Education Revolution Conference

Education Revolution Conference 

September 15, 2021, Thessaloniki, (85th TIF – Pavillion 12, Helexpo) 

Free registration form 

The U.S. Mission in Greece, in partnership with Socialinnov, organize the Education Revolution Conference, during the 85th Thessaloniki International Fair, in collaboration with the Ministry of Digital Governance. 

 

This is a one day conference, including workshops, inspirational talks and panel discussions, focusing on the future of education. The Education Revolution Conference aims to engage more children, educators and innovative schools with STEAM, to motivate more students – and especially girls – to pursue careers in these fields, to inform the general public and especially teachers, students and educational organizations about innovation in education, but also to start a dialogue about the impact of the IoT in education in the following years. 

 

If you have plans to be in Thessaloniki during the 85th TIF, you can register here to attend this conference for free.  

 

The Education Revolution Conference takes all necessary measures to ensure the health and the safety of all participants, trainers and partners. It should be noted that the entry to the Thessaloniki Exhibition and Congress Centre (offices and pavilions) is allowed only after presenting either a certificate of vaccination or recovery from SARS-Cov-2 or the EU Digital COVID Certificate. 
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#USATIF2021 

15 September 2021| Education Revolution Conference  

Location: TIF – HELEXPO / Digital Greece Pavilion

WORKSHOPS

Location: US Mission Stage 

10:00 – 11:00

Workshop: Combining Art and Engineering with unplugged STEM, by Socialinnov (Facilitators: Paraskevi Iatrou & Vaios Kaminiotis) 

11:00 – 12:00

Workshop: Enter Computational Thinking with Raspberry Pi, by Socialinnov (Facilitators: Paraskevi Iatrou & Vaios Kaminiotis) 

12:00-13:00

Workshop: Business Model Canvas: A Tool for Entrepreneurs and Innovators, Envolve Entrepreneurship Greece (Facilitators: Agapi Kyriakopoulou, Angeliki Afaroglou, Christina Skoubridou, Konstantinos Kissas) 

13:00-14:00 

Talk: Innovation from farm to market, New Agriculture, New Generation Greece, Stavros Papadopoulos, Entrepreneurship Development Associate,  New Agriculture, New Generation Greece 

14:00-16:00

Workshop: Young women create social change, Lambrakis Foundation (Facilitators: Sevasti-Sofia Anthopoulou, Polyxeni Karaviti, Aspasia Pitilaki, Victoria Koemtzoglou) 

CONFERENCE

Location: Digital Greece Pavilion US Mission Stage  

16:20 – 16:40

Welcome Remarks

 

  •  Ms. Shanna Dietz Surendra, Cultural Attaché, U.S. Embassy, Athens
  • Konstantinos Zervas, Mayor of Thessaloniki
  • Zeta Makri, Deputy Minister for Primary, Secondary and Special Education  (Virtual)
  • Dimitris Kalavros – Gousiou, Partner, Socialinnov
16:40 – 17:20

Panel Discussion: Technology and Innovation in Education

 

  • Dr. Panos Vlachos, President, American College of Thessaloniki – Anatolia
  • Dr. Ioannis Daglis, President, Hellenic Space Center / Professor, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
  • Theodouli (Lia) Terzidou, President, Greek Computer Society (Macedonia – Thrace Chapter)
  • Dr. Jeffrey Lansdale, President American Farm School

 

Moderator: Sofia Christoforidou, Journalist

17:20-17:40 

Fireside chat: Online Misinformation and Disinformation 

Ruurd Oosterwoud, Founder DROG, Harmony Square Game

 

Moderator:  Nikos Panagiotou, Associate Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Media Communications, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

17:40 – 18:00 Coffee Break
18:00 – 19:00

Panel Discussion: The Impact of Philanthropy in Education

 

  • Xenofon Kappas, Director, Captain Vassilis & Carmen Constanakopoulos Foundation (Virtual)
  • Dr. Aggeliki Kosmopoulou, Executive Director of the A.C. Laskaridis Charitable Foundation

 

Moderator: Dr. Sevasti –Sofia Anthopoulou, Chief Executive Officer, Lambrakis Foundation

19:00 – 19:20

Fireside Chat: Embracing Diversity and Inclusion of IoT in Education

 

Dr. Robbie Melton Associate Vice President for the National SMART Technology Innovation Center, Tennessee State University (Virtually)

 

Moderator: Dr. Haido Samara, Head of Center for Talented Youth Athens Campus of Anatolia College

19:20-20:00 

Panel Discussion: Entrepreneurship Education influences Youth Innovation

 

  • Effie Lazaridou, CEO, New Agriculture, New Generation Greece
  • Gerasimos Kouvaras, General Director, ActionAid
  • Douglas Arellanes, Co-Founder, Czech nonprofit institute Sourcefabric
  • Maria Gabriella Anagnostopoulos, Project Manager & Financial Analyst, Envolve Entrepreneurship Greece

Moderator: Betty Tsakarestou, Associate Professor & Head of Advertising and Public Relations Lab Department of Communication, Media and Culture Panteion University

20:00 Closing & Photo

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