! ! CV of Pavlos Georgiadis ! ! Pavlos Georgiadis BSc/(Hons), MSc, MSc ! ! PhD Candidate Social Sciences in Agriculture/Rural Communication & Extension University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany ! Interdisciplinary researcher in the areas of Biodiversity Conservation, Sustainable Development, Rural Communication & Extension with international experience across the Public, Private and Civil Society sectors in 11 countries across Europe, Asia and America. Leading advocate for good food and good farming in Greece, advising major national and EU institutions on food policy. Experienced world traveler (30+ countries) and proactive leader in independent as well as team-based project management. Excellent academic writing and public speaking skills combined with intercultural awareness and ability to bridge realities in bottom-up and top-down approaches. Quick and willing to assimilate new work procedures and tackle unfamiliar situations with rigour and creativity, I seek to contribute with my solid academic background, fluency in 3 languages, international network of partners and peers to the re-orientation of Greece’s economic model/agriculture policy. ! ! Alexandroupoli | Greece Tel: +30 6942 890639 E-mail: pavlos@wedelivertaste.com ! Personal Information Pavlos Georgiadis BSc/(Hons), MSc., MSc, PhD Candidate Date of Birth: 08.10.1981 Place of Birth: Alexandroupoli, Greece Nationality: Greek Single, no children Gender: Male Website: geopavlos.eu Twitter: @geopavlos Vimeo: vimeo.com/foodpolitics LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/pavlos-georgiadis/3a/ba8/240 Education 02/2008 - to date University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany Institute for Social Sciences in Agriculture Department for Rural Communication & Extension PhD Candidate • Dissertation topic: Ethnobotanical Contributions to Safeguard Biodiversity and Preserve Indigenous Knowledge in Mountainous Regions of South-East Asia • Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Volker Hoffmann • Funded by the Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Hohenheim and the Eiselen-FoundationUlm, Germany. • Ethnobotany & Plant Systematics • Sustainable Rural Development • Participatory Rural Appraisal • Qualitative Research • Fieldwork in Thailand and China • Working Language: English 09/2005 - 09/2007 University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany Institute for Agriculture in the Tropics & Subtropics MSc Environmental Protection & Agricultural Food Production • International MSc Program • Sustainable Agriculture & Food Security • Thesis: Local Plant Knowledge: An Ethnobotanical Survey in the Garhwal Himalayas, Uttarakhand, India • Fieldwork in India • Language of Instruction: English 09/2004 - 09/2005 University of Edinburgh & Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, United Kingdom MSc Biodiversity & Taxonomy of Plants • MSc Course • Plant Systematics & Phylogenetics • Molecular Evolution & Developmental Genetics • Thesis: Genetic Dissection of Pollination Syndromes in South African Streptocarpus spp. • Language of Instruction: English 09/2000 - 09/2004 University of Edinburgh, United Kingdom BSc Biological Sciences / (Hons) Plant Science • BSc Course • Molecular Plant Science, Evolutionary Biology, Genetics, Plant Biochemistry, Plant Physiology, Cell Biology • Thesis: Physiology and Stress Tolerance of Fern Gametophytes (Dryopteris spp.) • Language of Instruction: English ! ! Professional Experience 10/2014 - to date Place Identity NGO (placeidentity.gr) Scientific Consultant • Community Building, Pedio_Agora • Stakeholder Mapping, Pedio_Agora • Cultural Domain Analysis, Pedio_Agora 09/2012 – to date We Deliver Taste (wedelivertaste.com) CoFounder, Chief Communications Officer • Agriculture & Food Consultancy, eCommerce & Education • Connecting Agriculture with Gastronomy • Winner of the Smart Living Challenge. • Pitch Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=Zi4UF2dfeGI 01/2012 – to date Calypso | Single Varietal Extra Virgin Olive Oil (calypsotree.com) Founder, CEO • Concept Management • Brand Development • Quality Control • Public Relations & Communication 08/2006 – 10/2006 DaimlerChrysler Sindelfingen Department for Environmental Protection Production Concepts & Technologies Practicant • Online Waste-Water Monitoring using Bioluminescent Bacteria Technology 04/2006 – 07/2006 University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany Institute for Plant Physiology & Biotechnology Scientific Employee • Isolation & characterization of subtilisin-like serin proteinases ! ! ! ! Current Projects 10/2014 - to date Place Identity NGO (placeidentity.gr) Scientific Consultant • Community Building, Pedio_Agora • Stakeholder Mapping, Pedio_Agora • Cultural Domain Analysis, Pedio_Agora 05/2015 – to date Technical Centre for Agricultural & Rural Cooperation (CTA) (www.cta.int/en) External Collaborator, Consultant • Technical & Financial Evaluation of Youth Call for Proposals. • “Advancing Youth Agricultural Entrepreneurship and ICT innovations to boost climate-resilient food systems”. ! Teaching Experience ! 01/2009 University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart, Germany Institute for Social Sciences in Agriculture Department for Rural Communication & Extension Lecturer • Knowledge & Innovation Management 06/2008 – 07/2008 & University of Florida, USA Study Abroad Program in India Instructor • Biocultural Diversity, Food & Sustainability 05/2009 – 06/2009 ! Research Associations 2014 - to date Bildmuseet Umeå, Sweden 2014 - to date Ashoka Greece Athens, Greece 2014 - to date Aephoria.net Athens, Greece 2014 - to date Place Identity Athens, Greece 2012 - to date Organization Earth Athens, Greece 2008 – to date TianZi Biodiversity Research & Development Center; Jinghong, Yunnan, China 2008 – to date Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Science; Kunming, Yunnan, China 2008 – to date Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden Herbarium, Chinese Academy of Science; Menglong, Yunnan, China 2008 – to date Chiang Mai University Herbarium, Faculty of Biology; Chiang Mai, Thailand 2007 – to date The Uplands Program, Faculty of Agriculture, Chiang Mai University; Chiang Mai, Thailand 2007 - 2009 Research Foundation for Science, Technology & Ecology; New Delhi, India 2007 Wildlife Institute of India; Dehradun, India Film Making 06/2012 - to date Farming on Crisis? Video blog & Short Documentary Film Executive Producer, Researcher & Presenter • Funded by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs, Agriculture & Innovation • Common Agricultural Policy, Young Farmers, Greece • Language: Greek with English subtitles • Available online: http://www.vimeo.com/foodpolitics Awards: Best Category Film / Shorts 2nd Annual ArcLight Documentary Festival, Los Angeles, CA 01/2012 – to date the small Village Feature Length Documentary Film Communication & Outreach Manager; Scientific Consultant • Fundraising (in progress) • Bio-cultural Heritage, Greece, Rural Lifestyles • Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch? v=I9or5ZC5Z4I ! Blogging 12/2012 - to date blogs & opinion portals in various countries • Greece: protagon.gr; bostanistas.gr; bitterbooze.com • The Netherlands: foodpolitics.eu • UK: sustainablefoodtrust.org Awards: 2012 IUCN - Thomson Reuters Media Award Awards 2014 Winner, Smart Living Challenge Global | for the idea We Deliver Taste An open, international innovation competition designed to generate business opportunities and ideas that foster a sustainable lifestyle in urban environments. 2013 Special Jury Mention, Corte e Fieno Rural Film Festival Global | for the short documentary Farming on Crisis? The Festival aims to examine the persistence of rural culture in contemporary society through the various forms and structures of film. Its objective is to gather testimonies from the rural world and to encourage in new generations a renewal of the traditions of the land in an innovative and lasting way. 2012 Best Short, 2nd Annual ArcLight Documentary Festival, Los Angeles, CA Global | for the short documentary Farming on Crisis? 2012 3 Runner-Up, IUCN - Thomson Reuters Media Award Global | for the article The true cost of the cheap potato The Award aims to raise global awareness of environmental and sustainable development issues by encouraging high standards in environmental reporting worldwide. rd ! Civil Society Action 2012 - to date Agricultural & Rural Convention - ARC2020 Greece Representative 2009 – to date Slow Food Thrace; Alexandroupoli, Greece Convivium Leader 2008 – to date Slow Food Youth Network Greece Coordinator 2008 – 2011 FRESH (Food Revitalization & Eco-Gastronomic Society of Hohenheim) Stuttgart, Germany Founder ! Publications & Conference Contributions 2011 CHOOCHAROEN, C.; SCHNEIDER, A.; NEEF, A.; GEORGIADIS, P.: Income Options for the Poorest of the Poor: The Case of Cardamom in Northern Laos. Journal of Small Scale Forestry. 