Global Greek Influence

Join me for a special season-end two parts episode as we journey through four impactful years of the Global Greek Influence podcast.

From unravelling the threads of science, engineering, and technology to exploring the influence of Global Greeks, we revisit, through my outlook, key moments and discuss the interplay of entrepreneurship, innovation, and sustainability.

Explore topics ranging from history's impact on perceptions to questioning Roman propaganda's effects on Greek culture.

We have delved into automobility, decision-making in crisis times, chemical engineering's role in space exploration, and more.

Thank you for embracing diverse perspectives. As we bid farewell to 2023, stay tuned for a fresh format in June 2024.

Grateful for an amazing four years—see you in the season finale on December 31, 2023!

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Stefan Ihrig, a Professor of History at the University of Haifa and the director of the Haifa Center for German and European Studies in Israel, has dedicated his career to unfolding the complex tapestry of European and Middle Eastern history. While our discussion might not (seemingly) be of direct interest to Hellenism, we explore what shaped the landscape and our understanding of the late Ottoman Empire and the early days of the Republic of Turkey: the threads that wove through the lives of Greeks during those times. The often overlooked German support to the Ottoman Empire, later to Atatürk, emerges as a significant external factor that also influenced the fate of Greeks in that turbulent period.

Through Professor Stefan Ihrig’s research and books, including “Atatürk in the Nazi Imagination”, we explore genocides of that era and geography, the denial of genocides, historical lessons of illiberal democratic leaders within deficient leadership environments applicable also today. The fascination with totalitarian historical figures adds another layer to the intricate fabric of a nation's founding principles.

Stay tuned for the remaining part of our discussion with Professor Ihrig, focusing on the Pontic Greek genocide, to be released in 2024. Join us as we shine a light on these lesser explored aspects of history, delving deeper into the narratives that often escape mainstream attention.

Featuring the work of my former Chemical Engineering student

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Episodes Topics and Guests Curated and Investigated by Panagiota Pimenidou.

Let's explore the details of rising electricity prices, examine the grid's adaptation to renewable energy, navigate the industry's objections through the spectrum of geopolitical shifts and technological advancements, also the prism ofwork experience vs learning experience.

Missed the episode 'The Hybrid Electrification Transition and Future Uncertainties' that I referred to in this episode? You can catch up and never miss an episode by following the 'Global Greek Influence podcast' to be alerted and exploring the rich episodes' library with distinguished guests!

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Some sources used in "Watts up with Energy: Behind Rising Prices and Renewable Realities" episode:

UN on renewable energy

World Economic Forum on renewables cost

Climate Council (Australia) on renewable energy prices

Stabilising renewable energy prices in the EU, also here

Host: Panagiota Pimenidou

With Professor Dimitris Drikakis, VP for Global Partnerships and Executive Director for Research and Innovation at the University of Nicosia in Cyprus, and the Defence and Security Research Institute President, we explore the frontiers of artificial intelligence (AI) through the fields of safety, the potential environmental impacts of intensified space exploration in the upper layers of our atmosphere, and the transformative intersections of AI with physics and health crises. Occasionally, we drift away by discussing correlation and causation in scientific research and life, nuclear power in geopolitics, and healthcare in politics.

As we draw our discussion to a close, Professor Drikakis, who was also my guest in the episode 'The AI Age of Predictions', offers a glimpse into the key factor in the future application of AI set to revolutionise the field.

Episodes Topics and Guests Curated and Investigated by Panagiota Pimenidou.

You can follow the Global Greek Influence podcast on ⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠, ⁠⁠X⁠⁠ (Twitter), and ⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠ for more insights on topics covered in the weekly episodes. Subscribe to the podcast's ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ channel to not miss upcoming live interviews where you can ask your questions to our guests. Also, giving your reviewon your favorite podcasting platform gives me strengthto bring you more dedicated content. To stay in the loop with biweekly newsletters or becoming a guest, visit the podcast's website at ⁠⁠www.global-greek-influence.com⁠⁠.

In this episode, we dive deep into "Mastering the 4th Industrial Information: Navigating the AI Landscape of Today and Tomorrow" Ever wondered why AI is not a new concept? Tune in to discover the 1940s AI roots & the emergence of programmable digital computers. Curious about the evolution of AI-assisted chat? What's new in AI? How does AI impact our daily interactions? Now, there is more! Let's explore the groundbreaking insights from experts in the field!

