When: Wednesday & Thursday, July 14-15, 2021 | 15:00 – 16:30 (Athens time)
Where: Online

Organized by:
The U.S. Mission to Greece
The Institute of International Relations of Panteion University
The Institute of Global Affairs of The American College of Greece
The University of Macedonia

 

About the Virtual American Studies Seminar Summer Edition

The U.S. Mission to Greece, the Institute of International Relations of Panteion University, the Institute of Global Affairs of The American College of Greece, and the University of Macedonia invite you to join a two-day webinar with keynote speaker Prof. Matthew Kroenig, Deputy Director for Strategy at the Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security at the Atlantic Council, and Professor at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University. Prof. Kroenig will be joined by Harry Papasotiriou, Professor of International Politics at Panteion University and Director of the Institute of International Relations, Constantinos Filis, Executive Director of the Institute of International Relations of Panteion University and Instructor at Deree – The American College of Greece, and Kalliope (Ilia) Chainoglou, Assistant Professor, Department of International and European Studies at the University of Macedonia. 

All lectures will be conducted in English. Registration is required.

 

For more information, please contact Office of Public Affairs, [email protected] or +30 210 6009800, ext. 1509

BLOOD DRIVE organized for Tzaneio Hospital

When:
Tuesday, July 13, 2021 | 09:00-13:30
Wednesday, July 14, 2021 | 09:00-13:30

Where: Pierce Theater Lobby

Co-organized by
Office of Public Affairs
ACG Health & Wellness Center
Office of Student Affairs – Deree

Supported by
Deree Health and Social Awareness Club
Deree Student Association (DSA)
Deree S.E.R.F.(Student Emergency Response Force)

Under the auspices of
ACG Institute of Public Health

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 A spontaneous masterclass by acclaimed director Argyris Papadimitropoulos

 

Organized by:
Cinema Studies, Deree – The American College of Greece

When: Monday, July 5, 2021 | 11:00-13:10

Where: You may join the event online (Zoom)

 

About the Event

The upcoming master class by Greek film director Argyris Papadimitropoulos aims to offer substantial education and training to a new generation of film professionals in Greece.

 

Bio of the Director

Argyris Papadimitropoulos (b. 1976) began his career in film direction with two multi-awarded shorts (Tender, 2004 and Pendulum, 2003) screened at the prestigious Berlinale Talent Campus. His first feature film, Bank Bang (2008), made Argyris the youngest Greek filmmaker to direct a box-office feature hit. The film also won the First Time Director Award from the Hellenic Film Academy. His follow-up, 2011’s Wasted Youth, opened the 40th Rotterdam International Film Festival and has since travelled to more than 40 festivals around the world, such as Toronto, BAFICI, Karlovy Vary, Munich among others. Argyris’ next film, Suntan (2016), premiered in Rotterdam Film Festival and SXSW. Suntan won the best film award in Edinburgh film festival, the youth jury award in Brussels and a nomination for the Lux Prize of the European Parliament. It got released theatrically in more than 15 countries and broadcast and streamed by Netflix, HBO and Film4 to name a few. His latest film, Monday (2020), is his first English language feature, starring Sebastian Stan and Denise Gough. It premiered at TIFF and the Tribeca Film Festival and is sold worldwide by Protagonist Pictures. The film was released by IFC theatrically and on other platforms in the United States in April 2021. Argyris has also directed more than 200 commercials, rising to become one of Europe’s top ad directors. He often puts on his producer hat with his own Oxymoron Films, presenting the world with award-winning features such as Berlinale’s sensation At Home (2014).

 

Register below:
Once you register, you will receive the zoom link.

(When you join the meeting, you need to include your full name)

For more information, please contact: [email protected], [email protected]

When: Monday 5th – Wednesday 7th July 2021
Where: Online

Organized by:
ACG Institute of Global Affairs (IGA)
Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP)

 

ABOUT THE PROGRAM:

The modules offered during this intensive short-term program provide participants with a plethora of insights and different perspectives on the current security landscape of the Eastern Mediterranean. Special emphasis will be placed, among others: 1) on the new security threats and challenges in the broader Mediterranean region; 2) on the strategies adopted by major powers and international organizations for managing migration in the region; 3) on the evolution of the long-standing conflict between Greece and Turkey and the prospects for cooperation in an era of uncertainty and transformation; and 4) on the “Geopolitics of Energy” in the Eastern Mediterranean and its role in becoming a catalyst for cooperation and conflict resolution. An innovative part of the Summer Academy will be the “Ambassadors Forum”, a roundtable discussion between the Ambassadors of key-states in the region on the prerequisites for promoting stability in the Eastern Mediterranean.

A thematic agenda is available here.

 

Academic Coordinators:

Dr. Helena Maragou, Dean, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, The American College of Greece

Prof. Panayotis Tsakonas, University of Athens; Head, Security Programme, ELIAMEP

Dr. Haris Vlavianos, Director, Institute of Global Affairs, The American College of Greece

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WHY APPLY:

• Learn from distinguished academics, diplomats and policy experts about the latest developments in the Mediterranean region.
• Make new contacts and network with people from Europe and the Mediterranean region.

ADMISSION:

The program is designed for:

• Undergraduates and graduate students from Greece and abroad, in the fields of political science, law, international relations, security and ‘area studies’
• Policy practitioners
• NGO representatives
• Embassy officials
• Military academies
• Media representatives

Please provide the following documents in English:

• Statement of purpose (max 200 words)
• Short bio

All participants will receive a certificate of attendance.

 

APPLICATIONS:

You may apply online here.

Deadline: May 31, 2021

Maximum number of participants: 30

 

TUITION FEES:

• 40 € (Students)
• 80 € (Professionals)

 

For more information, please contact Marianna Vasilopoulou at [email protected]

A lecture exclusively offered to ACG students, faculty and staff

Organized by
Department of History, Philosophy and the Ancient World, Deree-ACG,
in collaboration with
ISGAP – Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy

Lecture Speaker
Dr. Christoph Gassenschmidt
Associate Professor, Department of History, Philosophy and the Ancient World, Deree-ACG

When: Friday, July 2, 2021 | 14:30-15:30

Where: You may join the event online (MS Teams) here

Add to Calendar

 

Bio of the Speaker

Dr. Christoph Gassenschmidt
Associate Professor, Department of History, Philosophy and the Ancient World, Deree-ACG

MA (Magister Artium), Modern European History, East-European History and European Ethnology, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg; D.Phil, Modern European History, Oxford University

Christoph Gassenschmidt joined the History Department of the American College of Greece in 1996. He teaches various undergraduate courses in American and Russian History as well as thematic courses on the Enlightenment, Slaves and Slavery in the US and Modern European Antisemitism and the Holocaust. He is also engaged in the College’s Model United Nation’s (MUN) Club where he serves as the Academic Advisor. He is also running a lecture series in conjunction with ISGAP (Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy) and has become an ISGAP Research Fellow. His current research focuses on Modern Antisemitism and the Holocaust. Dr. Gassenschmidt has published and presented papers on various international conferences and seminars on American, Russian and German History and Holocaust Studies.

 

Organized by
Sociology Society, Deree-The American College of Greece

in collaboration with
Student Association for International Affairs (SAFIA)

 

When: June 24-25, 2021 | 10:00-13:45

Where: Online event (via Zoom) open to the public

About the Event

The Athens Social Sciences Forum is an annual Undergraduate Student Conference organized by the Sociology Society of the American College of Greece-Deree in collaboration with the Student Association for International Affairs (SAFIA). Social Science students from ACG and Greek public universities will present their work (outstanding research papers or theses) in this open, two-day annual event, which this year will be held online. The purpose of the Athens Social Sciences Forum is to showcase and celebrate student research, to promote interinstitutional collaboration, and to provide space for dialogue and meaningful exchange of ideas among students of different social science disciplines.

 

PROGRAM

DAY 1 | Thursday, 24 June 2021

10:00-10:10 | Welcome and Introduction

• Welcome Remarks, Dr Chryssa Zachou, Sociology Department Head
• Hasan Oksuz, President of the Sociology Society
• SAFIA Representative

10:10 – 11:10 | SESSION 1

Moderator: Hasan Oksuz

1. Thomopoulos: States of Exception and Sociology of Law: The Greek Case during the Covid-19 pandemic
2. Athanasopoulos: Οι Κοινωνικές Επιστήμες στη Μέγγενη του COVID
3. Makrygiorgos: The Glass Cage of Post-Modernity: An Evaluation of Rationalization, Scientific Knowledge and Technological Growth in Western Societies in the 21st Century

11:15 – 12:15 | SESSION 2

Moderator: Eva Dallas

1. Pappa: Consumer Capitalism and Gender Representation: An Analysis of Greek TV Commercials
2. Boumakis: Representations of Masculinities in Homoerotic Pornographic Films
3. Rozaki: Exploring gender nonconformity and its portrayal in journalistic discourse

12:30 – 13:45 | SESSION 3

Moderator: Melisanthi Pappa

1. Oksuz: From Mount Sinjar to Greece Children of Malak-Tāwūs on the Road.
2. Karaiskou: A Religious Revival of the Past: The Belief in Asatru
3. Nounesi: Plato, All Too Plato
4. Konidari: The Platonic Forms and the Aristotelian Hylomorphic Compounds as Substance

 

DAY 2 | Friday, 25 June 2021

10:10 – 11:10 | SESSION 1

Moderator: Melissanthi Pappa

1. Harkiolaki: The Professional Practices of Travel Journalists on Instagram: A Generic Qualitative Study
2. Hodaj: Environmental Concern in Hollywood Films: The Case Study of WALL-E
3. Delezou: Food is Too Important to Waste

11:05 – 12:20 | SESSION 2

Moderator: Eva Dallas

1. Roussou: The Future of Science and Technology in Society Through Video Games: The Case of Deus Ex
2. Stamouli: Τα Γεωπολιτικά και Γεωστρατηγικά Συμφέροντα μεταξύ του Δυτικού και Ανατολικού Κόσμου: Ταινίες του Πρακτορα 007 – Ένας Συνεχής Ψυχρός Πόλεμος.
3. Barkouli: The death of an auteur: The Woody Allen case.
4. Stefanidi (creative project): The Reading and Writing Workbook for Children with Specific Learning Difficulties

12:40 – 13:40 | SESSION 3

Moderator: Hasan Oksuz

1. Pierri: Cultural Representations of Political Correctness and Free-Speech in 21st Century American Higher Education Institutions
2. Chatzimichail: “The challenges of Free Speech and Political Correctness in a multicultural educational institution: The case of the American College of Greece.”
3. Bograkou: Police Brutality in 21st Century Greece: The Case of Zak Kostopoulos

The Advising Odyssey: Empowering Students to Reach their Ithaca

Organized by
Global Community for Academic Advising

Hosted by
The American College of Greece

 

When: Tuesday-Friday, June 22-25, 2021 (online)

Where: Online

 

About the event

The first virtual annual NACADA global conference 2021, “Advising Odyssey: Empowering Students to Reach their Ithaca”, hosted by The American College of Greece, will be held this year on June 22-25, 2021.

The NACADA International Conference provides an opportunity to share scholarly research, whether presenting or networking, that clarifies best practices as well as strategies and programs that engage students in advising. Connect with practitioners in the field of academic advising, tutoring, or mentoring as we search for ways to empower our students.

This year virtual conference will convey the spirit, culture, and history of Greece through simulated tours, exciting presentations, local insights, cultural and culinary events. The comprehensive program offers opportunities for engagement, growth, networking, and the sharing of knowledge and practice, to become better practitioners.

In an effort to accommodate a global audience, the conference will offer live sessions at a variety of times throughout the conference. All registered attendees will have access to recordings of all keynote and concurrent sessions for 45 days after the conference.

For more info click here.

 

 

When:
June 15 – July 22, 2021 | Twelve 4-hour webinars

Organized by:

CSR Hellas
University of Crete
Executive Development, Alba Graduate Business School – The American College of Greece

Supported by:

ACG Center of Excellence for Sustainability (CES)

 

About CSR School

The CSR School aims to provide advanced training regarding the identification of sustainability-related business opportunities and the inclusion of responsibility in the core of one’s business strategy, in order to achieve sustainable value and formulate a more resilient organization.

This Executive Education Program is envisioned as a journey that will cover all major identified areas that relate to the responsible management of sustainability. Within 6 weeks, during which a minimum of 48 hours of sustainability-related knowledge and management experience will be shared, trainees will gain an up-to-date overview of major developments around the largest environmental, social and governance challenges affecting businesses nowadays.

During the 12-part Webinar series, the participants will watch lectures by distinguished academic faculty members, discuss relevant case studies, learn about best practices that have been implemented by experienced senior professionals and exchange views and thoughts around the incorporation of relevant theory into the CSR initiatives of their own organization.

The first School took place in September 2019 at the premises of The American College of Greece, while the second one in 2020 was entirely digital due to COVID-19 restrictions.

The program is addressed to professionals and practitioners interested in gaining in-depth perspective and knowledge on corporate sustainability and responsibility as well as undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate students.

The program will provide in-depth knowledge, as participants will receive a holistic training on CSR, in 12 thematic areas, and will combine theoretical knowledge provided by distinguished academics, practical examples by business practitioners from CSR Hellas members, and interactive dialogues among the practitioners and the tutors.

The thematic areas are the following:

• Sustainable value creation
• Sustainable corporate governance
• Legal aspects of CSR
• Responsible human capital management
• Responsibility and sustainability driven marketing
• Climate change and energy transition
• Circular business models
• Sustainable supply chain management
• Social capital, corporate relationships and stakeholders management
• Servant leadership towards responsibility and sustainability
• Sustainable finance and responsible banking
• Future of work

 

For more information and to register, please visit the CSR School official website or contact us at [email protected].

 

June 11 – 17:00 – 18:00 GR

ACG Alumni Webinars: Travelling post pandemic, A perspective from Qatar, Saudi Arabia & the UAE

In collaboration with the GCC Alumni chapter

MORE INFO: Alumni Webinars

 

When: Friday, June 11, 2021 | 12.30-14.30

Where: online

 

Organized by:
Organized by the ACG Counseling Center

 

The purpose of the online event is to provide graduate and undergraduate psychology students insight on the personal and interpersonal dynamics that are generated during the treatment of patients with borderline personality organization. How can the combination of psychodynamic / transference based psychotherapy and modern psychiatry be effective when major symptoms arise and the risk of compulsive self-destructive behaviors are constant and imminent? The presenters will attempt to shed light to this major clinical challenge.

Discussants:

Nikolaos Takis, Ph.D.
Clinical Psychologist
Assistant Professor
Director of the ACG Counseling Center

Ioannis Doumos, M.D.
Psychiatrist,
Institute for Mental Health of Children and Adults “P. Sakellaropoulos”
Director of  [Ψ.Π.Σ.Α.]
Associate of the Psychiatric Clinic of the University of Athens [Aeginitio Hospital]

 

Clinical Case Presentation:

Eliana Michalopoulou
Counselor in Training,
Graduate Student MS in Counseling Psychology & Psychotherapy

 

A High Level Panel Discussion that will tackle the issue of “Education as a foundation for Sustainability”.

When: June 10, 2021 | 15:00 – 16:30 (Greece)

Where: Online event free and open to the public

 

Organized by:
CSR Hellas

In collaboration with:
University of Crete
Alba Executive Development
ACG Center of Excellence in Sustainability, Office of Public Affairs

 

 

About the event

Consisting of two separate panels, this High Level Panel Discussion will tackle the issue of “Education as a foundation for Sustainability”. The first panel will welcome business leaders and academic representatives who will discuss the urgent need for educational institutions to promote sustainability. Guest speakers of the second panel will discuss how professionals from traditional academic backgrounds and sectors have adjusted to the demands of working in the CSR sector as well as exchanging ideas on the educational support that they consider beneficial to professional development in the field.

This discussion is envisioned as the kick-off session to the CSR-School, the Executive Education program on Corporate Sustainability and Responsibility which will take place for the third consecutive year from 15 June to 22 July 2021.

 

Participants include:

• Dr. Christos Staikouras, Minister of Finance, MP, Nea Demokratia, Hellenic Republic
• Mr. Yannis Tsakiris, Deputy Minister of Development & Investments, Hellenic Republic
• Ms. Maria Alexiou, Chair of BoD, CSR HELLAS, Member BoD, CSR Europe, Senior ESG Advisor, TITAN Cement Company
• Dr. Kostas Axarloglou, Rector, ALBA Graduate Business School, The American College of Greece
• Ms. Claudia Carydis, Vice President, Public Affairs, The American College of Greece
• Dr. Constantine Manasakis, Assistant Professor, University of Crete
• Representatives from CSR-School sponsor companies Mytilineos, OTE Group, Signify
• Moderation: Ms. Stavroula Aggelopoulou, Member BoD, CSR HELLAS, Corporate Responsibility Deputy Director, OTE Group

Click here to learn more about the CSR-School.

 

 

 

An ACG 150 event organized on the occasion of the
World Environment Day 2021

 

 

Organized by
Environmental Studies Program, Department of Science and Mathematics, Deree-ACG
ACG Center of Excellence in Sustainability, Office of Public Affairs

In collaboration with
Environmental Studies Society, Deree-ACG
ACG Sustainability Leaders

When: June 7-8, 2021  | 17:00-18:30 (Greece)

Where: Online event free and open to the public

Day 1

Day 2

About the Event

On the occasion of the World Environment Day 2021, the current event is aimed at celebrating the environment, the planet and its offerings to humankind and species. It is an event about an environmentally sound vision for the future, as well as ideas and efforts to address environmental concerns through coordinated multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches towards environmental restoration. The event stresses the environmental education, initiatives and youth involvement at ACG.

PROGRAM

DAY 1 | June 7, 17:00 – 18:30

17:00 | Welcome remarks
Mrs. Claudia Carydis
Vice President, Public Affairs, The American College of Greece
Prof. Loren J. Samons II
Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Executive Director, ACG Institute for Hellenic Culture & the Liberal Arts and Professor of Classical Studies at Boston University

17:10-18:20 | Panel Discussion

Global Environmental Concerns: the need for integrated multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary action
Moderator
Dr. Stella Apostolaki
Associate Lecturer I, Environmental Studies Program Coordinator, Chair of Academic Advisory Board of Center of Excellence in Sustainability, The American College of Greece

Topics

• International initiatives to address Biodiversity Loss. How Deree-ACG science programs fit in.
• Water Resources Management at a changing world
• Holistic approaches to environmental protection & human health
• Climate change and the World Heritage
• Sustainable Cities and Environmental Justice
• Environmental approaches in the food, tourism and leisure sectors
• Main environmental challenges and opportunities in the shipping, transportation and logistics sectors
• Business and Greenwashing
• Research and digital innovation in environmental protection: needs and priorities

Panelists (alphabetical)

Dr. Georgios Kokosalakis
Executive Director, Center of Excellence in Logistics, Shipping & Transportation and
Assistant Professor, School of Business and Economics, Deree-The American College of Greece

Dr. Athanasios Krystallis
Executive Director, Center of Excellence in Food, Tourism & Leisure and Associate Professor of International Business, Deree-The American College of Greece

Dr. Christina Marouli
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Department of Science and Mathematics; Founder and ex-Director of the Center of Excellence in Sustainability, Deree-The American College of Greece

Dr. Constantinos Papadias
Executive Director, Research, Technology & Innovation Network (RTIN), The American College of Greece

Dr. Paraskevi Papadopoulou
Professor of Biology and Head, Department of Science and Mathematics & Biomedical Sciences Program, Deree-The American College of Greece

Dr. Pavlos A. Vlachos
Associate Professor of Marketing, ALBA Graduate Business School, The American College of Greece

18:20-18:30 | Wrap-up and closing
Dr. Stella Apostolaki
Associate Lecturer I, Environmental Studies Program Coordinator, Chair of Academic Advisory Board of Center of Excellence in Sustainability, The American College of Greece

 

DAY 2 | June 8, 17:00 – 18:30

17:00 | Opening remarks
Dr. Stella Apostolaki
Associate Lecturer I, Environmental Studies Program Coordinator, Chair of Academic Advisory Board of Center of Excellence in Sustainability, The American College of Greece

17:05-17:25 | Environmental education at ACG

Introduction of the Department of Science and Mathematics – Environmental Education Resources 
Dr. Paraskevi Papadopoulou
Professor of Biology and Head, Department of Science and Mathematics & Biomedical Sciences Program, Deree-The American College of Greece

Presentation of the Environmental Studies program
Dr. Anastasia Misseyanni
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Department of Science and Mathematics, Deree-The American College of Greece

Sustainability at ACG
Mrs. Rania Assariotaki
Senior Manager for Sustainability, Office of Public Affairs, The American College of Greece

17:25-18:20 | Student work and engagement at ACG: presentation of Environmental Studies Program student projects

Creative projects with environmental focus

• Home-made paper – video – Anna Christodoulou, Honors student, Deree-ACG

ACG Winning environmental competitions

• Climathon 2018 – Zoi Moragli, Environmental Studies Major (Deree ’18)
• Climathon 2019 – Hayley Turner, Environmental Studies Major, President of the Environmental Studies Society, Deree-ACG

Student research projects on the environment and sustainability

• Project on research methods in water analysis – Hayley Turner, Environmental Studies Major, President of the Environmental Studies Society, Deree-ACG & Eva Toufexi, Environmental Studies Major, Deree-ACG
• Factors affecting the populations of Sea Turtles, Caretta caretta in Greece – Georgia Sarakinou, Environmental Studies & Biomedical Sciences Major, Deree-ACG
• Population of monk parakeets in Athens – Lydia-Iris Papageorgiou George, Environmental Studies Major, Biology Minor (Deree ’19)
• Mapping plant species at the ACG campus forest – Pinelopi Savvidou, Environmental Studies Major, Biology Minor (Deree ’19)
• Food waste management at ACG – Haralambos Gkikas, Environmental Studies Major (Deree ’19)

Sustainability initiatives at ACG

• Sustainability leaders at ACG – Dionysis Tzavaras, Psychology Major, ACG Sustainability Leader, Vice-President International Honors Society, Deree-ACG (pre-recorded)

18:20-18:30  | Wrap-up & closing
Dr. Stella Apostolaki
Associate Lecturer I, Environmental Studies Program Coordinator, Chair of Academic Advisory Board of Center of Excellence in Sustainability, The American College of Greece

 

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Dept of Sciences and Maths_Dr.P.Papadopoulou

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Bios of the Speakers

Prof. Loren J. Samons II
Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Executive Director, Institute for Hellenic Culture and the Liberal Arts,
The American College of Greece and Professor of Classical Studies at Boston University

Loren J. Samons II is Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Executive Director of the Institute for Hellenic Culture and the Liberal Arts at The American College of Greece and Professor of Classical Studies at Boston University.

