Currently Director of ICT and Registry Directorate at the ACCI, Vassilis Salapatas’ main activities and responsibilities include the maintenance of the Chamber’s Companies Registry, the administration of the installed network infrastructure as well as the supervision of all available digital tools and services deployed in ACCI premises. He has been the responsible person for the consultancy, proposal, management, supervision and technical support in a number of research and development projects, funded by the European Union and the Greek government, dealing mostly with e-commerce issues, digital transformation procedures and e-economy practices. Vassilis is both a regular participant and contributor to national and international conferences and has also been involved in several successful joint venture projects. He has taught at the National Centre for Public Administration and National Government since 2003, where he is an affiliate professor and tutor. Vassilis obtained an undergraduate degree in Geosciences/Geophysics from the National University of Athens in 1989, and an M.Sc. in Information Technology / Information Systems from the University of Keele, Manchester (UK) in 1993.