Extras And as a special treat, we offer additional episodes for your listening pleasure: Dr. Constantine Stratakis, a leader in precision medicine, explains how AI is transforming healthcare. Listen to "Precision Medicine and Circular Healthcare" for insights on how AI aids in prevention, prediction, diagnosis, and treatment: Interested in the intersection of gaming, social media, and AI? Professor Marinos Themistocleous in the episode "Blockchain: Revolutionising the Future Digital Economy and Society" delves into the revolution brought about by decentralising AI and NFTs in Blockchain. Explore the future of the digital economy and society.

Ready for a mind-blowing journey through the AI landscape? Don't miss out on these insightful conversations! Tune in on Spotify and let's navigate the future together.

#AIRevolution #GlobalGreekInfluence #PodcastJourney

Join me today for a fascinating conversation with Dr. Costas Andriopoulos, Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Bayes Business School, City, University of London, and author of 'Purposeful Curiosity: How asking the right questions will change your life.'

We explore:

1. the relationship between innovation and risk-taking,

2. fostering curiosity within an organisation,

3. the key characteristics of successful entrepreneurs and how to cultivate them.

Professor Andriopoulos, who actively shares insights on social media, including LinkedIn, emphasizes the transformative power of curiosity.

Take away:"Without risks and the discomfort of newness that curiosity enables, there cannot be creative and intellectual breakthroughs".

Don't miss out on this enlightening episode!

With Vasileios Rizos, Research Fellow andHead of Sustainable Resources at CEPS(the Centre for European Policy Studies), Brussels 🇧🇪

We discuss:

1️⃣ The potential of emerging sustainable technologies and their impact on the environment.

2️⃣ Innovative approaches to transitioning to a more sustainable and circular economic model beyond recycling .

3️⃣ Green transition jobs: Are traditional reskilling methods enough, or do we need alternative approaches?
4️⃣ Recent success stories in EU Circular Business Models for inspiration.

5️⃣ Lessons from establishing a sustainable and slave-free battery materials supply chain in the EU.

6️⃣ Government actions and effective policies for a faster transition to a sustainable and circular economy.

7️⃣ Successful circularity initiatives in EU countries and regions .

Join us for a thought-provoking discussion! 🌟

#Sustainability #CircularEconomy #GreenTransition

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Episodes Topics and Guests Curated and Investigated by Panagiota Pimenidou.

Dr. Constantine Stratakis is a renowned endocrinologist and leader in the field of precision medicine, known for using genetic tools to target genetic defects causing human diseases. He holds various international professorships, including at the Mayo Clinic (US) and the European University of Cyprus.

With Dr. Stratakis, I discuss precision medicine in endocrinology, focusing on genetic markers, emerging technologies, and diagnostic tools for disease prediction.

Topics include:

Also

You can catch up with past episodes of the Global Greek Influence podcast with Dr Stratakis in the list below:

You can follow the Global Greek Influence podcast on ⁠Facebook⁠, ⁠X⁠ (Twitter), and ⁠LinkedIn⁠ for more insights on topics covered in the weekly episodes. Subscribe to the podcast's ⁠YouTube⁠ channel to not miss upcoming live interviews where you can ask your questions to our guests. Also, giving your reviewon your favorite podcasting platform gives me strengthto bring you more dedicated content. To stay in the loop with biweekly newsletters or becoming a guest, visit the podcast's website at ⁠www.global-greek-influence.com⁠.

Unexpected developments have led to a change in our scheduled episode. Instead, I am thrilled to announce that I share my viewpoint on the main challenges faced in the international recognition of the Pontic Greek genocide, its profound importance to Hellenism throughout history, and the impactful consequences of denial.

Stay tuned for updates on the rescheduled date of the "Journey Through Genocide: Unveiling Denial, Fascination, and Recognition" episode with Professor Stefan Ihrig!

You can catch up with past episodes of the Global Greek Influence podcast dedicated to the Pontic Greeks and the genocide of this ancient Greek population of Asia Minor in the list below:

Additionally, you can enjoy a preview of next week's episode, "Predictive Medicine in Endocrinology: Genetic Signatures to Cracking the Genetic Code of Hormonal Health", with Dr. Constantine Stratakis.

Join us as we discuss the latest advancements in genetic markers, emerging technologies, and diagnostic tools that can help predict disease progression and identify individuals at higher risk.

