Panos Ilias (PhD) is an IT Business Analyst at the Flemish Institute for Agriculture, fisheries and food (ILVO). In the early years, he worked as a GEO-AI engineer in many research and industrial projects, gaining experience in geospatial technology and tools. After he continued his carrier as an ICT Manager, dealing with projects related to the development of LOB (Line of Business) Applications, having a mission to support an organization doing what they do, using advanced technological means. In 2014 he participated as a core team member in building a smart farming platform, delivering advisory services to the farmers, and joining the COPA COGEGA AgriTech WG to develop the EU Code of Contact on Agricultural data sharing contractual agreements. Since 2018, works at ILVO to support digitalization activities in Data Sharing and IIoT in the Agrifood sector, performing as the principal architect of the DjustConnect Platform. Since 2022, Panos has been leading the BDVA TF7.SG9: Agriculture.