Charles Pappas

CharlesPappas is the author of Flying Cars, Zombie Dogs, and Robot Overlords and Expo 2020 Dubai: The Definitive Edition, both of which focus on the transformative power of World’s Fairs. In Expo 2020’s official list of its top 50 attractions at the Dubai event, he was ranked #12 as the Expo Historian. He’s an advisor for the US effort to win the 2031 International Horticultural Expo and a co-chair of the Institute for the Study of International Exhibitions. He has also covered the expo industry worldwide for Exhibitor magazine for more than 20 years. His articles have won several national/regional ASBPE, MAGGIE, and TABBI awards. His new book is Nobody Sits like the French: Exploring Paris through its World Expos.