Pekka Laurila is the CSO and co-founder of ICEYE. ICEYE owns and operates the world’s largest constellation of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites & provides timely and reliable Earth observation data for companies and governments. Laurila joined forces with ICEYE Co-founder Rafal Modrzewski to create synthetic aperture radar (SAR) microsatellites to solve various large-scale issues the world faces, including those related to the ice monitoring for maritime safety, agricultural financing with objective data, and a wide range of further Earth observation analytics. Laurila brings with him deep domain expertise in Geographic information systems, and he has received the 2018 Forbes 30 under 30 Technology award based on the world-first achievements of ICEYE.