Dr. Stratakis has previously spoken on the Global Greek Influence podcast in episodes titled "Advancing Future Precision Medicine" and "Precision Medicine and Circular Healthcare".

Stay tuned for updates on the rescheduling of this episode, and in the meantime, enjoy our exploration of advancements in predictive medicine in endocrinology next week. Thank you for your understanding and continued support.

You can follow the Global Greek Influence podcast on Facebook, X (Twitter), and LinkedIn for more insights on topics covered in the weekly episodes. Subscribe to the podcast's YouTube channel to not miss upcoming live interviews where you can ask your questions to our guests. Also, giving your reviewon your favorite podcasting platform gives me strengthto bring you more dedicated content. To stay in the loop with biweekly newsletters or becoming a guest, visit the podcast's website at www.global-greek-influence.com.

In this podcast episode, we explore the transformative power of blockchain, the Metaverse, and NFTs in shaping the future digital economy (e-business) and society.

Professor Marinos Themistocleous (Director at the Institute for the Future, Associate Dean of the School of Business, Department of Digital Innovation, University of Nicosia in Cyprus) discusses the countless applications and implications of these technologies, including their impact on entertainment, arts, energy and healthcare and various industries:

- how blockchain technology revolutionised the gambling industry, with benefits and risks in transparency and security,

- how education is key in integrating blockchain and the Metaverse to organisations,

- the intersection of the metaverse and blockchain,

- the long-term viability of NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens),

- the most exciting or impactful blockchain technology trends, beyond cryptocurrencies.

The University of Nicosia offers unique MSc programs in Metaverse and Blockchain and Digital Currency, paving the way for future innovation and expertise in these fields.

In this episode, I sit down with Nikolaos Sarantinoudis, a Researcher at the Technical University of Crete in Greece. Nikos is part of the Industrial and Digital Innovations Research Group, a team of multi-disciplinary researchers focused on process engineering, circular economy, environmental engineering, and digital innovation.

With his expertise in autonomous navigation and electric vehicle charging, Nikos discusses the potential of digital twins in optimising processes and improving supply chains in electric vehicles and the chemical industry. He also shares his vision for future research, including the integration of machine learning and the role of researchers in today's academic, industrial and entrepreneurial environment.

Join us as we delve into the world of digital twins, resource efficiency, and the exciting possibilities for researchers in the future. Don't miss this insightful conversation with Nikos Sarantinoudis.

Tune in to this episode of the Global Greek Influence podcast to learn more about the innovations in aerospace technology and the efforts towards achieving cleaner skies and smarter sensors.

Episode Highlights:

Guest: Dr. Alexandros Gerakis - Senior Research & Technology Associate at the Luxembourg Institute of Science & Technology (LIST)

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Get ready to embark on an extraordinary journey as the new season of the Global Greek Influence podcast takes off! Brace yourself for a mind-bending experience filled with thought-provoking views and uncharted perspectives that have the power to truly make a difference in your life.

But hold on, we have so much more in store for you! Prepare to be captivated by a lineup of episodes that will leave you spellbound.

From the groundbreaking innovations of smarter sensors in #aerospace #technology, to the revolutionary potential of #blockchain and the #Metaverse, and even the awe-inspiring power of predictive #medicine in endocrinology and #digitaltwins, I have curated a wide range of topics with expert guests who will expand your knowledge and challenge your perceptions.

This is just the beginning of an epic journey, with even more captivating episodes to come. Don't miss out on this groundbreaking season of the Global Greek Influence podcast.

Take #action now - #subscribe, follow, and leave a review to show your support. Join our growing community and make your voice heard by leaving a voice message through Spotify. Suggest topics, recommend guests, or share your thoughts on the episodes. Your input matters, and together, we can shape the future of this extraordinary podcast.

The fascinating world of space exploration is guided by the single fundamental principle of humanity: curiosity. From taming the unknown that our ancestors tried to formulate through the descriptive narrations of science in philosophy and aether to

with Dr Spyros Kasapis, Dr Vassilis Inglezakis and Professor Konstantinos Giapis we seek answers, pushing boundaries, and embracing the spirit of discovery to unlock the mysteries that lie beyond our blue skies, to reach blue sky space exploration.

