Agis M. Papadopoulos is since 1998 Professor for Energy Systems at the School of Mechanical Engineering of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. His main research interests lie in the fields of (a) Energy conservation and renewable energy sources, (b) Energy and environmental design of buildings, and (c) Energy and environmental policies. He has coordinated more than 65 research projects and authored more than 175 journal papers. He has been Visiting Professor at the University of Cyprus, the Technical University of Hamburg, Germany and Visiting Scholar at the University of New South Wales, Sydney. Between 2003 and 2005 he was a member of the Regulatory Authority for Energy of Greece. Between 2014 and 2018 he was Vice-Chairman of the Open University of Cyprus. Since August 2019 he is Chairman of the Board of EYATH S.A. – Thessaloniki Water Supply and Sewerage Company. Since July 2024 he is President of the German-Hellenic Chamber of Industry and Commerce.