Agenda

12:00 – 18:00

Members of the Arts Council Greece and other Representatives of Supporting Agencies

18:00 – 19:00

Annual Meeting

13:00-14:00

Registration

Greetings: Panayiotis Neufelt, Founder and Chairman of the International Independent (International Consortium of organisations on Cultural Research, Management Policy and Economy) and Arts Council Greece

14:00-14:30

 Welcome Greetings:

 The Right Honourable Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic (PM),

Mr Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Represented by the General Secretary of Culture, the
 Honourable Mr Georgios Didaskalou, Ministry of Culture and Sports.

 Katerina Kontoudaki, Deputy Head of Directorate for Strategic Planning, Ministry of Tourism.

 Simon Brault, Director and CEO, Canada Council for the Arts, Chair International  Federation of Arts Councils and Culture Agencies (IFACCA).

 Ambassador of Ukraine, Η.Ε. Mr Sergii Shutenko (by Mrs Olena Masneva).

 Anna Maleta, 3^rd Secretary, Embassy of the Republic of Poland.

 June Chepchirchir, Cultural Attaché of the Embassy of Kenya (Rome).

 Moses Elisaf, Mayor of Ioannina (By Representative).

 Anna Rokofillou, President, Cultural Sport and Youth Organisation of the City of Athens (OPANDA).

1^st Module: Coordination, Ginger F. Zaimis

14:30-14:40

1^st Presentation: Ambassador, H.E. Mrs Orla O’Hanrahan, Embassy of Ireland, “The Value and Impact of Cultural Diplomacy”

14:40-14:50

2^nd Presentation: Ambassador of Slovakia, H.E. Mrs Iveta Hricova (Dr), Embassy of Slovakia, “Digitalization of Slovakia´s Cultural Heritage for Prosperity”

14:50-15:00

3^rd Presentation: Lucie Kuligová, Director, Czech Cultural Center of Athens, Czech Embassy “Cultural Organization as an Active Tool in the Field of Public Diplomacy”

15:00-15:50

Interventions-Discussion-Conclusions

Intervention: To be announced

2^nd Module: Coordination, Dr Foteini Papatheodorou

15:50-16:00

 1^st Presentation: Petros Kapsaskis, President and Founder, Hellenic Institute of Cultural Diplomacy, “Influence, Persuasion and Seduction: The Power of Cultural Diplomacy”

16:00-16:10

 2^nd Presentation: Ginger F. Zaimis, Author, Poet, Translator, Literary & Arts Chair (Greece), International Friends of the Library of Alexandria, “Literary Diplomacy as Cultural Currency“

16:10-16:20

 3^rd Presentation: Dr Mina Dragouni, President, Consulting Society of Cultural Heritage Management, “Challenges in the field of Cultural Management and Promoting Good Practices for the Sustainability of Cultural Heritage”

16:20-16:30

 4^th Presentation: Dr Elena Soulioti, Prehistoric Archeology, Vice President of the Association of Licensed Tourist Guides of Athens, “Tourist Guide: The Invisible Ambassador of Greece”

16:30-16:45

Interventions-Discussion-Conclusions

Intervention (to be announced):

16:45-17:00

Break

3^rd Module, Coordination:Ginger F. Zaimis

17:00-17:10

1^st Presentation: Dimitris Yolassis, Cultural Management Consultant, Business

Planning Manager, Michael Cacoyannis Foundation, “Cultural Imperialism vs Cultural Diplomacy”

17:10-17:20

2^nd Presentation: Michalis Diakantonis, General Director, Hellenic Institute of Cultural Diplomacy, “The Importance of Cross Cultural Analysis in Nation Branding”

17:20-17:30

3^rd Presentation: Fotini Nakou, Brand strategist, “Greek Cultural and Creative Industry drives Growth”

17:30-17:40

4^th Presentation: Dr George Pleios, President of the Department of Communication and Media, Director of the Laboratory of Social Research in the Media, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, “Cultural Diplomacy in the Era of Fake News”

