Christina Giannopapa

Dr. Christina Giannopapa is the President of Women in Aerospace Europe (WIA-E) and Head of the Office of the Executive Director of the European Union Agency for the Space Programme (EUSPA). Prior, she was advisor to the Secretary General of Telecommunications and Post of the Ministry of Digital Governance in Greece, seconded from the European Space Agency (ESA). In ESA, she held various posts including the Head of Political Affairs Office of the Director General. From 2010 to 2012, she worked at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI), seconded from ESA, where she had been managing the secretariat of the European Interparliamentary Space Conference (EISC) and led studies on innovation, Galileo, Copernicus and Africa. She also worked briefly in DG Research at the European Commission. Prior to joining ESA, she gained further experience as a consultant to high-tech industries in research and technology development. She held various academic positions, notably at the Eindhoven University of Technology and the University of London. She has received 14 academic scholarships and awards and has more than 80 publications in peer-reviewed journals, books and conferences.