George A Danos

George A Danos (Greek: Γιώργος Α Δανός) is a Cypriot space scientist, engineer, astronomer, entrepreneur and science communicator. He is a graduate and eminent alumnus of Imperial College London. He is the President of the Cyprus Space Exploration Organisation (CSEO) and the President of the Parallel Parliament for Entrepreneurship of the Republic of Cyprus.
He led several societies, groups, companies and organisations in the UK, Cyprus, Ireland, and in Europe and internationally.
Early career.
Whilst a student, he was President of the Imperial College Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (IC-SEDS) and Board Member of UK-SEDS.
Whilst aged 27, he became Founder and Chief Technical Officer of Virgin Biznet, one of most lucrative business ventures of Sir Richard Branson's Virgin Group, after pitching at the “House” of Richard Branson.
In 1996 he was part of the team that brought Virgin Radio's broadcast to the internet, making it the first European radio station to simulcast their live program 24-hours a day on the internet.
Space Exploration.
Space Exploration in Cyprus.
In 2013 he was elected President of the Cyprus Space Exploration Organisation (CSEO), a position he continues to hold.
As President of CSEO, he led the national campaign that saw Cyprus join the European Space Agency, as a PECS Member.
He mentored and nurtured the local space community of Cyprus that saw notable achievements and multiple awards won by many teams of CSEO, and brokered many international agreements with international synergies and space research projects.
Involvement in International Space Exploration.
He is Council Member – the highest governing body – of the international Committee on Space Research (COSPAR). In October 2020, he was appointed as Vice-chair of COSPAR's Panel on Innovative Solutions (PoIS).
He is representing the Republic of Cyprus to the Global Experts Group on Sustainable Lunar Activities (GEGSLA).
He is the official representative of Cyprus to COSPAR and as President of CSEO – the National Member to the International Astronomical Union (IAU) – he is also the official representative of Cyprus to the IAU. He is also the official representative of CSEO to the International Astronautical Federation (IAF).
He serves as Chair of the Analogue Working Group of the Moon Village Association (MVA) and as Middle East & Africa Regional Coordinator for the MVA.
During the 70th International Astronautical Congress held in Washington, D.C., as a panelist of the "Martian and Lunar Analogues" Global Networking Forum, he announced the International Moon Analogue Consortium.
Recognition - International Academy of Astronautics.
In recognition of his contributions and achievements in promoting astronautics and space exploration he was elected Corresponding Member and Academician of the International Academy of Astronautics.
Science Communicator.
He is a science communicator and advocate of solar system and space exploration.
He gave many presentations worldwide, including a TEDx talk, and he is the presenter of the "2030: SpaceWorks" global webinars, with a viewership of over 80,000 people worldwide.
Parallel Parliament of the Republic of Cyprus.
He served for one year (Nov 2019 - Oct 2020) as Dean and M.P. of the Parallel Parliament for Research, Innovation and Digital Governance of the Republic of Cyprus.
In October 2020, he was elected President of the Parallel Parliament for Entrepreneurship of the Republic of Cyprus.