Lazaros Polymenakos is a seasoned professional in the field of artificial intelligence and computing, currently serving as Partner and EMEIA AI leader at EY. Prior experience includes the role of Director AI for EMEIA and CESA at Ernst & Young Global Consulting Services, and Sr. Manager at Amazon Alexa Dialog Science. Lazaros has a strong academic background, having served as Professor and Head of Autonomic & Grid Computing, as well as Associate Dean at Athens Information Technology. Additionally, Lazaros held the position of Manager for Implicit Learning for Dialog Systems at IBM's T. J. Watson Research Center.