Efthalia Arvaniti is a Program Manager at the SUBMARINER Network for Blue Growth EEIG, and a consultant at s.Pro – sustainable projects GmbH, both since November 2017. She holds an MSc in Environmental Technologies from Wageningen Universiteit en Researchcentrum (2004-2007) and a PhD in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry and Biotechnology from the Technical University of Denmark (2007-2011). With her extensive academic background and technical expertise, she contributes significantly to sustainable development initiatives in the blue economy sector.