Dr Michael I. Loizides is the Chairman of ISOTECH Ltd. Since 1990 he has worked as an external associate of National Technical University of Athens and as Environmental Engineer in several projects. He has worked as scientific coordinator in more than 40 EU funded projects (LIFE, Leonardo da Vinci, and other), international funded projects (e.g. by UNEP, UNDP, USAID), transnational (eg DAC projects), national research projects (e.g. Cyprus Research Foundation) and private funded projects in the field of waste management, Environmental Impact Studies, ISO 14001, Safety Management and Community Annoyance.He has been a member of several European and international expert groups and networks as an expert chemical and environmental engineer. He has cooperated with international organizations and worked as an expert researcher and consultant in more than 45 countries. He is the author/co-author of more than 30 published papers in Scientific Journals and International Conferences, of books and of more than 1000 published Technical Reports. He is an external Associate Professor at the University of Cyprus (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering) and the Frederic University of Cyprus.In 2014, Dr Loizides was appointed, by the President of the Republic of Cyprus, as the Head of the Technical Committee on Environment within the peacebuilding negotiations for Cyprus and in 2015 as Member of the Board of Directors of Cyprus Research Promotion Foundation. As a representative of the Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber, he is Member of the National Committee for the evaluation of Strategic Environmental Impact Assessments of the Republic of Cyprus. He represents Cyprus in several International and European Fora on environment and sustainability.