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'''Yiannis Laouris''' was inspirer and key founding member of many organizations including the following:
'''Yiannis Laouris''' is the overall supervisor for the project.He is Chair of the Board of [[Future Worlds Center] and Executive Board Member of the [[Institute of 21st Century Agoras]].
 
 
 
 
was inspirer and key founding member of many organizations including the following:
* [[Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute]]  
* [[Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute]]  
* [[Future Worlds Center]]  
* [[Future Worlds Center]]  
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and a number of other organizations and initiatives.  
and a number of other organizations and initiatives.  


Laouris currently serves as Chair of the Board of [[Future Worlds Center]] and [[Head of Unit|head]] of the [[New Media Lab]] and the [[Neuroscience Lab]]. He serves in the following posts:
Laouris currently serves as and [[Head of Unit|head]] of the [[New Media Lab]] and the [[Neuroscience Lab]]. He serves in the following posts:


* Executive Board Member of the [[Institute of 21st Century Agoras]] since 2010.
* * Invited Expert of the [[Core Foresight 2050]], think tank groups created by the Digital Futures Task Force of the European Commission to anticipate global changes on the planet and to advice the EC on how ICT could facilitate shape those futures by 2050.  
* Invited Expert of the [[Core Foresight 2050]], think tank groups created by the Digital Futures Task Force of the European Commission to anticipate global changes on the planet and to advice the EC on how ICT could facilitate shape those futures by 2050.  
* Invited Expert of the [[The Onlife Initiative]], a high profile Think Tank of 14 philosophers and natural scientists created by the Digital Futures Task Force of the European Commission to anticipate changes in the concepts humans use to explain the world and to advice the EC whether concept re-engineering might be necessary.  
* Invited Expert of the [[The Onlife Initiative]], a high profile Think Tank of 14 philosophers and natural scientists created by the Digital Futures Task Force of the European Commission to anticipate changes in the concepts humans use to explain the world and to advice the EC whether concept re-engineering might be necessary.  
* Member of the Wisdom Research Network of the University of Chicago<ref>[http://wisdomresearch.org/members/laouris.aspx Wisdom Research Network of the University of Chicago]</ref>.
* Member of the Wisdom Research Network of the University of Chicago<ref>[http://wisdomresearch.org/members/laouris.aspx Wisdom Research Network of the University of Chicago]</ref>.
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==Role in Tech4Peace project==
==Role in Tech4Peace project==
Founding member of the [[Technology for Peace]] project, together with [[Harry Anastasiou]], [[Dervis Besimler]], [[Bekir Azgin]] and [[Hrach Gregorian]].
Founding member of the [[Technology for Peace]] project, together with [[Harry Anastasiou]], [[Dervis Besimler]], [[Bekir Azgin]] and [[Hrach Gregorian]].
==A business entrepreneur==
Yiannis has launched over the years a number of successful business ventures.




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===The Multimedia Factory===
[[The Multimedia Factory]] was founded by Laouris, [[George Vakanas]], the [[Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute]] and [[MISnTED Ltd.]] in 1993 as one of the first multimedia software and educational software producing company.


===Ekkotek===
[[Ekkotek High-tech business incubator]] was founded by Laouris, [[Cyprus Neuroscience and Technology Institute]] and [[MISnTED Ltd.]] in 1999 as the first high technology business incubator in Cyprus.


==Books==
==Books==
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[[Category:Member (current) of Board of Directors]]
[[Category:Member (current) of Board of Directors]]
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[[Category:Project Directors]]
[[Category: Advisory Board URVT]]
[[Category:Senior scientists]]
[[Category:Current Associates]]
[[Category:Advisory Board Cyberethics]]
[[Category:N.E.T.S. Academic Staff]]
[[Category:SDD Senior International Expert]]
[[Category:Lead Software Design Engineers and Product Directors]]

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