Ivan Sysoev works where Cyprus’s local ecosystem meets the global tech industry. He co-leads the TechIsland TechPro Community and is Head of AI at ECOMMPAY. Politis has described him as the island’s first Chief AI Officer. Having grown up in Cyprus, he has watched its rise as a tech hub from the inside. Today he is one of its leading voices on AI, shaping the conversation at the Doers Summit (formerly Reflect Festival), the TechIsland Summit and the Cyprus Fintech Summit. He also guest-lectures at Cyprus University of Technology and co-curated TechIsland’s input to the National AI Strategy 2032.