Our Team

Xenia I. Loizidou

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.

Michael I. Loizides

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.

Kyriaki Demetriou

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.

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Demetra Petsa

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.

Demetra Orthodoxou

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.

Christina Baldwin

Project Manager - Researcher

Christina holds a Bachelor's degree in Zoology from the University of Manchester and a Master's degree in Conservation from James Cook University in Australia. At AKTI she focuses on the management of EU, local and bicommunal products as well as the related research activities.

Maria-Christina Constantinou

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.

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Christina Fessa

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.

Anna Tselepou

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.

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Demetra Kallitsi

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.

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Antrea Nikolaou

Project Manager - Educational Lead

Antrea holds a Diploma and Integrated Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering (University of Patras). She focuses on the coordination and the practical implementation of Tiganokinisi, AKTI's educational programme on environmental sustainability and green economy.