Born in Arkansas and educated at Baylor University and Brown University, Samons has taught ancient history and classical languages at Boston University for more than 25 years, winning many teaching awards including the university’s highest honor, the Metcalf Award for Excellence. He has published numerous books and articles on classical Greece, including Empire of the Owl: Athenian Imperial Finance (2000), What’s Wrong with Democracy? From Athenian Practice to American Worship (2004), and a biography of ancient Greece’s most famous statesman (Pericles and the Conquest of History) that appeared in 2016 from Cambridge University Press.

Professor Samons’ scholarly work has centered on the relationship between Athenian democracy and imperialism, the issue of national character, the relevance of ancient history for the modern world, the political careers of Pericles and his sometime rival Kimon, and analysis of the historians Herodotus and Thucydides. As Vice President for Strategic Initiatives at the American College of Greece, Professor Samons helps to implement the college’s strategic plan to utilize education and research for economic and social impact in Greece.

 

Mrs. Claudia Carydis Benopoulou
Vice President, Public Affairs, The American College of Greece

Claudia Carydis Benopoulou is Vice President of Public Affairs at The American College of Greece (ACG) since June 2012. Her responsibilities include government relations and cultivating mutually beneficial relations with key stakeholders of both the private and public sector. She also supervises College Events and the work of three separate ACG entities: The Institute of Global Affairs, the Institute of Public Health and the Center of Excellence in Sustainability. Under her leadership, in 2020, ACG was awarded with the Gold STARS rating by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. Claudia has been working at ACG since 2005 and was initially head of Alumni Relations & College Events. Before joining ACG, Claudia worked in leading private companies as a marketing and communications executive. She also worked for the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of European Affairs, for the period 1988-1992.

Claudia holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Deree-The American College of Greece and a Master’s degree in International Relations & Communication from Boston University, US.

 

Dr. Stella Apostolaki
Associate Lecturer I, Environmental Studies Program Coordinator, Chair of Academic Advisory Board of Center of Excellence in Sustainability, The American College of Greece

Dr. Stella Apostolaki is Associate Faculty – Lecturer I and Program Coordinator of the BSc/(Hons) in Environmental Studies, Department of Science and Mathematics, Deree-The American College of Greece (ACG). She is Chair of the Academic Advisory Board of the Center of Excellence in Sustainability (ACG). She holds a BSc/(Hons) in Environmental Science, MSc in Urban Water and Environmental Management and PhD on sustainable urban drainage systems and river management options, obtained from the Abertay University, U.K., under funding received by the Environment Agency for England & Wales, in collaboration with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), and by HR Wallingford Consultants. She has a wide research experience; she has worked for several years as a researcher in collaboration with Universities, Research Institutions and Authorities. Her main research interests include: integrated water management and innovation, sustainable development, sustainable stormwater management, climate change, conservation of biodiversity, ecosystem restoration, public awareness – stakeholder engagement methods and public education, green urban planning with emphasis on amenity and biodiversity, the implementation of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

 

Mrs. Rania Assariotaki
Senior Manager for Sustainability, Office of Public Affairs, The American College of Greece

Rania Assariotaki joined the American College of Greece in 2008. She currently holds the position of Senior Manager for Sustainability, Office Public Affairs. She has previously occupied the position of the first Sustainability Manager at ACG. Previously she has served in the field of customer service. She holds an MSc in Marketing from ALBA at The American College of Greece. Since September 2020 she participates as a mentor for sustainability issues in the mentorship program of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). In February 2021, she was appointed by AASHE to serve as a member of the AASHE Advisory Council for her constant commitment and support to promoting sustainability best practices and culture on and off campus. The Advisory Council is an advisory body whose input often has a significant impact on staff and board decisions of AASHE. In February 2020 she became a member of the Corporate Responsibility Committee of the American – Hellenic Chamber of Commerce. In 2015 she was certified as a GRI G4 reporter and in July 2016 received her certification as a Sustainability (CSR) Practitioner approved by the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA). Also, she has received certifications in: Carbon Reduction Strategy, Sustainability Reporting, Social Impact Assessment & SROI.  In August 1019, she has been certified as a Sustainability Management professional and on High Impact Leadership from the Institute for Sustainability Leadership, University of Cambridge.

 

Dr. Georgios Kokosalakis
Executive Director, Center of Excellence in Logistics, Shipping & Transportation and Assistant Professor, School of Business and Economics, Deree-The American College of Greece

Dr. Georgios Kokosalakis is the Executive Director of the Center of Excellence in Logistics, Shipping & Transportation, while he holds an Assistant Professor position at ACG. Dr. Kokosalakis graduated from Massachusetts Institute of Technology holding Doctorate and Master’s degrees in Civil and Environmental Engineering along with parallel studies in business administration. A shipowner, manager, and entrepreneur himself with broad experience in the industry, Dr. Kokosalakis has also worked as a consultant for other firms, while continuing his work as a researcher and scholar. Interdisciplinary areas always attracted his attention, working professionally and scholarly in areas combining management, operations, engineering, monitoring, energy conservation, and environmental preservation.

 

Dr. Athanasios Krystallis
Executive Director, Center of Excellence in Food, Tourism & Leisure and Associate Professor, School of Business and Economics, Deree-The American College of Greece

Dr. Athanasios Krystallis is Executive Director of the Center of Excellence in Food, Tourism & Leisure (CoEFTL), and Associate Professor in the American College of Greece (ACG). Professor Krystallis also holds the position of Adjunct Researcher at the Department of Management, Athens University of Economics and Business. Prior to that, he was Professor of Food Marketing in Aarhus University School of Business, Denmark. Professor Krystallis specializes in the development of market research designs to study customer behavior towards differentiated products/services and customers’ buying attitude & choice. His particular expertise lies in product/service differentiation and the development of new offerings incorporated into a wider customer-centric logic. His work comprises +100 international peer-reviewed research publications, most in ASB and ISI-ranked Journals. Professor Krystallis has a strong fund-raising record, participating in numerous scientific research projects funded by the EU or national funds in countries including Greece, Scandinavia, Brazil and China. Athanasios also acts as a marketing consultant, having designed and implemented numerous projects in all areas of marketing research in Greece and abroad, in industries like food and drink, wine, tourism, pharma, cosmetics, manufacturing, high-tech, ICT, retailing, transportation etc. Professor Krystallis is a Marie-Currie fellow and member of numerous scientific associations, such as the European Marketing Academy (EMAC), the Academy of Marketing Science (AMS), and the American Association of Wine Economists (AAWE), among others.

 

Dr. Christina Marouli
Associate Professor of Environmental Studies, Department of Science and Mathematics; Founder and ex-Director of the Center of Excellence in Sustainability, Deree-The American College of Greece

Dr. Christina Marouli is teaching at the Environmental Studies B.Sc. program of Deree – the American College of Greece, where she also founded and directed (for 7 years) the Center of Excellence in Sustainability. In addition, she has extensive experience as a consultant and a free-lance researcher on environmental and occupational safety health issues in the private sector, as well as an expert of EU funded environmental projects (under LIFE or Urban Innovative Action initiatives). She has worked with NGOs focusing on women’s and children’s issues (i.e. Director of Save the Children, Greece; responsible for development education programmes at the YWCA, Greece), while she was a co-founder of the Emergency Research Center (NGO).

She has studied biochemistry (B.A.), Urban and environmental policy (M.A.) and sociology (PhD) in the United States, with a specialisation on the urban environment, health and social inequalities. She has been the recipient of a Fulbright award during which she collaborated with a Turkish professor from Bogazici University and did research on multicultural environmental education programmes. Her research interests include sustainable – healthy – smart cities, food waste, Education for Sustainability and education for behavioural and social change, and environmental health.

 

Dr. Anastasia Misseyanni
Associate Professor, Environmental Studies, Department of Science and Mathematics, Deree – The American College of Greece

Anastasia Misseyanni holds a Chemistry degree from the University of Athens, as well as a DEA (MSc equivalent) from the University of Paris 7 and a PhD from the University of Marburg, both in the field of Biochemistry. She also has an academic background on ecology and conservation of biodiversity. In her long career in teaching she has developed and taught many undergraduate courses in natural sciences and environmental studies, ranging from chemistry and biological chemistry to environmental science, ecology, water resources and methods in environmental analysis. Her present research interests center around education for the environment and sustainability, Mediterranean biodiversity, green roofs, environmental health issues, active and experiential learning, and innovative teaching and learning strategies in STEM disciplines. In the early years of her career, she conducted research on protein-DNA interactions, hormone-regulated and tissue-specific gene expression. She contributed significantly to the development of the Deree-ACG Environmental Studies (2010) and Biomedical Sciences (2019) undergraduate programs. She served as program coordinator for Environmental Studies in the period 2010-2020 and as Head of the Department of Science and Mathematics from 2014 to 2020. She has also been serving as advisor to the Deree Environmental Studies Society and has contributed to efforts and initiatives to promote sustainability at ACG. She is actively engaged in environmental education programs as member of a nongovernmental organization.

 

Dr. Constantinos Papadias
Executive Director, Research, Technology & Innovation Network (RTIN), ACG, and Professor, Information Technology, Deree & Alba

Constantinos B. Papadias is the founding Executive Director of the Research, Technology and Innovation Network (RTIN) of The American College of Greece (ACG), in Athens, Greece and the Head of RTIN’s Smart Wireless Future Technologies (SWIFT) Lab, since 2020. He is also Professor of Information Technology at ACG’s Deree College and Alba graduate business school and the Scientific Director of the American College of Greece Research Center (ACG-RC). Prior to these, he was the Dean of Athens Information Technology (AIT), in Athens, Greece, where he was also Head of the Broadband Wireless and Sensor Networks (B-WiSE) Research Group. He currently holds Adjunct Professorships at Aalborg University and at the University of Cyprus. He received the Diploma of Electrical Engineering from the National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) in 1991 and the Doctorate degree in Signal Processing (highest honors) from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Télécommunications (ENST), Paris, France, in 1995. He was a researcher at Institut Eurécom (1992-1995), Stanford University (1995-1997) and Bell Labs (as Member of Technical Staff from 1997-2001 and as Technical Manager from 2001-2006). He was also Adjunct Professor at Columbia University (2004-2005) and Carnegie Mellon University (2006-2011). He has published over 215 papers and 4 books and has received over 9800 citations for his work, with an h-index of 45. He has also made standards contributions and holds 12 patents. He was a member of the Steering Board of the Wireless World Research Forum (WWRF) from 2002-2006, a member and industrial liaison of the IEEE’s Signal Processing for Communications Technical Committee from 2003-2008 and a National Representative of Greece to the European Research Council’s IDEAS program from 2007-2008. He has served as member of the IEEE Communications Society’s Fellow Evaluation and Awards Committees, as well as an Associate Editor for various journals. He has contributed to the organization of several conferences, including, as General Chair, the IEEE CTW 2016 and the IEEE SPAWC 2018 workshops. He has acted as Technical Coordinator in several EU projects such as: CROWN in the area of cognitive radio; HIATUS in the area of interference alignment; HARP in the area of remote radio heads and ADEL in the area of licensed shared access. He is currently the Research Coordinator of the European Training Network project PAINLESS on the topic of energy autonomous infrastructure-less wireless networks and the Technical Coordinator of the EU CHIST-ERA project FIREMAN on the topic of predictive maintenance via machine type wireless communication systems. His distinctions include the Bell Labs President’s Award (2002), the IEEE Signal Processing Society’s Young Author Best Paper Award (2003), a Bell Labs Teamwork Award (2004), his recognition as a “Highly Cited Greek Scientist” (2011), two IEEE conference paper awards (2013, 2014) and a “Best Booth” Award at EUCNC (2016). He has also been shortlisted twice for the Bell Labs Prize (2014, 2019). He was a Distinguished Lecturer of the IEEE Communications Society for 2012-2013. He is a Fellow of IEEE since 2013 and Fellow of the European Alliance of Innovation (EAI) since 2019. He is currently a member of Greece’s sectorial scientific council of Engineering Sciences, which supports the country’s National Council for Research and Innovation.

 

Paraskevi Papadopoulou, Ph.D.
Professor of Biology and Head, Department of Science and Mathematics and Biomedical Sciences Program, Deree-The American College of Greece

Paraskevi Papadopoulou is Professor of Biology and Head of the Department of Science and Mathematics and the Biomedical Sciences Program at Deree-The American College of Greece (Deree-ACG). She obtained her Ph.D. in Biology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (1993), her Bachelor of Science in Biology from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (1985), and her Bachelor of Science in Biology from the University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA) (1983).  She teaches Introduction to Biology, Human Consciousness: From Brain to Subjectivity, Human Genetics, Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, as well as courses in Research Methods for the Environmental Studies and Biomedical Sciences programs. She has served as Head of the Department of Science, Technology and Mathematics at Deree-ACG (2008-2014). She made a significant contribution to the development of the Environmental Studies program and the Information Technology (IT) program at Deree-ACG (2010-12). She has coordinated the development of the Biomedical Sciences (BMS) program at Deree-ACG (2017-2019) and has served as the Program Coordinator of BMS (2020).

Her research activity covers a wide range of subject areas with a main focus in the fields of structural biology/molecular biophysics and bioinformatics and on structural and self-assembly studies of fibrous proteins. She has also contributed to the development of genetic testing protocols for genetic diseases, such as Tuberous Sclerosis and Neurofibromatosis type 1. Her current research engagement expands on environmental health issues, on big data analytics in bioinformatics, medicine, health and healthcare, the evolution of consciousness plus on Mediterranean biodiversity and green roofs, and innovative ways of teaching and learning in STEM disciplines. Her research work has been reflected in over 45 scientific articles and book chapters as well as in 3 books. She has served as book editor and as manuscript reviewer in a number of high impact journals. She serves as Review Editor in Frontiers in Digital Health (Personalized Medicine).

 

Dr. Pavlos A. Vlachos
Associate Professor of Marketing, Alba Graduate Business School, The American College of Greece

Pavlos A. Vlachos (Ph.D) is Associate Professor of Marketing at Alba Graduate Business School, The American College of Greece [with Tenure]. He is teaching Marketing Strategy & Analytics, Research Methods and Corporate Social Responsibility topics. His current research interests include (macro and micro) Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and organizational social evaluations (organizational reputation, organizational stigma). He serves on the editorial board of Journal of Business Research (CSR section). He is also a member of the academic network of Truvalue Labs™ an awarded fintech that applies AI onto massive volumes of unstructured data resulting in real-time firm ESG performance measurement. His work has appeared or is in press in Harvard Business Review, Human Relations, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science, Journal of Business Ethics, California Management Review (Insights), Industrial Marketing Management, and Journal of Business Research among others.

 

Alumni & Students

Anna Christodoulou, Accounting and Finance Major, Honors student, Deree-ACG
Lydia-Iris Papageorgiou George, Environmental Studies Major, Biology Minor (Deree ’19)
Haralambos Gkikas, Environmental Studies Major (Deree ’19)
Zoi Moragli, Environmental Studies Major (Deree ’18)
Georgia Sarakinou, Environmental Studies & Biomedical Sciences Major, Deree-ACG
Pinelopi Savvidou, Environmental Studies Major, Biology Minor (Deree ’19)
Eva Toufexi, Environmental Studies Major, Deree-ACG
Hayley Turner, Environmental Studies Major, President of the Environmental Studies Society, Deree-ACG
Dionysis Tzavaras, Psychology Major, ACG Sustainability Leader, Vice-President International Honors Society, Deree-ACG

 

About the Organizers

About the Environmental Studies Program, Department of Science and Mathematics, Deree-The American College of Greece

The Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies (ES) is an interdisciplinary program that provides the students with a sound background and skills, necessary to address the global environmental problems. In this increasingly complex world, there is urgent need for sustainable solutions and for mitigation and adaptation options to address the global problems at multiple levels, environmental, social, economic, and political. The students of this program obtain skills that make them competitive in the pursuit of green and sustainability-related careers and can undertake graduate studies in environment-related fields.

The American College of Greece’s Approach to Sustainability

Following US best practices and as also reflected in its President’s 2025 vision, The American College of Greece (ACG) is gradually developing an ever-growing number of sustainability best practices. ACG is committed to systematically addressing issues from sustainability focus in academic programs and research and reducing its carbon footprint while improving its energy efficiency, to enhancing its social impact and increasing transparency and accountability in its daily operations. For all its relevant activity, ACG has been awarded the STARS Gold Rating, in recognition of its best practices in five categories: Academics, Engagement, Operations, Planning & Administration and Innovation & Leadership. ACG is the only academic institution in Greece to have received a distinction by the US AASHE – an internationally acclaimed association. Through its membership in the UN Global Compact, the UN Academic Impact and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN), ACG has committed to always operate in support of the UN SDGs – and most importantly, Goal No 4: Quality Education. In this context, the ACG Center of Excellence for Sustainability (CES), officially established in 2011, is a collaborative initiative, operating under the Office of Public Affairs, which leads all sustainability-related activity, bringing together education, research and operations to advance sustainability on campus.

A lecture exclusively offered to ACG students, faculty and staff by

Dr. Haris Vlavianos
Professor of History, History of Ideas and Political Theory &
Director of the Institute of Global Affairs, ACG

Organized by
Department of History, Philosophy and the Ancient World, Deree-ACG,
in collaboration with
ISGAP – Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy

When: Friday, June 4, 2021, 14:30-15:30

Where: You may join the event online (MS Teams) here

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PROGRAM

14:30-14:35 | Welcome remarks

Dr. Christoph Gassenschmidt
Associate Professor, Department of History, Philosophy and the Ancient World
Deree-The American College of Greece

14:35-15:05 | Ezra Pound: The Greatest of all Poets or Despicable Traitor?

Dr. Haris Vlavianos
Professor of History, History of Ideas and Political Theory &
Director of the Institute of Global Affairs, ACG

15:05 | Q&A and Closing

 

Bio of the Speaker

Dr. Haris Vlavianos
Professor of History, History of Ideas and Political Theory &
Director of the Institute of Global Affairs, ACG

Haris Vlavianos is Professor of History, History of Ideas and Political Theory at The American College of Greece. He is also a well-known contemporary Greek poet, critic, translator and editor.

He holds a BSc, Economics and Philosophy, University of Bristol and a MPhil and DPhil in Politics and History, University of Oxford (Trinity College, Oxford).

His doctoral thesis entitled, Greece 1941-1949: From Resistance to Civil War was published by Macmillan (1992) and won the “Fafalios Prize”.

He has published numerous articles on contemporary Greek history and politics and ten collections of poetry, the most recent being Vacation in Reality (2009) [won the “Diavazo” Poetry Prize] and Sonnets of Despair (2011) [short-listed for the National Poetry Prize]. He has also published a collection of thoughts and aphorisms on poetry and language and poetics.

He is the editor of the literary Greek journal Ποιητική (Poetics), considered to be the most prestigious literary journal in Greece. His poetry has been translated into German, Dutch, Italina, Spanish, Portuguese, Bulgarian, Albanian and Croatian, and has appeared in numerous European and American journals and anthologies.

For his contribution in promoting Italian literature in Greece, through his translations and essays, the President of the Italian Republic bestowed upon him the title of “Cavaliere of the Arts and Letters”.

Self-Awareness & Meditation Workshop

When: Wednesday, June 2, 2021, 11:00

This 40-minute active meditation session includes balance of form and freedom using Tai Chi and Pilates inspired moves, stretching and meditation.

It’s never too late to quit smoking! 

When: May 31, 2021  | 18:30 (Greece)

Where: Hybrid Event – Live from the Acropolis Museum Amphitheater & live-streaming

 

In the context of the World No Tobacco Day 2021, the Ministry of Health is organizing an event titled “I Choose Not to Smoke” today, May 31, at 18:30. The event will be moderated by Professor Panagiotis Bechrakis, President of the Experts Committee of the Ministry of Health for Tobacco Control and Director of the Institute of Public Health at The American College of Greece.

Among the distinguished guests are H.E. the President of the Hellenic Republic, Mrs. Katerina Sakellaropoulou, the Minister of Health, Mr. Vasilis Kikilias, the Minister of Education & Religious Affairs, Mrs. Niki Kerameus and Dr. David G. Horner, President of The American College of Greece. 

Click here to watch live their messages from the Amphitheater of the Acropolis Museum.

May 28 – 18:00- 19:30

ACG Alumni Webinars: Explore the Genius within you

Maria Olon Tsaroucha (Pierce & Deree), Artist, author, educator, researcher and originator of Perceptual Acting and Directing (PAD)

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A Masterclass by

Claude Kerven
Filmmaker, Screenwriter & Director

Organized by
The Cinema Studies Program
School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Deree
The American College of Greece

When: Friday, May 21, 2021 | 15:30-18:00 (Greece)

Where: You may join the online event (Zoom) here

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PROGRAM

15:30-15:40 | Welcome remarks

Dr. Melenia Arouh
Associate Professor, Cinema Studies, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Deree-ACG

15:40-17:30 | Masterclass Generating Ideas: What makes a story a story?

Mr. Claude Kerven
Filmmaker, Screenwriter & Director

Topics:

• What are some sources of inspiration?
• What is a premise?
• How do we use a logline?
• How do we ensure our story has an arc?
• What are the 3 main ingredients of any story?
• How is each of these elements critical to the audience’s experience?
• What are the basic principles of story structure and how do they help us arrange the events of our story?

17:30-18:00 | Q&A and Closing

 

Bio of the Speaker

Claude Kerven
Filmmaker, Screenwriter & Director

Claude Kerven is a filmmaker, screenwriter, and director with over 40 years in the film industry. He has been the chair of the filmmaking department at a prominent NYC College, as well as a sought after teacher and mentor around the globe.

Claude discovered his passion for creating while working at his college campus Radio and TV station. His future life as a filmmaker was sealed when someone told him he could get a degree in filmmaking – a little known fact at the time. A lover of storytelling and a consumer of entertainment in all forms, from movies to TV shows to cartoons, he leapt at the chance to deepen his knowledge and pursue his passion. He received his MFA from New York University, Tisch School of the Arts and stepped into the action, armed with his debut short “Candy Store.” “Candy Store” won an Academy Award for Best Dramatic Student Film and racked up numerous first and grand jury prizes during its run through the festival circuit. He went on to direct a series of Afterschool Specials for ABC-TV, including the Emmy Award winning “Starstruck” and the Director’s Guild of America nominated “High School Narc.” Claude directed over 30 short films for Saturday Night Live, including what is said to be the most popular SNL skit of all time, “Synchronized Swimming,” a hilarious sports-themed sketch and an all-time audience favorite starring Harry Shearer and Martin Short pursuing their dreams of Olympic gold. His collaboration with Jim Belushi resulted in “Birthday Boy” which was nominated for a cable ACE Award.

Claude went on to write, direct and produce, “They Never Found Her” with Elisabeth Moss and Fargo’s Peter Stormare. He is the writer of “Mortal Thoughts” for Columbia Pictures, starring Bruce Willis, Demi Moore and Harvey Keitel, “The Shadow War,” for Universal Studios, and “Darkman and the Circus of Fear,” with Producer Sam Raimi.

