NN Report of Activities 2009-2019

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Report of Activities 2009-2019

Date & type Event Venue October 12, “Who killed Ante Markovic? Economy of Destruction” Navarino Network 2009 [Ko je ubio Antu Markovica? Ekomomija Destrukcije, 2003] Documentary screening & discussion The screening was followed by a discussion with Ljubisa Vrencev, Director of the Institute Horizont (Belgrade), and Despina Syrri of NN. October 14, Panel discussion for the fellows of the German Marshall Navarino Network 2009 Fund who visited Thessaloniki

Panel discussion In cooperation with the Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP). October 19, Discussion about the role of the body in theatre and Navarino Network 2009 politics, on the occasion of the performance “The Annunciation of Cassandra” by Dimitris Dimitriadis Discussion Chryssa Kapsouli, Theatre actress, director and producer Novemeber 2, “Who killed Ante Markovic? Economy of Destruction” Navarino Network 2009 [Ko je ubio Antu Markovica? Ekomomija Destrukcije, 2003] Documentary screening November 9, Event for the 20-year anniversary of the fall of the University of 2009 Berlin wall: “1989-2009: Twenty years of change - Macedonia / winners & losers, what next?” Aristotle University Workshop & of Thessaloniki Documentary screening Remzi Lani, Director of the Media Institute of Albania

Ivan Vejvoda, Executive Director of the Balkan Trust for Democracy in Serbia

Alex Rondos, former Ambassador at large of Greece

Matoula Skaltsa, Professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Dimitris Keridis, Assistant Professor of International Relations and Director of the Navarino Network

The discussion was followed by the screening of the Deutsche Welle’s Documentary screening, “Walled in - the inner German border”. 1 November 16, “17N and ELA: Toward a social history of political Navarino Network 2009 violence”

Discussion Brady Kiesling, former U.S. Diplomat November 23, “Need for a coalition of social-economic-political and Navarino Network 2009 intellectual forces of Thessaloniki to allow a dynamic way forward” Discussion Lois Labrianidis, Professor at the University of Macedonia November 30, “Vukovar – Final Cut” Navarino Network 2009 (Vukovar – Poslednji Rez, 2006)

Documentary screening December 7, “Mustafa” Navarino Network 2009 The screening was followed by a discussion with Nikolas Documentary screening Raptopoulos, Lecturer at the University of Macedonia & discussion December 14, “The democratization of world politics” Navarino Network 2009 Christos Fragonikolopoulos, Assistant Professor of Discussion international relations and mass media at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Filippos Proedrou, Lecturer of politics and international relations, City College, Thessaloniki December 24, NN threw a Christmas party in the afternoon of Navarino Network 2009 Christmas Eve with music, fun and many surprises. Big price winner was NN member Kostas Chrysikos Christmas party January 29, “Voyage dans les Balkans” Navarino Network 2010 Jean-Raymond Masson, Senior Expert of the European Book presentation Training Foundation (ETF) February 1, “Karagiozis and Tsarouchis” Navarino Network 2010 Anna Stavrakopoulou, Assistant Professor, faculty of Discussion fine arts, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki February 8, “Orange revolution” Navarino Network 2010 Documentary screening

February 19, “Europe’s Unfinished Business: Part I” Navarino Network 2010 Welcoming remarks: International Ilias Kouskouvelis, Rector of the University of 2 conference Macedonia

Dimitris Keridis, Assistant Professor of International Relations and Director of the Navarino Network

Chair: Filios Stangos, Journalist, NET, Athens Panelists:

Laza Kekic, Economist Intelligence Unit, Regional Director, Central & Eastern Europe & Director, Country Forecasting Services

Othon Anastasakis, Director of SEESOX, University of Oxford

Kostas Ifantis, Associate Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Dimitris Keridis

Discussant: Despina Syrri, Member of the International Advisory Committee, Navarino Network February 20- “Europe’s and NATO’s unfinished business: The Oceania Club, 21, 2010 Balkans” Nea Moudania

Workshop February 22, “Europe’s unfinished business: Part II” University of 2010 Macedonia Sonja Licht, President of Belgrade Fund for Political International Excellence conference Menderes Çinar, Assistant Professor of political science, Baskent University

Chair: Elaine Papoulias, Director, Kokkalis Program on Southeastern and East-Central Europe, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge

Discussants:

Effie Voutira, Associate Professor, University of Macedonia

Despina Syrri, Member of the International Advisory Committee, Navarino Network March 1, “The Copenhagen Conference: climate change & Navarino Network 2010 sustainable development”