Join us as we unravel diplomacy and regional dynamics surrounding the prolonged detention of mayor-elect Dionysios #Beleri and the Greeks of North Epirus, with incredible guests: MEP Nikos Papandreou, legal expert Orestis Omran from DLA Piper, and the esteemed Dr. Kleanthis Kyriakidis from AUE! Get ready for a power-packed discussion surrounding:

the rule of law in EU accession,

the specific goals and objectives of the parties involved in navigating the Beleri arrest and expropriation of Northern Epirotes property,

overcoming the challenges in diplomatic engagement

and many more.

Do you want to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges, opportunities, and policy actions related to the transition toward a hydrogen economy?

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Join us as we explore the global sensation that hydrogen brings to the future economy, with major powers and countries placing their bets on this extraordinary element and its technologies.

We look into:

In the full episode you will also find out about:

Buckle up and prepare to be amazed by the potential of green hydrogen to transform our world.

In this episode, we explore the importance of knowledge transfer in driving innovation and economic growth from academia to industry and businesses. We investigate the challenges and barriers that research institutions, universities, and industries face in successfully transferring knowledge.

The main points of discussion for creating a conducive environment for effective knowledge transfer include

In this episode, we explore the concept of the Metaverse and its potential to revolutionise the future of work.

We delve into the origins of the Metaverse, its impact on collaboration, the emergence of new work roles, and the creation of virtual work environments.

We also discuss use cases of the Metaverse in the workplace, such as simulating co-presence and virtual learning.

Embracing the metaverse may present challenges, but the transformative benefits outweigh the initial hurdles, giving businesses a competitive edge in the technology-driven future.

A double episode about:

Featuring Professor Christos Maravelias (Princeton University, U.S.), Professor Konstantinos Kakosimos (Texas A&M University, Qatar), Professor Greg Stephanopoulos (MIT, U.S.) and Dr Steve Nitodas (Stony Brooks University, U.S.).

We will be back with you in two Sundays, on 20 August 2023.

In this episode, we dig into innovation and explore the factors contributing to the European Innovation Strategy.

What are the EU Space Blueprint (Strategy):

In this episode I explore the pillars of the EU Space Blueprint, how Europe outlines its future course in space.

We explore the significant role of transport in the EU and its importance for economic growth:

Research and future challenges in the early 20th century shaped the engineering disciplines as we know them.

Today, we are at the crossroads of changing the economy because of our future challenges and the emerging technologies developed or at the stage of conception.

The revamped sciences and engineering fields are creating new research areas that unofficially merge to form synthesis research. This could lead to reshuffling the academic disciplines and professions, making them new, to create seemingly multidisciplinary fields but in truth produce synthesis research.

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In this podcast, technology, research and development, innovation, and entrepreneurship are the focus of talks and discussions, all elements of today’s world that can provide leaps to humanity.

Yet, we see that progress is not evenly happening across the globe. We see many poor regions and countries where people do not have access to education, and conflicts often take place in many of them.

Conflicts prohibit social progress and without social coherence, technological, educational and political progress is at stake. So, one might ask:

• does poverty give birth to conflict and lack of education, or

• is conflict responsible for poverty and a non-existing educational system or

• does poor education give rise to poverty and create conflict?

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Most doctorates and researchers can not secure an academic position, or they might find a career in the industry out of their scope or professional vision.

Start-ups can become a creative space for science, engineering and technology researchers and an opportunity to develop their careers.

Researchers, businesses and investors who get involved in business accelerators, also those creating those programmes, might ask themselves:

Here is my viewpoint on transforming mentoring in business accelerators as key to the programmes' success for all.

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We explore the atmospheric carbon removal through:

Stay tuned for next Sunday's episode examining an overlooked and least expected approach for achieving equity, health, prosperity and security.

Key areas & advancements from #agriculture & #transportation to cutting-edge technologies in #energy, #aerospace & beyond are outlined in this episode. We have also seen in past episodes how these developments are shaping our future and could potentially make our world a better, more sustainable and resilient place. You can always re-listen or listen to those episodes mentioned, or see the discoveries and #R&D in the 2020s from a different perspective and what to expect next: in this podcast and the real world.

In this episode we go shortly through some questions that really address the big question; that of “Are zero emissions, zero?”:

Mimicking tissues and organs and fish dynamics, the forces of nature with simplicity and without simplification, maximising current technologies for more affordable offshore wind farms where population density is high and there is a shortage of available land, producing plant-based biofuels non-chemically are some of the top learning moments at the Global Greek Influence podcast.