As Chair of the 1-Year and 2-Year Filmmaking Programs at the New York Film Academy, a role he held since 1994, Claude developed and implemented innovative course objectives to engage and effectively teach students in the areas of directing, screenwriting, acting for film, cinematography, editing, production workshops and producing.

His advice for anyone entering the world of filmmaking is direct and simple. “A huge lionheart of passion and an endless supply of perseverance is needed to succeed.”

More information is available here

 

For more information, please contact College Events-Office of Public Affairs, [email protected] or 210-6009800, ext. 1570 or 1370.

A lecture exclusively offered to ACG students, faculty and staff by

Dr. Spyros Gangas
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
Deree-The American College of Greece

Organized by
Department of History, Philosophy and the Ancient World, Deree-ACG,
in collaboration with
ISGAP – Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy

When: Friday, May 21, 2021, 14:30-15:30

Where: You may join the event online (MS Teams) here

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PROGRAM

14:30-14:35 | Welcome remarks

Dr. Christoph Gassenschmidt
Associate Professor, Department of History, Philosophy and the Ancient World
Deree-The American College of Greece

14:35-15:05 | Bauman’s ‘Modernity and the Holocaust’ Thesis Revisited: Challenges for Understanding Anti-Semitism and Other Fundamentalisms

Dr. Spyros Gangas
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
Deree-The American College of Greece

15:05 | Q&A and Closing

 

Bio of the Speaker

Dr. Spyros Gangas
Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
Deree-The American College of Greece

Dr. Spyros Gangas holds a BA in Sociology from Deree and a PhD in Sociology from the University of Edinburgh. Dr. Gangas joined the Deree Sociology Department in 1999 and served as Head of the Department for two consecutive terms until 2017. He has also taught at the University of Wales (College of Cardiff), at Panteion University (Athens) and at Kobe College in Japan.

His research focuses on classical and contemporary sociological theory, capability approach, value-theory, and film studies. He is the author of Sociological Theory and the Capability Approach (Routledge, 2019). His work has also appeared in Current Sociology, History of the Human Sciences, Human Studies, Journal of Classical Sociology, Social Science Information, Hegel-Jahrbuch, The Journal of the Faculty of Letters of Tokyo University and in the Greek journals Axiologika, Deukalion and Momentum. He also writes film commentaries for the Greek journal To Dendro. He is the author of a book on Durkheim in Greek, has co-edited a volume of translated essays by Georg Simmel in Greek, and has contributed book chapters to edited volumes with Greek and UK publishers. He has also presented papers at conferences organized by the International Sociological Association, the European Sociological Association and the Hellenic Sociological Society.

For more information, please contact College Events-Office of Public Affairs, [email protected] or 210-6009800, ext. 1570 or 1370.

May 19 – 11:00- 12:30

ACG Alumni Webinars: Hill House, το οικοτροφείο του Pierce στο Ελληνικό

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Organized by
Student Association for International Affairs (SAFIA) Greece

Hosted by
Deree-The American College of Greece

When: May 19-23, 2021

Where: Online (livestreamed from the Events Hall of the American College of Greece)

 

The Panhellenic Youth Parliament (PKN), a landmark initiative of SAFIA-Student Association for International Affairs and the oldest simulation of dialogue and discussion in Greece, is coming back dynamically on May 19-23, 2021 and will take place online for the first time.

In its 24^th edition, this year the event is titled “Redefining the value of Freedom” and participants will have the opportunity to choose between 11 Committees addressing issues related to current European and international news.

More information is available here and here.

Deree e-Roadshow

Destination: Epirus
On the way to your future!

Σάββατο 24 Απριλίου 2021, 11:00

To Deree συνεχίζει το διαδικτυακό του ταξίδι στην Ελλάδα, με προορισμό την Ήπειρο. Δηλώστε συμμετοχή!

Τι κάνει το Deree κορυφαία εκπαιδευτική επιλογή; Ποια ακαδημαϊκά προγράμματα προσφέρει; Τι είναι τα soft skills; Γιατί είναι τόσο σημαντικά στην αγορά εργασίας; Τι υποτροφία δικαιούμαι; Πώς μπορώ να συνδυάσω τις σπουδές μου στο ελληνικό πανεπιστήμιο με έναν δεύτερο κύκλο σπουδών στο Deree;

 

Απαντήσεις σε όλα τα παραπάνω και ακόμα περισσότερα ερωτήματα θα δώσουν οι σύμβουλοι του Deree στη live παρουσίαση στο κοινό της Ηπείρου. Δηλώστε σήμερα συμμετοχή και μάθετε για όλα τα πλεονεκτήματα που προσφέρει η φοίτηση στο Deree:

• 34 διεθνώς αναγνωρισμένα, σύγχρονα ακαδημαϊκά προγράμματα
• Υποτροφίες και οικονομική ενίσχυση συνολικού ύψους €5,2 εκ., ανάμεσά τους και υποτροφίες για τους νέους της Ηπείρου
• Μοναδικές ευκαιρίες για αμειβόμενη πρακτική άσκηση στην Ελλάδα και το εξωτερικό
• Συνεργασία με κορυφαία πανεπιστήμια παγκοσμίως
• Παράλληλες σπουδές με τα δημόσια πανεπιστήμια
• Καλλιέργεια και ανάπτυξη soft skills (οριζόντιων δεξιοτήτων) περιζήτητων στην αγορά εργασίας

Aκόμη, οι ενδιαφερόμενοι θα:

• Εξερευνήσουν τις κλίσεις και τα ταλέντα τους, κάνοντας δωρεάν το online test επαγγελματικού προσανατολισμού Horizon, από την Orientum.

 

Μπορείτε να δηλώσετε συμμετοχή, πατώντας το κουμπί που ακολουθεί. Εναλλακτικά, μπορείτε να επικοινωνήσετε μαζί μας στο 210 600 9800 εσωτ. 1317, 1410 ή στο [email protected]

 

 

Deree. Δημιούργησε το μέλλον σου όπως το θέλεις εσύ!

April 22 ACG Alumni Webinars: How we built a culture of Accountability – 17:30-18:30

Andreas Constantinou, CEO & Founder, Slash

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A lecture exclusively offered to ACG students, faculty and staff

by Prof. David Nussbaum Ph. D., C. Psych., ISGAP Senior Research Fellow (retired)

Organized by
Department of History, Philosophy and the Ancient World, Deree-ACG
in collaboration with
ISGAP – Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy

When: Thursday, April 15, 2021 | 14:10-15:10

Where: You may join the event online (MS Teams) here

PROGRAM

 

14:10-14:15 | Welcome remarks
Dr. Christoph Gassenschmidt, Associate Professor, Department of History, Philosophy and the Ancient World, Deree – The American College of Greece

14:15-14:45 | The Extremist “Mind”: Cognitive Style, Logical Errors and Two Ideological Illustrations
Prof. David Nussbaum, Ph. D., C. Psych., ISGAP Senior Research Fellow (retired)

14:45 | Q&A and Closing

 

Bio of the Speaker

Prof. David Nussbaum, Ph. D., C. Psych.
ISGAP Senior Research Fellow (retired)

Prof. Nussbaum was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Toronto Scarborough (UTSC) between 2005 and 2013. Prior to his position at UTSC, he was an Adjunct Professor at York University from 1984 to 2004. More recently from 2011 through 2020, Prof. Nussbaum held a series of renewed Guest (Visiting) Professorships at the China University of Political Science and Law, Beijing, China. Originally setting out to be a clinical psychologist, he instead followed a radically different approach to understanding behaviour that was afforded by a third-year undergraduate course entitled “Molecular Psychobiology”. Following graduate school, he retrained as a clinician and worked within forensic settings doing both clinical work and research.  Prof. Nussbaum was continuously struck by the absence of behavioural neuroscience in the forensic area and conducted both his clinical practice and empirical research within a behavioural neuroscience framework. An elected Fellow of both the Canadian (CPA) and American Psychological Associations, he was awarded Professor of the Year (Psychology) at UTSC in 2011. He served as Chair of the CPA Sections on Criminal Justice (7 years), Psychopharmacology (23 years), and Extremism and Terrorism (6 years.) Prof. Nussbaum has also served as a Psychology Member of the Ontario Review Board since 1997. He has lectured internationally including Belgium, China, Finland, Germany, Japan, Israel, Kenya, Sweden, and the United States.  His research interests span Behavioural Neuroscience, Epistemology of Psychology, Violent Risk Prediction and Extremism & Terrorism.  He has published 45 peer reviewed papers, and delivered over 125 peer reviewed talks at professional and scientific meetings and conferences.

For more information, please contact College Events-Office of Public Affairs, [email protected] or 210-6009800, ext. 1570 or 1370.

An Online Event

 

Sleep Disorders Medicine: The Advent of an Interdisciplinary Field

Contantin Soldatos
Professor of Psychiatry, Honorary President of the Hellenic Sleep Research Society

 

Sleep Apnea Syndrome: A Clinical Entity Underestimated and underdiagnosed

Anastasia Amfilochiou
Pulmonologist, Director, Sleep Study Unit, “Sismanogleio” General Hospital, Athens, Greece

 

When: Wednesday, April 14, 2021, 18:00 – 20:00 (Greece)

 

Organized by: Institute of Public Health – The American College of Greece

 

The lecture will be held in Greek.

You can watch it here

 

Information: +30 210 331 4755

You can watch the videos of previous lectures here.

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Bios of the Speakers

 

CONSTANTIN R. SOLDATOS, MD, MD (Hos.)

For the last 54 years Professor C.R.Soldatos has served in the faculty of Departments of Psychiatry at the University of Athens (1967-1973 & 1979-2007), Pennsylvania State University (1974-1977 & 1978-1979) and New York Medical College (1977-1978). During the first four decades of his academic carrier, he became Associate Director of the Sleep Research and Treatment Center at Pennsylvania State University, Director of the Sleep Research Unit and Sleep Disorders Center at Athens University, Chairman of the 2nd Department of Psychiatry (Attikon Hospital) as well as the 1st Department of Psychiatry (Eginition Hospital) at the University of Athens. Since 2007, he is Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry of the University of Athens; in this capacity, he served as Director of the Mental Health Care Unit at the Evgenidion Hospital of the University of Athens (2007-2017), Director of the Postgraduate Educational Program “Liaison Psychiatry” of the University of Athens Medical School (2009-2014) and he presently continues to offer his services to several pre- and post-graduate academic programs in medical education.

Over the years, he has been Chairman of the Committee for Mental Health of the Central Health Council of Greece and Member of many other Committees of national and international Organizations, including the World Health Organization (WHO). He was President of the International Neuropsychiatric Association (I.N.A) from 2006 to 2008 and of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP) from 2013 to 2015, as well as of six other scientific societies based either in Greece or abroad. Until now, he is President of the Hellenic Society for the Advancement of Psychiatry and Related Sciences, which he has founded in 2004, and Vice – President of the University of Athens Professors Emeriti Association. In addition, he served as Co Chair of the Operational Committee on Scientific Sections of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) and he has been member of five more major committees of WPA and another seven of the WFSBP, two of which he presently chairs. Moreover, he has been actively involved in the organization of more than 350 national or international congresses, having being the Congress President in 22 of them.

Prof. Soldatos has been the Editor- in- Chief of the Archives of Hellenic Medicine and Guest Editor of 3 International Psychiatric Journals. He has published 42 scientific books (11 in English) and about 500 journal articles or book chapters. His scientific journal articles (many of them published in reputable journals such as Science, Lancet, JAMA, World Psychiatry, Archives of General Psychiatry and the like) have received 14.064 citations (h-index =60), as per Google Scholar in March 2021. Most of his research work pertains to Sleep Pathology and Pharmacology, particularly to the study of insomnia and its relationship to psychopathology.

In recognition of his scientific contributions, Prof. Soldatos has received a number of distinctions from various scientific institutions; most notably, he is Doctor Honoris Causa of the Patras University, Honorary President of the World Federation of Societies of Biological Psychiatry (WFSBP), Honorary President of the Hellenic Sleep Research Society (HSRS), which he founded in 1997, and Honorary Fellow of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA). He is also Honorary Member of the Psychiatric Association of Poland, the Neuropsychiatric Society of Mexico, the Neuropsychiatric Society of Argentina and the International College of Geriatric Psychoneuropharmacology. Moreover, he has received a number of awards, such as the Lifetime Career Achievement Aristotle Gold Medal, the Owl of Wisdom Award and the Athens Hypnology Award.  Finally, he was elected Member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts in July 2014; ever since he is actively involved in the Academy’s activities.

 

Dr.  ANASTASIA AMFILOCHIOU

Dr.  Anastasia Amfilochiou is an Expert in Sleep Medicine. She graduated from the Medical School of the University of Athens (1982) and specialized in Pneumonology (1988).

She started working with sleep disorders from 1990, practicing alongside Pneumonology for a number of years, and for the last 20 years she has been dealing almost exclusively with Sleep Medicine.

She has published widely in reputable peer-reviewed journals, chapters in books, has presented in international and national conferences and has been involved in the training of younger colleagues and sleep technicians.

She is also an advocate of holistic medical treatments, and he has also studied the Alternative and Complementary Medicine, and recently completed a postgraduate program in Molecular Nutrition.

She is a member of the Evaluation Committee of KESY for the certification of doctors and technicians in Sleep Medicine, as well as a member of the Examination Committee.

An ACG 150 Panel Discussion

Co-organized by
ACG Institute for Hellenic Growth and Prosperity
Office of Public Affairs

When: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 | 17:00-18:30 (Greece)

Where: Online event livestreamed from the Events Hall of The American College of Greece

 

About the Event

Digital transformation is at the center stage of the global agenda requiring digital fluency to be the new skill acquired by leaders. By sharing the points of view of three business leaders with distinct and overarching perspective of how technology cuts across almost every industry, the panel discussion will focus on the role of leadership in the successful implementation of digital transformation. Should the leadership handbook be completely rewritten for the digital age? How can business leaders lead by digital example?

 

PROGRAM

 

17:00 | Welcome remarks

Claudia Carydis Benopoulou
Vice President, Public Affairs, The American College of Greece

17:10-18:00 | Panel discussion

Theodosis Michalopoulos
CEO of Microsoft Greece, Cyprus & Malta

Michael Tsamaz
Chairman & CEO, OTE Group

Katerina Vlachou
Managing Director of Mondelēz Greece, Cyprus

Moderator

Joanna Konstantinou
Associate Lecturer II, School of Business and Economics, Deree-ACG
Digital Leadership Coach

18:00 | Q&A and Closing 

You may join the online event here

For more information, please contact College Events-Office of Public Affairs, [email protected] or 210 6009800, ext. 1380, 1570

 

About ACG 150

In view of its 150th anniversary in 2025, The American College of Greece has launched ACG 150, a visionary strategic plan to leverage educational programs for economic and social impact, as well as to consolidate, support and expand ACG’s activities in performing research, creating technology and fostering innovation.

To accomplish these goals, the ACG 150 plan has established Greece’s first Institute for Hellenic Growth and Prosperity (IHGP), which houses the Center of Excellence in Food, Tourism & Leisure,  the Center of Excellence in Logistics, Shipping & Transportation, and the Research, Technology & Innovation Network (RTIN), and which complements the new Institute of Hellenic Culture and the Liberal Arts (IHCLA).

As the Greek economy struggles to overcome both a global pandemic and a continuing economic downturn, now more than a decade old, The American College of Greece has embarked on a set of initiatives designed to promote economic recovery. As a leading academic institution spanning three educational divisions, ACG will therefore be engaging in focused research and related projects and in creating new academic programs and initiatives that address the continuously changing landscape of the Greek and the global economies. ACG 150 initiatives bring together the academic, private and public sectors to ignite innovation and spur growth, empowering ACG to continue to cultivate the necessary soft and hard skills for its students, the leaders of tomorrow.

 

Bios of the Speakers

Claudia Carydis Benopoulou
Vice President, Public Affairs, The American College of Greece

Claudia Carydis Benopoulou is Vice President of Public Affairs at The American College of Greece (ACG) since June 2012. Her responsibilities include government relations and cultivating mutually beneficial relations with key stakeholders of both the private and public sector. She also supervises College Events and the work of three separate ACG entities: The Institute of Global Affairs, the Institute of Public Health and the Center of Excellence for Sustainability. Under her leadership, in 2020, ACG was awarded with the Gold STARS rating by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. Claudia has been working at ACG since 2005 and was initially head of Alumni Relations & College Events. Before joining ACG, Claudia worked in leading private companies as a marketing and communications executive. She also worked for the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of European Affairs, for the period 1988-1992.

Claudia holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Deree-The American College of Greece and a Master’s degree in International Relations & Communication from Boston University, US.

 

Theodosis Michalopoulos
CEO of Microsoft Greece, Cyprus & Malta

Mr. Michalopoulos is a dynamic and result-oriented leader, who boasts a successful career in the Technology industry. He is the CEO for Microsoft Greece, Cyprus & Malta since December 2019. During his tenure, Microsoft Greece Cyprus & Malta won the Top Subsidiary Award for achieving the highest level of performance excellence while supporting Microsoft’s mission to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. Prior to the CEO position, Mr. Michalopoulos served for two years as the Sales Director for Enterprise Commercial & Public Sector, for Microsoft Greece, Cyprus and Malta. From this position, he drove significant commercial success in these markets, while also leading the broader modernization of the company’s sales model. Over these years, and while working with a competent sales and technical team in order to support Microsoft’s top customers in all three markets, he developed an expertise in promoting the digital transformation of private and public businesses and organizations, with an emphasis on advanced technologies, Cloud adoption and Artificial Intelligence solutions. He joined Microsoft in 2014, as Sales Director for the Consumer Channels Group. Before that, he worked at Vodafone, holding executive positions in both Sales and Marketing.

He holds a BEng in Electrical & Electronic Engineering from the University of Sussex, an MSc in Communications & Signal Engineering from the Imperial College of Science and Technology in London and an MBA from the Alba Graduate Business School.

 

Michael Tsamaz
Chairman & CEO, OTE Group

Michael Tsamaz heads OTE Group, the largest technology company in Greece and subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom AG, since November 2010.

Under his leadership, with sustainability as a key driver, OTE Group managed to streamline its financials, create new revenue streams and transform into a modern, customer centric, tech enterprise, with COSMOTE as the unified brand for its fixed, mobile, internet and pay TV products and services.

Michael Tsamaz is a strong advocate of technology as the means to sustainable growth. Back in 2016, he set a new vision for OTE Group to become a digital transformation paradigm in Greece, as well as in Europe. From his position as head of the Digital Economy Committee of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV) and member of the Athens Digital Council, he focuses on policy making proposals in order to bridge the digital gap nationwide, while creating awareness for the merits of the new digital era through education.

Mr Tsamaz holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of New Brunswick, Canada.

 

Katerina Vlachou
Managing Director of Mondelēz Greece, Cyprus

Katerina Vlachou is the Managing Director of Mondelēz Hellas, responsible for Greece and Cyprus. She has undertaken various roles in Marketing and Sales including the positions of Marketing Manager and National Key Accounts Manager. The Marketing campaigns developed have been recognized with numerous local and international distinctions and awards, e.g. Cannes Lions, Mixx Awards, Ermis, Effies etc. She holds a Bachelor in Business Administration from the Athens University of Economics and Business, a Bachelor in Business Administration from Deree-Τhe American College of Greece, and an MBA from the Athens Laboratory of Business Administration (ALBA). She is Vice President of the Board of Greek Advertisers Association.

 

Joanna Konstantinou
Associate Lecturer II, School of Business and Economics, Deree-ACG
Digital Leadership Coach

Joanna Konstantinou is a Consultant and a Leadership Coach who has contributed to multinational management teams’ Leadership Development, specialized in Change management, Performance coaching, Communication and Team transformation. Innovative, strategic and visionary business consultant with experience in versatile business environments. Advisory member of the REBRAIN Project of the Ministry of Labour.

As a faculty member of Deree-The American College of Greece, she is a professor of the Management Information Systems and International Hospitality Management programs with a focus on Entrepreneurship and Innovation. She has served as a Leading Steering Committee Member at European Commission on Digital Tourism – DG for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SM.

Joanna has a strong educational background with a Bachelor’s in Computer Information Systems and Marketing Management from Deree-The American College of Greece, MSc in Total Quality Management from Cranfield University, UK, MSc in Leadership from the School of Graduate and Professional Education of Deree-The American College of Greece, and a PhD research in progress, at Sheffield University, UK, in the area of Entrepreneurship and Leadership, and has successfully completed an executive education program by INSEAD University on Leadership in a Crisis Context.

A lecture exclusively offered to ACG students, faculty and staff

by Dr. Orna Almog, Senior lecturer in IR and Politics – Middle East expert, Kingston University (retired)

Organized by
Department of History, Philosophy and the Ancient World, Deree-ACG
in collaboration with
ISGAP – Institute for the Study of Global Antisemitism and Policy

When: Friday, April 9, 2021 | 14:30-15:30

Where: You may join the event online (MS Teams) here

 

PROGRAM

 

14:30-14:35 | Welcome remarks
Dr. Christoph Gassenschmidt, Associate Professor, Department of History, Philosophy and the Ancient World, Deree – The American College of Greece

14:35-15:05 | United we stand – Israeli and Egyptian cooperation and the Gaza conflict
Dr. Orna Almog, Senior lecturer in IR and Politics- Middle East expert, Kingston University (retired)

15:05 | Q&A and Closing

Bio of the Speaker

Dr. Orna Almog
Senior lecturer in IR and Politics- Middle East expert, Kingston University (retired)

Dr. Orna Almog is a graduate from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and has received her Ph.D from the London School of Economics and Political Science, International History Department. She is the author of Britain, Israel and the United States 1955-58 – Beyond Suez (Frank Cass, 1993). Her main expertise is Israeli Foreign Policy: the Arab-Jewish Conflict and Conflict Resolution. Until most recently she has been a senior lecturer in Politics and International Relations at Kingston University, London UK. She took part in different research projects focusing on the International Relations in the Middle East. In 2013, Dr. Almog was also a visiting fellow at the Aegean University in Rhodes, Greece at the Department of Mediterranean Studies and later a visiting fellow at the M.A. program Mediterranean Studies, Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of the Peloponnese, Corinth, Greece where she also participated as a guest lecturer. Dr. Almog also appears on the BBC and the ‘Voice of America” as well as on many other international conferences. Among her other publications are “Hide and Seek – Israeli-Turkish Relations and the Bagdad Pact”, Mediterranean Eastern Studies, January 2017, Vol. 53, Issue 3. (with Aişegül Sever), and “Unlikely Relations: Israel, Romanian and the Egyptian-Israeli Peace accord, Middle Eastern Studies (June 2016 Vol. 52. Issue 6). Last but not least, Dr. Almog is also the co-author of Contemporary Israeli-Turkish Relations in Comparative Perspective, Palgrave/MacMillan 2019, and until recently served as a visiting lecturer (on line) at the Queen Mary University of London.

For more information, please contact College Events-Office of Public Affairs, [email protected] or 210-6009800, ext. 1570 or 1370.

