Since 2020, Georgios Synnefakis holds the post of GOVSATCOM Programme Manager in the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA). He holds a Ph.D in electrical engineering and has worked for more than two decades for the industry and the public administration, being the head of Space Directorate, head of delegation in ESA council, member of the GSA Administrative Board, member of the National Space Policy Committee, head of delegation in ITU WRCs. In EUSPA he coordinates the GOVSATCOM programme activities, liaises with the European Commission and external shareholders and manages the implementation of the GOVSATCOM Hubs.