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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Charis Papanicolaou
Hardware Maintenance
Charis's work on AKTI focuses on social entrepreneurship, sustainable supply chains and marine litter.
Maria Iona
Administrative Assistant
Maria supports all of AKTI's work and team members in the administrative management of projects and programmes.