What are the key technology trends that have led to today’s 5G networks and which are the hurdles that need to be overcome to ensure their further evolution? Join Dr. Constantinos Papadias, Professor of Information Technology and Executive Director of ACG’s Research, Technology & Innovation Network (RTIN), for a technology-based insight on the wireless networks of the future.

The speech will be followed by a panel discussion featuring a conversation among Ioannis Konstantinidis, OTE Group – Chief Strategy, Transformation and Wholesale Officer Member of the Committee of Digital Economy, SEV and the Center’s Director, Professor Charalampos Mainemelis.

Click here to register!

An ACG 150 Panel Discussion

Organized by
ACG Institute for Hellenic Growth & Prosperity

When: Tuesday, April 6, 2021 | 18:00-19:30 (Greece)

Where: Online event livestreamed from the Events Hall of The American College of Greece

 

About the Event

Preparing Greece and the west for the “next” pandemic requires looking forward and attempting to balance the demands of health, economic prosperity and political liberty. In an effort to foster conversation about public policy addressing all three concerns, ACG 150 presents a group of thought leaders from fields that must communicate and cooperate in order to foster individual, social and cultural health.

 

PROGRAM

 

18:00 | Welcome remarks
Ms Claudia Carydis
Vice President, Public Affairs, The American College of Greece
Dr. David G. Horner
President, The American College of Greece

18:10-19:10 | Panel discussion
Introduction by the Moderator
Prof. Loren J. Samons II
Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Executive Director, ACG Institute for Hellenic Culture & the Liberal Arts

Keynote statement (pre-recorded)
Dr. Domna Michailidou
Deputy Minister of Labor & Social Affairs, Hellenic Republic

Panel Speakers

Prof. Nicos Alivizatos
Professor Emeritus of Constitutional Law, University of Athens

Dr. Andreas Andreadis
CEO and co-Managing Partner Sani/Ikos Group
Honorary President SETE

Prof. Emmanouil Dermitzakis
Professor of Genetics, University of Geneva
Director, Health 2030 Genome Center
Director, Institute of Genetics and Genomics of Geneva

Mr. Aristos Doxiadis
Partner at Big Pi Ventures

Dr. Harris Pastides
Epidemiologist, President Emeritus and Professor Emeritus, University of South Carolina

19:00-19:30 | Comments and questions by ACG 150 Unit Leaders/Faculty

19:30 | Closing remarks by the moderator

You may join the online event here

For more information, please contact College Events-Office of Public Affairs, [email protected] or 210 6009800, ext. 1380, 1570

 

About ACG 150

In view of its 150th anniversary in 2025, The American College of Greece has launched ACG 150, a visionary strategic plan to leverage educational programs for economic and social impact, as well as to consolidate, support and expand ACG’s activities in performing research, creating technology and fostering innovation. To accomplish these goals, the ACG 150 plan has established Greece’s first Institute for Hellenic Growth and Prosperity (IHGP), which houses the Center of Excellence in Tourism & Leisure,  the Center of Excellence in Logistics, Shipping & Transportation, and the Research, Technology & Innovation Network (RTIN), and which complements the new Institute of Hellenic Culture and the Liberal Arts (IHCLA).

As the Greek economy struggles to overcome both a global pandemic and a continuing economic downturn, now more than a decade old, The American College of Greece has embarked on a set of initiatives designed to promote economic recovery. As a leading academic institution spanning three educational divisions, ACG will therefore be engaging in focused research and related projects and in creating new academic programs and initiatives that address the continuously changing landscape of the Greek and the global economies. ACG 150 initiatives bring together the academic, private and public sectors to ignite innovation and spur growth, empowering ACG to continue to cultivate the necessary soft and hard skills for its students, the leaders of tomorrow.

 

Bios of the Speakers

Dr. David G. Horner
President, The American College of Greece

David G. Horner, PhD, assumed the presidency of The American College of Greece on July 1, 2008. Under his leadership ACG has grown quantitatively and qualitatively, and the College’s social impact has been enhanced significantly:

 

• 40% increase in total enrollment: 4,086 – 5,749
• 700% increase in student financial aid
• Developed “in-bound” and “out-bound” study abroad serving over 1,000 students annually
• Expanded “Parallel Study”, enrolling over 1,000 Greek public university  students annually
• Initiated Institute of Public Health, sponsored by the Behrakis Foundation, focused on Greece’s #1 public health challenge: tobacco consumption
• Initiated Deree Sports Academy, serving over 1,300 children and teens annually
• Initiated “Heritage Greece” with National Hellenic Society: an immersion experience for Greek American university students

ACG 150 | Advancing the Legacy, Growing Greece, A plan to leverage education for economic and social impact, will build on this momentum and guide the College’s operations thru 2025, its 150th anniversary.

Previously, Dr. Horner served as president of North Park University (Chicago) from 1987-2004 and Barrington College, his undergraduate alma mater, from 1979-1985. At the time of his Barrington appointment, he was the youngest (age 29) college or university president in the U.S. and led the College into its successful merger with Gordon College (MA). During his North Park presidency, enrollment tripled, several major capital projects were completed, and the endowment grew six-fold.

President Horner received a bachelor’s degree (philosophy), summa cum laude, from Barrington College, a MA (philosophy) from the University of Rhode Island, and a MBA and a PhD in higher education administration and policy analysis from Stanford University. He is married to S. Sue Horner, BA (Barrington College), MLS (San Jose State University), MTS (Harvard University), PhD (Northwestern University). Together they have two grown children, Marc and Shanna, and four grandchildren.

 

Dr. Domna Michailidou
Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs
Hellenic Republic

Dr. Domna Michailidou, Deputy Minister of Labor and Social Affairs, responsible for social welfare and social solidarity.

Dr. Domna Michailidou is an academic economist working on economic development and financial crises. She has been Reform’s adviser to the Prime Minister on a series of issues related to structural reforms and financial markets. She worked for the OECD in Paris and Athens. Between 2010 and 2016 she taught several courses on Macroeconomics and Economic Development at the University of Cambridge and UCL’s School of Public Policy.  She holds an MPhil and a PhD on Financial and Development Economics from the University of Cambridge.

 

Prof. Loren J. Samons II
Vice President for Strategic Initiatives
Executive Director, Institute for Hellenic Culture & the Liberal Arts
The American College of Greece

Prof. Loren J. (Jay) Samons is Vice President for Strategic Initiatives and Executive Director of the ACG Institute for Hellenic Culture and the Liberal Arts.

Loren Samons specializes in the history of Greece in the fifth and sixth centuries B.C., with particular interests in Athenian politics and imperialism. His current research focuses on the figures of Perikles and Kimon, Athenian foreign policy, and the composition of Herodotus’ and Thucydides’ histories. He also has interests in the later Roman empire, ancient warfare and the classical tradition.

He is the author or editor of numerous works on Greek history, including Pericles and the Conquest of History (Cambridge, 2016), Empire of the Owl: Athenian Imperial Finance (Stuttgart, 2000) and The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Pericles (Cambridge, 2007).

 

Ms Claudia Carydis
Vice President, Public Affairs, The American College of Greece

Claudia Carydis is Vice President of Public Affairs at The American College of Greece (ACG) since June 2012. Her responsibilities include government relations and cultivating mutually beneficial relations with key stakeholders of both the private and public sector. She also supervises College Events and the work of three separate ACG entities: The Institute of Global Affairs, the Institute of Public Health and the Center of Excellence for Sustainability.

Under her leadership, in 2020, ACG was awarded with the Gold STARS rating by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. Claudia has been working at ACG since 2005 and was initially head of Alumni Relations & College Events. Before joining ACG, Claudia worked in leading private companies as a marketing and communications executive. She also worked for the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Department of European Affairs, for the period 1988-1992.

Claudia holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Deree-The American College of Greece and a Master’s degree in International Relations & Communication from Boston University, US.

 

Prof. Nicos C. Alivizatos
Emeritus Professor of Law, University of Athens

Nicos C. Alivizatos is Emeritus Professor of Law at the Faculty of Law of University of Athens, where he has been teaching constitutional and public law since 1980; he is also a practicing lawyer and founder of Alivizatos, Kioussopoulou & Partners, a law firm specializing  in public law litigation. He was a visiting scholar at Stanford (1988-89), Princeton (1997) and Oxford Universities (2005).  His  books include Les institutions politiques de la Grèce à travers les crises (1922-1974) (in French, Paris, LGDJ, 1979),  The Constitutional Status of the Armed Forces, vols 1 &2, (in Greek, Athens, Ant. Sakkoulas, 1987 & 1992 respectively),  Beyond Article 16 (in Greek, Athens, Metaichmio, 2007), The Constitution and its Enemies, 1800-2010 (in Greek, Athens, Polis, 2011),  What Kind of Democracy After the Crisis (in Greek, Athens, Polis, 2013), Pragmatists, Demagogues and Dreamers (in Greek, Athens, Polis, 2015), Τwo Steps Forward, One Back. 8+1 Troubled Decades (in Greek, Athens, Metaichmio, 2020). He has been a member of the European Group of Ethics (2002-2005) and currently of the Venice Commission.

 

Dr. Andreas A. Andreadis
CEO and co-Managing Partner, Sani/Ikos Group
Honorary President SETE

Dr. Andreas A. Andreadis was born in Thessaloniki, Greece in 1953. He graduated as a Civil Engineer from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and has a Ph.D. from the University of London (UK).

He is the CEO of Sani/Ikos Group which owns and operates Sani Resort, Greece and Ikos Resorts (Greece, Spain).

From 2011 to 2017, Dr. Andreadis was President of the Board of Directors of SETE (Greek Tourism Confederation), the institutional social partner of the Greek government in the tourism sector. SETE comprises 14 national associations (Hotels, Apartments, Travel Agents, Airlines, Ferries, Cruise Ships, Marinas, Rent a Car, Yachting etc), as well as 500 individual enterprises operating in the wider tourism economy. In total, SETE represents over 50.000 enterprises with over 350.000 employees.

In the same period (2011-2017), Dr Andreadis was President of Marketing Greece S.A., a non-profit organization, created by SETE, officially promoting the Greek travel industry in cooperation with public and private institutions as well as INSETE, (SETE Institute). INSETE aims to provide SETE with Greek tourism research findings and statistical data and develop the sector’s standards for quality, skills, education and training. Previously, from 2006 to 2011, he was President of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Hotel Federation.

Dr. Andreadis also served on the Board of Directors of the Bank of Greece for 3 years (2013 – 2016).

Dr. Andreas Andreadis has three children, Athena, Eleni and Kimon.

 

Emmanouil Dermitzakis, PhD
Professor of Genetics, University of Geneva
Director, Health 2030 Genome Center
Director, the Institute of Genetics and Genomics in Geneva

Emmanouil (Manolis) Dermitzakis is Professor of Genetics in the Department of Genetic Medicine and Development, University of Geneva Medical School, Director of the Health2030 Genome Center and Director of the Institute of Genetics and Genomics in Geneva. He is vice-chair of the Swiss Personalized Health Network Genomics Task Force, and also member of the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics. He is former Chairman of the National Council for Research, Technology and Innovation in Greece.

He obtained his B.Sc. (1995) and M.Sc. (1997) from the University of Crete (Greece) and his PhD in 2001 from the Pennsylvania State University in the USA. His post-doctoral work was at the University of Geneva Medical School. He previously was a Senior Investigator at the Wellcome Sanger Institute in Cambridge. He was elected EMBO member in 2014, recipient of the 2017 Bodossakis science award and has been named Highly Cited Researcher by ISI every year from 2014 onwards. He also served as president of the World Hellenic Biomedical Association (2014-2015). His research focuses on the genetic causes of human disease.

He has had leading roles in the ENCODE, Mouse Genome Sequencing, the International HapMap, the 1000 genomes and GTEx projects. He has served in the Board of scientific journals such as Science, eLIFE, PLoS Genetics and he is currently the Chief Editor of Frontiers in Genetics.

 

Mr Aristos Doxiadis
Partner, Big Pi Ventures

Aristos Doxiadis is Partner in Big Pi Ventures, a venture capital fund for Greece that focuses on science-based and deep-technology ventures. Since 2012 he has also been Partner in JEREMIE Openfund II, an early-stage VC fund. He is a pioneer of private equity in Greece, with over 25 years of investment and management experience in many industries.

Aristos has been researching and writing on Greek economic development and institutions. His book The Invisible Rift: Institutions and Behaviors in the Greek Economy (in Greek; 2013) has been widely discussed. He is vice-chair of ESETEK, the advisory council on research and innovation to the Government of Greece. He is also on the Board of IOBE, of Solidarity Now and of diaNEOsis.

His earlier experience includes working on anti-poverty programs for the European Commission, planning industrial policy for the Greek government, and managing consulting and auditing companies. He has a B.A. degree in social studies from Harvard University, and an M.Sc. degree in economics from Birkbeck College at the University of London.

 

Dr. Harris Pastides
Epidemiologist
President Emeritus and Professor Emeritus, University of South Carolina

Harris Pastides, PhD, MPH, is president emeritus of the University of South Carolina (USC), where he was responsible for the system’s eight institutions and its over 50,000 students. During his eleven year tenure (2008-2019), USC’s Honors College and undergraduate and graduate international business, public health, engineering, and nursing programs were top-ranked, research funding was increased, and a $1 billion capital campaign goal was surpassed.

Dr. Pastides has worked with the World Health Organization, National Institutes of Health, and other national and international organizations on higher education and public health issues. He is a member of the Institute of International Education Board of Trustees and chair of the Council for the International Exchange of Scholars Advisory Board (Fulbright Scholar Program). He received one of seven inaugural Fulbright Global Changemaker Awards and has been presented the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. He is a member of the national Uber Safety Board, an at-large trustee with the Universities Research Association and is the only non-physician member of the American Medical Association Board of Trustees.  Dr. Pastides is past chair of the Southeastern Athletic Conference and the NCAA Division I Boards of Directors.  He has served as USC’s vice president of research and health sciences and dean of the Arnold School of Public Health and, at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, was a tenured professor and chair of the Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology.

In 1974, Dr. Pastides earned a bachelor’s degree in biology and chemistry from the State University of New York Albany. He has two master’s degrees from Yale—one in public health from the School of Medicine in 1977, the other in epidemiology from the Yale University Graduate School in 1978. He earned his doctorate in epidemiology from the Yale University Graduate School in 1980.

An independently organized TED event

When: Saturday, April 3, 2021 | 12:00-15:00
Where: livestreamed from ACG Events Hall

TEDxDereeACG is a half-day event organized by students of Deree – The American College of Greece, with the aim to bring together bright, idea-focused minds, address a wide range of subjects, foster learning, inspiration, wonder – and provoke conversations that matter.
The Age of the Underdogs, the theme of the TEDxDereeACG event, relates to all of those that manage to fail forward, to turn the no mode into the on mode, and to go beyond the expected to find a path toward a desired goal, dream, or wider aspiration.

Underdogs can be the driving force of change as they can be resourceful, project a fresh take on matters, and contribute to revolutionary ideas in various areas. No matter the outcome, they do not fall in the realm of the mainstream; they are out-of-the-box thinkers, always true to their moral compass.

For more information:  tedxdereeacg.com

YΠΟ ΤΗΝ ΑΙΓΙΔΑ ΤΗΣ ΠΡΩΤΟΒΟΥΛΙΑΣ 1821-2021

When: Wednesday, March 31, 2021 | 19:00
Οργάνωση: ΦΟΙΤΗΤΙΚΟ ΠΕΡΙΟΔΙΚΟ «ΝΟΜΙΚΟΣ ΠΑΛΜΟΣ» – ΕΚΠΑ

Hosted by: Deree – The American College of Greece

Online event free and open to the public.

For more information press here

To join the event, please click here.

When: Wednesday, March, 31 | 16:00-17:00

Where: Online

Organized by: the Office of Career Services, in collaboration with the Libra Group.

 

Interested in applying to Libra’s Winter 2022 Internship Program? Register for a virtual information session below. You will receive an email from EventBrite with the Zoom details closer to the event date.

Please note that slots are available on a first come, first serve basis. If a session is full, please email the Libra Internship Program team to be added to the waitlist.

Please register for the online session using your ACG email

 

The Libra Internship Program is a paid opportunity for undergraduate students to intern with the Libra Group and its businesses around the world. Internship roles are available in social responsibility, finance, engineering, accounting, hotel operations and more.

The Winter 2022 application deadline is April 12, 2021 at 5:00pm EST.

Livestreamed from ACG Events Hall – free and open to the public

When: Tuesday, March 30^th, 2021, 15:30-17.15

Where: Online

Organized by:
United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UN SDSN) Greece

In collaboration with:
Deree – The American College of Greece
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Athens University of Economics and Business

Supported by:
UN SDSN Youth Greece

 

About the event

Exploring the role of Greek higher education institutions in promoting the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the purpose of this event is to raise awareness about the SDGs and sustainable best practices in such institutions.

The event is organized in the context of UN SDSN Greece’s overall initiative regarding sustainability in higher education in Greece, based on UN’s 4.7 mission, which aims to contribute to raising awareness and educating students, faculty and staff of academic institutions on the SDGs and sustainable best practices on campus, the inclusion of sustainability across the curriculum as well as establishing synergies of academic institutions with organizations and other external partners for the promotion of the SDGs.

This event invites students, academics, and conscious citizens who wish to learn more about the crucial role education plays in forming a sustainable society.

To register for the event, please click here.

 

15.30-15.35   |  Welcome remarks:

• Claudia Carydis- Benopoulou, Vice President, Public Affairs, The American College of Greece
• Prof.  Andreas Papandreou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens; Co-chair UNSDSN Greece

15.35-15.40  |   Opening Remarks by Angelos Syrigos, Deputy Minister of Education (responsible for higher education)

15.40-16.00  |   How the Greek Higher Educational Institutions promote the SDGs – Presentation of sustainable best practices (NKUA, AUEB, ACG)

• Prof. Andreas Papandreou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens; Co-chair UNSDSN Greece
• Prof. Phoebe Koundouri, School of Economics and Director of ReSEES Laboratory, Athens University of Economics and Business; Fellow of World Academy of Art and Science; Director of Sustainable Development Unit, ATHENA RC; Co-chair SDSN Europe
• Rania Assariotaki, Senior Manager for Sustainability, The American College of Greece

16.00-16.30   |  SDGs and education – 4.7 project – Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University, President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network

• Q&A session with: Hayley Turner, SDG Campus Coordinator | ACG, Marilida Tsiplakou, SDG Campus Coordinator | NKUA, and Eva Papanikolaki, SDG Campus Coordinator | AUEB

Moderated by: Prof. Andreas Papandreou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens; Co-chair UNSDSN Greece

16.30- 16.40  |  Debriefing & closing remarks

• Prof. Andreas Papandreou, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, co-chair UNSDSN Greece
• Prof. Stella Apostolaki, Environmental Studies Program Coordinator; Chair of Academic Advisory Board of the Center of Excellence for Sustainability, ACG

 

Parallel action:
March 30 & 31, 9:00-13:30: Blood Drive organized by ACG, NKUA, AUEB, in support of NIMTS public hospital
Venue: Deree Student Lounge, The American College of Greece

 

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Keynote Speaker

Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University; President of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network

Jeffrey D. Sachs is a world-renowned economics professor, bestselling author, innovative educator, and global leader in sustainable development. He is widely recognized for bold and effective strategies to address complex challenges including debt crises, hyperinflations, the transition from central planning to market economies, the control of AIDS, malaria, and other diseases, the escape from extreme poverty, and the battle against human-induced climate change. (show)

 

Opening Remarks

Angelos (Evangelos) Syrigos, Deputy Minister of Education and Religious Affairs

Angelos (Evangelos) Syrigos is an Associate Professor of International Law and Foreign Policy at the Department of International and European Studies at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences, Athens.
He was born in 1966 in Athens. He is a graduate of the Law Schools of the National University of Athens and of the University of Bristol, England where in 1994 he was conferred the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in the field of public international law. He has worked as Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge (1993-1994), as Legal Expert to the Council of Europe and as member of the Law Bar of Athens and practicing lawyer in Athens. (show)

 

Speakers (in alphabetical order):

Dr. Stella Apostolaki, Associate Faculty – Lecturer I, Environmental Studies Program Coordinator – Department of Science and Mathematics, Chair of Academic Advisory Board of the Center of Excellence for Sustainability, The American College of Greece

Dr. Stella Apostolaki is Associate Faculty – Lecturer I and Program Coordinator of the BSc/(Hons) in Environmental Studies, Department of Science and Mathematics, DEREE – the American College of Greece (ACG). She is Chair of the Academic Advisory Board of the Center of Excellence for Sustainability (ACG). (show)

 

Rania Assariotaki, Senior Manager for Sustainability, The American College of Greece

Rania Assariotaki joined the American College of Greece in 2008. She currently holds the position of Senior Manager for Sustainability, Office Public Affairs. She has previously occupied the position of the first Sustainability Manager at ACG. Previously she has served in the field of customer service. She holds an MSc in Marketing from ALBA at The American College of Greece. (show)

 

Claudia Carydis-Benopoulou, Vice President, Public Affairs, The American College of Greece

Claudia Carydis-Benopoulou is Vice President of Public Affairs at The American College of Greece (ACG) since June 2012. Her responsibilities include government relations and cultivating mutually beneficial relations with key stakeholders of both the private and public sector. She also supervises College Events and the work of three separate ACG entities: The Institute of Global Affairs, the Institute of Public Health and the Center of Excellence for Sustainability. (show)

 

Prof. Phoebe Koundouri, School of Economics and Director of ReSEES Laboratory, ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS; Fellow of World Academy of Art and Science; Director of Sustainable Development Unit, ATHENA RC; Co-chair SDSN Europe

Prof. Phoebe Koundouri is a world-renowned environmental economics professor and global leader in sustainable development. She is widely recognized as a pioneer in innovative, human-centric, interdisciplinary systems for the sustainable interaction between nature, society, and the economy. Prof. Koundouri is listed in the most-cited women economists in the world, with 15 published books and more than 300 published peer reviewed scientific papers. (show)

 

Prof. Andreas A. Papandreou, Professor of Environmental Economics, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens; Co-chair of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network Greece (SDSN Greece)

Andreas A. Papandreou is a Professor in the Economics Department of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens. He received his B.Sc. in Economics from the University of London, Queen Mary College and his M.Sc. in Economics from London School of Economics. He became a Doctor of Philosophy at Merton College, Oxford University, in 1990. (show)

When: Tuesday, 30 March | 14:10-15:15

Where: Online

The Department of English and Modern Languages cordially invites you to a lecture on
Early childhood bilingualism: Effects on cognition and brain

Speaker:
Dr E. Argyri
Lecturer & Senior Research Fellow at the UCL Centre for Applied Linguistics

The abstract of the talk

The study of bilingualism provides a unique model to examine the neural changes linked to early experiences, i.e. whether there are early bilingual language experience effects on the brain, since two languages can be acquired from birth or one language can be acquired from birth and a second language later in life. Despite there being a greater number of multilingual adults in Europe compared with monolinguals, the effect of early bilingual language exposure on brain structure and function is still poorly understood. Crucially, most research has focused on adults, after decades of bilingualism exposure, alongside other experiences, making it increasingly difficult to associate changes in brain networks with specific experience-related factors. Our study focuses on English-Greek bilingual children and investigates whether cognitive and brain connectivity changes in bilingual children are mainly driven by (i) brain maturation stage at age of exposure to two languages, or by (ii) experience-related factors, for example, frequency of use of both languages. In this talk, I will discuss the rationale, the research objectives and the methodology of our cutting-edge research project.

