Maria Kalama

Maria Kalama has extensive work experience in the field of satellite telecommunications and business development. Maria is currently working as the Business Development Director at Open Cosmos and as an Advisor to the Board of Directors at biotIP. Maria previously served as the Chief Executive Officer at biotIP and the Business Development Director at Lacuna Space. Prior to that, they held positions at Innovate UK, Satellite Applications Catapult, Euroconsult, Eutelsat, Airbus Defence and Space, and Esys plc, where they gained experience in roles such as Lead, Satellite Telecommunications, Lead, Satellite Communications, Independent Consultant, and Project Manager.

Maria Kalama has a Ph.D. in Cross-layer design for VoIP and Video-on-Demand over satellite networks from the University of Surrey. Maria also holds a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Mobile and Satellite Engineering, also from the University of Surrey. Furthermore, they have a Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Loughborough University. The specific start and end years for each degree are not provided.