Event Details


11:00 – 11:10 Welcome by ANA President and General Director Michalis Psilos

11:10 – 11:20 Greetings by Gov’t Minister (Kotzias or Pappas)

11:20 – 11:30 Greetings by U.S. Ambassador to Greece Geoffrey Pyatt

11:30 – 12:15 First panel with Greek and American journalist speakers
Topic: Strengthening U.S.-Greece relations after the exit from the memoranda
• Dr. Elez Biberaj, Director of Eurasia Division of VOA
• Maria Petraki, L.A. Times Correspondent in Greece
• Manolis Kottakis, Director of Estia newspaper
• Fanis Papathanasiou, Diplomatic Editor of ERT

12:15-13:15 Second panel with Greek and American journalist speakers
Topic: Geopolitical developments in the region and the role of the media
• Tom Ellis, Director of the Kathimerini English Version
• George Kapopoulos, Reporter for Ethnos
• George Harvalias, Reporter for Dimokratia
• Stavros Tzimas, Reporter for ANA and commentator for Kathimerini

13:15 Closing remarks (TBD)

16:00. Reception at Megaro