Dr Ioannis Pappas, Founder & CEO of GREEN EVOLUTION SA, is the Mediterranean Director of the Global Sustainable Tourism Council  (GSTC) and EU Destinations Stewardship.

He is a Mechanical Engineer with a PhD in Applied Engineering, with over 30 years of experience in various fields of science, focusing on sustainability for tourism, energy and environmental performance of infrastructure and buildings, consulting on business standardisation and technological implementation of climate adaptation and mitigation methodologies.

He is a GSTC Assessor for Destinations, Consultant for Sustainable Tourism Certification Standards focusing on hotels, tour operators and destinations and an approved trainer and assessor for GSTC in the South East Europe region.

He has been an invited speaker at a number of conferences, seminars and webinars, including for the European Commission, governments, universities, GSTC and Google.

He has been selected by the European Commission as an Ambassador for the European Climate Pact from 2025.