Researchers may speak with modesty, presenting the advantages and disadvantages of their work. This does not mean that their solutions are not beneficial; they are not businessmen or marketers.

They produce patents that do not reach us because some industries might not want to invest in new processes and products as they prefer incremental improvements to their existing products and not real innovation.

What researchers need is an equitable approach by funding bodies, technologies businesses andindustries. That is the definition of symbiosis, between humans and nature, between the present and future.

#renewableenergy #healthcare #biofuels

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Με τον Δρ Απόστολο Πιστόλα, ειδικό στην εκλογική συμπεριφορά αλλά και Έλληνα του εξωτερικού, ολοκληρώνουμε τη συζήτηση μας:

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How does business affect the future of technology and politics?

Where do research talents fit in the business that shapes the future of science, engineering and technology?

Does investing in research talents bring solutions to the business and technology?

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Με τον Δρ Απόστολο Πιστόλα, ειδικό στην εκλογική συμπεριφορά αλλά και Έλληνα του εξωτερικού, συζητάμε για τη σημασία της εκλογικής συμμετοχής των Ελλήνων της διασποράς, αν αφορούν οι εθνικές εκλογές στους Έλληνες της διασποράς (παγκόσμιους Έλληνες), ποια τα ποιοτικά χαρακτηριστικά τους ως εκλογείς και η σύγκριση τους στην εκλογική συμπεριφορά με αυτή των Τούρκων αποδήμων για τις προεδρικές εκλογές.

Μείνετε συντονισμένοι για το 2ο μέρος της συζήτησης με τον Δρ Απόστολο Πιστόλα, την επόμενη Κυριακή, οπότε ολοκληρώνουμε τη συζήτηση μας σε σχέση με το μέλλον της συμμετοχής των Ελλήνων του εξωτερικού σε επόμενες εκλογές.

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Professor Christos Maravelias, the Anderson Family Professor in Energy and the Environment of Chemical and Biological Engineering and Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering and the Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment, Chair of the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at Princeton University (US) speaks to the Global Geek Influence podcast about:

-      transitioning toward a #sustainable industry and products in the next decade,

-      making more objective and informed decisions in producing biofuels,

-      machine learning transforming the chemicalindustry and #AI the chemical engineering education and research,

-      advantageous methods to store concentrating solar power,

-      what we know about integrating direct air #carbon capture,

-      correlating membrane materials with the process design for sustainable operations.

Would Christos choose the same PhD field and an academic career if he were now 20 years old?

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What makes our future better and wiser?

You can find out how technology, science and engineering research help in the innovation and growth of our societies through your guide from 1 to 10 of a hybrid future. In this last part, we cover quantum computing, future food needs, energy and the UN blue economy, future digital education, chemical engineering and new disciplines from the point of view of Global Greek Experts.

You can always catch up if you missed the first part of your guide from 1 to 10 of a hybrid future to listen to the transformations of AI, medicine, business, space and transportation in smart cities. 

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The first part of your guide from 1 to 10 of a hybrid future covering:

AI, medicine, business, space exploration and exploitation, transportation and smart cities, quantum computing on cybersecurity and drug discovery, future food needs, energy and the UN blue economy, digital-future-global education, chemical engineering- new disciplines- the Universe, from the point of view of Global Greek Experts.

Stay tuned for the second part, next Sunday, 30 April 2023.

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The least approached answers of 5+1 questions for renewables and emissions reduction you might listen to elsewhere as custom-made to various sectors narratives:

Why do we want to reduce emissions? Who benefits from reducing emissions? Why would the industries and economic actors be interested in reducing emissions? What strategies could industrial actors follow to reduce emissions? How can we reduce emissions?

What is the future of renewables in transportation?

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Dr Spyros Kasapis, a research scientist at the NASA Ames Research Center and working on Machine Learning Applications for Heliophysics speaks about:

Spyros did his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, in the US. He has a Master of Science in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering at the University of Michigan- Ann Arbor (US), where he also finished his PhD.

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What do birthdays have to do with technology?

Anyone and anything born: a human, a technology, an idea, reminds us of the beginning of a life cycle.

The day a human, a technology, or a political action is born signifies a great promise. But it is all of us who determine their present and future.

