Committees

Scientific Committee



Ilias GiarenisProfessor, Member of the Board of Governance of Ionian University, Department of HistoryCommittee Chairman


Maria ArgyropoulouAssociate Professor, Head of the Department of Tourism


Christina BenekiProfessor, Member of the Board of Governance of Ionian University, Department of Tourism


Sir Drummond BoneProfessor, formerly Pro Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford, Master of Balliol College, Chair of UK Arts & Humanities Council, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Liverpool


Michael HeinrichProfessor, Head of research group ‘Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy at University College London


Katerina KabassiProfessor, Dean of the Faculty of Environment, Department of Environment


Dr Simon KarythisExecutive Director of the Ionian Environment Foundation, Marine Biologist


Dr Mike MaunderExecutive Chair of Kew REACH, formerly Executive Director of the Cambridge Conservation Initiative at the Judge Business School, University of Cambridge and Executive Director of Cornwall’s Eden Project


Dionisios PanagiotarasAssociate Professor, Department of Environment, Ionian University, Greece


Fotini VakiAssociate Professor, Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Department of History

Organizing Committee



Konstantinos AngelakosProfessor, Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, Student Care, International Relations, and Extraversion


Vicky CholevaPhD Candidate, Ionian University, Department of Informatics


Andreas GiannakoulopoulosProfessor, Dean of the Faculty of Music & Audiovisual Arts


John ReganStrategic Policy Advisor


Alexandra ThomaCommunications & Fundraising Coordinator