Nikos Avlonas was recognized as a CSR Professional of the Year by PR News in 2017. He is currently an Adjunct Professor in DePaul University (Chicago). Nikos is a well-known international speaker on topics related to Sustainable Development and CSR and has delivered speeches and educated professionals in Asia, North America, Europe and Middle East. Nikos specializes in Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility & Governance, Business Ethics and Performance Management strategies. Additionally, he has extensive international experience in executive training & coaching having trained over 3,000 managers worldwide including executives from NASA, Walmart, Word Bank, Coca Cola. Nikos Avlonas was recognized as a CSR Professional of the Year by PR News in 2017. He is currently an Adjunct Professor in DePaul University (Chicago). Nikos is a well-known international speaker on topics related to Sustainable Development and CSR and has delivered speeches and educated professionals in Asia, North America, Europe and Middle East. Nikos specializes in Sustainability, Corporate Social Responsibility & Governance, Business Ethics and Performance Management strategies. Additionally, he has extensive international experience in executive training & coaching having trained over 3,000 managers worldwide including executives from NASA, Walmart, Word Bank, Coca Cola. He is advisory council member of SERF (Society of Environmentally Responsible buildings) Green Building guidelines in US. In the past, he was Scientific Advisor to the European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM), based in Brussels, in the field of Business Excellence and Corporate Social Responsibility. He was project leader for the development of a CSR Framework and relevant tools supported by the UN Global Compact and applied to thousands of companies globally. He is also a member of Gacso (Global Associations of Corporate Sustainability Officers). He has contributed as chairman and advising member in the organization and coordination of workshops and international conferences on a variety of business topics. He is co-author of the books ‘’Practical Sustainability Strategies‘,’ published by Wiley in 2014 which become one of the bestselling books in this field, and ‘’Management Models for the Future’’ published in 2009. He has given many interviews relevant to the above issues to international media including Forbes, Fortune, CNBC, CCTV (China Central TV), Voice of America and many others.