Speakers

Dennis F. Cokkinos ’57, Professor Emeritus of Cardiology, School of Medicine, NKUA; Honorary Chair of the Council of Professors Emeriti, NKUA; Founder, European Association of Professors Emeriti; Academic Associate, Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens; Member, Hellenic-American Educational Foundation
“The Road to Knowledge: No Limits and No End”

Roundtable Discussion

“Higher Education Today in the Face of Artificial Intelligence”

Moderator: 

Professor Spiros N. Pollalis, Athens College President, Professor Emeritus of Design, Technology and Management at the Harvard Graduate School of Design

Participants:

Nikiforos Diamantouros ’61, Professor Emeritus at University of Athens
Vice President of the Academy of Athens

Lucas Papademos ’66, Economist and Banker; Ordinary Member, Academy of Athens; Former Prime Minister of Greece

Diomidis Spinellis ’85, Professor, Department of Management Science and Technology, Athens University of Economics and Business

Costas Synolakis ’75, Professor of Natural Disasters, University of Southern California; Ordinary Member, Academy of Athens; Former Athens College President; President, Greek National Scientific Committee on Climate Change

Alekos Levidis ’63, Painter and Author; Ordinary Member of the Academy of Athens

Speakers

Session 1: Humanities - Sciences

Konstantina Vekri ’23, 2nd year, Department of Art & Archaeology, Princeton University
“The Exile of Language: Bilingualism as the Defining Characteristic of Humanities Studies Abroad”.

Dimitrios Kotsovilis ’23, 2nd year, History and Politics, University of Oxford
“Insular Histories in a Global Age: Rethinking How Greece Teaches Its Past”.

Aris Panagiotis Tsomokos ’23, 2nd year, Economics and Political Science, Yale University
“The American Political System: federalism, elections, and comparison with the EU confederation”.

Filippos-Christos Foufas ’23, 2nd year, School of Law, NKUA
“Abusive Refusal to Conclude a Contract on the Grounds of Discriminatory Treatment: The Attempt to Expand the Negative Aspect of Contractual Freedom by Invoking Freedom of Speech, Art, and Religion”.

Anna Nikoleta Griva '20, graduating student, Department of Biology, NKUA
“Composing the Future of Entrepreneurship Through Synthetic Biology”.

Achilleas Koukas ’24, 1st year, Department of Theoretical Physics and Mathematics, Princeton University
“Black Holes and the Theory of General Relativity”.

Ilias Machairas ’23, 2d year, Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath
“My Experience as an Engineering Student: The Importance of Creativity and Practical Thinking”.

Ariadni Moukani ’21, 4th year, Department of Physics, NKUA
Martha Xypnitou ’21, 4th year, School of Applied Mathematical and Physical Sciences, National Technical University of Athens
“Nuclear Fusion: A Timeless Challenge in the World of Physics”.

Session 2: Health Sciences

Katerina Karaindrou ’21, 4th year, School of Medicine, NKUA
“A Systems Framework for Orthopedic Oncology: Centralized Care Pathways, Functional Outcomes Optimization, & the Anadysi Vision”.

Eirini Livieratou ’22, 3rd year, School of Medicine, NKUA
“Aortic Valve Stenosis Beyond Calcification: Cardiac Amyloidosis as a Silent Cause of Low-Flow, Low-Gradient Aortic Stenosis”

Georgia Dafni Makri ’22, 3rd year, Medicine and Surgery, Università di Bologna
“Robotic Surgery: Applications, Advantages, Prospects, and Undergraduate Education”.

Vasiliki Bakola ’21, 4th year, School of Medicine, NKUA
“The Role of Autoimmune Mechanisms in the Development of Heart Failure: New Prospects for Prevention Through Vaccination”.

Andreas Papanastasiou ’24,1st year, School of Medicine, NKUA
“Medicine and Artificial Intelligence: Looking to the Future without Fear”.

Session 3:  Higher Education

Athanasios Karagiannis ’24, 1st year, Armour College of Engineering, Civil Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology
“From the College to Chicago: A Special Odyssey”.

Charis Alexandra Mitrelia ’21, 4th year, Faculty of Law, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
“Law School Through the Eyes of a Senior Student”

Chara Moraitaki ’22, 3rd year, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT
“My Journey from the College to MIT”.

Karolina Rokka ’23 ,2nd year, School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University/School of Law, NKUA
«Home Away from Home: Carrying Greece and the College with Me in the U.S. and the UK”

Anxhela Caushi ’24, 1st year, University of West Attica
“Getting into University: The Transition from Simple to Complex”.