BLOOD DRIVE organized for NIMTS Hospital

When:
Tuesday, March 30, 2021 | 09:00 – 13:30
Wednesday, March 31, 2021 | 09:00 – 13:30

Where: Deree Student Lounge

Co-organized by
ACG Center of Excellence for Sustainability – Office of Public Affairs
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Athens University of Economics and Business

Supported by
ACG Health & Wellness Center
Office of Student Affairs
Deree Student Association (DSA)
Research Laboratory on Socio-Economic and Environmental Sustainability – AUEB

Under the auspices of
ACG Institute of Public Health

Don’t miss your opportunity to study abroad – students are exempt from the travel restrictions!

 

 

Join our Info Session and Q&A on Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at 01:00 PM (Eastern Time – US & Canada) to learn more about Studying Abroad at The American College of Greece (ACG)!

ACG’s location on a hillside at the edge of Athens, offers an ideal jumping-off point to see all the sights that Athens, and Greece, have to offer. Just a short ride from campus, you can visit the Acropolis and the Parthenon, beautiful beaches, and the seaside port of Piraeus, which will take you to the famed Greek islands.

Discover our historic city and the beauty of the Mediterranean, all while earning college credits in a wide variety of subjects from business, fine arts, humanities, social sciences, communication, environmental studies and more!

Complete the registration form below to join us on March 24 and have all your questions answered!

Wellness Lifestyle

When: March 23, 2021, 14:15 and March 24, 2021, 14:30

Troubled mind, tired body and stress are common in our lives making falling asleep and sleeping well sometimes a problem. Nothing feels more defeating than checking the time in the dark and realizing you haven’t been able to sleep yet another night. Join this session and discover best sleeping practices including exercise and face massage.

March 24, 2021, 14:30

March 19 ACG Alumni Webinars.
Leading diversity, inclusion, and equity is the only way forward: How we can develop a framework for excellence in DEI – 17:30-18:30

Olivia Kyriakidou, PhD
Assistant Professor and Co-ordinator of the MS in Organizational Psychology at Deree – The American College of Greece  

MORE INFO: Alumni Webinars

In loving memory of Greg

An important and sensitive community awareness panel discussion

 

When: Thursday, March 18, 2021 | 14:30-15:45

Where: online

 

Organized by:
ACG Counseling Center
Office of Public Affairs, The American College of Greece

 

PROGRAM

Welcome
Dr. Nikos Takis, Director of the ACG Counseling Center

Remarks by graduate students of the MS in Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy:

Statistical Realities of Suicidality in Greece
Philippos Saccopoulos

Signs and Symptoms of Suicide Risk
Weston Hatch

Coping with Loss
Zuzanna Panek

 

Discussant
Dr. Nikos Takis
Director of the ACG Counseling Center

 

Q&A Moderators

Greg Falireas
Graduate student MA Applied Educational Psychology

Lawrence Sharrett
Graduate student MS in Counseling Psychology and Psychotherapy

 

A Tribute to Greg
Almas Khaibar Khan, Student BA in Philosophy
Nansy Samaka, Student BSc in Biomedical Sciences

 

Closing Remarks
Dr. Katingo Hadjipateras Giannoulis, PhD., MSc., C.Psychol., AFBPsS
Chartered Clinical Psychologist

 

To join the event online (Zoom) click here.

For more information, please contact College Events-Office of Public Affairs, [email protected] or 210 6009800, ext. 1380, 1570

An Online Event

 

Transfusion Medicine: Current challenges in blood safety and quality of blood in emergencies

 

Constantina Politis
Associate Professor of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Haematologist, Scientific Advisor of the Hellenic National Public Health Organisation (EODY) and the Coordinating Haemovigilance Centre and Surveillance of Transfusion (SKAEM)

 

When: Wednesday, March 17, 2021, 18:00 – 19:00 (EET-Athens)

 

Organized by: Institute of Public Health – The American College of Greece

 

The lecture will be held in Greek.

You can watch it here.

 

Information: +30 210 331 4755

You can watch the videos of previous lectures here.

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Speaker’s bio

Professor Constantina Politis, Haematologist, MD, PhD, Member of the Association of Professors Emeriti of the University of Athens

Dr. Politis is currently Scientific Advisor to the Hellenic National Public Health Organization for the Coordinating Haemovigilance Centre and Surveillance of Transfusion of the Ministry of Health. She is the national representative to the Council of Europe, EDQM CDPTS Expert Group for Blood and a member of the Ad Hoc Group (GTS) responsible for the “Guide to the Preparation, Use and Quality Assurance of Blood Components”.

Over the past decades she has been the national representative on the European Committee on Blood Transfusion and she is currently a member in the Vigilance Expert Group of the European Commission and scientific advisor to the Thalassaemia International Federation (T.I.F).

She is a member of the Association of Professors Emeriti of the University of Athens and the European Association of Professors Emeriti.

Dr. Politis is also member of the National Committee for Tropical Diseases of the Ministry of Health, member of the International Haemovigilance Network (Coordinator of the IHN-ISTARE Working Group), member of the International Society of Blood Transfusion (ISBT), member of the European School of Transfusion Medicine (ESTM), member of the European Haematology Association (EHA) and member of the Hellenic Societies of Haematology, Immunology, Transfusion Medicine, Haemapheresis, HIV/AIDS and Hepatology.

Starting in 1966, she has held posts as Medical Assistant in the Department of General Medicine and Senior House Officer in the Blood Bank of the Athens General Hospital, Registrar in Clinical Pathology of South Warwickshire Hospital, Pathologist in the Plasmapheresis Clinic of the North London Blood Centre, Resident Registrar in Clinical Pathology at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical School of London University, Honorary Lecturer and Senior Registrar in Haematology and Blood Transfusion of the Charing Cross Hospital Medical School of London University, Director of the Hellenic Red Cross Blood Centre and Thalassaemia Unit, Director of the 3rd Regional Blood Centre and Thalassaemia Unit of «Georgios Gennimatas» General Hospital of Athens, President of the Hospital Scientific Committee and Chair of the Hospital Transfusion Committee of the 3rd Regional Blood Centre, President of the Blood Transfusion and Immunohaematology Committee (SP-HM) of the Council of Europe, Chairperson of the Task Force for restructuring the blood services in Central and Eastern Europe of the Council of Europe, President of the Scientific Committee for Blood Transfusion of the National Blood Centre (EKEA) of the Ministry of Health, and the National representative in the Regulatory Committee for blood transfusion of the European Commission.

During her career she has published 675 papers (publications, monographs, presentations in scientific fora) and she has received Scientific Awards (1995, 1998, 2013), Best Poster Awards (2002, 2003, 2008), as well as 13 distinctions (3 golden, 3 silver and 7 honourable mentions) for her contribution to the promotion of voluntary blood donation and the thalassaemia programme awarded by the Hellenic Red Cross Society, the Panhellenic Federation of Blood Donors Association, FIODS and the Hellenic Federation of Thalassaemia Patients.

Dr. Politis’s major scientific interests include the Quality and Safety of Blood (Transfusion transmissible infections, Leucodepletion, NAT testing, Aphaeresis – Haemaphaeresis, Pathogen inactivation, autologous blood donation and transfusion, Optimal use of blood, Quality management, Patient blood management, Economics of blood), Haemovigilance (Management of Haemovigilance Networks at national, regional and hospital level, Surveillance of ARs and AEs associated with transfusion and donation, Post-donation and post-transfusion information, Look back studies, Traceability of blood components, Epidemiological surveillance for TTIs) and Haemoglobinopathies (Clinical management of thalassaemia syndromes and SCD, Iron chelation therapy, Alloimmunization- Blood matching policies, Social and psychological aspects of thalassaemia). Other interests include art, poetry, literature and painting (Diploma in History of Art, Extramural Studies, London University 1978).

Online Seminar

When: Wednesday, March 17^th, 2021, 17:00 – 20:00

Where: Online

Organized by:
Department of History, Philosophy and the Ancient World, School of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Deree-ACG and
IREA, Philosophy & Communication Student Societies, Deree-ACG

 

About the event

Aiming to enhance ACG’s educational experience, the online seminar Fundamental Rights in the European context – Covid 19: Impact and Challenges will develop awareness on the moral, socio-political, and legal impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on fundamental rights, with emphasis in the European context.

The seminar is open to the public and targets an audience of students & scholars, researchers and policy makers.

 

17:00 | Opening remarks
Dr. Ioanna Patsioti
Head of the Department of History, Philosophy and the Ancient World, Deree-ACG

17:05 | Challenges to Fundamental Rights posed by Covid-19: an Overview
Keynote Speaker
Professor Dr. Michael O’ Flaherty
Director for the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights

18:00 | Presentations by Student Societies Representatives
Moderator: Dr. Nikos Lampas, IREA Program, Deree-ACG

The role of communication in the context of Covid-19: building trust in critical times

Does the United Nations perceive the application of restrictive measures in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic as a potential threat to human rights?

From Aristotle to Foucault: Philosophical angles on the Covid-19 civil realities

Discussant

Professor Siniša Zrinščak
EU Fundamental Rights Agency Scientific Committee member
Professor of Sociology, University of Zagreb

19:00 | Presentations by Deree faculty members
Moderator: Dr. Ioanna Patsioti
Head of the Department of History, Philosophy and the Ancient World, Deree-ACG

A clash between right to health and right to religious worship
Dr. Effie Fokas, IREA Program, Deree-ACG

The Utilitarian challenges to Fundamental Human Rights
Dr. Thomas Giourgas, Philosophy Program, Deree-ACG

Did securitization fail to contain the Covid-19 pandemic? The case of Greece
Dr. Nikos Lampas, IREA Program, Deree-ACG

The role of Civil Society in the context of Covid-19: safeguarding minority/vulnerable groups rights
Dr. Manos Skoulas, Communication Program, Deree-ACG

Discussant

Professor Spyros Vlachopoulos
Law School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Constitutional Law and Fundamental Rights in times of pandemic

19:55 | Closing remarks
Dr. Manos Skoulas, Communication Program, Deree-ACG

 

You may join the event online (Zoom) here.

 

For more information, please contact College Events-Office of Public Affairs, [email protected] or 210 6009800, ext. 1380, 1570

RESTORE ATHENS-21 Conference

 

When: Friday, March 12, 2021 | 10:00 – 17:30

Where: Online – livestreamed from ACG Events Hall

Free and open to the public.
For the agenda and to register please click here

 

The 1^st Regenerative Economy Conference to be held in Athens, the event features speakers from around the world and local experts who engage in panel discussions on innovative approaches to professional design practice and on rethinking technology towards a regenerative economy.

Case studies spanning from the application of digital tools for the built environment, to the simulation of the effects of climate adaptation strategies in urban environment, to nature-based solutions and indoor environmental quality investigations, to the use of bio-based plastics, will be presented.

 

Supported by:
EURAC Research, Italy
ACG Center of Excellence for Sustainability – Office of Public Affairs
Collaborative Greece at International Living Future Institute (LBCC Greece)
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When: Thursday, March 11, 2021 | 16:00-17:00

Where: Online

Organized by: the Office of Career Services, in collaboration with the Libra Group.

 

Interested in applying to Libra’s Winter 2022 Internship Program? Register for a virtual information session below. You will receive an email from EventBrite with the Zoom details closer to the event date.

Please note that slots are available on a first come, first serve basis. If a session is full, please email the Libra Internship Program team to be added to the waitlist.

Please register for the online session using your ACG email

 

The Libra Internship Program is a paid opportunity for undergraduate students to intern with the Libra Group and its businesses around the world. Internship roles are available in social responsibility, finance, engineering, accounting, hotel operations and more.

The Winter 2022 application deadline is April 12, 2021 at 5:00pm EST.

Deree e-Roadshow

Destination: Crete
On the way to your future!

Σάββατο 6 Mαρτίου 2021, 11:00

To Deree συνεχίζει το διαδικτυακό του ταξίδι στην Ελλάδα, με προορισμό την Κρήτη. Δηλώστε συμμετοχή!

Τι κάνει το Deree κορυφαία εκπαιδευτική επιλογή; Ποια ακαδημαϊκά προγράμματα προσφέρει; Τι είναι τα soft skills; Γιατί είναι περιζήτητα στην αγορά εργασίας; Τι υποτροφία δικαιούμαι; Πώς μπορώ να συνδυάσω τις σπουδές μου στο ελληνικό πανεπιστήμιο με έναν δεύτερο κύκλο σπουδών στο Deree;

Απαντήσεις σε όλα τα παραπάνω και ακόμα περισσότερα ερωτήματα θα δώσουν οι σύμβουλοι του Deree στη live παρουσίαση στο κοινό της Κρήτης. Δηλώστε σήμερα συμμετοχή και μάθετε για όλα τα πλεονεκτήματα που προσφέρει η φοίτηση στο Deree:

• 34 διεθνώς αναγνωρισμένα, σύγχρονα ακαδημαϊκά προγράμματα
• Υποτροφίες και οικονομική ενίσχυση συνολικού ύψους €5,2 εκ.
• Μοναδικές ευκαιρίες για αμειβόμενη πρακτική άσκηση στην Ελλάδα και το εξωτερικό
• Συνεργασία με κορυφαία πανεπιστήμια παγκοσμίως
• Παράλληλες σπουδές με τα δημόσια πανεπιστήμια
• Καλλιέργεια και ανάπτυξη soft skills (οριζόντιων δεξιοτήτων) περιζήτητων στην αγορά εργασίας

Aκόμη, οι ενδιαφερόμενοι θα έχουν την ευκαιρία να:

• Εξερευνήσουν τους επαγγελματικούς τους ορίζοντες, κάνοντας δωρεάν το online test επαγγελματικού προσανατολισμού Horizon, της Orientum

 

Μπορείτε να δηλώσετε συμμετοχή, πατώντας το κουμπί ακολουθεί. Εναλλακτικά, μπορείτε να επικοινωνήσετε μαζί μας στο 210 600 9800 εσωτ. 1317, 1410 ή στο [email protected]

 

 

Deree. Δημιούργησε το μέλλον σου όπως το θέλεις εσύ!

 

Join our info session on Wednesday, March 3, 2021, 01:00 PM (Eastern Time – US & Canada)

Has quarantine ignited your wanderlust? Then, pack your bags – wander over to The American College of Greece to discover the wonder of Athens!

Did you know that students are exempt from the travel ban?
Don’t let COVID-19 disrupt your education!

Join our Info Session and discover why ACG is the right place for you to earn your bachelor’s degree.

 

Wednesday, March 3, 2021, 01:00 PM  (Eastern Time – US & Canada)

Learn about the advantages of an ACG education including:

• Our innovative undergraduate programs offered across 3 schools: The School of Business and Economics, The School of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and The Frances Rich School of Fine and Performing Arts
• Earning a US-accredited degree in a European setting
• Competitive Tuition & Fees for students on a budget
• State-of-the-art campus facilities
• Rich academic and social life awaiting you in the Greek capital

Complete the registration form below to join us on March 3 and have all your questions answered!

 

 

Webinars are open to high school students, transfer students, students who’ve never attended college, and their guests.

Συζήτηση Στρογγύλης Τράπεζας

Work-family balance: challenges and solutions for the birth deficit in Greece – Round Table Discussion

 

When:
Πέμπτη, 25 Φεβρουαρίου, 2021 | 18:30-19:30

Where: Online

 

Σχετικά με την εκδήλωση

Η ισορροπία μεταξύ οικογένειας και καριέρας καθώς και η υπογεννητικότητα που παρατηρείται στην Ελλάδα, είναι ένα σοβαρό θέμα με κοινωνικές, οικονομικές και πολιτικές διαστάσεις.

Σε δημογραφικές έρευνες και δημοσκοπήσεις που έχουν διεξαχθεί από τον Οργανισμό Ηνωμένων Εθνών παρατηρείται ότι ο πληθυσμός της Ελλάδας έχει μειωθεί κατά 0,4% σε σχέση με το 2010 και προβλέπεται να μειωθεί περαιτέρω. Σήμερα, ο πληθυσμός της Ελλάδας υπολογίζεται περίπου στα 10 εκατομμύρια και εκτιμάται ότι θα μειωθεί στους 6 εκατομμύρια πολίτες έως το 2050.

Με στόχο την ευαισθητοποίηση και την διερεύνηση πιθανών λύσεων, η εκδήλωση θα εξετάσει τους παράγοντες που οδηγούν σε μειωμένα ποσοστά γεννήσεων και τον αντίκτυπο του προβλήματος στην οικονομική ανάπτυξη και ευημερία της χώρας.

 

Πρόγραμμα

18:30-18:35 Χαιρετισμός

Καθηγητής Παναγιώτης Μπεχράκης, Διευθυντής, Ινστιτούτο Δημόσιας Υγείας, Αμερικανικό Κολλέγιο Ελλάδος

 

18:35-19:20 Συζήτηση Στρογγύλης Τράπεζας

Ζωή Ράπτη
Υφυπουργός Υγείας
Ελληνική Δημοκρατία

Μαριάννα Βαρδινογιάννη
Πρέσβης Καλής Θελήσεως της UNESCO
Πρόεδρος του Συλλόγου Φίλων Παιδιών με καρκίνο “ΕΛΠΙΔΑ”
και του “Ιδρύματος Μαριάννα Β. Βαρδινογιάννη”

Στέφανος Χανδακάς MD MBA PhD
Μαιευτήρας – Γυναικολόγος
Πρόεδρος και Ιδρυτής της ΑΣΤ.Μ.Κ.Ε. HOPEgenesis

Δρ. Άννα Τριανταφύλλου
Dean, School of Business & Economics, Αμερικανικό Κολλέγιο Ελλάδος

Συντονιστής:
Καθηγητής Παναγιώτης Μπεχράκης
Πνευμονολόγος – Εντατικολόγος
Διευθυντής, Ινστιτούτο Δημόσιας Υγείας, Αμερικανικό Κολλέγιο Ελλάδος

 

19:20-19:30 Ερωτήσεις & Απαντήσεις και Κλείσιμο Εκδήλωσης

 

Διοργάνωση
Ινστιτούτο Δημόσιας Υγείας, Αμερικανικό Κολλέγιο Ελλάδος
HOPEgenesis

Με την υποστήριξη
Office of Public Affairs, Αμερικανικό Κολλέγιο Ελλάδος

 

Η συζήτηση θα πραγματοποιηθεί στην ελληνική γλώσσα.

Μπορείτε να την παρακολουθήσετε εδώ.

Πληροφορίες: 210 600 9800, εσωτ. 1570, 1370

 

Βιογραφικά των ομιλητών

Ζωή Ράπτη
Υφυπουργός Υγείας
Ελληνική Δημοκρατία

Αριστούχος απόφοιτος της σχολής Μωραΐτη.

Πτυχιούχος της Νομικής Σχολής του Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Έλαβε τον τίτλο του Master of Laws (LLM with honours) in International Commercial Law στο University of Kent at Canterbury της Μεγάλης Βρετανίας. Είναι δικηγόρος Παρ΄ Αρείω Πάγω.

Έχει 16ετή θητεία στην Τοπική Αυτοδιοίκηση, όπου διετέλεσε:

Πρόεδρος Δημοτικού Συμβουλίου και Αντιδήμαρχος του Δήμου Ψυχικού, μέλος της Γ.Σ. της ΚΕΔΕ, μέλος της Πολιτικής Επιτροπής του Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) και Πρόεδρος του Συνδέσμου (ΣΛΑΠ) για την Προστασία και Ανάπλαση των Τουρκοβουνίων.

Ως Νομική Σύμβουλος της Γενικής Γραμματείας Ολυμπιακών Αγώνων του Υπουργείου Πολιτισμού, συνεργάστηκε στην επεξεργασία του νομοσχεδίου για την βιώσιμη ανάπτυξη και κοινωνική αξιοποίηση των Ολυμπιακών Εγκαταστάσεων. (ΝΟΜΟΣ 3342/2005-ΦΕΚ 131/Α’ /6.6.2005).

Διετέλεσε μέλος της Επιτροπής Προμηθειών Υγείας του Υπουργείου Υγείας, την περίοδο 2013-2015.

Διετέλεσε Γραμματέας Σχέσεων Κοινωνίας – Κόμματος (2016- 2019) και σήμερα είναι μέλος των Τομέων Υγείας και Εργασίας και Κοινωνικής Αλληλεγγύης της Νέας Δημοκρατίας.

Ορκίστηκε Βουλευτής Β’ Αθηνών της Νέας Δημοκρατίας στις 6/5/2019 λόγω της παραίτησης του Βαγγέλη Μεϊμαράκη.

Στις 7/7/2019 εξελέγη για δεύτερη φορά Βουλευτής Β1 Βορείου Τομέα Αθηνών και ανέλαβε καθήκοντα Αναπληρώτριας Κοινοβουλευτικής Εκπροσώπου της Νέας Δημοκρατίας. Ορίστηκε μέλος της Διαρκούς Επιτροπής Κοινωνικών Υποθέσεων, μέλος της Επιτροπής Αναθεώρησης του Συντάγματος, μέλος της Ειδικής Προανακριτικής Επιτροπής της Βουλής του άρθρου 86 παρ. 3 του Συντάγματος, μέλος της Ειδικής Διαρκούς Επιτροπής για την παρακολούθηση του Συστήματος Κοινωνικής Ασφάλισης και μέλος της Ειδικής Μόνιμης Επιτροπής Σωφρονιστικού Συστήματος και λοιπών δομών Εγκλεισμού Κρατουμένων.

Τον Αύγουστο 2020 ορκίστηκε Υφυπουργός Υγείας με αρμοδιότητες την ψυχική υγεία και τις εξαρτήσεις.

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Feb 25 ACG Alumni webinars: “Building a Future Proof Retailer” – 17:30 – 18:30

Ioannis Vasilakos, VP & CEO Dixons South East Europe/ Kotsovolos

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Self-Awareness & Meditation Workshop

When: February 24, 2021, 14:30

Being the observer of “Your Self” is much more than just thinking about yourself. It could be a vital step to changing your behavior and emotional reactions and recognizing what needs to be kept, fixed or thrown away. Our session will help you try and see how being the observer may help you improve your life by accepting and loving yourself and others.

Online Exhibition curated by Nadja Argyropoulou

Duration: February 19 – May 20, 2021
Where: Considering emerging ceremonies of participation and togetherness, this project unfolds online.