17:40-18:00

Interventions-Discussion-Conclusions

Intervention: To be announced

4^th Module, Coordination:Ginger F. Zaimis

18:00-18:10

1^st Presentation: Dr Evangelia Psychogiopoulou, Senior Research Fellow, Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP), “Cultural Diversity

in the EU. Τhe Recent Reform of Exceptions and Limitations to Copyright and Related Rights”

18:10-18:20

 2^nd  Presentation: Dr Konstantina Iliopoulou, Department of Communication, Media and Culture, Panteion University & Dr Dimitria Papadopoulou, Department of Communication, Media and Culture, Panteion University & University of Paris-Est, “Authenticity as a Prelude to the Emergence of New Creative and Cultural Industries in Tourism”

18:20-19:00

Interventions-Discussion-Conclusions

Intervention: To be announced

11:00-12:00

Registration

12:00-12:30

Welcome Greetings:

Member or Associate of the Arts Council Greece

5^th Module, Coordination: Dr Foteini Papatheodorou

12:30-12:40

1^st Presentation: Shona McCarthy, CEO, Edinburgh Fringe Festival Society, “Edinburgh Fringe Festival”

12:40-12:50

 2^nd Presentation: Dimitris Lignadis, Artistic Director, National Theatre (Greece)

12:40-12:50

 3^rd Presentation: Sissy Papathanasiou, Director of Literacy, Hellenic Ministry of Culture and President, Analogio International Institute, “Analogio Festival: Protocol for Cultural Diplomacy”

12:50-13:00

4^th Presentation: Adèle Fourcade, Chargée de Production et de Communication, REMA Réseau Européen de Musique Ancienne, European Early Music Network, “REMA Early Music in Europe!”

13:10-13:30

Interventions-Discussion-Conclusions

Intervention (2 Minutes): Anastasia Miliori, Artistic Director, Athens Baroque Festival

6^th Module, Coordination: Dr Foteini Papatheodorou

13:30-13:40

1^st Presentation: Venia Vergou, Director, Hellenic Film Commission, Greek Film Center, “International Audiovisual Productions: Policy Making in an Age of Content Explosion”

13:40-13:50

2^nd Presentation: Antonis Korkontzilas, Young Cinema Festival, ABCinema), “Cultural Entrepreneurship: Developing a Society through Cinematography”

13:50-14:00

3^rd Presentation: Christos Papadopoulos, Accountable for Cultural Matters and Spokesman, Cultural Center of the Municipality of Ioannina, “Cultural Diversity and Interculturalism in the Region of Europe: The Role of Local Cultural Institutions”

14:00-14:10

4^th Presentation: Dionysia Koutsi, CulturePolis Representative, “Cultural Diplomacy in Practice: The Role of European Programs and Initiatives inside and outside the European Union”

14:10-14:20

5^th Presentation: Georgina Kakoudaki, Theatre Director, Theatre Educator, “Human Rights and the Intercultural Perception of Ancient Drama as a Stage Act”, Epidaurus Lyceum, International Summer School of Ancient Drama (2017–2019)

14:20-14:30

Interventions-Discussion-Conclusions

Intervention: To be announced

14:30-14:45

Break

14:45-16:00

 7^th Module-Discussion, Coordination: Dr Foteini Papatheodorou

 Dialectical Presentations – Discussions

 1^st Presentation: Dr Bharat Gupt, Trustee, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, Professor of English Literature, University of Delhi, “Reviving Heritage Sites in India and Greece, a Proposal for Cooperation”

 2^nd Presentation: Dr Pavlos Kavouras, Professor of Cultural Anthropology & Ethnomusicology, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, “Rethinking Cultural Diplomacy: a Cultural Anthropological Perspective”

 3^rd Presentation: Dr Kishore Chakraborty, Institute for Cultural Diplomacy, Berlin (Germany), “Cultural Diplomacy: The Economics of Art and Culture”

Interventions-Discussion-Conclusions–Closing of the Conference

Intervention: To be announced

09:00 – 10:00

 Meeting: Members of the Arts Council of Greece and other Representatives of Supporting Agencies

10:00 – 12:00

Meeting at the Acropolis Museum and Guided Tour: Tourist Guide Nikos Panayiotou

14:00 – 16:00

Lunch and Farewell Meeting