DISCUSSION

Webinar on response to coronavirus conditions
ECONOMY

SAS, one of the market leaders in analytics and artificial intelligence, is organizing a special series of free virtual sessions titled “The Analytics Response,” to discuss the conditions the coronavirus has created and how major enterprises have reacted and managed the issue in Greece and Cyprus. 

 


Tim Burgess | Athens | February 16
WHAT'S ON

Tim Burgess, founder and frontman of British indie rock band the Charlatans, is coming to Athens for an open discussion and DJ set at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center’s Lighthouse venue on Sunday, February 16.

The Greek Far Right | Athens | November 26
WHAT'S ON

The Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) office in Athens is organizing a panel discussion on the topic “Greece’s Far Right – An Exception in Europe?” at Evdomos, near Syntagma Square, on Tuesday November 26, at 6.30 p.m.


Herzog Tribute | Athens | April 11, 13, 15 & 16
WHAT'S ON

Multifaceted German director Werner Herzog is heading to the Greek capital, where he will be scouting for talent, presenting his work and sharing his significant wisdom with fans, in a series of events at the Onassis Cultural Center and the Goethe Institute.

US Embassy to host event on disinformation
ECONOMY

Next Monday the US Embassy in Athens, together with the US Mission to the European Union, the Atlantic Council, and diaNEOsis, will launch #DisinfoWeek Europe, a week-long series of strategic dialogues focused on the global challenge of disinformation, with a public event in Athens. 

Discussion | Athens | December 3
WHAT'S ON

Inspired by Emily Dickinson’s well-known verse calling for a sideways reflection upon truth, Liana Sakelliou discusses issues of gender identity with four renowned Greek women writers who have been translated and published recently in the United States.


Lyn Gardner | Athens | October 4
WHAT'S ON

Distinguished British theater critic, writer and journalist Lyn Gardner, who works for The Guardian and The Stage, is coming to Athens as part of a British Council program titled “Culture After Brexit,” exploring what UK’s the cultural relationship with Europe might be like after the country leaves the bloc.

John Connolly | Athens | July 4
WHAT'S ON

Internationally renowned Irish writer John Connolly, known as the “Dubliner who writes like an American,” will be sitting down with Kathimerini’s Elias Maglinis for a discussion on the Onassis Cultural Center’s main stage on Wednesday, July 4.



Ibero-American Literature | Athens | June 9
WHAT'S ON

The inauguration of the 10th installment of the Ibero-American Literature Festival in Athens (LEA) – aimed at promoting intercultural dialogue between Greece and the countries of the Iberian Peninsula and Latin America – takes place at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) on Saturday, June 9. 

Urban Transformation | Athens | May 26
WHAT'S ON

Writers Durs Grunbein, Reiner Stach, Angie Saltambasi and Maria Topali – the former two German and the latter two Greek – will be holding a discussion on urban transformation and biographical writing at the Goethe Institute in Athens.

Traditions & Growth | Crete | April 5 & 6
WHAT'S ON

The Cultural Association of Argyroupoli in Rethymno, the Parish of Argyroupoli, the Cretan Gastronomy Center, the Municipality of Rethymno and Travel Massive – Chapter Crete invite the public to participate in a brainstorming event on Thursday, April 5, titled “Traditions as a Tool for Urban Economic Development.”


Taxation discussion in Athens on March 28
ECONOMY

The French-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIFHEL) is organizing a round-table discussion in Athens, titled “Recent Developments in Issues of Corporate Taxation and Procedures,” to take place on Wednesday, March 28.

Battle of Ideas | Athens | November 13 & 14
WHAT'S ON

The annual Battle of Ideas festival is coming back to Athens with two debates on Monday and Tuesday, November 13 and 14. The first will be hosted by the Hellenic American Union, starting at 7.30 p.m., and will explore the “post-truth” phenomenon and its impact on politics and our modern society.

Mona Eltahawy | Athens | June 12
WHAT'S ON

Award-winning Egyptian-American journalist Mona Eltahawy, who introduces herself as a proud, liberal Muslim, will be at the Onassis Cultural Center on Monday, June 12, to lead a discussion on the subject of “Headscarves, Hymens and Sexual Revolution.”