The American College of Greece Events

🚀 Leadership Summit 2026 is coming to The American College of Greece!

📅 Saturday, May 23
⏰ 10:00 – 18:00
📍 Pierce Theater, The American College of Greece

🎤 The Summit will feature thematic panels on:
• Women in Leadership
• Leaders who Build Leaders
• Neo Leadership – The Startup World
• Leading under Pressure: Crisis, Risk & Accountability
• Power, Influence & Direction
• “The Titan vs The Tribe”: Who Owns the Future of Connection?

🎟️ Visit below to find out more and register (mandatory)
https://www.acg.edu/events/leadership-summit-2026/

👉 If you are in downtown Athens and interested in learning about the Kalis Polis Project and topics such as climate action, civic participation, sustainability, and youth engagement in the European context, join us today at 19:00 at the ACG Plaka building!

Join us on Thursday, May 21, for a new session of The Kali Polis Project Global Speakers Series, bringing together leaders working at the intersection of climate action, civic participation, sustainability, and youth engagement within the European context. 🇪🇺

🎤 Among the featured speakers is Rania Assariotaki — Director, Office of Sustainability – Public Affairs, The American College of Greece (Pierce, Deree, Alba) / Vice President, BoD, Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) / EU Climate Pact Ambassador — joining:

▪️ Katerina Eirini Lamprinou — Capacity Building Lead, Demo Act, ELIAMEP
▪️ Dimitris Kollias — EU Climate Pact Ambassador, Energy Transition Strategist & Former Advisor to the Deputy Minister of Environment and Energy

The discussion will explore current European climate initiatives, the role of youth participation in shaping policy and implementation, and key opportunities for the next generation of climate leaders.

📍 Center, 17B Ipitou, Plaka, Athens
⏰ 19:00–20:00 EEST
🌐 Session in English & Greek

Don’t miss this exciting discussion!

Who gets called a “Greek writer”?

Join Karen Emmerich, Associate Professor of Comparative Literature at Princeton University, for a thought-provoking talk on literature, identity, and belonging.

📌 May 21 | 6:00 PM
📍 Deree Faculty Lounge

For more information and registration, see below:

Forms of Belonging: Citizenship, Migration, and the Modern Greek Literary Sphere Hellenic Studies Seminar Series 2025-2026 Forms of Belonging: Citizenship, Migration, and the Modern Greek Literary Sphere Speaker: Karen Emmerich Associate Professor

Happening today Plaka building

Eγγραφείτε εδώ: https://resources.alba.acg.edu/bridge-first-round-table?utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9LtqEzNAeQOm15UAxXQrOKhpAKzueoLQlW7aRzVC4u3ln4AIZHb2XSCuh2jrhJJGtu49eWdR7ouoceYJ9SN5CfKxBWeA&_hsmi=408371914&utm_content=408371914&utm_source=hs_email

Το έργο BRIDGE/ ΓΕΦΥΡΑ – ΦΟΡΟΥΜ ΘΕΣΜΙΚΟΥ ΔΙΑΛΟΓΟΥ ΚΑΙΣΥΜΜΕΤΟΧΙΚΗΣ ΔΙΑΚΥΒΕΡΝΗΣΗ υλοποιείται στο πλαίσιο του προγράμματος PLATO, με φορέα υλοποίησης το Alba Graduate Business School, The American College of Greece. Το PLATO συγχρηματοδοτείται από την Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση, μέσω του προγράμματος Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values (CERV), το Ίδρυμα Μποδοσάκη και το Κέντρο Στήριξης ΜΚΟ με συνολικό ποσό επιχορήγησης €3,1 εκ.

💥🎹🎼🎶Can't wait for the Piano City Athens concerts @ Deree - The American College of Greece

When: May 14 & 15
Where: 7th level auditorium

Parking on campus, upon availability

🔬 Deree Science Days 2026

Join us for two exciting days of discovery at Deree - The American College of Greece

📅 When:
Friday, April 24 | 18:30 – 22:30
Saturday, April 25 | 13:00 – 18:00

📍 Where:
Deree – ACG Campus, Aghia Paraskevi

✨ What to expect:
Scientific talks, stargazing, experiments & lab demos, hands-on activities for families & students, teacher workshops, a special session on Parkinson’s Disease, and much more!

🎟️ Free & open to the public

📩 Info and Registatrion https://www.eventora.com/en/Events/DereeScienceDay2026

🚗 Parking on campus, subject to availability

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We can’t wait to welcome you!

🌍 Democracy for a Sustainable Word!

📅 Monday, April 20, 2026 | 19:00–22:00
📍 ACG Events Hall

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗼𝗿 𝗝𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗵𝘂𝘀
Distinguished University Professor of Global Affairs and Director of the Center for Global Economic and Environmental Opportunity, University of Central Florida
Former U.S. Congressman
Former Chairman of the Appellate Body of the World Trade Organization (WTO)

will be at The American College of Greece for a thought-provoking talk and panel discussion on how the future of democracy is tied to global sustainability—and what ancient Athens can teach us today.

Co-organized by the ACG Units:
- Theodore Papalexopoulos Sustainability Dialogues,
- Institute for Hellenic Culture and the Liberal Arts, and
- The Demos Center

✨ Open to the public | Registration required

💥For more info and to register, click below 👇

Democracy for a Sustainable World: A Lecture and Book Presentation by Professor James Bacchus When: Monday, April 20, 2026 | 19:00–22:00 Where: ACG Events Hall Co-organized by: The Theodore Papalexopoulos Sustainability Dialogues,

📌Join us on Monday, April 20!

Join us for The Kali Polis Project Global Speakers Series!

On Monday, April 20, 2026 (14:30–15:30 EEST), we welcome Denis Thomopoulos—animator, director, writer & actor (Cool the Climate).

💡 Discover insights into global animation and explore career opportunities in the field.

📍AC Auditorium | 🎙️ In English

Despite the weather conditions the event will take place.

We're honored to welcome Professor A.E.Stallings at ACG and we look forward to welcoming you as well!!

Poets, Painters, Pugilists, and the Parthenon: How Poets and their Friends Framed the Controversy Over Elgin's Removals Kimon Friar Lecture 2025-2026 Poets, Painters, Pugilists, and the Parthenon: How Poets and their Friends Framed the Controversy

How did poets like Byron, Keats, Cavafy, and Seferis shape the debate over the Parthenon Marbles?

Join A.E. Stallings at the Annual Kimon Friar Lecture 2025-2026

🗓️Wednesday, April 1
⏲️19:00
📍ACG Events Hall
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For more info and to register click below:

Poets, Painters, Pugilists, and the Parthenon: How Poets and their Friends Framed the Controversy Over Elgin's Removals Kimon Friar Lecture 2025-2026 Poets, Painters, Pugilists, and the Parthenon: How Poets and their Friends Framed the Controversy