Sotiris is the Product Strategy Manager at Mastercard in Cyprus, focusing on Core Products, Digital Solutions, and Innovation across the payments ecosystem. He brings over 15 years of academic, research, and professional background and experience, holding a PhD in Digital Twins and Computational Complex Systems Modeling with research roles in the UK, US, and France. His career spans R&D as Systems Modeling Engineer and Consultancy as a Solution Consultant at a French tech start-up, and Consultancy and leadership roles in Technology and Digital Transformation at PwC and KPMG Cyprus.