Discussion William Moomaw, Professor, Fletcher School, Tufts University and Director of the Center for International Environment and Resource Policy (CIERP) 3 (live from Boston via Skype) March 8, “Return to Europe: Greece - Alexander's shadow” (City Navarino Network 2010 focus: Thessaloniki)

Documentary screening March 9, Informal meeting with Dr. Hilton Root, policy specialist Navarino Network 2010 in international political economy and development & professor at George Mason University. Informal meeting March 11, Franklin College’s visit to Thessaloniki and NN Navarino Network 2010

Visit March 15, “Security and the Aegean” Navarino Network 2010 Captain J. Ashley Roach, JAGC, USN (ret.) Discussion March 22, “History or national history?” Navarino Network 2010 Maria Repoussi, Associate Professor of History and Discussion History Education at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki March 29, “Return to Europe: Turkey – Istanbul: Truth, fear and Navarino Network 2010 hope”.

Documentary screening Following the screening, Mr. Gerald Knaus, Chairman of & discussion the European Stability Initiative (ESI), commented on the Documentary screening and the Balkans

(live from Boston’s Harvard Kennedy School via skype) April 12, “The poetics of image in postmodern theater, on the Navarino Network 2010 occasion of the performance ‘Pool - no water’ ” by Mark Ravenhill Discussion Christos Lygas, Artistic Director of the theatrical organization ‘Protes Yles’ April 17-19, Three theater performances “Pisina oxi nero” [The pool Macedonian 2010 (no water)] Museum of Contemporary Art Performance Christos Lygas April 26, “The Greek crisis and its international ramifications” Navarino Network 2010 Daniel Gross, Director, CEPS Discussion (live from Brussels via Skype) May 3, “American politics & public policy” Navarino Network 2010 Elaine C. Kamarck, Lecturer on public policy at Harvard Discussion Kennedy School of Government 4 (live from Boston through Skype) May 10, “Competition as a ‘quality driver’ in education” Navarino Network 2010 Hans G. Giesecke, President of Anatolia College and the Discussion American College of Thessaloniki May 24, “Religion & power on world affairs and the US foreign Navarino Network 2010 policy”

Discussion Vali Nasr, Professor of international politics, Tufts University and Senior Advisor to the Special Representative for Afghanistan and Pakistan, US State Department

(live from Washington through Skype) May 31, “Güz Sancısı” [Pliges tou fthinoporou] Navarino Network 2010 The screening was followed by a brief discussion with Dr. Nikolas Raptopoulos, Lecturer, University of Film screening & Macedonia discussion June 5, “H Thessaloniki allios” [Thessaloniki in a different way] Navarino Square 2010 organized by the Parallaxi magazine

Urban experiment June 10, “The University of Macedonia after the rector Navarino Network 2010 elections”

Discussion Paroula Naskou-Perraki, Professor, University of Macedonia

Lois Labrianidis, Professor, University of Macedonia

Kon/nos Tarabanis, Professor, University of Macedonia

Dimitris Keridis September 27, “The Future of Kosovo after Hague” Navarino Network 2010 Agron Bajrami, Editor-in-chief of the Koha ditore Discussion Newspaper

Ylli Hoxha, Executive Director of the Foreign Policy Club, Prishtina

Moderator: Dimitris Keridis October 19, “Thessaloniki: Municipal Elections 2010” Navarino Network 2010 A. Manthos, Professor, Medical School, Aristotle Discussion University of Thessaloniki, former Rector and Candidate with the combination headed by K. Gioulekas.

S. Pengas, Entrepreneur and candidate of the 5 combination headed by Y. Boutaris

November 15, “The Turkish ‘economic miracle’- accomplishments and Navarino Network 2010 prospects”

Discussion Rafik Erzan, Professor, Bogazici University and Director of the Center for Economics and Econometrics November 18, “The economic crisis: Greece the day-after” Mediterranean 2010 Hotel P. Roumeliotis, Professor of international and European Discussion Economy, Panteion University, Deputy Executive Director and Representative of Greece to the International Monetary Fund.

M. Xafa, Investments Advisor at I.J. Partners and founding member of ‘Drasis’

P. Mandravelis, Journalist

Moderator: Dimitris Keridis December 24, The NN threw a Christmas party in the afternoon of Navarino Network 2010 Christmas Eve with music, fun and many surprises.

