Theme: MOMENTUM

MOMENTUM is the force that keeps an object in motion, it’s what promotes evolution. Find the moment, the point in time that will give you the push you need to search for new paths and change the status quo. While you move forward, what you consider irrevocable, is overturned and replaced by the reality you deserve.

MOMENTUM leads you to the discovery of your true self. Follow it!

TEDx Online COnference
Online
ATHENS, Attiki, 18534 Piraeus
Greece

Dimitris Manolis

Talking head of "theseedbank.gr"

Dimitris Manolis was born in 1984 and grew up in Megara, Attica. From the age of 18, he worked in the field of informatics. In 2015, he and his friends founded theseedbank.gr, the first cannabis seed bank in Greece. Since then he has been occupied with this project and is the talking head of theseedbank.gr.

Dionisios Pappas

Visual Artist

Dionysios Pappas is an artist based in Athens. In his visual practice he focuses mainly on the use of paper as a raw material, on charcoal or pencil designs, in constructions, installations and urban projects with digital prints. He grew up in Chalkida where he had his first contact with the visual arts when from a young age and for a number of years he attended art classes at the Art Workshop of D. Mytaras (1985-1991). Having previously completed studies in History and Archeology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (2001) and postgraduate studies in Byzantine Archeology (2006), he was admitted to the School of Fine Arts where he studied painting (2012-2017), while at the same time he was involved in many digital art projects. He has so far participated in numerous group exhibitions and has created works in the public space. His work has been distinguished with awards and commendations.

Fonés -

Polyphonic Group

The Fonés band was formed in 2016 by Marina Satti. It is a female ensemble that performs polyphonic songs from all over the world. Fonés have performed at the Small Theater of Ancient Epidaurus, at the Odeon of Herodes Atticus, at the Athens Concert Hall, at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center, while they have collaborated with artists such as: Pavlidis, Dionysis Savvopoulos. In September 2018 they sang at the United Nations Champions of the Earth Awards ceremony in New York, while in November of the same year they sang at the touch ceremony of the flame of the 36th Athens Marathon. In December 2019, Marina Satti and the fonés became the first Greek-speaking act to appear on the KEXP music network. They have also appeared at festivals in France, England, the Netherlands, Switzerland as well as at the major World Music Expo WOMEX Festival in Finland (2020) and at WOMAD in Australia and New Zealand (2020).

Georgia Zouni

Adjunct Lecturer at the University of Piraeus

Georgia Zouni introduces herself on twitter as a lifetime student (in Marketing) & an easy-going traveler (Tourism). Combining these two loves, she teaches Tourism Marketing at the newly established Department of Tourism Studies at the University of Piraeus and at the postgraduate programs of several Universities (Athens University of Economics and Business & University of Kent, Agricultural University and the Greek Open University), and Marketing in tourism. To date, she has contributed to the academic community with scientific papers in international journals, publications, book chapters after the crisis, and participation in international marketing conferences and as a reviewer.

Idra Kayne

Singer/Actress

Idra Kayne was born and raised in Athens to a Ugandan father and a Greek mother in the 1980s. With 15 years of study in dance (classical ballet and jazz), vocal (with Neni Zappa, while in 2007 she graduated from Vocal Art Academy), with seminars in song, composition, orchestration and beatbox at Rotterdam, as part of the program of the European Union Roots & Routes. She has been involved in music professionally since 2000, when she started her live performances in important music scenes in Athens and Thessaloniki. She has studied Vocal Placement Technique with Julie Massino at Vocal Art Academy, while at the same time she attended acting classes at the Theater of Changes. Since 2000 he has appeared in most of the music scenes in Athens and has collaborated with artists such as Stavento, NEVMA, etc. She has also been involved in theater since 2011.

Ira Katsouda

Stand Up Comedian

Ira Katsouda is professionally involved in stand up comedy, with continuous performances in Athens and throughout Greece. In 2017 she presented her first solo performance "Without Gluten" and this year (2019) the second entitled "For a woman, she is good". She has presented the awards ceremony of the Hellenic Graphic Design & Illustration Awards (2019), TEDx events as well as presented the opening ceremony of the 20th Thessaloniki Documentary Festival (2018). She is one of the organizers of the Thessaloniki Comedy Festival and also organizes Open Mic nights. She has written the play "Marriage", while she has also worked as an advertising copywriter. She studied Economics (AUTh), classical music, dance and acting.

Katerina Topouzoglou

Activist / Founder of the NGO "All for Blue"

Katerina Topouzoglou is the founder of the environmental organization All For Blue, which deals with educational programs in schools and companies aimed at the protection of the sea. She also organizes experiential actions of coastal and underwater cleaning throughout Greece and abroad. Her love for the oceans and particularly for sharks has lead her to participate in international research projects aiming to protect them. She is the leader of the National Underwater Shooting Team with global and European distinctions, from 2015 until today.

Katherine Reilly

Author / Educator

Author, Educator, Model, Transgender Woman. Katherine Reilly is an American of Greek descent and has dedicated herself to the field of education, specifically that of English Literature. As an author, she works for an International Publisher for which she has authored multiple children's books and novels. As an educator, she teaches English at private schools, while also working as an oral examiner and coordinator, for the certification of students, on behalf of European Universities and Colleges. In her free time, she collaborates with a modeling agency as a part-time model and is also a contributor to humanitarian aid as a teacher for impoverished children.