It starts with works that appear on social media  as teasers. On February 19, longer works start being uploaded on a platform designed especially for the project (iseverybodyin.gr) and proceed with a frequency of two per week, until March 20, when all eight commissioned works appear together. The project then develops into a book and will remain accessible online until May 20. The artists invited by the curator take their cue from Jim Morrison’s spoken poetry, its context and influences, as well as from works and objects found in the ACG Art Collection (works by Minos Argyrakis, Josef Beuys, Yannis Bouteas, Charles Bukowski, Gerard Haas, Mihalis Lekakis, Liliane Lijn, Frances Rich, Takis, Nikos Velmos, unknown photographers).

Participating artists and dates of work uploads:

19/2/21 Eva Giannakopoulou & Panos Sklavenitis
23/2/21 Vasilis-Patmios Karouk
26/2/21 Vaskos (Vassilis Noulas & Kostas Tzimoulis)
2/3/21  Lydia Antoniou & William Rees
5/3/21 The Callas (Lakis&Aris Ionas)
9/3/21 Malvina Panagiotidi & Vassiliki-Maria Plavou
12/3/21 Eva Papamargariti
16/3/21  Adrianos Efthymiadis & Iria Vrettou

A team of students works in the project in many capacities and guises: Le-Ann Hinds, Thodoros Kapetanakis, Illiana Kapoutsou, Nefeli Kaoutski, Aliki Ntounia.

 

To view the Exhibition click here.

When: February 11, 2021, 14:15

Self-care is nowadays more important than ever. Especially during a pandemic, paying attention to how our body and mind feel, is what really gives us the energy to get through our work and personal commitments.

Self-Awareness & Meditation Workshop

When: February 10, 2021, 14:30

Are you constantly feeling tired, sleepy and unmotivated? When low energy drags you down, don’t reach for a candy bar for an immediate pick-me-up which might camouflage the problem but eventually wears off making you feel even more drained. Our workshop will provide you with lasting solution to keep sluggishness at bay and revitalize you including exercise and massage.

Deree Roadshow

Destination: Peloponnese
On the way to your future!

Σάββατο 6 Φεβρουαρίου 2021, 11:00

To Deree συνεχίζει το διαδικτυακό του ταξίδι στην Ελλάδα, με πρώτο σταθμό, για το 2021, την Πελοπόννησο. Δηλώστε συμμετοχή!

Τι κάνει το Deree κορυφαία εκπαιδευτική επιλογή; Ποια ακαδημαϊκά προγράμματα προσφέρει; Τι είναι τα soft skills; Γιατί είναι περιζήτητα στην αγορά εργασίας; Τι υποτροφία δικαιούμαι; Πώς μπορώ να συνδυάσω τις σπουδές μου στο ελληνικό πανεπιστήμιο με έναν δεύτερο κύκλο σπουδών στο Deree;

Απαντήσεις σε όλα τα παραπάνω και ακόμα περισσότερα ερωτήματα θα δώσουν οι σύμβουλοι του Deree στη live παρουσίαση στο κοινό της Πελοποννήσου. Δηλώστε σήμερα συμμετοχή και μάθετε για όλα τα πλεονεκτήματα που προσφέρει η φοίτηση στο Deree:

• 34 διεθνώς αναγνωρισμένα, σύγχρονα ακαδημαϊκά προγράμματα
• Υποτροφίες και οικονομική ενίσχυση συνολικού ύψους €5,2 εκ., ανάμεσά τους και υποτροφίες για τους νέους της Πελοποννήσου
• Μοναδικές ευκαιρίες για αμειβόμενη πρακτική άσκηση στην Ελλάδα και το εξωτερικό
• Συνεργασία με κορυφαία πανεπιστήμια παγκοσμίως
• Παράλληλες σπουδές με τα δημόσια πανεπιστήμια
• Καλλιέργεια και ανάπτυξη soft skills (οριζόντιων δεξιοτήτων) περιζήτητων στην αγορά εργασίας

Aκόμη, οι ενδιαφερόμενοι θα έχουν την ευκαιρία να:

• πάρουν μέρος σε δωρεάν online test επαγγελματικού προσανατολισμού της Orientum

 

Μπορείτε να δηλώσετε συμμετοχή, συμπληρώνοντας τη φόρμα που ακολουθεί.

 

Εναλλακτικά, μπορείτε να επικοινωνήσετε μαζί μας στο 210 600 9800 εσωτ. 1317, 1410 ή στο  [email protected]

Deree. Δημιούργησε το μέλλον σου όπως το θέλεις εσύ!

Organized by

ACG Institute for Hellenic Growth and Prosperity in collaboration with the ACG Institute of Global Affairs

 

When: Thursday, February 4, 2021 | 17:00 – 18:30

Where: Panel discussion and Q&A livestreamed from ACG Events Hall.
Free and open to the public (online). You may register here.

 

About the event

Politics and economics are inextricably tied together vis-à-vis diplomacy. Diplomats and heads of mission have a dual role in supporting political as well as other priorities of their home countries, i.e. economic and cultural.

This event aims to understand the role of diplomacy in economics through specific examples gained through conversations with and between heads of mission, public sector officials, and industry. Whereas our key target group is students and our focus their education, the event is open to the public, in particular to an audience including corporations, organizations, government and foreign missions.

The panel discussion will feature the Ambassadors of Sweden, Korea and Canada, who will share their unique perspectives on economic diplomacy covering vantage points from Europe, Asia, and North America. Companies from Sweden, Korea and Canada have a significant presence in key economic sectors in Greece such as technology, shipping, mining, automotive, financial services, and governments play a dynamic role in supporting and promoting the activities of companies under their flag. This interplay between economics and diplomacy will be highlighted through the experiences of the three featured countries. 

About ACG 150

In view of its 150th anniversary in 2025, The American College of Greece has launched ACG 150, a visionary strategic plan to leverage educational programs for economic and social impact, as well as to consolidate, support and expand ACG’s activities in performing research, creating technology and fostering innovation. To accomplish these goals, the ACG 150 plan has established Greece’s first Institute for Hellenic Growth and Prosperity (IHGP), which houses the Center of Excellence in Tourism & Leisure,  the Center of Excellence in Logistics, Shipping & Transportation, and the Research, Technology & Innovation Network (RTIN), and which complements the new Institute of Hellenic Culture and the Liberal Arts (IHCLA).

As the Greek economy struggles to overcome both a global pandemic and a continuing economic downturn, now more than a decade old, The American College of Greece has embarked on a set of initiatives designed to promote economic recovery. As a leading academic institution spanning three educational divisions, ACG will therefore be engaging in focused research and related projects and in creating new academic programs and initiatives that address the continuously changing landscape of the Greek and the global economies. The ACG 150 initiatives bring together the academic, private and public sectors to ignite innovation and spur growth, empowering ACG to continue to cultivate the necessary soft and hard skills for our students—the leaders of tomorrow—equipping them as effective agents of change.

 

Keynote speaker

The Hon. Kostas Fragkogiannis
Deputy Minister for Economic Diplomacy & Openness
Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

Panelists

H.E. Charlotte Sammelin
Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Hellenic Republic

H.E. Soosuk Lim
Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Hellenic Republic

H.E. Mark Allen
Ambassador of Canada to the Hellenic Republic

 

Moderator

Dr. Michalis Psalidopoulos
Chair of the Advisory Board
Institute for Hellenic Growth and Prosperity
The American College of Greece

 

Speakers’ Bio

The Hon. Kostas Fragkogiannis
Deputy Minister for Economic Diplomacy & Openness
Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Kostas Fragogiannis was born in 1959, in Kavala, where he completed his basic education. After graduating from the British Institute of Marketing (HND), he continued his studies in the U.S., earning a BS in Business Administration and an MBA in International Management & Computer Systems from the University of San Francisco.

For over 30 years, he has held senior executive positions in major companies and groups, such as Emporiki Bank, Interbank, Delta, the Vasilakis Group, Ant1, the Viohalco Group, Vivartia, and the Chipita Group, where he was also a founding member of the Group’s international operations 24 years ago. Before assuming his duties as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs for Economic Diplomacy and Openness, he was the Development Manager of the Chipita Group, contributing significantly to the further growth and development of the Group’s international operations.

Having successfully handled development projects worth hundreds of millions of euros throughout the world, he has gained invaluable experience in negotiating with organizations in countries where he has overseen investments.  Through his role in the development and internationalization of companies, he has contributed to the creation of thousands of jobs, while also creating considerable added value in each country where he has been active. He has led a total of 18 productive investment projects in 16 countries, 9 investment consortiums, 5 buyouts and, finally, the founding of multiple commercial enterprises in dozens of countries.

Through his many years of international experience, he has gained a full and up-to-date perspective on what is required to effectively attract foreign investments and to promote exports and growth in the international economy.

H.E. Charlotte Sammelin
Ambassador of the Kingdom of Sweden to the Hellenic Republic

Charlotte Sammelin is serving since September 2017 as the Ambassador of Sweden to Greece. During her career at the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs she has focused on particularly European Union policies and economic issues ranging from EU foreign policy, neighbourhood, accession negotiations, trade, the EU internal market and the implementation of the Lisbon Treaty. Prior to arriving to Athens she was Deputy Director General at the Department for International Trade and EU Internal Market at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Stockholm during 2015-1017. Before that Ambassador Sammelin worked for 12 years in Brussels in various positions, such as Advisor in the Support Group for Ukraine in the European Commission (DG Near), Foreign Policy Advisor to the President of the European Council Herman van Rompuy and in the Permanent Representation of Sweden to the EU. She has also served at the Swedish Embassy in Madrid. Before joining the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs she worked as an economist at the OECD in Paris on territorial development and agriculture. Ambassador Sammelin holds a Master’s Degree in Political Science, European Law and Economics from the Ludwig Maximilian Universität in Munich, Germany.

H.E. Soosuk Lim
Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to the Hellenic Republic

Mr. Lim was appointed as Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic in May 2018.  He is also accredited as Ambassador to the Republic of Cyprus and Republic of Albania. He is a career diplomat who joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1991.  He has previously served overseas as Counsellor in the Korean Mission to Kingdom of Belgium and to the European Union; First Secretary in the United Kingdom; and Second Secretary in the Russian Federation.  In Seoul he has served as Deputy Director General and then Director General for European Affairs;  Director-General of Foreign Affairs and Security, Presidential Council for Future & Vision; Director of Inter-Korean Economic Relations in the Ministry of Strategy and Finance; and Director of Eurasia in the Foreign Ministry. Ambassador Lim holds a Master’s degree in International Relations from the University of Connecticut, U.S.A and BA in English literature from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Seoul.

H.E. Mark Allen
Ambassador of Canada to the Hellenic Republic

Mark Allen (BA Hons [Political Science and French], University of Western Ontario, 1993; PhD [International Relations], University of Cambridge, 1997) was Executive Director of Human Rights and Indigenous Affairs at Global Affairs Canada (the Department of Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development) between 2015 and 2018. Prior to that, he was Canada’s Permanent Representative to the International Civil Aviation Organization in Montreal and, between 2007 and 2011, Director of International Relations at the Department of Transport. As a Canadian Foreign Service officer, he has served in Rwanda and the United Kingdom and has advised on Canada’s relations with the Middle East. He began his public service career as an officer at the Canadian International Development Agency.

Dr. Michalis Psalidopoulos
Chair of the Advisory Board
Institute for Hellenic Growth and Prosperity
The American College of Greece

Michalis Psalidopoulos is Chief Consultant and Chair of the Advisory Board, Institute for Hellenic Growth and Prosperity, American College of Greece (ACG) and Professor at Deree ACG. He is Professor Emeritus, Department of Economics, University of Athens, Greece.  He was holder of the Constantine Karamanlis Chair for Hellenic and European Studies at the Fletcher School, Tufts University (2010-2014) and Alternate Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund (2015-2020).

His latest book “The loans of Greece: 200 years of growth and crises” (Athens, Papadopoulos, in Greek) came out in 2019.

 

For more information, please contact College Events-Office of Public Affairs, [email protected] or 210-6009800, ext. 1570 or 1370.

Citizenship Earned: A Lesson More Important than Democracy

Presenter:  Loren J. Samons II, Vice President for Strategic Initiatives

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A web conference featuring world class speakers of the sports industry from around the world

When: January 21-23

Organized by: ActiveMedia Group along with the Sports Management Society of Deree – The American College of Greece

 

To secure your participation in the conference, you may log in and register here.

The unique sports management conference in Greece, is approaching. Leading industry professionals from both Greece and abroad “meet” at “Front Runners in Sports Management 3.0”, a web conference organized by the award-winning ActiveMedia Group along with the Sports Management Society of Deree – The American College of Greece, on Thursday, January 21, Friday, January 22 and Saturday, January 23, 2021.

Representatives from all over the world in rich thematic sections

Within three days, participants will have the opportunity to attend for free the speeches of distinguished representatives from the fields of football, basketball, athletics, motor sports, sports tourism, education, digital & social media, technology and corporate social responsibility, and develop their professional network in the field of sports management.

New additions to the roster of speakers

During the Front Runners in Sports Management 3.0 conference the Chief Sales & Marketing Officer of Sani / Ikos Group, Mr. Antonis Avdelas, will present, for the first time in Greece, the unique tennis academy Rafa Nadal Tennis Centre, developed by the Grand Slam-winning tennis legend, hosted at Sani Resort. Sani Resort, which was awarded by the World Travel Awards as “The World’s Leading Family & Beach Resort” in 2019 and 2020, is an ecological sanctuary of 4,500 acres in Kassandra, Halkidiki, with 5 hotels and a luxurious private marina. Moreover the conference will include the following speakers: the CSR & Events Manager of the leading GameTech company in Greece and one of the fastest growing GameTech companies in Europe Kaizen Gaming, Ms. Ioanna Kozadinou, the General Manager of the Athens Marathon The Authentic, Dr. Makis Asimakopoulos, who will talk about the No.1 sports tourism event in Greece and the new era after the 2020 postponement, one of the top commercial directors in the Greek Super League, Mr. Leonidas Papavasilakis of OFI FC, the Real Madrid and EuroLeague legend and the F45 Madrid co-founder, Joe Arlauckas, the world champion in the 400m. with hurdles, with 4 participations in Olympic Games & Chair of the European Athletics Athletes Commission, Periklis Iakovakis, the long-term member of the U.S.A. Olympic Committee, Karen Irish, along with the former basketball player, sports journalist and dynamic reporter for EuroLeague, Theodora Panteli, the Head of Digital & 360 Advertising Director of one of the best digital agencies in Greece for social media, The Newtons Laboratory, Mr. Panos Alefragis and Mr. Themistocles Karvountzis, Chief Strategy Officer of ActiveMedia Group, with the back to back title as Sports Marketing Agency of the Year in Greece, who will make an introduction to Sports Tourism and its niche markets. 

Experienced executives of the global market offer their knowledge

Prominent speakers at the conference also include representatives from the NBA and the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, the FIBA Basketball Champions League, Georgetown University, the innovative technology company Wait Time, Nielsen Sports and Formula 1.

The conference will also host welcome speeches from the Minister of Greek Tourism, Mr. Harry Theoharis, the Deputy Minister of Culture & Sports, Mr. Lefteris Avgenakis, the USA Ambassador to Greece, Mr. Geoffrey R. Pyatt, the President of the Greek National Tourism Organization, Ms. Angela Gerekou as well as the Assistant Professor & Program Coordinator of Deree – The American College of Greece, Dr. Stella Leivadi.

In the context of the web conference’s organization, ActiveMedia Group’s Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Akis Tsolis stated: “Front Runners in Sports Management 2021 edition is switching to digital. In this fragile time, the 3^rd edition of the conference in January 2021 is going to be a fully online experience, changing to a three-day conference format with an even bolder programme and speakers from all over the world. The Greek philosopher Socrates said Education, just like fertile land, brings all good things. In the exact same way, we want ActiveMedia Group to start in 2021, by offering”.

 

You may find the conference’s agenda here

You may find the speakers’ bios here

 

MOTODYNAMICS SA, official importer of Porsche AG in Greece, supports the conference as a Gold Sponsor, promoting the Greek and international sports industry and education with the participation of distinguished speakers from around the world. Participants in the conference will have the opportunity – if they express their interest – to find out more about the first, all-electric Porsche Taycan.

LiveOn is the conference’s Digital Platform Partner (member of ethosGROUP), the innovative, fully featured, Digital Platform that meets seamlessly the highly demanding needs for business communication across a wide variety of market sectors, livening on and enabling the entire marketing industry (events, exhibitions, meetings, presentations, general assemblies, IR & PR activities etc).

The “Front Runners in Sports Management 3.0” web conference will attract the interest of the following sectors: AI, Education, Events, Basketball, Football, Motorsports, Athletics, Digital & Social Media, Sport for Development, Sports Tourism, Sports Marketing & Management, Corporate Social Responsibility.

 

Free Participation & Access to Education

The conference is free to attend, as its purpose is to educate students and executives of the sports industry about the present and future of Sports Management in the post Covid-19 era. The web conference aims to trigger a dynamic start for and to properly prepare this very significant market, in order to build a stronger and healthier community. ultimately, supporting the continuing education and training of the younger generation is extremely necessary and essential in our days, now more than ever before, and is part of the organizers’ sustainable development and social responsibility.

The conference is produced by the experienced team of Active Media Group and the leading private educational institution in the country, Deree – The American College of Greece.

 

An Online Event

 

Education & preventive measures to avoid severe accidents in children and adolescents

 

Anastassios Hatzis

Pediatric Intensivist
Former PICU Director “Agia Sofia” Children’s Hospital, Athens, Greece

 

When: Wednesday, January 20, 2021, 18:00 – 19:00 (EET-Athens)

 

Organized by: Institute of Public Health – The American College of Greece

 

The lecture will be held in Greek.

You can watch it here.

 

Information: +30 210 331 4755

You can watch the videos of previous lectures here.

 

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Speaker’s bio

Dr. Anastassios Hatzis is a Pediatric Intensivist. He graduated from the Medical School of the University of Athens and specialized in Pediatrics and Intensive Care Medicine in various hospitals of Greece as well as in other countries (mainly France but also U.K. and U.S.A.).

He served for almost forty (40) years as Director of PICUs at the three Children’s Hospitals of Athens, the majority of which in the Agia Sophia Children’s Hospital as well as in two private Pediatric Hospitals in Athens.

Dr. Hatzis, throughout his medical service, realized that accidents are the most serious issue of Public Health and treatment has a limited effect, since both mortality and sequelae have an extremely high incidence.

He strongly believes that education and prevention measures are the only effective tools to undoubtedly protect children from all kind of accidents. Given that, from the beginning of his carrier, he has been oriented towards and dedicated to the education of both adults and children, in order to reduce pediatric accidents in Greece.

Dr. Anastassios Hatzis has been giving lectures in various places (schools, congresses, seminars etc.) either in Athens or in other cities of Greece, in an attempt to sensitize parents, physicians and teachers.

Intercultural Communication

Organized by the Office of Advancement in collaboration with the UAE/GCC Alumni chapter

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An Online Event

 

The role of circadian rhythm in metabolic disorders

 

Melpomeni Peppa

Associate Professor of Endocrinology
National & Kapodistrian University of Athens

Director of Endocrine and Bone Metabolic Disorders Unit
2^nd Dept. of Internal Medicine Propaedeutic Research Institute & Diabetes Center “Attikon” University Hospital, Athens

 

When: Wednesday, December 16, 2020, 18:00 – 19:00 (EET-Athens)

 

Organized by: Institute of Public Health – The American College of Greece

 

The lecture will be held in Greek.

You can watch it here.

 

Information: +30 210 331 4755

You can watch the videos of previous lectures here.

 

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Speaker’s bio

Dr. Melpomeni Peppa, is Professor of Endocrinology, and Chief of Endocrinology and Bone Metabolic Disorders Section, in Second Propaedeutic Department of Internal Medicine, Attikon University Hospital, Athens, Greece. She is also working in Εndocrine Unit of the 3rd Department of Internal Medicine, “Sotiria” University, Hospital, Athens, Greece. She is a member of ERASMUS and CIVIS Committee for Medicine. She is Program Director of Student Education in Internal Medicine.

Dr. Peppa’s training in Internal Medicine (1991-1993) and in Endocrinology (1995-1999) took place in Athens, Greece. She had a clinical and research fellowship in First Department of Pediatrics, Athens, Greece (1999-2000, & 1993-1995), supporting her thesis in investigating markers of microangiopathy in children, adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes. She had a postdoctoral research fellowship (2000-2003) in Division of Experimental Diabetes and Aging, Dept. of Geriatrics, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NY, USA, studying the role of advanced glycation end products and oxidative stress in diabetes, renal disease, aging and their complications through in vitro, in vivo and clinical studies. Since 2004, she is working in Second Propaedeutic Department of Internal Medicine as Consultant (2004-2006), Senior Clinical Lecturer (2006-2011), Assist. Professor (2011-2014), Assist. Professor (Tenure Position, 2014-2016), Assoc. Professor and now as Professor of Endocrinology.

Dr. Peppa’s research interests have focused on clinical, molecular and environmental aspects of metabolic and hormonal abnormalities in diabetes, obesity, cancer and their complications. Her work has generated chapters in Greek and peer reviewed books, 75 publications in peer-reviewed journals. She has an H-index 34, mean impact factor 7 and approximately 7,000 citations. Dr. Peppa has participated in many national and international meetings.

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When: December 9, 2020, 14:45

Instructor: Sophie Themelis,
Executive Coordinator, Wellness, Pilates Instructor

Παρασκευή 4 Δεκεμβρίου, 19:00 – 20:15

Το Deree – The American College of Greece διοργανώνει online ενημερωτική παρουσίαση στην περιφέρεια της Θεσσαλίας.

Δήλωσε τώρα συμμετοχή για να παρακολουθήσεις live την παρουσίασή μας και ανακάλυψε γιατί το Deree σού ανοίγει την πόρτα σε ένα μέλλον γεμάτο εκπαιδευτικές και επαγγελματικές επιλογές! 

Στην παρουσίαση θα ενημερωθείς για όλα όσα μπορεί να σου προσφέρει το Deree και θα βρεις απαντήσεις για κάθε ερώτημα που αφορά τις σπουδές σου:

• 34 διεθνώς αναγνωρισμένα, σύγχρονα ακαδημαϊκά προγράμματα
• Υποτροφίες και οικονομική ενίσχυση ύψους €5,2 εκ.
• Μοναδικές ευκαιρίες για αμειβόμενη πρακτική άσκηση στην Ελλάδα και το εξωτερικό
• Συνεργασία με κορυφαία πανεπιστήμια παγκοσμίως
• Παράλληλες σπουδές με τα δημόσια πανεπιστήμια
• Δεξιότητες που αναζητούν οι εργοδότες και πώς μπορείς να τις αποκτήσεις στη διάρκεια των σπουδών σου
• Δυνατότητα συνδυασμών ακαδημαϊκών πεδίων (minors, double majors)
• 15′ Q&A

 

Δήλωσε συμμετοχή, συμπληρώνοντας τη φόρμα που ακολουθεί ή επικοινώνησε μαζί μας στο 210 600 9800 εσωτ. 1317, 1410 ή στο [email protected]

Deree. Δημιούργησε το μέλλον σου όπως το θέλεις εσύ!

