Dr Sotiris Themistokleous is the Director of Strategic Development of the Center for Social Innovation (CSI). Sotiris is coordinating the network, external relations and fundraising services of the organization. He has been involved in more than 200 programs and initiatives on social innovation, education, social justice and empowerment, vocational training, lifelong learning, and civic participation as Team Leader and Researcher. He has published articles and book chapters and presented a series of papers at international conferences on Social Innovation, Education, Sustainable Development, Democratization, Diversity Management, Migration, and Civil Society. Sotiris holds a BA in International Relations and Diplomacy from the American College of Thessaloniki, an MSc in Global Politics from Birkbeck College, University of London, and a PhD in Education from the University of Nicosia.