Mark Dietrich is Senior Advisor to the EGI Foundation, based in Amsterdam, and providing advanced research computing services to researchers across the EU and around the world,  Mr. Dietrich specializes in European cloud strategy, the cloud-edge-IoT continuum, AI & HPC, data and infrastructure federations, the design and governance of data spaces and data ecosystems in industry and public good sectors such as healthcare, climate change and research. He brings decades of experience as an executive in the private sector, leading start-up organizations, raising venture capital and developing successful business models and go-to-market strategies.