 He is ambassador in tourism of the Republic of Cyprus.Since 2016 he has been the director of the large-scale project "Sound of Vladivostok", on behalf of Zarya Foundation, in Russia; from January 2018, director of "Sound of Kyoto", on behalf of Kyoto City and Kyoto Arts and Culture Foundation after an invitation of the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan.Elia studied composition with at the University of Music and Dramatic Arts Mozarteum, Salzburg.