Party January 21, “Ypo to miden (Tessera scholia gia tin krisi)” Bookstore IANOS 2011 [Below zero (Four comments on the crisis)]

Book presentation Takis Theodoropoulos, Novelist

Paschos Mandravelis, journalist

Petros Markaris, Writer

Vassilis Papavasileiou, Director and actor

Moderator: Dimitris Keridis

January 28 & “Migration in Greece” French Institute of 30, 2011 Thessaloniki In cooperation with The Greek Association for Human Workshop Rights, the cultural magazine ‘Polydromo’ and the association of Albanian immigrants ‘Mother Teresa’ February 14, “Infrastructures and development: experience, Navarino Network 2011 challenges and prospects”

Discussion G. Retzeperis, Civil engineer and former general director of ‘Egnatia S.A.’

G. Tsorbatzoglou, former Coordinator of the SECIPRO Network and Administrative vice president of Anatolia

6 Moderator: Dimitris Keridis

February 25, “Under the shadow of the hidden colonialism: a Navarino Network 2011 comparison between Greece and Thailand”

Discussion Michel Herzfeld, Professor of anthropology, Harvard University March 21, “Angry nation, Turkey since 1989” Navarino Network 2011 Kerem Öktem, Research Fellow at the European Studies Book presentation Centre, Oxford’s St. Antony’s College and the principal researcher in the study of ‘Muslims and Politics in Europe’ April 11, 2011 “The Ancient Messini: 1986 – 2010” Piraeus Convention Center Lecture Petros Themelis, Emeritus Professor May 7 – 8, “Inter-cultural space and migration” French Institute of 2011 Thessaloniki In cooperation with The Greek Association for Conference Human Rights, the cultural magazine ‘Polydromo’ and the association of Albanian immigrants ‘Mother Teresa’. June 27, 2011 “The new world order: China, Europe, the Middle East University of and the United States” Macedonia Lecture John J. Mearsheimer, R. Wendell Harrison distinguished service Professor of political science and Co-Director of the Program on International Security Policy, University of Chicago

Moderator: Dimitris Keridis September 22, “The economic crisis: Greece, Europe and the world Daios Hotel 2011 after”

Discussion Giannis Stournaras, Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens & General Director of the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE).

Moderator: Dimitris Keridis October 4, “Living with migration” Bookstore IANOS 2011 Giorgos Aggelopoulos, Social Anthropologist, University Book presentation of Macedonia

Eleonora Zotou, Vice President of the Northern Greece Women Migration Association

Hasan Badaui, Arabologist, Aristotle University October 18, “The role of the Greek community of Thessaloniki in Navarino Network 2011 modern history” 7 Discussion Evangelos Hekimoglou, Economist and Historian November 15, “How Facebook changed the world – The Arab Spring” Navarino Network 2011 BBC Series

Documentary screening December 5, “The Greek crisis – is there a way out?” Daios Hotel 2011 Loukas Tsoukalis, Professor of international relations Discussion and president of the Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP)

Moderator: Dimitris Keridis December 13, “Temple Grandin” Navarino Network 2011 The screening was part of NN’s effort to raise public Film screening awareness on autism and was followed by the big fundraising event held on the 17th of December December 16-17, “Is the International Strategy for the Western Balkans in Electra Palace Hotel 2011 trouble? Addressing the socio –political obstacles to the Western Balkan NATO and EU accession” International conference The conference was sponsored by the NATO Public Policy Division and was co-organized with the Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) December 17, “The economic crisis – reasons & prospects: institutions Museum of 2011 or culture?” Byzantine Culture

Discussion over dinner / Stathis Kalyvas, Professor of political science, Yale fundraising event University

Stelios Ramfos, Writer

Moderator: Dimitris Keridis

This was a fund-raising event for the purposes of the Association for the Support of Autistic Persons ‘AHTIDA’. January 19, “The Other Town”, by Nifin Dinc and Iraklis Milas Navarino Network 2012 The screening was followed by a brief discussion with Documentary screening Iraklis Milas & discussion (live from Athens via skype) February 3, “Out of Cordoba”, by Jacob Bender Museum of 2012 Byzantine Culture The screening was followed by a brief discussion with Documentary screening Jacob Bender & discussion (live from New York via skype)

8 Moderator: Dimitris Keridis

February 23, “Turkish Politics and economy under the government of Museum of 2012 Justice and Development Party” Byzantine Culture

Discussion Sahin Alpay, Professor of political science, Bahcesehir University (Istanbul), Columnist in the Turkish newspapers “Today’s Zaman” and “Zaman”

Moderator: Dimitris Keridis March 21, “1960 – 1990: the golden era of industrial development Thessaloniki 2012 in the city of Thessaloniki” Chamber of Commerce and Book presentation Aris Manoudis, Former Executive of ETHYL ELLAS Industry (EVETH)

