Thanos Yamas

Over the past twenty-four years, I have built broad expertise within the EU ecosystem, while I have had the chance to work in research, innovation and entrepreneurship activities in a wide range of economic environments such as the USA, Israel, UAE, SAU, India, Singapore and North Africa. My career so far has included a number of leading positions in teams both within as well as across organizations. Throughout this career, I have consistently followed a quadruple helix innovation approach, working tirelessly on fostering effective connections between academia, the public sector, private enterprises, and society.

As an entrepreneur, I found, invested in, or served on the Boards of nearly a dozen entrepreneurial ventures in Europe & USA, most of which were successfully acquired or continue to be in business in areas like IoT, big data analytics, UxVs, digital health services, enterprise mobility, learning games, video streaming technologies etc. As an executive I have managed several multi-million-euro projects leading international teams of experts. I have coordinated numerous complex EC research and innovation projects while I have also acted as policy expert in several local, regional and national governments, and as an independent expert for the EC Framework Programs.