Our advisor and expert on ELeVATE Project Woman in Net-Zero technologies Mentors Program Dr.Ch. Lidia Aviles. She is a sustainability and innovation expert with more than 19 years of international experience across energy, aviation, digitalization and sustainable investment. She is the Founder and CEO of AELSTONE, a strategic advisory firm focused on SDG 17 partnerships, and serves as an EU Climate Pact Ambassador and European Innovation Council expert, frequently speaking at forums such as Enlit, EU Sustainable Energy Week and AI for Good. AELSTONE is an official partner with the European Innovation Council, Allied for the Future – World Future Forum, AIM Global alliance on AI for Industry & manufacturing, UNIDO, Vision for Sustainable Africa, and to the Center for Sustainability and Climate (Saudi Arabia).
Lidia’s impact extends beyond her personal achievements. She serves as a board advisory member for several prestigious organizations:
- Environmental Council member, City Hall Koekelberg, Brussels.
- Advisory Board Member, Galanthus Initiative, which empowers women to access job opportunities where they face challenges, based in Dubai.
- Expert for the European Innovation Council (EIC) Fund in Brussels, EU.
- Advisory Board Member, Sanford Royce, with a global presence.
- Advisory Board Member, Design Thinking Sweden, contributing to innovative solutions.
- Expert, European Commission- Green Assist, focused on environmental initiatives within the EU.
- Partner at SIGF, contributing to advancements in infrastructure solutions worldwide.
- Advisory Board Member, Sustainability Advisor, 360GREEN Solutions, playing a role in promoting sustainability efforts within the EU.
- Public Affairs Advisor, Integrals Power UK, bringing expertise to energy-related endeavors.
Lidia’s active involvement in these organizations reflects her dedication to making a positive impact across various sectors, contributing to a more sustainable, innovative, and inclusive world.
Lidia is also a productive author of 11 books /11 music albums /11 research papers. As she have stated “In the past eighteen years of ink, sound, and light — quietly weaving themselves into form. What began as curiosity became creation… and creation became a family of works”.
📚 11 books — from poetry to fiction, education to innovation, sustainability to Quantum.
Each a mirror of a season, a lesson, a world within.
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💿 11 music albums — alternative, intimate, rock ballads that remember love as vibration. When people ask “how do you know is love?” = this is my metric “Poetry and lyrics “.
🔗 Music Channel (Link)
🔬 10 research papers — from seismology to space, from fission energy to neuroscience — each searching for the pattern that unites movement and mind. 11th is on the way..
🔗 Research Portfolio (Link)
Previously, Lidia was Director of Operations at the Long Duration Energy Storage Council and Global Digitalization Manager & Sustainability Leader at Skytanking, leading sustainability and innovation initiatives across more than 80 airports worldwide.
She is also a global advisor to major consulting and investment firms, a board member and mentor, and author of AI for Sustainability and co-author of AI for Economy. Lidia holds a Master’s in Global Management and multiple executive certificates in sustainability, innovation and analytics, and is fluent in English and Spanish, with working knowledge of French and Portuguese.