George Gavriilidis, Former Executive of GOODYEAR

Manolis Vlachogiannis, Vice President of EVETH

Aggelos Billis, Former Executive of ESSO PAPPAS

Moderator: Dimitris Keridis April 4, 2012 “EU Energy security in the gas sector” Navarino Network

Book presentation Filippos Proedrou, Lecturer of politics and international relations, City College, Thessaloniki May 16, 2012 “A Balkan tale” Navarino Network

Documentary screening September 28-30, 1st Thessaloniki International Symposium in World Olympion 2012 Affairs

International in cooperation with the municipality of Thessaloniki, Symposium part of the celebrations marking the centenary since the liberation of the city November 19, “Turkey and the Arab revolutions” Navarino Network 2012 Sahin Alpay, Professor of political science, Bahcesehir Discussion University (Istanbul), Columnist in the popular Turkish newspapers “Today’s Zaman” and “Zaman”.

Moderator: Dimitris Keridis February 6, "Greece. The challenge of the reforms. My experience” Warehouse D’, 2013 Thessaloniki port Horst Reichenbach, Head of the EU Task Force for Discussion Greece

Moderator: Dimitris Keridis March 4, “Ten years at Istanbul” Navarino Network 2013 Alexandros Massavetas, Writer 9 Discussion Moderator: Dimitris Keridis March 20, “Andreas Papandreou: the politics of a maverick” Navarino Network 2013 Stan Draenos, Historian and Political Analyst Discussion Moderator: Dimitris Keridis April 17, “From the Balkans to Southeastern Europe and back?” Navarino Network 2013 Nenad Sebek, Executive Director for the Center for Discussion Democracy and Reconciliation in Southeast Europe

Moderator: Dimitris Keridis April 18, “Thessaloniki +. Negotiating modernity with the Navarino Network 2013 occasion of an exhibition for the city and its architecture” Discussion Nikos Kalogirou, Professor, School of Architecture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Moderator: Dimitris Keridis May 23, “Developments in the Black Sea region” Navarino Network 2013 S. Konoplyov, Director of the Harvard Eurasia Security Discussion Program

Dimitris Triantaphyllou, Director of the Center for International and European Studies at Kadir Has University in Istanbul

Moderator: Dimitris Keridis October 12-13, 2nd Thessaloniki International Symposium in World Olympion 2013 Affairs

International In cooperation with the Northern Greece Symposium Entrepreneurs Cultural Society and with the support of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation

October 29, “Strengthening the Islamic-Christian co-existence values Thessaloniki City 2013 in Greece through education, freedom of worship and Hall human rights” One-day conference In cooperation with the British Council

November 21, “Enlightenment and revolution: the making of Modern Navarino Network 2013 Greece”

Book presentation & Paschalis Kitromilides, Professor of Political Science, discussion University of Athens

Moderator: Basil C. Gounaris, Professor of Modern 10 History, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

December 4, “The Muslim minority in Thrace - Education & Navarino Network 2013 Citizenship”

Discussion Thalia Dragonas, Professor of Social Psychology, University of Athens

Anna Frangoudaki, Professor Emeritus of the Sociology of Education, University of Athens December 16, “Constitution & Political Science - International and Museum of 2013 Greek experience” Byzantine Culture

Discussion George Tsebelis, Anatol Rapoport Collegiate Professor of Political Science, University of Michigan

Comments by:

Xenophon Contiades, Professor of Public and Social Law, University of Peloponnese and Managing Director of the “Centre for European Constitutional Law - Themistokles and Dimitris Tsatsos Foundation”

Theodore Chadjipandelis, Professor of Applied Statistics and Chair of the Political Sciences Department, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Moderator: Dimitris Keridis March 14, “Foreigners and the Greek state” Makedonia Palace 2014 Hotel Kostas Kostis, Professor of Economic and Social History, Discussion over dinner / University of Athens fundraising event Michalis Psalidopoulos, Professor of the History of Economic Thought, University of Athens

This was a fund-raising event for the purposes of the Association for the Support of Autistic Persons ‘AHTIDA’ March 20, “Thessaloniki as an International Hub of Education” Thessaloniki City 2014 Hall In cooperation with the Municipality of Thessaloniki and One-day conference the British Council April 8, “The European Union and Turkey – An evaluation of the Navarino Network 2014 role of the AKP party”

Discussion Ioannis N. Grigoriades, Associate Professor and Jean Monnet

Chair, Department of Political Science, Bilkent University

11 Moderator: Pantelis Savvidis, Journalist

May 7, “Diadromes sto Phanari, ton Balata kai tis Vlachernes” Navarino Network 2014 [Routs through Phanari, Balata and Vlachernes’] (in Greek) Book presentation Alexandros Massavetas, Writer – Journalist

Moderator: Dimitris Stamatopoulos, Associate Professor, University of Macedonia

May 12, “Israel’s Miracle in Innovation, Entrepreneurship and American College of 2014 Start-ups. Opportunities and Facts” Thessaloniki

Lecture Noam Band, Chief Executive Officer of Algomaizer Ltd.