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Gerasimos Papaleventis (Vice President - Treasury, Head of Controlling and Monitoring in FIMBank plc, Malta) discusses and helps us detangle the implications of the current banks’ crises to see how they could affect the start-up and technology sectors:

Gerasimos is a Banker and an Economist with almost 25 years of experience and progressive responsibility in financial and banking services. He holds a Master II degree in Banking and Insurance Science from Université Sorbonne Paris Nord (Paris XIII).

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Professor Ioannis Brilakis, the Laing O'Rourke Professor of Civil & Information Engineering at the University of Cambridge (UK), discusses how AI in infrastructure transforms the future of the Built Environment:

· making roads safer and greener,

· robotics and automation science and technology,

· game technologies in construction plant safety operations,

· 3D mobile mapping and digital twins for infrastructure,

· moving forward with the digitalisation of industrial operations,

· minimise risk and increase safety,

· why and how research projects should transform.

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Michael Dritsas, CEO of ‘Elevate Greece’, the Hellenic Republic’s national start-up platform and in-depth information resource on the Greek start-up Ecosystem, is the Head of the Cabinet of the Deputy Minister for Development and Investments under Research and Innovation. Mr Dritsas discusses:

Michael Dritsas is a Chartered mechanical engineer and economist (MSc in Operational Research, Engineering Economics & Management Science- National Technical University of Athens, Greece, MBA- Lancaster University in the UK) with experience and expertise of over 30 years in leading management positions in both the private and public sectors.

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You can learn more about how to make the most out of talent in Science, Engineering and Technology Research at Catalyst-x.com.

(This episode can be your "why can we take such images with the James Webb telescope but still have energy storage systems challenges?")

If you haven't listened yet to the episodes I refer to as part of the discussion, you can now catch up :

"Advancing future precision medicine" with Dr Constantine Stratakis

"Combating climate change in an urban environment" with Professor Mat Santamouris

"Systems thinking of decision making for sustainable development" with Professor Phoebe Koundouri 

"Future geostrategic leadership through hybrid alliances- a transition?" with Dr Marios Efthymiopoulos

“The hybrid electrification transition and future uncertainties” with Professor Anna Stephanopoulou

"Strategical innovation and leadership in the cyber-physical age" with Professor Tyrone Pitsis

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The Deputy Minister of Development and Investments of the Hellenic Republic, under the Research and Innovation portfolio, Christos Dimas (PhD), discusses:

· How "Elevate Greece" links start-ups with investors to accelerate nationally or internationally

· Changing the mentality of academia toward innovation and entrepreneurship

· Transforming structures within the institutions and public organisations to drive innovation

· The sustainability of the Competence Centers beyond their initial support through EU and national funds to transfer innovative technologies

· Attracting investments in research and innovation amidst potential financial crises

· Establishing knowledge transfer, increase IP, and, in the future, maintain a leading position in R&D while making the most of our multilateral R&D collaborations at the transnational level

· The Thessaloniki Innovation & Technology Center's (ThesInTech) role in the National Research and Innovation strategy and vision

In the same role, Dr Dimas spoke to the Global Greek Influence podcast before on "Research, Innovation and Technology in Greece". 

Dr Dimas studied law at the University of Athens and the Queen Mary University of London. He completed his master's in Comparative Politics at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and his PhD in European Political Economy at the LSE. Before running for office in the Greek national elections in May 2012, he worked as a consultant in the Boston Consulting Group (BCG).

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What is the interplay between neuroscience, leadership, innovation, human capital and talent?

Is foresight a concrete procedure for organisations, or is it also transferrable to individuals?

Is upskilling and retraining enough when we transform the economy through novel technologies whose core are innovative science and engineering?

Or are we missing deepening novelty through the personalised foresight for PhD candidates and holders in Science, Engineering and Technology to diffuse innovation?

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With Dr Kyriaki (Kiki) Sonidou, a GP (General Practitioner), a specialist in Cardiology and Diabetes, and President of the Hellenic Medical Society in the U.K., LSE and Harvard University Global Health delivery and systems), we discuss:

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Professor Dimitris Drikakis (Vice President for Global Partnerships, Executive Director for Research and Innovation at the University of Nicosia, Cyprus, Defence and Security Research Institute President) discusses how Artificial Intelligence (AI):

Professor Drikakis received twice the William Penney Fellowship Award by the UK’s AWE Plc (Atomic Weapons Establishment Government ministry) in recognition of his contributions to compressible fluid dynamics and computational science and the Innovator of the Year Award (2014) by the UK’s Innovation Institute for a new generation Carbon Capture Nanotechnology with a major to reducing atmospheric pollution. The US Air Force (USAF) and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research have recently granted Professor Drikakis a new award for high-speed flows and acoustics advanced computational methods in Machine Learning (ML). 

