DAY 1 | MONDAY, MAY 10, 2021
ARTEMIS STREAM
15.05 FIRESIDE CHAT Language: English
PMircea Geoana, Deputy Secretary General, NATO
PChair: Angelos Athanasopoulos, Editor-in-Chief in Politics, To Vima, Greece
Introduced by: Symeon G. Tsomokos, Delphi Economic Forum
15.35 EU NEIGHBOURHOOD POLICY: THE EASTERN PARTNERSHIP, SOUTH-EAST EUROPE, AND THE ROAD TO STABILITY Language: English
PHE Vaira Vike-Freiberga, President of Latvia 1999-2007; Lancet COVID-19 Commissioner; Co-Chair, Nizami Ganjavi Int’l Center PHE Rosen Plevneliev, President of Bulgaria 2012-2017; Member, Nizami Ganjavi Int’l Center PΗΕ Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic, President of Croatia 2015-2020; Member, Nizami Ganjavi Int’l Center
PChair: HE Eka Tkeshelashvili, Dep. Prime Minister of Georgia 2010-2012; Board of Trustees Member, Nizami Ganjavi Int’l Center
16.05 FIRESIDE CHAT Language: Greek
PArchbishop Elpidophoros, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, USA
PChair: Alexis Papahelas, Executive Editor, Kathimerini, Greece
16.20 TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS IN THE BIDEN ERA Language: English with subtitles
PDaniela Schwarzer, Executive Director Europe & Eurasia, Open Society Foundation PConstanze Stelzenmüller, Senior Fellow Foreign Policy, Center on the United States & Europe, Brookings Institute, USA PSir Nicholas Soames, President, Conservative Middle East Council; Senior Advisor, FMA Partners, UK PMaria Demertzi, Deputy Director, Bruegel, Belgium
PChair: Xenia Kounalaki, Journalist, Foreign Editor, Kathimerini, Greece
*English/Greek translation provided for online audience. 1 17.10 FIRESIDE CHAT Language: English
PGeoffrey Pyatt, U.S. Ambassador to Greece
PChair: Marianna Kakaounaki, Journalist, Kathimerini, SKAI TV, Greece
17.25 FIRESIDE CHAT Language: English with Greek subtitles
P Timothy S. Cahill, Senior Vice President, Global Business Development, Lockheed Martin Corporation
PChair: Dimitris Y. Apokis, Chief Editor, International News, Hellenic Broadcast Corporation, ERT, Greece
17.40 SINOCENTRISM AND THE IDEOLOGY OF NATIONAL SECURITY
PPaul Goldstein, President & CEO, PTB Global Advisors, USA
PChair: Theofanis Papathanasiou, Journalist, ERT, Greece
18.00 100 DAYS OF BIDEN'S ADMINISTRATION Language: English*
PWilliam J. Antholis, Director, CEO, Miller Center, University of Virginia, USA
PChair: Theofanis Papathanasiou, Journalist, ERT, Greece
18.15 THE IMPORTANCE OF STATES ON THE WORLD STAGE Language: English*
PAmb. Eleni Kounalakis, Lieutenant Governor of California, USA
PChair: Dimitris Y. Apokis, Chief Editor, International News, Hellenic Broadcast Corporation, ERT, Greece
18.30 FIRESIDE CHAT Language: English*
PChris Van Hollen, Senator of Maryland, United States of America
PChair: Endy Zemenides, Executive Director, Hellenic American Leadership Council, USA
18.50 WILL TRUMPISM OUTLAST TRUMP? Language: English*
PNiall Ferguson, Milbank Family Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution at Stanford University, USA
PChair: Michalis Mitsos, Journalist, Ta NEA, Greece
19.20 FIRESIDE CHAT Language: English*
PNicholas Logothetis, Co-Founder & Chairman, Concordia Summit, USA
PChair: Dimitris Y. Apokis, Chief Editor, International News, Hellenic Broadcast Corporation, ERT, Greece
19.30 IN CONVERSATION Language: English*
PSebastian Remoy, Executive Vice President, Global Head of Public Affairs, KREAB, Belgium PNick Boles, fmr. Member of Parliament, House of Commons; Client Director, FMA Partners, UK
PChair: Fay Doulgeri, Journalist, Euronews, Greece
*English/Greek translation provided for online audience. 2 19.55 TRANSATLANTIC RELATIONS IN THE BIDEN ERA Language: English with subtitles