Ayla Matalon, Executive Director of the MIT Enterprise Forum

In cooperation with The Anatolia School of Business and the Embassy of Israel in Athens October 12, 2014 3rd Thessaloniki International Symposium in World Olympion Affairs International Symposium In cooperation with the Cultural Society of Entrepreneurs of Northern Greece and with the support of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and the Research Centre of the University of Sheffield, City College, SEERC

December 4, “The 13th Labour of Hercules” Navarino Network 2014 Yannis Palaiologos, Writer - Journalist Book presentation Moderator: Dimitris Keridis

March 24, “The Greek crisis and easy solutions” Piraeus Convention 2015 Center Petros Markaris, Writer - Translator Discussion Moderator: Dimitris Keridis April 20, “O Konstantinos Karamanlis kai o xenos typos” American College of 2015 [Constantine Karamanlis in the foreign Press] Thessaloniki (in Greek) Book presentation / panel discussion Dimitris Keridis, Professor of International Politics, Panteion University

Paschos Mandravelis, Columnist

Spyridon Sfetas, Associate Professor of Modern and 12 Contemporary History, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Konstantina Botsiou, Associate Professor of Modern History and International Politics, University of the Peloponnese May 10, “Thessaloniki: A City in Transition, 1912-2012” Thessaloniki 2015 International Fair Stavros Andreadis, Chairman, The Cultural Society of Book presentation / Entrepreneurs of Northern Greece and President of Sani panel discussion Resort

Basil C. Gounaris, Professor of Modern History, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki Dimitris Keridis, Professor of International Politics, Panteion University

Yiannis Boutaris, Mayor of Thessaloniki

Moderator: Petros Papasarantopoulos, Editorial Manager at EPIKENTRO Publishing May 25, “Turkey: What next? An assessment in view of the Piraeus Convention 2015 upcoming general elections on June 7, 2015” Center

One-day conference In cooperation with Kadir Has University (Istanbul) October 18, 4th Thessaloniki International Symposium in World Olympion 2015 Affairs

International In cooperation with The Cultural Society of Symposium Entrepreneurs of Northern Greece and with the support of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, the Research Centre of the University of Sheffield, City College, SEERC and American College of Thessaloniki

December 11, “The Greek-Turkish relations in the age of the refugee Piraeus Convention 2015 crisis” Center

Panel discussion Mustafa Aydın, Rector, Kadir Has University, President, International Relations Council of Turkey

Dimitrios Triantaphyllou, Associate Professor of International Relations and Director Center for International and European Studies, Kadir Has University

Moderator: Dimitris Keridis

In cooperation with the Kadir Has University (Istanbul) December 8-13, “Greek-Turkish Youth Symposium (GTYS) on Security” Piraeus Convention 2015 Center In cooperation with the Center for International and Symposium European Studies (CIES) of Kadir Has University 13 (Istanbul)

February 12, Thessaloniki City 2016 “Thessaloniki: A City in Transition, 1912-2012” Hall

Book presentation Stavros Andreadis, Chairman, The Cultural Society of Entrepreneurs of Northern Greece and President of Sani Resort

Yiannis Boutaris, Mayor of Thessaloniki

Basil C. Gounaris, Professor of Modern History, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Dimitris Keridis, Professor of International Politics, Panteion University

Paschalis M. Kitromilides, Professor of Political Science, University of Athens

Ioannis Stefanidis, Professor of Diplomatic History, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Welcoming remarks: Pericles Mitkas, Rector, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Moderator: Petros Papasarantopoulos, Editorial Manager at EPIKENTRO Publishing

February 17, “The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia: What Navarino Network 2016 next?”

