Panagiotis Kalfountzos is a graduate of the Agricultural School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and chairman of the Board of Directors of the “Cooperative Farmers of Thessaly”- THESgi since 2013, the year of its foundation. At the same time, he runs the third generation family farm, where he continues to cultivate dynamic corps applying modern methods.
He has participated in seminars on agricultural entrepreneurship, agricultural marketing, management and development of agricultural cooperatives, as well as, at the Center of Agri-Food Innovation and Entrepreneurship of American School of Agriculture. As a speaker at many conferences, he has developed the way in which Creek agriculture can come out of the crisis through the development of synergies and various forms of collectivity.