Epaminondas Christophilopoulos

Epaminondas Christophilopoulos is President of the Metropolitan Organization of Thessaloniki Museums of Fine Arts (MOMus) and Head of the UNESCO Chair for Future Research, which is hosted by FORTH. He is an Onassis Foundation scholar with a PhD in strategic prospecting, and his academic background includes studies in physics (BSc), the environment (MSc), and international relations. He has worked in the field of futures research since 2010, designing and implementing a variety of projects, and has previously served as Chief Scientific Advisor to the Special Secretariat for Foresight at the Presidency of the Greek Government.

He has published monographs and articles in various scientific journals and has edited two books published in Greece. He has served as chairman of the Foresight Europe Network and is currently chairman of the Greek hub Millennium Project. Finally, Epaminondas is a member of ESIR, a high-level expert group that provides evidence-based policy advice to the European Commission on how to develop a progressive and transformative research and innovation policy.