THURSDAY 27/8/2026, CASTELLI, 19:00
- Maria Efthymiou, Professor of History, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (N.K.U.A.)
“Communal and Common-Ownership Life: An Ancient Element of Human Life”
Presented by journalist Giannis Tzoumas
Musical epilogue by Ninetta Vafeia and Christos Nezis at the Piano
FRIDAY 28/8/2026, CASTELLI, 19:00
An evening dedicated to H.B. the Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, Theodore II
Welcome address by His Eminence Metropolitan Markos of Chios, Psara and Oinousses
Welcome address by Nikolaos Papageorgiou, Ambassador of Greece to the Arab Republic of Egypt
Afroditi Doriti, President of the Association of Friends of the Patriarchate of Alexandria and All Africa “Bridge of Africa”
Calliope Limneos-Papakosta, Archaeologist, Director of the Hellenic Institute for Research of Alexandrian Civilization (H.I.R.A.C.)
Dimitris Melissanidis, President of the Euxine Club of Athens: Honorary award presented by the Governor of the North Aegean Region, Mr. Konstantinos Moutzouris in recognition of his contribution to Pontic Hellenism and the Orthodox Christian faith
Presented by journalist Giorgos Kouvaras
Musical Epilogue:
Alexandros Sarakakis, piano
Ninetta Vafeia and Christos Nezis, piano
Giorgos Kouvaras, vocals
SATURDAY 29/8/2026, CASTELLI, 19:00
Welcome address by Stavros Ath. Kalafatis, Deputy Minister of Development responsible for Research and Innovation
Welcome address by Nikiforos Diamandouros, Professor, President of the Academy of Athens.
Welcome address by Ioannis Sarakakis, President of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce
Pavlos Geroulanos, Former Minister of Culture, Tourism and Sports
Gikas Hardouvelis, former Minister of Finance of the Hellenic Republic, Professor of Finance, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the National Bank of Greece.
Sofia Efraimoglou, Executive Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Foundation of the Hellenic World
Danae Bezantakou, President of the Propeller Club Piraeus
Alexandra Prokopiou-Mamaliga: Honorary award presented by the Governor of the North Aegean Region, Mr. Konstantinos Moutzouris in recognition of her longstanding contribution to the society of Chios
Musical Finale by Eleni Dimou
Presented by journalist Andrianna Paraskevopoulou and the President of the H.C.S, Giorgos Alexandratos
SUNDAY 30/8/2026
Inauguration of the renovated Holy Church of Saint George, in the presence of His Divine Beatitude, Pope and Patriarch of Alexandria and All Africa, Theodoros II and His Eminence Metropolitan Markos of Chios, Psara and Oinousses
– AGIOS GEORGIOS SYKOUSIS
- Opening Ceremony of the Holy Church of Saint George, 09:00
- Peter Sarris, Historian, Professor of Late Antique and Byzantine Studies at the University of Cambridge, 12:00
Presented by journalist Giannis Tzoumas
– HAMIDIYE MOSQUE (CHIOS CASTLE), 20:00
Opening of the exhibition of the distinguished Greek visual artist Sotiris Sorogas
MONDAY 31/8/2026, CASTELLI, 19:00
REGIONAL EVENT CELEBRATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ACADEMY OF ATHENS
Greeting by Stamatios Krimizis, Academician, Supervisor of the Center for Space Science and Technology, and former President of the Academy of Athens.
Simos Palios, President of the Association of Friends of the Biomedical Research Foundation of the Academy of Athens (BRFAA): Honorary award presented by the Governor of the North Aegean Region, Mr. Konstantinos Moutzouris
Alexandra Touroutoglou, MSc, PhD, Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Director of Imaging Operations at Frontotemporal Disorders Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital
Stylianos E. Antonarakis, Member of the Academy of Athens, Professor Emeritus of Genetic Medicine at the University of Geneva
Georgios Chrousos, Academician – Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics and Endocrinology, Director of the University Research Institute of Maternal and Child Health and Precision Medicine, Head of the UNESCO Chair on Adolescent Health and Medicine at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, President of the Hellenic Pasteur Institute
Athanasios S. Fokas, Member of the Academy of Athens, Professor of Nonlinear Mathematical Science at the University of Cambridge
Olle Kämpe, Professor of Endocrinology at Karolinska Institutet and Chair of the Nobel Committee for Physiology or Medicine (2025)
Musical epilogue with the Chios Choir conducted by Phaidra Giannelou
Presented by Katerina Gagaki
TUESDAY 1/9/2026, CASTELLI, 19:00
Demetrios Yatromanolakis, Professor, Johns Hopkins University
Michalis Moschos, Philologist-Historian, Director, The International Hellenic Prize
Peter Sarris, Professor of Late Antique and Byzantine Studies at the University of Cambridge
George Windsor, the Earl of St Andrews, Chancellor of the Greater Manchester University
Nikos Stambolidis, Professor, Director General of the Acropolis Museum
Mimi Denissi, actress, director and producer
Screening of the documentary “The Woman Behind Elgin” “Mary Nisbet countess of Elgin”
Presented by Katerina Gagaki
WEDNESDAY 2/9/2026, CASTELLI, 19:00
Vasilis Louras, Artistic Advisor for Communications and Programming of the Greek National Opera
Presentation of the documentary on Maria Callas “Mary, Marianna, Maria – The Unknown Greek Years of Callas”
Musical evening by the distinguished soprano Christina Poulitsi, accompanied by pianist Dimitris Giakas
