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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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 Petsa

Project Manager

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.

Stephanie Hadjiprocopiou

Project Manager - Education/Capacity Building Coordinator

Stephanie holds a degree in Environmental Science and Technology and a MEng. Degree in Environmental Engineering from University of Cyprus. She leads on AKTI's educational campaigns and capacity-building.

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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.

Andreas Cleanthous

Education and Business Liaison

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

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Charis Papanicolaou

Hardware Maintenance

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

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Maria Iona

Administrative Assistant

Maria supports all of AKTI's work and team members in the administrative management of projects and programmes.

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Christina Baldwin

Project Manager - Researcher

Christina is a zoologist and conservation biologist. She 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.