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When: Friday, December 4, 2020 | 14:30-15:30 (Activity Hour)

Where: Online

 

Dimitrios Spyrou holds a BA in Art History from Deree ACG and a BA in Accounting and Finance from the University of Athens. He has an MSc in Art History, Theory and Display from the University of Edinburgh where he is currently working on his Ph.D. He holds a diploma in Curating from the Courtauld Institute in London, as well as an MA in Art Business from the Sotheby’s Institute of Art. He currently works as an editor at Ta Nea tis Technis (The Art Newspaper of Greece), as well as an art curator and advisor for Tedx Greece and ACH ART Advisory.

The lecture is free and organized by the Art History Society, Deree- The American College of Greece.

When: Thursday, December 3, 2020 | 14:10-15:10 (Activity Hour)
Where: The event will be conducted online via MS Teams

The role of the psychological team in the interdisciplinary rehabilitation services of ELEPAP – Rehabilitation For the Disabled – A systemic approach

Dr. Christalena Kattami
Rehabilitation Counselor Director of Psychological Services and Neuropsychology and Rehabilitation Unit for Brain Injury, ELEPAP
Deree-ACG Alumna

To reserve a seat, please contact IHP at [email protected] by Monday, November 30.

Organized by the International Honors Program Society in collaboration with the Psychology Society

When: December 2, 2020, 14:45

Instructor: Sophie Themelis,
Executive Coordinator, Wellness, Pilates Instructor

Blood Drive organized in collaboration with EODY, for Evangelismos, Agios Savvas and G. Gennimatas hospitals

When:
Tuesday December 1, 2020 | 09:00 – 13:30
Wednesday December 2, 2020 | 09:00 – 13:30
Thursday December 3, 2020 | 09:00 – 13:30

Where: Deree Student Lounge

Co-organized by
ACG Health & Wellness Center
Office of Public Affairs
Office of Student Affairs – Deree

Supported by
Deree Health and Social Awareness Club
Deree Student Association (DSA)
Deree S.E.R.F.(Student Emergency Response Force)

Under the auspices of
ACG Institute of Public Health

An online discussion organized by the Deree Student Association (DSA)

As we find ourselves in a second lockdown due to Covid-19, the Deree Student Association (DSA) organizes an interactive discussion focused on the progress to date in dealing with the pandemic as well as on tips for focusing on physical and mental health, relishing quality time alone or simply enjoying life.

When:
Wednesday, November 25, 2020 | 14:30 – 16:00

Where: Online

 

Speakers

• Eleni Vousoura, Program Coordinator of the MS in Counseling Psychology & Psychotherapy
• Amina Moskof, Psychologist, Psychotherapist
• Nikos Takis, Assistant Professor, Director of the ACG Counseling Center (moderator)
• Kosmο Kalliarekos, Managing Director, Baring Private Equity Asia, ACG Board member

 

The event is organized with the support of

Department of Psychology
Psychology Society
Office of Student Affairs
Office of Public Affairs

For more information, please contact the DSA

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When: Monday, November 23, 2020 | 15:00-19:00

Where: Online event @Zoom

Organized by:

Information Technology Society
Management Information Systems Society

 

Security is affecting everyone in an interconnected world.

Register in advance for this meeting.

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.

Join us for an insightful discussion with distinguished professionals on cyber security trends and concerns.

When: Wednesday November 18 at 14:45

 

When: November 18 – November 20, 2020 | 12:00-18:00

Where: Online / Virtual Career Fair hosted on the Career Portal

Organized by: the Office of Career Services, in collaboration with the Office of Advancement.

With the support of the Deree Student Association.

 

Job & Internship Fair
Virtual event, real career networking!

Get interviewed by many company representatives in the Career Days Virtual Fair 2020. Find your internship (credit bearing or not) or a job.

90+ employers are participating. Different organizations will be joining each day, so join all three days!

Career Days is open to all undergraduate and graduate students, and recent graduates (up to 5 years) of Deree – The American College of Greece to facilitate their successful transition to the workplace.

For more information and registration visit the Career Days Webpage

An Online Event

 

Vaccinations for Children & Adolescents: Past, Present & Future

 

Maria Theodoridou
Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics
National & Kapodistrian University of Athens

 

When: Wednesday, November 11, 2020, 19:00 – 20:00 (EET-Athens)

 

Organized by: Institute of Public Health – The American College of Greece

 

The lecture will be held in Greek.

You can watch it here.

 

Information: +30 210 331 4755

You can watch the videos of previous lectures here.

 

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Speaker’s bio

Maria Theodoridou

Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics, National & Kapodistrian University of Athens

Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics, Maria Theodoridou graduated with honors from the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens in 1969 and received specialized training in pediatrics in the A’ Pediatric Clinic of the University of Athens, in 1974. She received her IKY scholarship from the Institute of Child Health Great Ormond Street (1974-1975) in Virology and in 1996 she received her specialization on Infectionology. She supervised the Infectious Diseases Department (MAKKA Department) at “Agia Sofia” Children’s Hospital for 35 years as well and the Children’s AIDS Unit, which she founded in 1989.

Professor Theodoridou served for the 35 years at the University of Athens and has been author of significant number of lectures and scientific publications on infections, vaccines and AIDS; her Greek publications exceed the number of 150 and ​​the number of 180 in other languages (PubMed). Professor Theodoridou is a member in various scientific societies, Chairman of National Committees and for the past three years she holds the position of the Chairman of the Hellenic Vaccination Committee.

An online event with free participation and open to the public

When:
November 11-13, 2020 | 14:30 – 17:00

Where:
Online

UN SDGs Symposium: Exploring the DiverCity of Athens: Day 1

UN SDGs Symposium: Exploring the DiverCity of Athens: Day 2

UN SDGs Symposium: Exploring the DiverCity of Athens: Day 3

Organized by:
Deree Millennium Fellows 2020 and Office of Public Affairs, The American College of Greece

Supported by:
Deree Psychology Society, Deree Sociology Society, Deree International Honors Program Society

 

Organized as part of the cohort’s collective project in the context of the Millennium Fellowship Program 2020, the symposium aims at increasing awareness about the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and boosting their adaptation by enhancing their social impact on campus.

The Symposium will dive into the exploration of four out of the 17 Goals: SDG 10 – Reduced Inequalities, SGD 5 – Gender Equality, SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities, and SDG 12 – Sustainable Consumption and Production, through panel sessions with notable academics and experts in the respective fields, who will provide hands-on solutions.

This event is directly co-related with the overall sustainability efforts of ACG and will welcome a variety of guest speakers from public authorities, NGOs, academia, who will engage in panel discussions and interactive sessions with the audience. The Symposium is under the auspices of the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI), the Millennium Campus Network (MCN), and the Millennium Fellowship Program.

 

Program

DAY 1: Wednesday, November 11 

14:30-14:45 Welcome and Introduction

• Welcome Remarks – Claudia Carydis Benopoulou, Vice President of Public Affairs, The American College of Greece
• Deree Millennium Fellows 2020 Cohort introduce themselves (Video)
• Kehinde (Kenny) Adebiyi, Program Coordinator, Millennium Campus Network (MCN) (video)

14:45-15:00 “Athens through the eyes of ACG students”
Introduction by Deree Millennium Fellows 2020 – Video
Barbara Radmann & Maria Chatzimichail

15:00-15:10 “Strolling Incognito in Athens”: Presentation of International Honors Program’ class projects – Christos Stavrogiannis & Emmanouil Skartsilakis, Deree – ACG students

15:10-16:10 Panel Discussion “Exploring DiverCity, Exploring Inequalities”
Moderator: Dr. Chrysa Zachou, Head of the Department of Sociology, Deree – The American College of Greece

• Prof. Thomas Maloutas, Emeritus professor, Harokopio University
• Alexia Evert, Vice Mayor of Social Solidarity, City of Athens
• Dr. Lilika Trikalinou
• Chris Alefantis, Founder and Editor in Chief of “Shedia” street paper

Q&A session

16:15-17:00 Interview and video presentation with Tassos Vrettos (photographer) on his photo exhibit “Places of of Wor(th)ship: Benaki Museum”

DAY 2: Thursday, November 12 

14:30-15:30 Panel discussion “Gender Inequalities & Bringing Diversity to the Workplace”
Moderator: Dr. Chrysa Zachou, Head of the Department of Sociology, Deree – The American College of Greece

• Maria Stratigaki, Associate Professor of Gender Studies, Panteion University
• Chara Chioni-Chotouman, Attorney at law, Phd cand. LLM in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure
• Maria Zarotiadou, M.Sc. in Marketing, Strategic Marketing and Business development Analyst. Gender Equality Consultant
• Stella Kasdagli, Co-founder Women On Top, Writer

Q&A Session

15:35-16:35 Panel Discussion “Athens a Sustainable City? Creating an Open, Green, Proactive and Diverse Athens”
Moderator: Dr. Stella Apostolaki, Associate Faculty – Lecturer I, Environmental Studies Program Coordinator – Department of Science and Mathematics, Chair of Academic Advisory Board of the Center of Excellence for Sustainability, The American College of Greece

• Elina Dallas, Project Manager of the Revitalisation of the Athens Historical Triangle Program (2016-19)
• Pakis Papademetriou, Manager, Corporate Quality, Athens International Airport & Chair, CR Committee, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce
• Niovi Zarampouka-Chatzimanou, Director, Victoria Square Project
• Rania Assariotaki, Sustainability Manager, Office of Public Affairs, The American College of Greece

Q&A Session

16:35-16:45 “ACG wins Athens Climathons”: Video & presentation
Introduction by Dr. Stella Apostolaki, Associate Faculty – Lecturer I, Environmental Studies Program Coordinator – Department of Science and Mathematics, Chair of Academic Advisory Board of the Center of Excellence for Sustainability, The American College of Greece

16:45-17:00 “Greening the City, Greening our Campus”

• Introduction by Dr. Stella Apostolaki, Associate Faculty – Lecturer I, Environmental Studies Program Coordinator – Department of Science and Mathematics, Chair of Academic Advisory Board of the Center of Excellence for Sustainability, The American College of Greece
• Video of Student projects on the 17 SDGs: International Honors Program students, Greening the Campus Course

DAY 3: Friday, November 13

14:30-15:30 Panel Discussion “Sustainable Consumption: Creating Diverse Solutions for Food Waste in Athens”
Moderator: Dr. Christina Marouli, Associate Professor, Environmental Studies, Department of Science and Mathematics, Deree- The American College of Greece

• Vee Bougani, CEO/Co-Founder Sustainable Food Movement Greece, Founder foodity
• Alexander Theodorides, Co-founder and chief food saving warrior of Boroume
• Constantinos Machairas, Executive Director at Organization Earth
• Giorgos Keranis, Food Systems Expert

Q&A session

15:35-15:45 Video documentary on second-hand/thrift clothing stores in Athens presented by Deree Millennium Fellows 2020

15:45-16:35 Panel Discussion “Diversifying Sustainable Greek Fashion in the Context of a Proactive Athens”
Moderator: Dr. Stella Apostolaki, Associate Faculty – Lecturer I, Environmental Studies Program Coordinator – Department of Science and Mathematics, Chair of Academic Advisory Board of the Center of Excellence for Sustainability, The American College of Greece

• Dr. Fiori A. Zafeiropoulou, Country Coordinator Fashion Revolution Greece, Founder SOFFA & Research Fellow AUEB
• Stylianee Parascha, Founding President Fashion Revolution Luxembourg and Sustainable Fashion and Communications Consultant
• Valisia Gotsi and Stella Panagopoulou, 2WO+1NE=2

Q&A session

16:40-17:00 Symposium Conclusion & Remarks – Hasan Oksuz, Barbara Radman, Jo Pierri, Deree Millennium Fellows 2020

 

Additional Resources

 

UN Sustainable Development Goals Quiz
 

Video/Animation on Sustainable Fashion

Video on food waste by Boroume

Are you still dreaming how to be a Doer ? | Fiori Zafeiropoulou | TEDxAlexandroupolis

SOFFA -Social Fashion Factory

Raise Your Voice Festival 2018

 

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Speakers’ bio

 

Alexander Theodorides
Co-Founder & CEO Boroume

Alexander is one of the co-founders and the director of NGO Boroume (“We Can”), a leading food saving organization of Greece which since 2012 has saved & offered more than 40 million portions of food from thousands of donors to over 600 charities all over Greece and has been awarded with the European Citizenship Award 2017 by the European Parliament.

He has extensive experience in both the private and public sector, is a Marshall Memorial Fund Fellow and has received scholarships from the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung and the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service).

He holds degrees from the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich (1996-2000, Magister Artium, Political Science, Economics, International Law) and the London School of Economics (2000-2001, MSc International Relations).

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Dr Fiori A Zafeiropoulou
Country Coordinator Fashion Revolution Greece & Founder SOFFA

Fiori is an academic and a social entrepreneur; holds an award winning PHD on Social Franchising & Entrepreneurship and Cand.Post Doc on Combatting Human Rights Violations in Fashion Industry Supply Chains AUEB MSL & Nottingham University Rights Lab. She is the Project Leader of the Pilot City of Athens on Public Procurement Trafficking free supply chains. Country Coordinator of the global movement Fashion Revolution.org in Greece, the Coordinator of Raise Your Voice Festival to end modern slavery and climate crisis. Founder of Social Fashion Factory – SOFFA.gr that targets environmental regeneration and social inclusion of victims of slavery. Ranked in 100 TOP Women in Greece by Marie Claire International 2019, speaker at the International Woman Day 2020 by Athena40 and BBC news. She was the central speaker at UN Women Day ’18 & The central character of the Swiss documentary ‘One Over Many’ by Daphne Bengoa Produced by Fluxum Foundation. Executive Producer of TV Show SocialGrowth.ert.gr. Founder Refergon.com employment refugee matching platform, the rebirth of iconic Zita Hellas Sneakers and The Nest Centre on Social Entrepreneurship. Coordinator of EU COSME SmallButPerfect 1.3m€ 11 Partners and of EU Erasmus+ “Blue Social Growth”; “Social Growth for Trafficking and Refugees”; “Social & Sustainable Fashion Entrepreneurs”;  TEDx talk ‘Are you still dreaming how to be a Doer?”. Her research has been published in international conferences and research books.

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Maria Zarotiadou
Strategic Marketing and Business development Analyst. Gender Equality Consultant’

“Maria Zarotiadou is a Strategic Marketing and Business development Analyst and Gender Equality Consultant. She has a BA in Business Administration and an M.Sc. in Marketing. Maria has been trained by an E.U. program on female social entrepreneurship and is a mentor for career development. She is a member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council.”

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Stella Kasdagli
Co-founder Women On Top, Writer

Stella Kasdagli is the co-founder of Women On Top, the most experienced non-profit organisation in Greece for the professional empowerment of women and for gender equality in the public sphere. She is also a published author, a translator, a book club maverick and the facilitator of impactful workshops on professional development, gender issues and social change. She previously studied French Literature in Athens, Greece, and Media Studies in London, and has worked for 10+ years as a women’s magazine and online editor. She is the recipient of the Social Impact UK Alumni Award and She has published eight books for the empowerment of girls, women and teens. She lives in Athens with her husband and two daughters.

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Stylianee Parascha
Founding President Fashion Revolution Luxembourg, Sustainable Fashion and Communications Consultant

Stylianee Parascha is the Founding President of Fashion Revolution Luxembourg and a Sustainable Fashion and Conscious Communications Consultant. Already a decade ago she was looking at how fashion is interrelated to pressing social issues and designing collections for a sustainable Athenian brand, while these days, she is doing research on how Immigration and Fashion are interconnected and can benefit from each other. She has been animating Upcycling workshops, organising fashion events, and preaching a sustainable and fashionable lifestyle in Luxembourg and beyond. She holds a Masters in Cultural Management and another one in Sustainability in Creative Industries. She is experimenting with conscious design concepts through her brand What.Eve.Wears and promotes fashion Made in Greece on every occasion.

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Pakis Papademetriou
Manager, Corporate Quality, Athens International Airport and Chair, CR Committee, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce

Pakis Papademetriou has been serving Quality and Sustainability since 1995. He is an experienced integrator of management systems and a passionate advocate for sustainability. He has received a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering and Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering, both from the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is also certified professional in Business Sustainability Management by the University of Cambridge (CISL). He joined Athens International Airport (AIA) in 1999 and currently he holds the position of Manager, Corporate Quality. He is the Chairman of the Corporate Responsibility Committee of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and member of the Board of UN Global Compact Hellas.

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2WO+1NE=2
Ethical Designer Brand

2WO+1NE=2 (2+1=2) is an ethical designer brand based in Athens, Greece, founded in 2017, by Stella Panagopoulou and Valisia Gotsi. Through a synthesis of MINIMALISM and DECONSTRUCTIVISM, espousing the principle of ENVIRONMENTAL CONSCIOUSNESS, 2WO+1NE=2 aims to sound out the cultural fluidity of an increasingly nomadic generation. Focused on creating SUSTAINABLE & TAILORED READY-TO-WEAR and not a trend-follower, 2WO+1NE=2 creates long-lasting garments or even reconstructs its over-worn garments, in local production, using exclusively French and Bound seams and natural fibers, so as to contribute to the longevity of the garment. Based on the design project of NOMADISM, each collection is inspired and dedicated to a different city across the globe, drawing elements from its art scene, architecture, cinema, music and people. The brand converts the beauty and uniqueness of each place into its edgy collections, by incorporating their CRAFTSMANSHIP techniques and AESTHETIC concept. The crystallization of notions, essences and shapes of each given place, are worked into the garments themselves. 2WO+1NE=2 strives for a perpetual battle with conservatism and conventionality, envisaging clothes not as strictly functional everyday items but as MULTIDIMENSIONAL STRUCTURES, maintaining at the same time fashion’s allure and scrutinizing urge.

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Vee Bougani
CEO/Co-Founder Sustainable Food Movement Greece; Founder foodity

Vee is a social entrepreneur and a Sustainable Culinary Arts Consultant since 2013. She studied Cultural & Creative Industries at King’s College London and she has worked in the Cultural Industry over 10 years seeking funding and sponsorship for various art organizations in Greece and in the UK. She has strong managerial and communication skills and she has taken various job roles in leadership, administration and training.

She has been trained and worked as a chef since her early 20s and as of 2012 she has worked as a Culinary Arts consultant and a freelance Food & Travel Editor for various platforms such as Time Out Group, Lonely Planet, Forbes Travel Guide, CN Traveler, the Londonist & the Thrillist. Her greatest passion has always been food and she has focused career-wise on sustainability in the culinary and hospitality industry. She lived in London for more than 10 years and she has worked as a Food Sustainability Expert in charge of various culinary projects in Europe, the States and the Middle East. She has been into social entrepreneurship since 2015 and an active business mentor at the Prince’s Trust International and Founders Nation in Greece. She is an EIT Food Associate Member for South Europe and a GSTC Certified Practitioner. She is an active member of the Kosmos Initiative run by MEP Petros Kokkalis, promoting food sustainability and food policy making governance for Greece. She has worked with ASEF and the UN for promoting a food waste strategy for the Hospitality Industry. Her mission is to constantly tackle food waste and promote sustainability in the Culinary Arts Industry regionally and internationally.

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Maria Stratigaki
Associate Professor of Gender Studies, Panteion University 

Maria Stratigaki is an Associate Professor at the Department of Social Policy at Panteion University, focusing on gender, social policy and gender equality policies. She served as Vice Mayor of Athens for Social Solidarity, Welfare and Equality (2014-2019). She also served as the Secretary General for Gender Equality at the Hellenic Ministry of Interior (2009-2012). From 1991 to 1999 she worked at the European Commission’s Unit on equal opportunities between women and men (DG EMPL). Furthermore, during her professional career she has also been the General Director of the Research Centre of Gender Equality- KETHI (1999-2002) and the Centre for Gender Studies of Panteion University (2007-2009).

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Dr. Lilika Trikalinou

Lilika is trained as a sociologist with a BA in Deree, an MSc in Sociology from the LSE and a PhD from Goldsmiths University London, titled “Making Visible: The inhabitation of urban public space by irregular immigrants” focusing on urban sociology. Since 2011 she is the managing director of the IEKEP, a not for profit Lifelong Learning Center in Athens, managing EU and national projects and developing educational tools and practices in a variety of fields. Before that, from 2003 she was working in the field of immigration for the NGO Nostos implementing a variety of national and EU projects focusing on integration.

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Chrysa Zachou
Head of the Department of Sociology, Deree- The American College of Greece

Chryssa Zachou is the Head of the Sociology Department at ACG. She has studied sociology in Greece (BA from Deree and Panteion University) and the UK (M.Sc. from the London School of Economics and a PhD from the University of Essex). Besides Deree, she has also taught a number of graduate and undergraduate courses at the University of Athens, the University of Piraeus and the Hellenic Open University. Her research focuses on migration, civil society organizations, gender, religion and the media. She has published a book and an edited volume in Greek and book chapters and journal articles in Greek and English and has presented papers in many international conferences. She is an active member of the International Sociological Association (ISA) and has served in the ISA’s RC 32 Women in Society Executive Board as a European representative (2014-2018). She is also a founding member of the Hellenic Sociological Society and an elected member of its Executive Board and serves in the editorial board of the Greek Sociological Review.

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Thomas Maloutas
Emeritus Professor, Department of Geography, Harokopio University

Emeritus Professor at the Department of Geography, Harokopio University. Former Director of the Institute of Urban and Rural Sociology of the National Centre for Social Research (EKKE) (2001-2012), Professor at the Department of Planning, University of Thessaly (1991-2009) and General Secretary for Research & Technology (2015-2016). His work is related to the changing social structures in metropolitan areas in the era of capitalist globalisation with a focus on issues of segregation and gentrification related to housing and broader welfare regimes. His research and published work refer mainly to the South European urban context and especially to Athens.

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Alexandra Evert
Vice-Mayor for Social Solidarity, City of Athens

Alexia (Alexandra) Evert was born, raised and lives at the heart of city of Athens, in Mets.

She studied marketing, advertising and communication in Athens and continued with graduate studies in Business Administration at the University of Westminster in London, UK. Since 1989 she was employed for several years in private companies, working in the fields of sales, marketing, human resources, communication as well as administration. From 1997 until 2006 she worked for the International Group of companies NETMED S.A., where she served at Communication Director (2002 – 2006).

In 2006 she was elected as a Municipal Councillor and served a Vice-Mayor of Health, Social Welfare and Equality.

In May of 2019 she was elected Municipal Councillor under the coalition «ΑΘΗΝΑ ΨΗΛΑ», headed by Mr. Kostas Bakogiannis, and is currently serving as Vice-Mayor of Social Solidarity in the Municipality of Athens.

