Dr Manolis Frantzeskakis has a multi-decade experience in the wireless communications and the semiconductor industries. He has served in various technical, managerial and executive roles. He has been instrumental on the development and launching of the first Fixed Wireless Access products in Intracom Telecom, Greece. He has founded Hermes Technologies SA that made the world-first demonstration of Wi-Fi beamforming technology in 2003, a company that was merged with Athena Semiconductors SA in 2004 and subsequently acquired by Broadcom. In Broadcom, he has contributed in the development and productization of numerous RF IC products in Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular, FM/DAB and NFC markets, among which the world’s first BLE IC. Also, he pioneered in the development of innovative Digital PLL technology, providing an edge to numerous IC products in Broadcom. He is the CEO of Argo Semiconductors SA, an EIC (European Innovation Council) beneficiary company, offering advanced components for active antennas used in demanding wireless applications, such as the cellular infrastructure. Since the beginning of 2025, he serves as a member of HETiA Board of Directors. Dr. Frantzeskakis holds a BS degree on Information Science and Computer Engineering from the University of Patras and a PhD degree on Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland at College Park. He is the author of many academic journal and conference papers, as well as the inventor of more than ten patents.