhus - Bag Scenen
- 1:30 PM - 2:30 PM | 1 hour
- After the successful launch of the first edition of the workshop on “Internet of Things (IoT) for Smart Cities & Communities Convergence” at...
- Panel
- MarkIoTing in the Digital & Connected World Musikhuset Aarhus - Lille Sal
- 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM | 1 hour 30 minutes
- Peter Loell, Director, Hearts & Science: “MarkIOTing: How does marketing look in a world ...
- Talk
- High-Level Panel - Leadership and SDGs Musikhuset Aarhus - Store Sal
- 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM | 1 hour
- The world needs leadership for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Organizational leaders must be visionary and ethical, manage multipl...
- Panel