Mr Christos Danezis

Christos is an accomplished communication and business transformation manager with a proven record of leading media organizations through innovation and digital evolution. Since 2016, he has been at the University of Nicosia and previously served as a Special Scientist at the Cyprus University of Technology.

He currently serves as Director of Strategic Development and Digital Transformation at Omega Media Group, where he is fostering innovation, efficiency, and cross-platform growth. Previously, he was Managing Director of Palinor Media Productions and General Manager of Sigmalive (DIAS Publishing House), where he oversaw record growth in audience and revenues while leading several EU-funded projects in innovation, communication, and technology.

Christos has extensive expertise in media management, digital communication, and EU regulatory frameworks, having applied GDPR and contributed to consultations on the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act. His involvement in European research consortiums has focused on best practices for trustworthy Artificial Intelligence solutions.

He holds an MBA from London South Bank University and he is the co-author of peer-reviewed studies on media and journalism, including “Do Algorithms Do It Better?” (Journalism Studies, 2024) and “News Consumption Patterns During the Coronavirus Pandemic” (World of Media, 2022).

He has served as Vice President of the Cyprus Online Publishers Association, a member of the Cyprus Media Ethics Committee, and is a member of the Union of Cyprus Journalists.