Dimitrios Salampasis

An award-winning global thought leader, educator, researcher and sought-after keynote speaker, passionate about fintech, global affairs, sustainability, and exponential technologies nexus. Dr. Dimitrios Salampasis is the fintech capability lead, director, master of financial technologies and senior lecturer of emerging technologies and fintech innovation at the Swinburne school of business, law and entrepreneurship. Dimitrios is a visiting professor of fintech at the university of québec at rimouski, canada, a blockchain and fintech fellow at the singapore university of social sciences, a visiting faculty at the school of management in fribourg, switzerland and an academic council member of the global fintech institute. dimitrios is a member of the australian institute of company directors, a fellow within the financial services institute of australasia and a member of the cpa australia digital transformation centre of excellence. dimitrios is the recipient of the 2022 innovation excellence award by the hellenic chamber of commerce and industry, the 2021 blockchain educator of the year award by blockchain australia and the 2021 swinburne university vice chancellor's engagement award - industry engagement (individual). prior joining academia, dimitrios worked in the management consulting industries being involved in global advisory and consulting activities on emerging market investing assisting companies in developing long-term strategic focus and sustainable market business strategies. dimitrios publishes in international peer-reviewed academic journals and books and his work is regularly presented in major international conferences and invited keynote presentations around the world. dimitrios’ research interests revolve around the organizational, human, technological and esg sides of innovation and open innovation in financial services and fintech innovation. his areas of specialist expertise, research, teaching, industry engagement, policy and advisory work revolve around the emergence and development of fintech business models, blockchain and digital assets responsible innovation, emerging technologies for corporate sustainability and human rights, quantum computing for business and public sector, scam mitigation strategies along with the relevant global fintech-related regulatory and policy interventions. dimitrios is regularly involved in advisory work with respected private, public and governmental stakeholders of the australian and international business ecosystem. dimitrios has a strong media presence in australia and abroad.