Panel discussion Vladimir Bozinovski, Professor, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University

Zoran Ilievski, Professor, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University

Veton Latifi, Professor, South East European University

Nenad Markovikj, Professor, Ss. Cyril and Methodius University

Comments by: David L. Phillips, Director, Program on Peace-building and Rights, Institute for the Study of Human Rights, Columbia University

Moderator: Dimitris Keridis

In cooperation with the Ss. Cyril and Methodius 14 University

February 18, “Politics and art: Why do movie villains prefer modern Piraeus Convention 2016 Architecture” Center

Discussion Petros Martinidis, Professor Emeritus, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Comments by: Dimitris Keridis

March 15, Greece and Turkey: Facing the Migration Crisis” Piraeus Convention 2016 Center Vassilis Kikilias, Member of Parliament, New Democracy Panel discussion Coordinator for Migration Policy

Ercan Mutlu, Advisor, Department for Immigration and Humanitarian Aid, Prime Minister’s Office, Ankara

Alexandra Stigmayer, Senior Analyst, European Stability Initiative, Brussels

Angelos Syrigos, Assistant Professor, Panteion University

Can Ünver, Vice President, Turkish Foundation for Services to the Society (TOVAK)

Moderator: Dimitris Keridis

In cooperation with the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS) March 16, Catastrophes kai thriamvoi. Oi 7 kykloi tis synchronis Piraeus Convention 2016 ellinikis istorias Center [Catastrophes and triumphs. The 7 cycles of Greek Book presentation History] (in Greek)

Stathis N. Kalyvas, Professor of Political Science, Yale University

Comments by: Dimitris Keridis March 28, “Greece and Turkey in an era of strategic uncertainty” Navarino Network 2016 Konstantinos Ifantis, Associate Professor of Lecture International Relations, Panteion University and Visiting Professor, Kadir Has University

Comments by: Sotiris Serbos, Assistant Professor, University of Thrace

In cooperation with the Michael and Kitty Dukakis Center for Public and Humanitarian Service (ACT) and 15 Kalliopi Koufa Foundation for the Promotion of International and Human Rights Law March 31, “European Migrant Crisis: Challenges of a fragmented Electra Palace Hotel 2016 Corridor”

Symposium Demetrios Papademetriou, Migration Policy Institute (MPI), Washington DC

Nicola Phillips, University of Sheffield

Alexandra Prodromidou, South East European Research Center, International Faculty of the University of Sheffield, CITY College, Greece

Andras Szalai, Central European University

Jovan Teokarevic, University of Belgrade

Dimitris Tsarouhas, Associate Professor, Bilkent University

April 16, “Questions about Greece and the Greeks” Olympion 2016 Stelios Ramfos, Writer Lecture Welcoming remarks: Stavros Andreadis, Chairman, The Cultural Society of Entrepreneurs of Northern Greece and President of Sani Resort

Comments by: Dimitris Keridis May 18, “Masterclass by Professor Nicholas Onuf” Navarino Network 2016 Nicholas Onuf, Professor Emeritus, Florida International Masterclass University October 22, 5th Thessaloniki International Symposium in World Olympion 2016 Affairs

December 5, “From ‘crisis’ to challenges of integration” Central European 2017 University, Budapest Kick-off conference In the framework of the MIGRATE Jean Monnet Project December 14-18, “Greek-Turkish Young Leaders Symposium (GTYLS) on Center for 2016 Security” International and European Studies Symposium In cooperation with the Center for International and (Kadir Has 16 European Studies (CIES) of Kadir Has University University) (Istanbul) December 16, “Mikra Asia to palimpsisto tis mnimis” Bookstore 2016 [Asia Minor. The Palimpsest of memories] (in Greek) Konstantinidis

Book presentation Alexandros Massavetas, Author - Journalist

Moderator: Leon Nar, Postdoctoral researcher, Author

March 1, “The New Route for Silk and China in the Balkans: Thessaloniki 2017 Opportunities and Challenges for Greece” (in Greek) Chamber of Commerce and Discussion Plamen Tonchev, Political analyst specializing in Asia Industry March 29, “The Cyprus End-Game – Unification or Permanent Daios Hotel 2017 Partition?”

Discussion John M. Koening, American diplomat, former United States Ambassador to Cyprus

In cooperation with the Michael and Kitty Dukakis Center for Public and Humanitarian Service April 3, “Europe on the verge” (in Greek) Royal Theatre of 2017 Thessaloniki Alexis Papahelas, Director, “H Kathimerini” Newspaper Discussion Discussant: Dimitris Keridis April 4, “The US politics under Donald Trump” Navarino Network 2017 Chris Steineger, Former Kansas State Senator Discussion Moderator: Dimitris Keridis

In cooperation with the Fulbright Foundation April 5, “The rebirth of a city: 100 years since the fire of Thessaloniki City 2017 Thessaloniki (1917-2017) (in Greek) Hall

Celebratory event Basil C. Gounaris, Professor of Modern History, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Evangelos Hekimoglou, Senior Curator, The Jewish Museum of Thessaloniki

