The European Strategy Group (ESG) is a body set up by the CERN Council approximately every five years to establish a proposal for the periodic update of the medium-and long-term priorities of the field which it submits to the CERN Council for approval. The ESG is assisted in this task by a Physics Preparatory Group (PPG) and drafts its update proposal taking into account, inter alia, the scientific input submitted by the PPG. The ESG is composed of all the stakeholders of the European Strategy for Particle Physics:
MEMBERS
Member States
Austria
Prof. Jochen Schieck
Belgium
Prof. Pierre Van Mechelen
Bulgaria
Prof. Venelin Kozhuharov
Czech Republic
Prof. Rupert Leitner
Denmark
Prof. Jens-Jørgen Gaardhøje
Estonia
Prof. Martti Raidal
Finland
Prof. Katri Huitu
France
Dr Christelle Roy
Germany
Prof. Klaus Desch
Greece
Prof. Panagiotis Kokkas
Hungary
Prof. Dezső Varga
Israel
Prof. Marek Karliner
Italy
Prof. Antonio Zoccoli
Netherlands
Prof. Eric Laenen
Norway
Prof. Heidi Sandaker
Poland
Prof. Tadeusz Lesiak
Portugal
Prof. Mário Pimenta
Romania
Dr Calin Alexa
Serbia
Dr Lidija Zivkovic
Slovakia
Dr Marek Bombara
Slovenia
Prof. Borut Paul Kerševan
Spain
Dr Maria Jose Costa
Sweden
Prof. Richard Brenner
Switzerland
Prof. Ben Kilminster
United Kingdom
Prof. Mark Lancaster
CERN Director-General
Prof. Mark Thomson Dr Fabiola Gianotti (until 31.12.2025)
Major European National Labs
CIEMAT
Dr Nicanor Colino
DESY
Prof. Ulrich Husemann
IJCLab
Prof. Achille Stocchi
IRFU
Prof. Franck Sabatié
LNF
Dr Sandra Malvezzi
LNGS
Prof. Ezio Previtali
NIKHEF
Prof. Jorgen D'Hondt
PSI
Prof. Klaus Kirch
STFC-RAL
Prof. Sinead Farrington
STFC-Daresbury Lab.
Prof. Jim Clarke
Strategy Secretariat Members
Strategy Secretary (ESG Chair)
Prof. Karl Jakobs
SPC Chair
Prof. Philip Burrows
LDG Chair
Prof. Mike Seidel
ECFA Chair
Prof. Paris Sphicas
ESG INVITEES
President of the CERN Council
Prof. Costas Fountas
Associate Member States in the pre-stage to Membership