Kostas Gakis

Actor, Director & Composer

For 15 years he has been directing, acting, writing plays, teaching, composing music for performances and detecting new anthropocentric educational models as the soul of multiple groups, always focusing on human warmth and Greek culture. Graduate of the Drama School of the National Theater, Department of History and Archeology of Athens and holder of the "Dimitris Horn" award for his performance in the play "Katsarida". Member of the Lincoln Center Theater Directors Lab, a worldwide forum of directors from around the world based in New York. Collaborating international artist as a composer with the American University of Washington. He together with Maria Papafotiou are the founders of the group and theater company Anam(m)a which since 2017 is his constant artistic starting point. He teaches acting at various drama schools. He directed and wrote lyrics and music for the performances "Katsarida", "Romeo and Juliet for 2", "Tree of Oedipus", "History Without a Name".

Leonidas Koursoumis

Founder of the "Bookstore of the Homeless"

Leonidas Koursoumis was born in Athens in 1949. He grew up in Agia Paraskevi and finished his high school studies at the 3rd High School of Athens in Ampelokipi. He studied at the Department of Economics and Political Science of the Law School of AUTh. He worked while studying at a bookstore in Thessaloniki. He worked as an accountant after his studies until 1993. He then worked in publishing houses in the field of publishing. He lost his job four years ago. In conclusion, when he no longer had any income to stay homeless for more than eighteen months. He took courage, seeing his homeless fellow human beings, to think about how it is possible for our homeless fellow human being to stand - if he wants to - at his feet with faith in life and support through the support of the people next to him. With this in mind, he proceeded to make his own problem public so that we can all give one more chance and another look at the great problem of homelessness.

Magy Kontou

Entrepreneur / Founder of SimpleApps

Magy Kontou is a co-founder and Lead Product UI / UX Designer at SimpleApps. In her daily life she deals with the analysis and design of simple applications and digital products. During her studies, she co-founded SimpleApps, which started as a student idea and today is one of the most award-winning mobile agencies, with distinctions in many youth entrepreneurship and innovation competitions. She is a co-organizer of Google Developers Group Athens (GDG Athens) and Ambassador of Women Techmakers Greece. When you can't find her in front of a computer screen in the office ... you'll find her somewhere there again, as one of her favorite hobbies is video games. She is a gadget, she exhausts her creativity by "playing" LEGO and she is a "nightingale". He holds a bachelor's degree in Computer Science and a master's degree in Mobile Computing from the University of Hertfordshire (UH) in England.

Maria Calafatis

Co-Founder of "The Cube Athens"

Maria is the Co-Founder at The Cube Athens Workspace. Athens’ largest co-working community, which hosts some of Greece’s best experts in technology. The Cube is also home to most of Athens’ technology events, hackathons, innovation sessions, and training events. Member of the Startup Weekend – Global Facilitation Team and has been involved with Startup Weekend since 2009, helping organize, facilitate and bring new Greek cities to the SW family. StartupWeekendGreeceCovid19RemoteGlobalEdition, where all SW Greek cities joined forces as one to represent Greece to fight COVID-19 Virtually. Her first business was founded at a Startup Weekend. Maria was invited to join as a fellow to the RSA community in 2016 which provides a platform for the world's leading thinkers, sharing their ideas online. She loves challenges and connecting with people with the same mindset as her own and turning nothing into something huge & impactful.

Nick Chrissos

Innovation Strategist / CTO at CISCO

Nick Chrissos is Cisco’s Director of Innovation for the EMEAR region and has led the tech giant’s program to explore new opportunities and develop co-innovation partnerships across governments, academia, start-ups, and the business world. His mission is to harness the scale and expertise at Cisco to tackle the world’s biggest challenges and create new opportunities for business and society. He believes it is new thinking - seeing the problem in a different way - that leads to scalable, commercially successful solutions. Nick Chrissos is responsible for Cisco’s co-innovation centers across the region and projects, which have spanned areas as diverse as 5G rural connectivity, vehicle to grid, smart cities, connected and autonomous vehicles, health and social care and addressing the digital divide. With over 25 years of IT and Networking industry experience, Nick’s career includes both technical and business positions.

Nikos Fytas

Director

Nikos Fytas was born and raised in Athens. He studied economics at ACG and theatrology at the University of Peloponnese. In 2013, along with his team, he reorganized the Municipal Theater Nafplio after years of under-operation. Since 2015 he has been living in Volos aiming to carry out the agenda of the Volos Festival. He is currently collaborating with the Museum of the City of Volos, where he exhibits 2 video art installations. He is the co-founder of the company Civil Productions, which regularly collaborates with public cultural institutions and organizations. In 2016, the national television made a documentary about his career so far.

Stavros Kioutsioukis

Content Comic Creator / Sketch Artist

Stavros Kioutsioukis was born in 1978 in Thessaloniki, where he lives and works as the creator of humorous and erotic comics. At the age of 17, he "founded" the self-published ghost "ZART_CORPS", with which he has been circulating at least one fanzine a year since then. circulation. His well-known works are the trilogy (four volumes) "YELLOW BOY" from "ENATI DIASTASI", the erotic comics "DEXIOTECHNIS", "NIKOLET", "TO MEGALO MPANISTIRI" as well as the experimental "EXEIS PETHANEI GIA MENA". With JemmaPress, "PATOUSAKIA" has also been released, a series of sketches on the subject of women's soles. His most recent work is "AYTO TO CHRONO THA PAO DIAKOPES" (April 2020). On social media, he regularly publishes a series of strip and orphan sketches, always inspired by the daily life of girls and his fantasies.

Thodoris Chondrogiannos

Investigative Reporter & Producer

Thodoris Chondrogiannos is an investigative reporter and producer. He graduated from the Athens Law School in 2015, but soon he realized his love for storytelling and devoted himself to journalism. In 2015 he moved to Germany, where he worked at Offener Kanal. In 2018 he attended the Summer Investigative Reporting Course at Columbia University. He has worked for Greek and international media, such as Inside Story, Popaganda, VICE, RAI, and ZDF. He created his first documentary titled “Silent Fish”, which addresses the issue of overfishing in the Mediterranean in the era of climate change.