Georgia Lykou works as Head of ‘Environmental Protection Regulation and Oversight Section’ at Hellenic Civil Aviation Authority (HCAA). Since 2007 she has served as Mechanical and Energy Design Engineer in various positions in HCAA, gaining significant experience in Technical Services Department, Environmental Protection Section, and Air Navigation Systems & Infrastructure Management Division. She represents Greece at International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), as Member of Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP), while she contributes in various research and regulation working groups on airports environmental protection & carbon footprint mitigation. She holds a PhD from Department of Informatics, Athens University of Economics and Business (AUEB), in the field of Cybersecurity and Aviation Critical Infrastructure Protection and three Postgraduate Degrees: i) MSc in Applied Environmental Protection Policies & Technologies, European University of Cyprus ii) MSc in Information Systems, AUEB, iii) Executive MBA, AUEB. She also holds two BSc degrees in Energy Technology Engineering & Computer Science. She has an excellent knowledge of English and sufficient communication skills in French, Italian &; Spanish.