Victoria Hislop, Author and journalist

Nikos Kalogirou, Professor and Ηead of the School of Architecture, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

Moderated by: Dimitris Keridis

In cooperation with the Municipality of Thessaloniki, the Cultural Society of Entrepreneurs of Northern 17 Greece and the American College of Thessaloniki

May 12, “The demographic problem of Greece” (in Greek) Navarino Network 2017 Byron Kotzamanis, Professor of Demography, University Lecture of Thessaly

Moderated by: Dimitris Keridis September 14, “The Balkan Corridor today – Situation, reforms and Konrad Adenauer 2017 debates after the migration and refugee crisis” Stiftung, Akademie (Berlin) One-day conference In the framework of the MIGRATE Jean Monnet Project September 30, “Sketching Greece during the economic crisis” Piraues Convention 2017 (in Greek) Center

Discussion Dimitris Hantzopoulos, Cartoonist, Newspaper “H Kathimerini”

Ilias Makris, Cartoonist, Newspaper “H Kathimerini”

Andreas Petroulakis, Cartoonist, Newspaper “H Kathimerini”

October 1, “Thessaloniki Civil Society Summit” Piraeus Convention 2017 Center

One-day conference An initiative of the Columbia University October 22, 6th Thessaloniki International Symposium in World Olympion 2017 Affairs

“The world in 2018: Between the promise of change and the despair of new conflicts”

In cooperation with the Cultural Society of Entrepreneurs of Northern Greece and with the support of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, the Research Centre of the University of Sheffield, City College, SEERC and the American College of Thessaloniki

December 12-16, “Greek-Turkish Young Leaders Symposium (GTYLS) on Navarino Network 2017 Security”

Symposium In cooperation with the Center for International and European Studies (CIES) of Kadir Has University (Istanbul) December 16, “EU and Southern Eastern Europe: Democracy and Central Municipal 2017 Human Rights Challenges” Library of Thessaloniki One-day conference In cooperation with the Kalliopi Koufa Foundation for the Promotion of International and Human Rights Law, 18 in the framework of the Jean Monnet Project “Discourses on EU and Human Rights”

April 21, 1st Lecture of the Open University of the Northern Museum of 2018 Greece Entrepreneurs Cultural Society (Cycle A) Byzantine Culture

Lecture ‘’Turkey and Us Greeks’’

Angelos Syrigos, lawyer and associate Professor of International Law and Foreign Policy at the Department of International and European Studies at Panteion University of Social and Political Sciences April 26, “Refugee crisis two years later: From retrospective to Faculty of Political 2018 prospective insights” Sciences, University of Belgrade

One-day conference In the framework of the MIGRATE Jean Monnet Project May 5, 2nd Lecture of the Open University of the Northern Museum of 2018 Greece Entrepreneurs Cultural Society (Cycle A) Byzantine Culture

Lecture ‘’Myths and truths of Greek foreign policy’’

Dimitris Keridis, Professor of International Politics at Panteion University

June 2, 3rd Lecture of the Open University of the Northern Museum of 2018 Greece Entrepreneurs Cultural Society (Cycle A) Byzantine Culture

Lecture ‘’10 and one decade of political divisions’’

Thanasis Diamantopoulos, Professor of European and International Studies at Panteion University

June 16, 4th Lecture of the Open University of the Northern Museum of 2018 Greece Entrepreneurs Cultural Society (Cycle A) Byzantine Culture

Lecture ‘’The difficult course of Liberalism in Greece in the 20th century’’

Evanthis Hatzivassiliou, Associate Professor of History of the Post-WWII World at National and Kapodistrian University of Athens October 21, 7th Thessaloniki International Symposium in World Olympion 2018 Affairs

“The world in 2019: The threat and challenge of rising inequalities”

In cooperation with the Cultural Society of Entrepreneurs of Northern Greece and with the

19 support of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, the Research Centre of the University of Sheffield, City College, SEERC, the American College of Thessaloniki, ELIAMEP, New Pact for Europe and DiaNEOsis.