Alexia Evert has also served as President of the Children and Adolescent Libraries of Greece (OPED/Ministry of Education) and served at the General Secretariat for Equality of the Ministry for the Interior, Public Administration & Decentralization and the Research Center for Gender Equality (KETHI).  In addition, she has worked pro-bono in the Municipality of Athens, the Ministry of the Presidency and the New Democracy Party in the fields of communication, planning, organization and cultural events, while she still participates in charitable and cultural activities of organizations such as “Make A Wish”, ELEPAP, the Benaki Museum, etc.

In 2004 she received the award “Manager of the Year”, earning the first audience prize for her work with the organization “Women of the Year.” She is the daughter of Miltiades and Liza Evert. In 1999, she married Giorgios Alvertis, who then served as General Director of Eurobank and CEO of Eurobank Cards, with whom she has a 20 year-old son.

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Christos Alefantis
founder, Shedia street paper

Chris Alefantis was born in Melbourne, Australia, where his parents immigrated in the mid-50s. He is a journalist with more than 30 years’ experience. He is the founder and Editor in Chief of “Shedia”, Greece’s only street paper, which launched in March 2013. “Shedia” –as all street papers worldwide- is a social enterprise and self-help model that provide an innovative solution to urban homelessness and unemployment. It offers people a dignified way to earn their own living and support themselves and their families. In addition to employment, “Shedia” aims to offer its vendors ongoing social support and training opportunities. “Shedia” is a member of the International Network of Street Papers. In 2006, he founded the “Kick Out Poverty” campaign in Greece, incorporating the Greek Homeless Football Club. It is an initiative which uses sport and, in particular football, as a way to energize homeless people and support them in their quest to rebuild their lives. Since 2007, The Greek Homeless Team is a member of the international social and sporting movement “Homeless World Cup”.

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Dr. Stella Apostolaki
Associate Faculty – Lecturer I, Environmental Studies Program Coordinator – Department of Science and Mathematics, Chair of Academic Advisory Board of the Center of Excellence for Sustainability, The American College of Greece

Dr. Stella Apostolaki is Associate Faculty – Lecturer I and Program Coordinator of the BSc/(Hons) in Environmental Studies, Department of Science and Mathematics, DEREE – the American College of Greece (ACG). She is Chair of the Academic Advisory Board of the Center of Excellence for Sustainability (ACG). She holds a BSc/(Hons) in Environmental Science, MSc in Urban Water and Environmental Management and PhD on sustainable urban drainage systems and river management options, obtained from the Abertay University, U.K. She has worked for several years as a researcher in collaboration with Universities, Research Institutions and Authorities. Her main research interests include: climate change, sustainable development, the implementation of the 17 sustainable development goals, integrated water management and innovation, sustainable stormwater management, water scarcity, conservation of biodiversity, protected areas, public and school environmental education, green urban planning with emphasis on amenity and biodiversity.

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Chara Chioni-Chotouman
Attorney at law, Phd cand. LLM in Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure

Chara Chioni-Chotouman is a Lawyer, working at the Centre for Research on Women’s Issues (CRWI) “Diotima” providing legal advice and representation to victims of gender-based violence and conducting trainings on the issue. She is also a PhD candidate in the Department of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens-Law School. Her PhD is on Victims’ Rights in Criminal Procedure, for which she has received a full merit-based scholarship from the State Scholarships Foundation (I.K.Y). She has published several articles (in English and Greek) and delivered speeches both in Greece and abroad. She speaks Greek, English, French and German.

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Elina Dallas
Project Manager of the Revitalisation of the Athens Historical Triangle Program (2016-19)

Elina Dallas re-imagines, designs and manages the transformation of public and private spaces through human-centered urban design and upcycling. She is the principal of Spaceimagineering.

Elina has been the Project Manager of the Revitalization of Athens Commercial Triangle Program of the Municipality of Athens supported by an exclusive donation from Stavros Niarchos Foundation (2016-2019). She has extended experience in programs of urban scale serving as Special Advisor of the Greek Minister of Culture, and Special Aide at the General Secretariat of the Prime Minister of Greece, coordinating a Ministers City Centre Planning Committee (2010-2012). Elina has been a member of the Board of Directors at the Unification of Archaeological Sites of Athens SA, and was the City Operations Manager for ATHOC for 4 years.

Elina Dallas has experience in raising sponsor funds for city scale projects, and her work in Athens has been praised by the International Olympic Committee as an “Olympic First”. As a freelance architect (1987 – ) Elina specializes in restoring listed buildings and an active member of numerous non-profit environmental and architectural heritage associations.

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Niovi Zarampouka-Chatzimanou
Director, Victoria Square Project

Niovi Zarampouka-Chatzimanou, is the Director of Victoria Square Project. Since 2014, she is the co-founder of MΕΣΑ Museum of Free Thinking People, a contemporary art outreach project for prisoners in Greece. Before joining VSP she worked as Director of Art in Public Space at Eleusis 2021 European capital of Culture, and contributed in documenta 14 as Community Liaison for Athens, working closely to its Artistic Director Adam Szymczyk. With an academic background in architecture and cultural management (MA), her research interests focus on socially and politically engaged art projects and the public space as a constellation of political and social transformations. Her work experience involves working at a wide range of institutions, projects and artists, like The Peggy Guggenheim Collection (Venice, IT), Maria Papadimitriou’s T.A.M.A. and Souzy Tros (Athens, GR), The Museum of Cycladic Art (Athens, GR), Viafarini DOCVA (Milan, IT) and the Venice Biennial through the Greek and American Pavilion (Venice, IT) teams. Niovi is currently a Fellow at Stavros Niarchos Foundation Public Humanities Initiative.

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Rania Assariotaki
Sustainability Manager, Office of Public Affairs, The American College of Greece

Rania Assariotaki joined the American College of Greece in 2008. She currently holds the position of ACG Sustainability Manager at the Office Public Affairs. Previously she has served in the field of customer service. She holds a BA in Hispanic Language and Civilization from the Hellenic Open University and an MSc in Marketing from ALBA at The American College of Greece. In 2015 she was certified as a GRI G4 reporter and in July 2016 received her certification as Sustainability (CSR) Practitioner approved by the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA). Also, she has received certifications on: Carbon Reduction Strategy, Sustainability Reporting, Social Impact Assessment & SROI.  In August 1019, she has been certified as a Sustainability Management professional and on High Impact Leadership from the Institute for Sustainability Leadership, University of Cambridge.

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Constantinos Machairas
Executive Director at Organization Earth

Constantinos is the Executive Director of Organization Earth, a Greek civil society organization that offers transformative learning on sustainable lifestyles as well as organizing collective action on global citizenship. He is a member of the Steering Committee of SDG Watch EU Europe’s largest cross-sectoral alliance of NGOs with the goal of holding governments to account for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. He also serves as the General Secretary of IFOAM AgriBioMediterraneo, the regional group consisting of the Mediterranean members of the International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movement (IFOAM). Since November 2016, Constantinos has been the President of the Hellenic Platform for Development the Greek coalition of NGOs promoting the SDGs. Member of the Boards of Directors at ActionAid Hellas, at specialized Vocational Training Center Margarita for people with intellectual disabilities, member of the Global Council at the Global Call to Action Against Poverty a network of over 11,000 CSOs organized in 58 national coalitions and of the temporary Steering Committee of the recently established UN Global Compact Greece.

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Giorgos Keranis
Management consultant – Food systems expert

Giorgos Keranis is an organization and marketing management professional with a particular focus on food systems, social entrepreneurship and organizational change. Since 1999 he has been involved in food systems operations in areas such as production, market, research, civic engagement and public policy. He has specialized in the development of organic farmers’ markets in Greece, action learning programs through community kitchens, market research and strategy, and has introduced a sustainable food policy in the municipality of Athens.

His university background combines Sociology and Business Administration (BA) at the University of Vermont and graduate studies in Philosophy at the University of London – London School of Economics.

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Dr. Christina Marouli
Associate Professor, Environmental Studies, Department of Science and Mathematics, Deree – The American College of Greece

Dr. Christina Marouli is teaching at the Environmental Studies B.Sc. program of DEREE – the American College of Greece, where she also founded and directed (for 7 years) the Center of Excellence for Sustainability. In addition, she has extensive experience as a consultant and a free-lance researcher on environmental and occupational safety health issues in the private sector, as well as an expert of EU funded environmental projects (under LIFE or Urban Innovative Action initiatives). She has worked with NGOs focusing on women’s and children’s issues (i.e. Director of Save the Children, Greece; responsible for development education programmes at the YWCA, Greece), while she was a co-founder of the Emergency Research Center (NGO).

She has studied biochemistry (B.A.), Urban and environmental policy (M.A.) and sociology (PhD) in the United States, with a specialisation on the urban environment, health and social inequalities. She has been the recipient of a Fulbright award during which she collaborated with a Turkish professor and did research on multicultural environmental education programmes. Her research interests include sustainable – healthy – smart cities, food waste, Education for Sustainability, and education for behavioural and social change.

When: November 10, 2020 | 10:00-14:00 by appointment

Organized by: Office of Career Services

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When:
November 5 – December 15, 2020 | 12-part webinar series; 12:30 – 16:30

Organized by:

CSR Hellas
University of Crete
Alba Graduate Business School – The American College of Greece

Supported by:

ACG Center of Excellence for Sustainability (CES)

 

The CSR School aims to provide advanced training regarding the identification of sustainability-related business opportunities and the inclusion of responsibility in the core of one’s business strategy, in order to achieve sustainable value and formulate a more resilient organization.

The first School took place in September 2019 at the premises of The American College of Greece. This year, due to the pandemic, it will go virtual through a series of webinars.

The current trend urges businesses and organizations to incorporate the social responsibility and sustainability principles within their business strategy, transforming the ‘traditional’ business model. The CSR School will provide participants with the knowledge and tools needed to fulfill their organizations’ social purpose through a holistic approach in which social impact is infused in the businesses’ everyday operations and mission.

The training program is envisioned as a journey that will cover all major identified areas that relate to the responsible management of sustainability. Within 6 weeks, during which a minimum of 48 hours of sustainability-related knowledge and management experience will be shared, trainees will gain an up-to-date overview of major developments around the largest environmental, social and governance challenges affecting businesses nowadays.

During the 12-part Webinar series, the participants will attend lectures by distinguished academic faculty members from institutions such as Wharton, University of Pennsylvania, and OECD, discuss relevant case studies, learn about best practices that have been implemented by experienced senior professionals and exchange views and thoughts around the incorporation of relevant theory into the CSR initiatives of their own organization. The webinars will be delivered via the ZOOM platform in English.

The topics of the CSR School are the following:

1. Setting the frame
2. Leadership
3. Value
4. Governance
5. Supply Chain
6. Environment
7. Circularity
8. Employees
9. Finance & Banking
10. Reporting
11. Capital Markets
12. Partnerships

The program is addressed to professionals and practitioners interested in gaining in-depth perspective and knowledge on corporate sustainability and responsibility as well as undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate students.

 

Early-bird registration until September 30

Online Event

When: Friday, October 30, 2020 | 09:00 – 13:00 (EET-Athens)

8th ECAS | European Corporate Aviation Summit

A virtual conference that brings together leading aviation industry professionals, including C-suite, for a discussion on current trends, best practices, challenges and growth prospects of the corporate aviation sector.

Co-organized by:

• Center of Excellence in Logistics, Shipping, and Transportation, The American College of Greece
• Center of Excellence in Tourism & Leisure, The American College of Greece
• Aeropodium

 

Attendance by invitation only.

You may view the program here.

For more information press here.

A HYBRID PAN-EUROPEAN FESTIVAL ON THE STATE OF FREEDOM IN EUROPE TODAY

When: October 30-November 1, 2020
Where: All three days of the Freiraum Festival (30-31/10 and 1/11) are open to the public and will be live-streamed on the festival website (www.freiraumfestival.eu)

FRSFPA is participating with an intervention by Dr. Effie Halivopoulou

What is the state of freedom in Europe today? This is a question that has grown even more urgent in the coronavirus era. The Goethe-Institut together with its partners from the Freiraum platform is bringing together thinkers and people in culture and the arts from all over Europe to address that question at the Freiraum Festival from October 30 to November 1, 2020. In virtual as well as local events in Brussels, Berlin and 18 other European cities, they will be discussing new perspectives and alliances in Europe in the framework of Germany’s EU Council presidency. In addition to keynote talks by sociologist Eva Illouz and political scientist Ivan Krastev as well as various panel discussions and performances, a “Freiraum Manifesto” will be officially presented to EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel.

 

Since 2017, the Goethe-Instituts in Europe have been working together with over fifty partners on the Freiraum project to explore what freedom means in Europe today. Where is freedom in jeopardy and how can it be shored up? Civil liberties are increasingly curtailed by growing nationalist and populist movements. In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, public and private liberties in Europe are currently restricted by social distancing rules, curfews and quarantines, and closed borders. At the same time, art and culture in all its forms has never entered into people’s homes as much as now. How is the art world facing the challenges ahead, in terms of contents and formats?

To mark Germany’s EU Council presidency, the Goethe-Institut will be joining our partners in the Freiraum Platform to hold a hybrid Freiraum Festival, an open conversation about the new realities in pandemic-stricken Europe and about solidarity-based action for a resilient and inclusive society. From 30 October to 1 November, a multitude of European voices and perspectives will be coming together in Brussels, Berlin and 18 other European cities. The lineup comprises an online summit of live and pre-recorded discussions, talks and performances, which can be accessed Europe-wide, as well as live physical events in 20 European cities, from Brussels and Berlin to Athens, Turin and Prague.On October 30, after a welcome address by Goethe-Institut Secretary-General Johannes Ebert, slam poet Samira Saleh will read the Freiraum Manifesto aloud in Brussels and officially present the document to Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth. The Manifesto is a call to keep diversity alive and thriving in Europe. The Bulgarian political scientist Ivan Krastev, winner of the 2020 Jean Améry Prize for European Essay-Writing, will follow with a keynote talk entitled “’Start Worrying. Details to Follow…’ – Reflections on the State of Freedom in Europe”. In a panel discussion afterwards, Johannes Ebert will discuss with Ivan Krastev and sociologist Eva Illouz about the “new normal” in the aftermath of the lockdown. Their conversation forms part of the Neue Wir-Erzählungen debate series held by the Goethe-Institut in association with the ARD liaison office in Brussels and the German weekly Die Zeit. The focus of the series is on questions like: What new narratives about Europe can we develop collectively and tell one another? Who do we want to be, and where do we want to go together? What do we need to advance the political, economic, cultural and social agenda of the European Union and Europe as a whole?

On the second day of the festival (October 31), Eva Illouz will be opening the online programme with a talk on “Can the home provide a safe haven in a crisis-ridden world? Reflections on the political consequences of Covid19.” The sociologist and writer will be exploring “our own four walls”, the private realm often invoked as both a refuge and a prison. The Covid19 crisis in particular has put traditional conceptions of privacy, family and home severely to the test. What are the resultant challenges and how are they intertwined with the basic institutions of society? The keynote will be followed by two rounds of discussions with social scientists, artists and activists on “The Ongoing Biopolitical Democrisis” and “Social Movements & Emerging Solidarities”, including contributions by Italian writer and media theorist Franco Bifo Berardi, Italian theorist and activist Tiziana Terranova, Kashmiri writer and economist Nitasha Kaul, and New York-based British artist Liam Gillick. Among other things, they will be exploring the role of social movements, and how to generate new solidarities and alliances in Europe.

The panel discussions will be rounded out by artistic interventions and experimental performances especially made for the online format, as well as live connections with the local events held by the Freiraum partners. A duo of presenters will emcee the festival programme live from the studio.

On 1 November 2020, the online programme will resume, in collaboration with the Goethe-Institut’s Common Lab project. Under the title “State of the Arts – New Formats and Audiences”, culture and arts professionals from Europe and the United States, including Thomas Oberender, Helgard Haug, Daria Mille, Julieta Aranda and Mark Titchner, will be discussing the new challenges for the art world posed by the Corona pandemic with regard to the production, distribution, marketing and reception of works of art. They will also be assessing the opportunities afforded by new formats, ways of involving the public, and artistic representation as a form of political resistance.

 

Local events

In addition to the Online Summit, a number of physical events will be held in 20 European cities.

 

Freiraum Festival virtual European press lunch

October 15, 2020, 12:30 (CET) on Zoom

Registration form for virtual press lunch:

www.freiraumfestival.eu/press

 

The artistic directors will present the upcoming programme and highlights

 

Detailed festival programme (EN)

www.freiraumfestival.eu

 

Media information (EN/DE)

www.freiraumfestival.eu/press

 

FREIRAUM project (EN/DE)

www.goethe.de/freiraum

 

The Goethe-Institut’s Freiraum project, launched in 2017, works with 53 partners in culture and the arts, the research community and civil society in 42 different countries to assess the state of freedom in Europe.

The Freiraum Festival is co-organized by a team of curators from our partner network under the artistic direction of ArtBOX Creative Arts Management. The last day of the festival will involve the collaboration of Common Lab, an “excellence project” of the Goethe-Institut Thessaloniki & ArtBOX and TIF-Helexpo (GR).

The Goethe-Institut is the Federal Republic of Germany’s worldwide cultural institute. With 157 institutes in 98 countries around the world, we promote the study of German abroad, engage in international cultural exchange and convey an up-to-date image of contemporary Germany. Thanks to partnerships with institutions in a great many other locations, the Goethe-Institut has about a thousand points of contact worldwide. As a national and European cultural institute, the Goethe-Institut is committed to a vision of progressive European integration, and in our various activities we steadfastly strive to reinforce the core values of the European Union: liberty, equality and openness. The Goethe-Institut maintains 52 institutes in Europe.

 

Other projects by the Goethe-Institut to mark Germany’s EU Council presidency:

www.goethe.de/eu2020

 

Further information about the German Federal Government’s official cultural programme during Germany’s EU Council presidency:

www.eu2020.de

 

FREIRAUM FESTIVAL PROGRAMME

Friday, October 30, 2020 (18:30-22:30)

Festival opening
Live streams from various cities across Europe
Livecast on www.freiraumfestival.eu

18:30
Musical intro: Freiraum Rhapsody
Concept by Edit Pula, composed by Fatos Qerimaj (Tirana, 2018), directed by Floris Lammens

18:35-19:00
Opening address by Secretary-General of the Goethe-Institut Johannes Ebert
Presentation of the Freiraum Platform by Christos Savvidis, Director of ArtBOX, Thessaloniki, Artistic Co-Director of the Festival, representative of the Freiraum Partners

19:00-19:30
Keynote: “’Start worrying. Details to follow…’ – Reflections on the State of Freedom in Europe” by Ivan Krastev, political scientist, chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia, permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna

19:30
The Freiraum Manifesto: Poetry slam performance
Symbolic and artistic reading of the Freiraum Manifesto by slam poet Samira Saleh and official hand over of the Manifesto to Mariya Gabriel, EU Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth

20:00-21:30
Panel discussion: “The ‘new normal’ after lockdown?” with Eva Illouz (Professor of Sociology at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences in Paris, author), Ivan Krastev (political scientist, chairman of the Centre for Liberal Strategies in Sofia, permanent fellow at the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna) and Johannes Ebert (Secretary General of the Goethe-Institut). Moderator: Matthias Krupa, Europe editor for Die Zeit.

The discussion, which forms part of the “Neue Wir-Erzählungen” (“New Collective Narratives”) series, is co-organized by ARD liaison office in Brussels and Die Zeit.

21:35-22:15
Concert: Performance of Freiraum Rhapsody
Concept: Edit Pula, Composer: Fatos Qerimaj (Tirana, 2018), Conductor: Floris Lammens

 

Saturday, October 31, 2020

THE STATE OF FREEDOM IN EUROPE TODAY:
THE ONGOING BIOPOLITICAL CRISIS, SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND EMERGING SOLIDARITIES

Online Summit 14:00-19:00, Livecast on www.freiraumfestival.eu
Local events will be held in parallel in 20 European cities

14:00-14:10
Welcome address by Johannes Ebert (Secretary-General of the Goethe-Institut)

14:10-14:30
Keynote talk: “Can the home provide a safe haven in a crisis-ridden world? Reflections on the political consequences of Covid19” by Eva Illouz (Professor of Sociology at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem and the School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences in Paris, author)

14:30-14:45
Artistic intervention

14:45-16:15
Session 1: The Ongoing Biopolitical Demo-Crisis 
With contributions by: Franco Bifo Berardi (writer), Tiziana Terranova (Associate Professor in Cultural Studies and Digital Media at the Università degli Studi di Napoli ‘L’Orientale’), ​Andreas Weber (Dr., Biologist, Philosopher and Nature Writer, University of the Arts, Berlin)
Moderator: Liam Gillick (artist)

16:15-16:45
Artistic intervention

16:45-18:15
Session 2: Social movements and emerging solidarities
With contributions by: Alfredo Saad Filho (Professor of Political Economy and International Development in the Department of International Development at King’s College London), Nitasha Kaul (Novelist and Academic, Centre for the Study of Democracy, University of Westminster, London), Svetlana Slapsak (Prof. of Anthropology of Ancient Worlds, Anthropology of Gender and Balkanology, Former Dean of ISH, Ljubljana Graduate School in Humanities)
Moderator: Anna Carastathis (political theorist, Co-Director of the Feminist Autonomous Centre for Research in Athens)

18:15-18:45
Artistic intervention

18:45-19:00
Concluding remarks

 

Sunday, November 1, 2020

THE STATE OF THE ARTS: NEW FORMATS AND AUDIENCES

Online Summit: Live streams from various European cities
Livecast on www.freiraumfestival.eu
(in association with the Goethe-Institut Thessaloniki’s Common Lab project & ArtBOX within the framework of the Goethe-Institut’s Excellence Initiatives 2020-21 and in association with TIF-Helexpo (GR))

REMEDIATION & DIGITISATION
Helgard Haug (author and director, Co-founder of Rimini Protokoll)
Daria Mille (Curator at the ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe)
Ben Vickers (Chief Technology Officer, Serpentine Galleries)

AUTHOR / CREATOR, ALTERNATIVE ECONOMIES, PRECARIOUS LABOUR FUNCTIONS
Julieta Aranda (artist, co-director of e-flux)
Gregory Sholette (artist, writer, activist and teacher)

COMMONING
Mark Beasley (curator and curatorial director, Pace Gallery, New York)
Eric Ellingsen (landscape urbanist and artist)
Mark Titchner (artist)

INSTITUTIONS
Ash Bulayev (Director of Onassis AiR & independent curator)
Thomas Oberender (Director of Berliner Festspiele, Artistic Director of Martin Gropius Bau – Immersion Programme)

Moderators: Dr. Sotirios Bahtsetzis (art theorist, curator, scientific advisor of Common Lab, Research Director of ArtBOX.gr)
with Christos Savvidis (artistic director of Common Lab and founding director, ArtBOX.gr)
and Lydia Chatziiakovou (curator of Common Lab, Co-Director of ArtBOX.gr)