2011 GEORGIADIS, P.; CHOOCHAROEN, C.; REDEGELD, A.: People, Forests and Rural Development: Re-discovering the neglected and underutilized ethnobotanical heritage of Northern Thailand. In Development on the Margin; Tropentag 2011; (October 05-07 in Bonn, Germany). 2011 H ILSCHER , M.; M ANOHARAN , D.; S CHWEIZER, S.; B IRKENBERG , A; GEORGIADIS, P.; SCHUMACHER, J.; BELLOWS, A.C.: Ethics in Agricultural Sciences: Development and Implementation in the University's Curricula. In Development on the Margin; Tropentag 2011; (October 05-07 in Bonn, Germany). 2010 GEORGIADIS, P.; SCHUMACHER, J.; HILSCHER, M.; MANOHARAN, D.; BIRKENBERG, A.; SCHWEIZER, S.; IDEL, A.; HUDSON-WIEDENMANN, U.; HERREN, H.R.; GOTTWALD, F.T.; FADANI, A.; BELLOWS, A.C.; KRUSE, M.; ZELLER, M.: Food Ethics: A new and necessary Academic Approach to Improve Food and Nutrition Security. In World food system – A contribution from Europe; Tropentag 2010; (September 14-16 in Zurich, Switzerland). 2010 GEORGIADIS, P.; CHOOCHAROEN, C.; REDEGELD, A.: Impact-oriented Ethnobotany for Sustainable Land-use and Rural Livelihood Diversification in Southeast Asian Mountains. In International Symposium on Sustainable Land Use and Rural Development in Mountainous Regions of Southeast Asia; (July 21-23 in Hanoi, Vietnam). 2010 GEORGIADIS, P.: Diversity in Perspective: People, Ecosystems and Opportunities. In International Conference for Enhancing Biodiversity in Agriculture (ICEBA 2010); (July 2-4 in Toyooka, Japan). 2010 GEORGIADIS, P.; MARGRAF, J.: Ethnobotanical Contributions to safeguard Biodiversity, diversify Livelihoods and preserve indigenous Knowledge through Rainforestation Farming in mountainous regions of Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, China. In Agrobiodiversity: Lessons for Conservation and Local Development; 51st Meeting of the Society for Economic Botany; (June 6-10 in Xalapa, Mexico). 2008 G EORGIADIS , P.: Local Plant Knowledge for Livelihoods: An Ethnobotanical Survey in the Garhwal Himalaya, Uttarakhand, India. Margraf Publishers, Weikersheim. 2007 GEORGIADIS, P.; HOFFMANN, V.; RAWAT, G.S.; SHIVA, V.: Status of the Medicinal Flora and Indigenous Knowledge in the Garhwal Himalaya, Uttarakhand, India. In Utilization of Diversity in Land Use Systems: Sustainable and Organic Approaches to meet Human Needs; Tropentag 2007; (October 9-11 in Witzenhausen), Cuvillier, Göttingen. ! Additional Qualifications Languages Greek: native English: fluent German: fluent Hindi: basic Driving License: Full, clean Countries of Experience: Greece, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic, Sweden, Belize, India, Thailand, Laos, China IT Skills: MS Windows, MS Office, Macintosh, Web 2.0 applications, Photoshop, experienced website and blog administrator ! References Dr. Hans Herren Millennium Institute, President & CEO, Washington DC; E-Mail: hansrherren@mac.com; Tel: +(202) 383 6200 (Ms) Cecilia Andersson Bildmuseet Umeå, Curator; Umeå Arts Campus, Umeå; E-Mail: cecilia.m.andersson@umu.se (Mr) Petros Kokkalis Organization Earth, General Secretary; Athens, Greece; E-mail: pkokkaliss@gmail.com; Tel: +30 6948 981800 (Ms) Stephania Xydia Place Identity, CoFounder, Athens, Greece; E-mail: stephania.xydia@gmail.com; Tel: +30 6934 438748 Prof. Stephen Blackmore Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Regius Keeper; 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, EH3 5LR, United Kingdom; E-mail: s.blackmore@rbge.org.uk Prof. Anita Anantharam Center for Women’s Studies & Gender Research, University of Florida; 203 Ustler Hall, PO Box 117352, Gainesville, FL 32611; E-mail: aanita@ufl.edu Dr. Gopal Singh Rawat Wildlife Institute of India, Senior Researcher; Post Box #18, Chandrabani, Dehradun, 248001, Uttarakhand, India; E-mail: rawatg@wii.gov.in (Ms) Birgitta Tennander Swedish Institute, Events Unit, Senior Project Manager; Post Box #18, Chandrabani, Dehradun, 248001, Uttarakhand, India; E-mail: birgitta.tennander@si.se ! !