1st Lecture of the Open University of the Northern Museum of November 3, Greece Entrepreneurs Cultural Society (Cycle B) Byzantine Culture 2018 ‘’Entrepreneurship in Thessaloniki, 18th-20th century’’ Lecture Evangelos Chekimoglou, Historian November 29, ‘’Erdogan: Is the founder of the new Turkey?’’ Navarino Network 2018 Christos Teazis, Associate Professor of Political Science Lecture at the University of Ankara Discussion December 12-15, “Greek-Turkish Young Leaders Symposium (GTYLS) on Kadir Has 2018 Security” University, Istanbul

Symposium In cooperation with the Center for International and European Studies (CIES) of Kadir Has University (Istanbul) January 12, 2nd Lecture of the Open University of the Northern Museum of 2019 Greece Entrepreneurs Cultural Society (Cycle B) Byzantine Culture

Lecture ‘’Modern and Contemporary Art in Thessaloniki. Collections and Dynamics’’

Maria Tsatsanoglou, Director, State Museum of Contemporary Art in Thessaloniki February 2, 3rd Lecture of the Open University of the Northern Museum of 2019 Greece Entrepreneurs Cultural Society (Cycle B) Byzantine Culture

Lecture ‘’The campus of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki as an islet of urban modernization’’

Nikos Kalogirou, Professor of Architectural and Urban Design at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki February 8, ‘’Geopolitical Developments & Greece in the Balkans Central Municipality 2019 and the Eastern Mediterranean’’ Library of Thessaloniki Lecture In cooperation with Paremvasi Think Tank (Thessaloniki)

20 March 2, 4th Lecture of the Open University of the Northern Museum of 2019 Greece Entrepreneurs Cultural Society (Cycle B) Byzantine Culture

Lecture ‘’Enlightenment: European and Modern Greek’’

Paschalis M. Kitromilides, Professor of Political Science at University of Athens, Greece October 19, ‘’The impact of the post-2014 “Migrant Crisis” on the Electra Palace 2019 EU’s South East periphery’’ Thessaloniki

Conference In the framework of the MIGRATE Jean Monnet Project

October 20, 8th Thessaloniki International Symposium in World Olympion 2019 Affairs

“The world in 2020: Governing at a time of ungovernability”

Symposium In cooperation with the Center for International and European Studies (CIES) of Kadir Has University (Istanbul)

21 Research

MIGRATE : CTRL + EnterEurope: Jean Monnet Migrant Crisis Network Project Number 575048-EPP-1-2016-1-EL-EPPJMO-NETWORK

The recent migrant crisis has tested the coherence of the EU and its impact will shape many aspects of the EU integration process for years to come. Ιn an attempt to address the contemporary challenges of the region of South East Europe, Navarino Network has established a collaboration with influential organisations, which aims in the creation of a network that will identify and study the impact of migration flows on EU integration. This initiative has been awarded by the European Commission with a fund through the highly competitive Jean Monnet Networks scheme.

Εκδόσεις

Συμβιώνοντας με τη μετανάστευση Επιμέλεια Δέσποινα Συρρή Εκδόσεις Ιανός (2011) ISBN 978-960-6882-45-6

Το πρόγραμμα για τη μετανάστευση και τη διαπολιτισμική εκπαίδευση στη Θεσσαλονίκη αφορά την ανάγκη για συμμετοχικό δημόσιο διάλογο σχετικά με τη μετανάστευση στην Ελλάδα και τη Θεσσαλονίκη και συνδιοργανώθηκε από το «Δίκτυο Ναυαρίνο» (NN), την Ένωση για τα Δικαιώματα του Ανθρώπου (EEΔΑ), το «Πολύδρομο» και το Σύλλογο Αλβανών Μεταναστών «Μητέρα Τερέζα». Αποτέλεσμα του προγράμματος ήταν η έκδοση του συλλογικού τόμου “Συμβιώνοντας με τη μετανάστευση”.

Θεσσαλονίκη: Μια πόλη σε μετάβαση, 1912-2012 Επιμέλεια Δημήτρης Καιρίδης Εκδόσεις Επίκεντρο (2015) ISBN 978-960-458-562-5

Τον Οκτώβριο του 2012 ο Δήμος Θεσσαλονίκης διοργάνωσε Διεθνές Επιστημονικό Συνέδριο με αφορμή τη συμπλήρωση των εκατό χρόνων από την απελευθέρωση της πόλης. Ο συλλογικός τόμος «Θεσσαλονίκη. Μια Πόλη σε Μετάβαση, 1912-2012» (Επίκεντρο, 2015) αποτελεί μια συγκεντρωμένη και επιμελημένη παρουσίαση της πλειονότητας των εισηγήσεων του ομότιτλου Συνεδρίου, το οποίο είχε αποτελέσει την κυριότερη επιστημονική εκδήλωση στο πλαίσιο του επετειακού εορτασμού της εκατονταετηρίδας. Το βιβλίο αυτό θα κυκλοφορήσει στα Αγγλικά από τον διεθνή εκδοτικό οίκο Routledge εντός του 2019.