Kyriacos Kokkinos is the former Minister to the President for Research, Innovation (R&I) and Digital Policy (until Febr. 2023), Republic of Cyprus. He previously served as the National Chief Scientist and Chairman of the Board for R&I. He is a distinguished professional with more than 30 years of experience in Executive Management, Technology and Consulting, served at senior Executive roles in global corporations -such as IBM Europe and PwC- and served at Board level of many organisations. He is the recipient of numerous esteemed awards and recognitions for professional excellence. He holds an MScEE & BScEE degrees from NJIT (USA) and Executive MBA from Henley Management College (UK).