Alkistis Anastasiou is an experienced legal professional specializing in maritime and international law, currently serving as a Legal and Claims Handler at Insure Marine Underwriting BV in Rotterdam. She focuses on Charterers Liability, P&I, and FDD disputes, providing legal advice, drafting submissions, and liaising with clients, including assureds, brokers, agents, and suppliers. Her prior experience includes roles as a Legal Consultant at Hala Systems Inc. and Global Rights Compliance Law Firm in The Hague, where she conducted legal research, managed claims, and advised on international law and the law of the sea. Alkistis also gained early career experience as a Trainee Lawyer at Alexios Kougias & Partners Law Firm in Athens and as a Legal Intern at the United Nations in New York, strengthening her expertise in national and international maritime law.

She holds an LLM in International Law from Leiden University, where she participated in the Moot Court Competition, and completed an Advanced Seminar in Maritime Law at the World Maritime Academy in London. Alkistis earned an LLB in Law from the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens and a BA(Hons) in International Business and European Affairs from The American College of Greece, where she received a scholarship from the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. Her certifications include International Investment Law, EU affairs, and case law studies from the Council of State in Greece, reflecting a solid foundation in both legal theory and practical application across maritime, international, and national law.

Dr Konsta has more than 20 years of international experience in maritime and logistics education, designing and managing undergraduate and postgraduate courses, executive education portfolios, professional development and online courses which has been delivered around the globe at the top maritime centres. Her extensive teaching experience has been gained at various organisations, associations, colleges and universities, lecturing on undergraduate courses in shipping, maritime business and related subjects. She has also developed shipping departments and faculties for Colleges and Universities. Her writing experience includes 30 distance learning books, papers in refereed journals and conferences. She has also served as a reviewer for Maritime Policy & Management Journal and she is currently a reviewer for Journal of Traffic and Transportation Engineering.

She is the first woman Course Director at Lloyd’s Maritime Academy and the first woman in Greece serving as the Head of the Shipping, Transport & Logistics Department at a College in Greece (which collaborated with a British University offering shipping and logistics undergraduate and postgraduate courses).

Katerina has obtained her Phd from the University of Plymouth, titled as Maritime Policy and The Success of Nations: The case of the Greek flagged Ocean Shipping, being supervised by Professor Michael Roe and Professor Jingjing Xu. She holds a degree in Maritime Business and Maritime Law from the University of Plymouth (UK). Prior to this she studied Business & Finance at North Hertfordshire College (UK). Her postgraduate studies include International Shipping at the University of Plymouth (UK) and Maritime Studies with International Transport at the University of Piraeus (Greece). She has also obtained University teaching qualifications.

Katerina is a member of the Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA), the Hellenic Association of Maritime Economists (HAME), International Maritime Lecturers’ Association (IMLA), the Piraeus Association for Maritime Arbitration (PAMA), Association of Greek Women Scientists, and the Chios Marine Club. Since 2018 she is a member of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee of the International WISTA.