PAnna-Michelle Assimakopoulou, Member of the European Parliament (EPP) PTed Deutsch, US Congressman
PChair: Daniel Schwammenthal, Director Transatlantic Institute, American Jewish Committee (AJC)
DAY 2 | TUESDAY, MAY 11, 2021
LETO STREAM
11.00 THE THREE SEAS: THE ROAD TO THE SOFIA SUMMIT Language: English
PAsli Ay, Chief Investment Officer, Lioness Capital, USA PPiotr Naimski, Secretary of State, Chancellery of the PM, Republic of Poland; Gov. Plenipotentiary for Strategic Energy Infrastructure P Gavin Tait, Chief Executive Officer, Amber Infrastructure, UK
PChair: Amb. Georgette Mosbacher, Co-Chair, Three Seas Programming, Europe Center, Atlantic Council
DAY 3 | WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 2021
LETO STREAM
16.00 POWER SHIFTS (OR CONFLICTS) IN THE MEDITERRANEAN Language: English with Greek subtitles
PAdmiral James G. Foggo III, fmr. Commander, U.S. Naval Forces, USA
PChair: Ian Lesser, Vice President, German Marshall Fund of the U.S, Brussels
16.20 POWER ISSUES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND THE MIDDLE EAST Language: English with Greek subtitles
PMaj. General Amos Yadlin, Executive Director, Institute for National Security Studies (INSS), Israel
PChair: Vasilis Nedos, Journalist, Kathimerini, Greece
16.35 POWER ISSUES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND THE MIDDLE EAST Language: English with Greek subtitles
PNathalie Tocci, Director, Istituto Affari Internazionali, Italy
PChair: Vasilis Nedos, Journalist, Kathimerini, Greece
16.50 RUSSIA AND THE WEST IN A GLOBAL SYSTEM Content Partner: Wilson Center Language: English with Greek subtitles
POksana Antonenko, Global Fellow, Wilson Center; Director, Global Risk Analysis, Control Risks Group, UK PIgor Zevelev, Global Fellow, Wilson Center, USA PPeter B. Zwack, Global Fellow, Wilson Center, USA
*English/Greek translation provided for online audience. 3
PChair: Matthew Rojansky, Director, Kennan Institute, Wilson Center, USA
17.30 RUSSIA AND THE WEST Language: English with Greek subtitles
PAndrey Kortunov, Director General Russian International Affairs Council, Russia
PChair: Kostas Raptis, Journalist, Athina 9,84 radio, Greece
17.45 THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY IN A WORLD OF UNCERTAINTY Content Partner: ENA Institute for Alternative Policies Language: English with Greek subtitles
PAlbena Azmanova, Author, Reader in Political and Social Thought, University of Kent, UK PNadia Urbinati, Kyriakos Tsakopoulos Professor of Political Theory, Columbia University, USA PGöran Therborn, Emeritus Professor, Wolfson College, University of Cambridge, UK
PChair: Nikos Erinakis, Director of Research, ENA - Institute for Alternative Policies, Greece
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18.25 FIRESIDE CHAT Language: English with Greek subtitles
PEdward Marques, Senior Manager, Policy and Innovation, Crisis Management Initiative, Finland
PChair: Vasilis Nedos, Journalist, Kathimerini, Greece
18.40 AFRICA POST COVID-19 Language: English with Greek subtitles
PElizabeth Sidiropoulos, Chief Executive, South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), South Africa
PChair: Anastasia Giamali, Journalist, Anchorwoman, Kontra Channel, Real FM, Greece
DAY 4 | THURSDAY, MAY 13, 2021
ARTEMIS STREAM
17.30 FIRESIDE CHAT Language: English
PRobert Menendez, United States Senator from New Jersey
PChair: Endy Zemenides, Executive Director, Hellenic American Leadership Council, USA
*English/Greek translation provided for online audience. 4
DAY 5 | FRIDAY, MAY 14, 2021
APOLLON STREAM
09.10 FIRESIDE CHAT Language: English
PSviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, Leader of Democratic Belarus P Intoduced by: Ioannis Armakolas, Stavros Costopoulosʼ Senior Research Fellow, ELIAMEP, Greece
