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Executive Director of the Athanasios C. Laskaridis Charitable Foundation Olivia Kotsifa is an architect, designer and educator, and the founder of SYN Fab Lab, Greece’s first mobile design and digital fabrication laboratory. She has extensive academic and educational experience, including as a Senior Lecturer at Cardiff Metropolitan University, where she co-founded Fab Lab Cardiff. Active in the global Fab Lab…

Executive Director of the Athanasios C. Laskaridis Charitable Foundation Daniel Kern is the leader of the Baden-Pfalz chapter, one of several chapters of the Surfrider Foundation Europe Germany (e.V.) in Germany. The organization was founded in 1990 as a non-profit and has since been dedicated to protecting Europe’s oceans, lakes, rivers, and coastlines. In the Baden-Pfalz region, the local chapter…

Senior researcher in the Marine & Freshwater Research Centre of the Atlantic Technological University João is a marine researcher working in the fields of marine litter, microplastic pollution and ocean literacy since 2008. He has over 40 publications on the sources, pathways, impacts and fate of microplastics, including methodologies to assess them. He has been part of important European projects…

Information Technology and Services Professional Position: M.Sc. in Computation Eleni Petra holds a Diploma in Computer Engineering and Informatics, from the Technical University of Patras, Greece, and a Master of Science in Computation, the University of Manchester, Institute of Science and Technology (U.M.I.S.T.) Her technical specialty is in Information Systems, User Interfaces, Human Factors in MMI, Data Base Management Systems,…

Senior Expert within the WWF Italy Sustainability Team A practitioner of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (PIEMA), with a BEng in Environmental Engineering and resource management and an MSc in Environmental Management, throughout his career he has acquired extensive experience in Italy and abroad leading the development, delivery, engagement and communication of sustainability, carbon and waste management strategies,…

Executive Director of the Cyclades Preservation Fund When the CPF launched in December 2017, Anni joined as the Executive Director, driven by respect and care for the unique natural environment of Cyclades, as well as by the confidence that individuals and communities have the power to bring positive change. After completing her post-graduate studies in the areas of International Affairs,…

Executive Director of the Athanasios C. Laskaridis Charitable Foundation As the Executive Director of the Athanasios C. Laskaridis Charitable Foundation (ACLCF), Angeliki Kosmopoulou oversees the strategic direction and operations of a leading Greek non-profit organization that supports the marine environment, education, heritage, and job creation. With over 7 years of experience in this role, she has successfully managed multiple projects…

Local Actions Manager at WWF Greece Konstantinos was born in Karpenisi, a small city in the mountainous area of Greece. His postgraduate studies in "Environmental, Ecological Engineering" and his passion for the environment and nature conservation led him to join the team of WWF Greece in March 2017 as Head of Local Actions. Nowadays, he is dealing with projects concerning…

Founder & Director at Plastic Soup Foundation Maria Westerbos is an expert in mass communication. She combines a taste for inspiring social change projects with strategic insight and near flawless intuition covering a wide range of target groups. In 2011 she set up Plastic Soup Foundation. With its first campaign, Beat the Microbead, the Foundation established change in the use…

General Director at GLOKIS Specialized since 2016 in the challenges of managing used fishing gear, Sabine Meneut has been able to develop a network of specialized actors, thus setting up virtuous and sustainable channels for collection and recovery. Promoting by taking into account the training needs, the commitment of fishermen and local integration structures, are the driving forces of these…