Sotiris Raptis has been Secretary General ofthe European Community Shipowners’ Associations (ECSA) since 2022. He worked previously as Director for Environment in ECSA and as Senior Advisor in European Sea Ports Organisation. Sotiris was responsible for the clean shipping campaign of the NGO Transport & Environment and worked as MEP policy advisor onenvironment, transport and legal affairs atthe European Parliament. He studied law at the University of Thessaloniki, University of Athens and King’s College London. Sotiris was awarded European Citizens’ Prize 2008 of the European Parliament as member of “G700” blog for promoting intergenerational justice.