09.30 THE EU AND WESTERN BALKANS: DELIVERING ON A LONG-OVERDUE PROMISE Language: English*
PNikola Dimitrov, Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration, Republic of North Macedonia POlivér Várhelyi, Commissioner of Neighborhood and Enlargement, European Commission
PChair: Ioannis Armakolas, Stavros Costopoulosʼ Senior Research Fellow, ELIAMEP, Greece
09.55 FIRESIDE CHAT Language: Serbian translated to English*
PMilorad Dodik, Chairman of the Presidency, Bosnia and Herzegovina
PChair: Ioannis Armakolas, Stavros Costopoulosʼ Senior Research Fellow, ELIAMEP, Greece
10.10 IN CONVERSATION Language: English*
PMatthew Palmer, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European & Eurasian Affairs, US Department of State PMiroslav Lajčák, EU Special Rep.for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue & Western Balkan Regional Issues, European Council
10.20 FIRESIDE CHAT Language: English*
PMiroslav Lajčák, EU Special Rep.for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue & Western Balkan Regional Issues, European Council
PChair: Ioannis Armakolas, Stavros Costopoulosʼ Senior Research Fellow, ELIAMEP, Greece
10.50 THE FORWARD DEFENSE OF SOUTHERN EUROPE: FIGHTING TERRORISM IN THE SUBSAHARAN AREA Language: English*
PLtg. Olivier Tramond, French Army, ret.; Co-Chair & Strategic Affairs, The First Alliance, France
PChair: Vice Admiral Alexandros Diakopoulos, fmr. National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of Greece
11.05 PEACE AND COOPERATION IN THE EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN Language: English*
PNikos Dendias, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hellenic Republic PArancha González Laya, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kingdom of Spain PNikos Christodoulides, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Cyprus PEvarist Bartolo, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Republic of Malta PGeorge Katrougalos, Member, Hellenic Parliament; Foreign Affairs Minister (2019)
PChair: Maria Nikoltsiou, Journalist, Anchorwoman, Alpha TV, Greece
*English/Greek translation provided for online audience. 5 11.45 FIRESIDE CHAT Language: English
PBujar Osmani, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Republic of North Macedonia
PChair: Maria Nikoltsiou, Journalist, Anchorwoman, Alpha TV, Greece
12.05 POWER ISSUES IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND THE MIDDLE EAST Language: Greek
PDora Bakoyannis, Member, Hellenic Parliament; Minister of Foreign Affairs (2006-2009)
PChair: Athanasios Ellis, Editor-in-Chief, Kathimerini, Greece
12.20 THE RISE OF AUTHORITARIANISM & THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACY Language: English
PSoli Ozel, Professor, Kadir Has University, Turkey
PChair: Odin Linardatou, Journalist, Head of Media, Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP)
12.45 JAPAN’S COOPERATION WITH GREECE, FREEDOM & SECURITY IN THE EAST MED Language: English
PYasunori Nakayama, Ambassador of Japan to Greece
PChair: Vice Admiral Alexandros Diakopoulos, fmr. National Security Advisor to the Prime Minister of Greece
19.00 THE TRILATERAL DIMENSION US-CHINA-EUROPE WITH A FOCUS ON EUROPE'S ROLE ON DEALING WITH CHINA Language: English with subtitles
PPhilippe Le Corre, Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science & International Affairs Harvard Kennedy School, USA
PChair: Kostas Raptis, Journalist, Athina 9,84 Radio, Greece
19.15 THE GLOBAL RACE FOR ADVANCED SEMICONDUCTOR CHIPS AND THE US-CHINA TECH WAR Content Partner: Council for International Relations-Greece Thanks Athanasios Platias Language: English with subtitles
