Friday, October 17, 2025
Guest Arrival 16:15 - 16:45
Opening Remarks 16:45 - 17:15
1st Session 17:15 - 20:00
Crafting Visionary Goals in Education - Shaping the future of teaching and learning
G. Williamson McDiarmid (Moderator)
Professor Emeritus of Education, UNC-Chapel Hill, member of the Athens College Board of Trustees
Yong
Zhao
Foundation Distinguished
Professor, School of Education, University of Kansas
Professor in Educational
Leadership, Melbourne Graduate School of Education
From Meritocracy to Human Interdependence: Redefining the Purpose of Education in the Age of AI
Tina
Blythe
Lecturer on Education
Director of Learning and Outreach, Project Zero,
Harvard University
More than a Teacher: Navigating the Complexity of Educators’ Evolving Roles
Katherine
K. Merseth
Senior Lecturer, Harvard University
Teaching and Learning in the 21st Century: What is the Purpose and Relevance of the Teacher?
Spyros Doukakis
Assistant Professor, Department of Informatics, Ionian
University
Chair, Hellenic Institute of Educational Policy (IEP)
Together, we learn and unlock the potential of 21st-century education
Panel Discussion
Saturday,
18 October 2025
Guest Arrival 09:30 - 10:00
2nd Session 10:00 - 13:00
Educating World Citizens
Dimitri A. Sotiropoulos '79 (Moderator)
Professor of Political Science, University of Athens
Senior Research Fellow, ELIAMEP
Research Associate, Hellenic Observatory of the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
Loukas Tsoukalis
Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of Athens
Professor, Paris School of International Affairs (Sciences Po)
Chairman of Board of Directors, ELIAMEP
Preparing for a world of rapid change, huge uncertainty, and growing threats
Nikiforos Diamantouros΄61
Professor Emeritus of Political Science, University of
Athens
Vice President of the Academy of Athens
Member of the Hellenic-American Educational Foundation
«Πολίτας Τρέφον»: A renewal of the commitment of Athens College to Education
Helen Elizabeth
Haste
Professor Emerita, University of Bath
Social, Developmental, and Cultural Psychologist, Organization
for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Writer and Broadcaster
Future "is" and "ought" stories: threats of uncertainty, seductions of certainty
Verónica Boix - Mansilla
Principal Investigator, Interdisciplinary and Global Studies Project, Project Zero, Harvard
Graduate School of Education
From Love to Action: Educating active global citizens for a world on the move
Panel Discussion
Lunch Break
13:00 - 14:00
3rd Session
14:00 - 17:00
Emerging Technologies in Education
Spiros Pollalis (Moderator)
Athens College President
Professor Emeritus of Design, Technology & Management at the Harvard Graduate School of Design
Ron Beghetto
Holder of the Pinnacle West Presidential Chair, Professor, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University
Reimagining Education in the Gen AI Era
Steven Watson
Associate Professor of Sociology, Philosophy, Education, and Technology, Cambridge University
Co-convenor of the Knowledge, Power and Politics (KPP) research cluster Associate
Generative AI and the Mediation of Meaning: Rethinking Education in a World of Co-Intelligence
Fereniki Panagopoulou΄95
Assistant Professor of Constitutional Law, Panteion University
Legal and Ethical Considerations regarding the use of AI in Education
Athanassios Jimoyiannis
Professor, Department of Social and Educational Policy, University of the Peloponnese
Panel Discussion
Closing Remarks 17:00 - 18:00
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