Panos Oplopoios was born in Katerini, Pieria, grew up and studied in Thessaloniki; and since 2004 he lives permanently in Athens. He is married, father of a 29-year-old daughter who lives and works permanently in Oxford UK.
He completed his studies as an Electronic – Digital Systems and Telecommunications Engineer and has done further training in telecommunications and technology systems abroad.
He has served as a director in various large technology companies in the private sector for a number of years from 1990-2004, such as: Space Hellas.
Since 1992 he was Director of Information Technology at the Macedonian Press Agency where later, when the Athens and Macedonian News Agency (ANA/MPA), the National News Agency of Greece, was consolidated and created, he served as Director of New Technologies and Internet in Athens.
He has been a specialized journalist on technology issues at ANA/MPA, but also in print and electronic media of the private sector.
At the same time, he maintained as a producer a series of daily radio shows for 6 years on the radio of ANA/MPA, the «Praktoreio FM 104,9».
He has served as Special Advisor – Associate of Ministers on Technology and Innovation issues at the Ministry of Macedonia – Thrace, the Deputy Ministry of Sports, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Development, the Ministry of Tourism, the Secretary General for Industry and the Secretary General for Press and Media.
In his area of responsibility, he has undertaken the coordinator and creator of IT and technology projects in Greece and abroad.
Today he continues as a Journalist at the Athens and Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA). He is a member of Journalists’ Union of the Athens Daily Newspapers (JOUADN).