Hariton is the Group Head of Information Technology at Medochemie Ltd, in charge of the technology department and digital transformation strategy. Prior to his current role, he served at PwC Cyprus providing digital innovation and optimization insights. In the past, as the Operations and Innovation Director at Ygia Polyclinic Private Hospital, led the organization’s digital transformation. Furthermore, in 2015 he co-founded PivotLogic, helping SMEs to take advantage from data analytics and improve their operations. During his appointment at IBM Amsterdam, Hariton has been awarded from IEEE for his work on Online Social Networks evolution published in the International Conference on Big Data (Washington D.C.,USA). He is engaged in academia by teaching courses related to Business Intelligence, Digital Transformation & Optimization at a University level. <br> Dr. Efstathiades interests lie in the area of Enterprise Digital Transformation, Big Data Analytics, Online Social Networks and Semantic Web analysis, Internet of Things and Data Management. His work has been published in IEEE/ACM top international journals and conferences in the areas of OSN and Big Data analytics. His academic qualifications include a PhD in Big Data Analytics, MSc in Software Technology and BSc in Computer Science. Highlights: \- Awarded from IEEE for his work published in the International Conference on Big Data\, one of the best conferences in the field\. Washington D\.C\, USA\, 2016 \- Recognized as one of Cyprus IT Leaders\, participating in IT Leaders and Directors conference\, Cyprus\, 2019 \- Recognized as one of the IT Operations experts in the area\, participating in conferences and workshops \(e\.g\. "IT Directors forum"\, "IT Infrastructure\, Operations & Cloud conference"\, Greece 2020\)