PRemco Zwetsloot, Research Fellow, Georgetown's Center for Security and Emerging Technology (CSET) PChi-Foon Chan, President & Co- Chief Executive Officer, Synopsis Inc., USA PLindsay Gorman, Emerging Technologies Fellow of the German Marshall Fund’s Alliance for Securing Democracy
PChair: C.L. Max Nikias, President Emeritus, University of Southern California
20.00 CHINA FINDS ITS VOICE IN SEE - BEIJING'S RISING FOOTPRINT IN THE REGION'S MEDIA SPHERE Content Partner: European Council on Foreign Relations Language: English with subtitles
PVladimir Shopov, Visiting Fellow, Wider Europe Programme, European Council on Foreign Relations, Bulgaria PJovana Marovic, Executive Director, Politikon Network, Montenegro
PChair: Isabel Hilton, Founder and Senior Advisor, China Dialogue, UK
*English/Greek translation provided for online audience. 6
DIONYSOS STREAM
16.40 FIRESIDE CHAT Language: English*
PBurak Özügergin, Ambassador of Turkey in Athens
PChair: Elena Papadimitriou, Journalist, SKAI, Greece
DAY 6 | SATURDAY, MAY 15, 2021
APOLLON STREAM
09.30 TURKEY’S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE WEST Language: English
PSoner Cagaptay, Director of Turkish Research Program, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy
PChair: Constantinos Filis, Executive Director, Institute of International Relations, Greece
12.20 THE ABRAHAM ACCORDS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS Language: English with Greek subtitles
PEbtesam Al-Ketbi, President, Emirates Policy Center (EPC)
PChair: Constantinos Filis, Executive Director, Institute of International Relations, Greece
12.35 KNOW THE NEIGHBOUR: TURKEY Language: Greek
PNikos Androulakis, Member, European Parliament PIoannis Amanatidis, Member, Hellenic Parliament PConstantinos Filis, Executive Director, Institute of International Relations, Greece PKonstantina Giannakoupoulou , Member, Hellenic Parliament PTasos Gaitanis Spokesperson, New Democracy, Hellenic Republic PTasos Chatzivasileiou, Member, Hellenic Parliament PDimitrios Kairidis, Member, Hellenic Parliament PGeorge Koumoutsakos, fmr Alternate Minister of Migration and Asylum; Member, Hellenic Parliament
PDimitris Vitsas, Member, Hellenic Parliament PPanagiotis Vlachos, Communications Secretary, Movement for Change, Hellenic Republic
PCo-Chairs: Noni Karagianni, Journalist, Communication Advisor, Greece PGeorge Papachristos, Publishing Advisor, Ta Nea Newspaper, Greece
15.10 GREEKS & TURKS: VIEWS OF EACH OTHER Content Partner: ELIAMEP & diaNEOsis Language: English
PGeorge Pagoulatos, Professor, Athens University of Economics & Business; DG, ELIAMEP, Greece PIoannis N. Grigoriadis, Assoc.Prof., Bilkent University; Senior Fellow & Head, Turkey Program, ELIAMEP PDimitris Mavros, Managing Director, MRB, Greece POya Yegen, Visiting Assistant Professor, Sabancı University, Turkey
*English/Greek translation provided for online audience. 7 PEvren Balta, Prof., Int’l Relations Department Chair, Ozyegin University; Senior Scholar, Istanbul Policy Center
PChair: Thodoris Georgakopoulos, Editorial Director, diaNEOsis, Greece
15.50 TURKEY’S RELATIONSHIP WITH THE WEST Language: English
PAsli Aydıntaşbaş, Journalist, Senior Policy Fellow at European Council on Foreign Relations PMustafa Aydin, President International Relations Council of Turkey PSinan Ülgen, Chairman at Center for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM); Visiting Scholar, Carnegie Europe POzgur Unluhisarcikli, Director, Ankara Office, The German Marshall Fund PFadi Hakura, Consulting Fellow, Europe Programme, Chatham House, UK
PChair: Vasilis Karatzas, Levant Partners AIFM
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