Chair of the Board of Directors

Xenia Loizidou (PhD) is a Civil and Coastal Engineer (National Technical University of Athens, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine of London, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki). She is an expert in participatory decision-making, sustainability, green and blue growth.

Member of the Board of Directors

Michael Loizides (PhD) is a Chemical and Environmental Engineer (National Technical University of Athens and Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine). He is an expert in waste management, the circular economy and sustainability, active in Cyprus and abroad.

Head Project Manager

Kyriaki Demetriou has a degree in Turkish Studies (University of Cyprus) and a Master Degree in Contemporary European Studies (University of Sussex). As Head Project Manager she has a high-level oversight of all of AKTI’s co-funded projects, and helps guide the organisation's strategic direction.

Project Coordinator

Demetra holds a degree in Applied Physics and a Masters in Environmental Engineering. Her work at AKTI mainly focuses on social entrepreneurship, the green economy, and the implementation of sustainability principles in projects.

Project Coordinator

Demetra is a Biochemist (Worcester Polytechnic Institute, MA, USA) with an MSc in Environmental Engineering from Imperial College London. She coordinates the various different EU, local and bicommunal projects at AKTI.

Project Manager - Researcher

Maria-Christina holds a Diploma and Integrated Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering (National Technical University of Athens) and a master’s degree in Chemical Process Engineering: Advance Chemical Engineering (University College London-UCL). Her work at AKTI focuses on bicommunal projects, sustainability and microplastics research.

Project Manager - Researcher - Communications Lead

Demetra holds an MA in Fine Arts (University of Brighton, UK) and a BA in Visual Arts (University of Salford, Manchester, UK). Her work at AKTI focuses on the management of EU, local and bicommunal projects, while she also leads AKTI’s dissemination and communication activities.

Project Manager - Networking Coordinator

Anna has a degree in Economics and is pursuing a postgraduate in History. As AKTI's networking expert, she works on identifying synergistic opportunities for the continued growth of a green, sustainable economy.

Quality Coordinator

Christina holds a degree in Chemical Engineering and a Master's in Food Technology. At AKTI she works on sustainable supply chains and marine litter.

Education and Business Liaison

Andreas is an Electrical Engineer. At AKTI he is actively involved in projects on marine litter, social entrepreneurship and sustainability.

Hardware Maintenance

Charis's work on AKTI focuses on social entrepreneurship, sustainable supply chains and marine litter.

Communications Manager

Elisavet holds a BA in History and Archaeology with a specialization in Archaeology and an MA in Museology-Cultural Studies. She is the Communications Manager of Akti.