Papadaki Lydia

Lydia Papadaki is a PhD candidate at the Athens University of Economics and Business (Scholarship awarded by the Academy of Athens). She is a researcher at the Alliance of Excellence for Research and Innovation on Αephoria (AE4RIA) (https://ae4ria.org) participating in several EU-funded projects, among which are the Maritech Talent (H2020), IntelComp (H2020), DOORS (H2020), DAFNE (H2020), TICHE (Erasmus), CATALYST (Erasmus), MENA Accelerator and several EIT Climate-KIC funded projects, such as, ClimAccelerator, Circular Learning Hub and Circular Economy Beacons, Deep Demonstration of Maritime systems innovation in Piraeus, BL.EU Climate, Water Scarcity in Southern Europe and Circular Economy Transition in Smart Specialization Strategy in RIS countries.

Lydia has organized more than 50 participatory workshops and seminars and she has prepared and delivered lectures, seminars and environmental awareness-raising programs addressed to different audiences, including all educational levels and the wider public. She received her M.Sc. in Economics and Policy of Energy and the Environment at University College London (UCL), and her BSc (Distinction) in Economic Theory and policy at Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB). Her main areas of interest are economics, innovation acceleration, behavioural economics, circular economy, blue growth, systems innovation, stakeholder engagement and sustainable development.