After a full first day at TO BHMA’s “Dialogues for Athens: From Myth to the Modern City,” Forum, guests and participants have gathered at the Ceremonial Hall of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Wednesday for the next list of topics to be discussed.
On Tuesday, the Parthenon Sculptures, Greece’s housing crisis and the future of Athens took center stage as political, economic and cultural figures examined how the Greek capital has evolved — and where it is headed.
The event brought together President Konstantinos Tasoulas, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, former Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, National Economy and Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Culture Minister Lina Mendoni, former Deputy Prime Minister Evangelos Venizelos and Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras, among other political, academic and cultural figures.
Below is the full agenda for Day 2 of the forum:
10.00 Welcome Address by the President of the Parliament
– Nikitas Kaklamanis, President of the Hellenic Parliament
10.15 Address
– Nikos Hardalias, Governor, Attica Region, Hellenic Republic
10.25 Presentation of Metron Analysis Survey on Athens
– Stratos Fanaras, President & CEO, Metron Analysis
– Giannis Balabanidis, Political Analyst, Head of Political & Social Research, Metron
Analysis
– Moderator: Dimitra Kroustalli, Editor in Chief, TO VIMA
10.45 Discussion
– Haris Doukas, Mayor of Athens
– Christos Chomenidis, Writer
– Moderator: Dimitra Kroustalli, Editor in Chief, TO VIMA
12.00 The Economic Capital of Greece: Current Realities and Future Prospects
– Spyros Theodoropoulos, Chairman of the BoD, Hellenic Federation of Enterprises
(SEV)
– Agapi Sbokou, President, Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE)
– Moderator: Nikos Vettas, Gen. Dir, Foundation for Economic & Industrial Research –
IOBE, Professor, Athens University of Economics and Business
12.30 In Conversation
– Katerina Sakellaropoulou, President of the Hellenic Republic (2020-2025)
– Moderator: Makis Provatas, Journalist-Author, MEGANEWS RADIO
12.50 Where Athens stands: A Comparative City Perspective
– Christos Cabolis, Adjunct Professor of Economics and Competitiveness, IMD
13.00 In Conversation
– Nikos Androulakis, President, PASOK-Movement for Change
– Moderator: Pavlos Tsimas, Journalist, MEGA TV
13.30 Everyday Athens: A Welcoming or Unwelcoming City?
– Katerina Vrana, Stand up comedian, FIZZBOX PRODUCTIONS E.E.
– Michael Afolayan, Actor, Musician, Cultural Manager, and Founder & Director of
ANASA Cultural Centre
– Adam Markakis, Founder & Executive Director, Astylab
– Moderator: Angeliki Korre, Collumnist, TO VIMA
14.00 Athenian Families: Growing Up and Raising Children in the Capital
– Dr Domna Maria Michailidou, Minister of Social Cohesion and Family Affairs, Hellenic
Republic
– Effie Achtiotsoglou, Former Minister of Labour, Social Security and Social Solidarity
(2016 – 2019)
– Christos Chomenidis, Writer
– Aikaterini Papageorgiou, Theatre Director & Artistic Director, Theatre Facilitator at
Korydallos Men’s Prison
– Moderator: Ntinos Siomopoulos, Journalist, MEGA TV, TO VIMA
15.20 In Conversation
– Alexis Tsipras, President of the Greek Left Alliance (EL.A.S.)
– Moderator: Niki Lymperaki, Journalist, MEGA TV, TO VIMA
15.50 Car-Free Cities: A Desirable Future or an Impossible Mission?
– Kent Larson, ΜΙΤ Professor of the Practice (online)
– Panayiotis Tournikiotis, Professor Emeritus, National Technical University of Athens
– Moderator: Kostas Bakoyannis, Mayor of Athens (2019-2023)
16.30 Resilience & Climate Crisis: Can the City Endure for decades to come?
– Konstantinos Kartalis, Professor ΝΚUA, Member of the European Scientific Advisory
Body on Climate Change, IPCC Lead Author
– Panos Kafousias, Director, Philodassiki Society of Athens
– Maria Logotheti, President and CEO, Climate Change Hub, Senior Policy Advisor
ELIAMEP
– Moderator: Angelos Alexopoulos, Editor, TO VIMA
17.00 Aesthetics of Athens: Public Spaces, Residential Development, and Urban
Identity
– Manolis Korres, Architect, President of the Committee for the Conservation of the
Acropolis Monuments
– Andreas Giacumakatos, Professor Emeritus of Architecture, Athens School of Fine Arts
– Andreas Kourkoulas, Professor, NTUA, Architect, Kokkinou Kourkoulas Architects and
Associates
– Eirini Gratsia, MSc Archaeologist, Coordinator of MONUMENTA
– Moderator: Giorgos Polymeneas, Managing Editor, ΤO VIMA
17.50 The Spirit of the City: The Future of Art and Culture
– Syrago Tsiara, Director of the National Gallery
– Maria Georgopoulou, Director of the Gennadius Library
– Xenia Kaldara, President of the BoD and Managing Director of the Michael Cacoyannis
Foundation
– Moderator: Myrto Loverdou, Editor, TO VIMA
18.20 Aesthetics and Ethics of the City of the Future
– Massimiliano Fuksas, Architect, Studio Fuksas
– Bas Smets, Landscape Architect, Bureau Bas Smets (online)
– Moderator: Kostas Bourousis, Editor, TO VIMA, BHMAGAZINO
19.00 In conversation
– Haris Doukas, Mayor of Athens
– Carlos Moreno, Scientific Director of the research lab “Entrepreneurship Territory
Innovation”, IAE Paris-Sorbonne, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (online)
19.35 Closing Remarks
