The People

Dr. Antonios Nestoras

Founder and Director

Antonios Nestoras is a recognised European thinker at the crossroads of security, technology, and industrial strategy. With 20 years of experience in academia, think tanks, and public administration, he is an influential voice in EU policymaking whose work has been featured in the Financial Times, Politico, and Euronews, among others.

He has authored or edited over 40 publications, from policy reports to peer-reviewed articles and books, and is the Founder and Chief Editor of the Future Europe Journal. He holds a double PhD in Social and Political Science from VUB and the University of Antwerp and is a recipient of the prestigious Huygens Scholarship at Leiden University.

Antonios now leads the European Policy Innovation Council, EPIC: a next-generation thinking movement reshaping Europe with evidence-based policies.

Co - founders

Valentin PFEFFER

Krzysztof BULSKI

Sophie BLANDIN

Bernada CUNJ

Vassilis KESSIDIS

Lukas BECKER

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