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With Dr Constantine Stratakis (Chief Scientific Officer, ELPEN, Athens, Greece- Director (Res. A'), Human Genetics & Precision Medicine at Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH), Chief Scientific Officer of ELPEN, SA), we discuss how precision medicine:

and transforming innovative research into products and services within the “circular” healthcare economy.

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Welcoming you into the 4th season of the Global Greek Influence podcast, you are re-introduced to what binds together:

· international Greeks who talk about technology through research, innovation, the economy, geopolitics, entrepreneurship and (yes) history,

· to define and address our current and future challenges on earth and (possibly) in space in a technology podcast.

One could say that redefining technology is going back to the roots of philosophy or simply being well-informed about all present and future trends of different sectors and their synergies, which determine and define technology.

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This is our first new year’s episode and the first one in Greek! We keep our usual technology and around-technology format. My first guest is Dr Dimitris Kontziampasis, whom you first met in January 2020 at the episode “A Greek, young academic living and working abroad”.

Our episodes in English will resume next Sunday, but more episodes in Greek will be introduced.

We now meet Dimitris, three years later, going through two academic positions, now in his third one as an Assistant Professor in Materials Engineering at the University of Dundee (Scotland, U.K.), which collaborates with the Central South University (Changsha, Hunan, China) where Dimitris was at the time of our conversation. We discussed some key aspects of his research in the science and technology for the development of artificial organs, transitioning from a PhD holder to an academic, also the current structures in and status of higher education internationally (in the U.K, Greece and China) and research, as well as the Great and Silent resignations. Finally, some personal questions at the end of our discussion. Happy listenings, and remember to subscribe, like, and comment on Spotify, Apple podcasts, Anchor FM and wherever you listen to the Global Greek Influence podcast. Happy New Year and happy new beginnings!

Αυτό είναι το πρώτο μας πρωτοχρονιάτικο επεισόδιο και το πρώτο στα ελληνικά! Διατηρούμε τη συνηθισμένη δομή μας εστιασμένη στη τεχνολογία και γύρω από την τεχνολογία. Ο πρώτος μου καλεσμένος είναι ο Δρ Δημήτρης Κοντζιάμπασης, τον οποίο γνωρίσατε για πρώτη φορά τον Ιανουάριο του 2020 στο επεισόδιο “A Greek, young academic living and working abroad”.

Τα επεισόδια μας, στα αγγλικά, θα ξαναρχίσουν την επόμενη Κυριακή, αλλά θα παρουσιαστούν και άλλα επεισόδια στα ελληνικά.

Συναντούμε τώρα τον Δημήτρη, τρία χρόνια αργότερα, έχοντας περάσει από δύο ακαδημαϊκές θέσεις, τώρα στην τρίτη του ως Επίκουρος Καθηγητής Μηχανικής Υλικών στο Πανεπιστήμιο του Dundee (Σκωτία, Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο), το οποίο συνεργάζεται με το Central South University (Changsha, Hunan, Κίνα) όπου βρισκόταν ο Δημήτρης κατα τη συνομιλίας μας. Συζητήσαμε μερικές βασικές πτυχές της έρευνάς του στην επιστήμη και στην τεχνολογία για την ανάπτυξη τεχνητών οργάνων, τις ακαδημαϊκές του μεταβάσεις, επίσης, συγκρίσεις στις τρέχουσες δομές, το καθεστώς της τριτοβάθμιας εκπαίδευσης διεθνώς (στο Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο, στην Ελλάδα και στην Κίνα) και της έρευνας, όπως για τα Great και Silent resignations. Και μερικές προσωπικές ερωτήσεις στο τέλος της συζήτησής μας. Καλές ακροάσεις και μην ξεχάσετε να εγγραφείτε, να κάνετε like και να σχολιάσετε στα Spotify, Apple podcasts, Anchor FM και από οπουδήποτε ακούτε το podcast, Global Greek Influence. Καλή χρονιά και καλά νέα ξεκινήματα!

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As engineers, scientists, technologists, researchers in STEM and other researchers, we seek originality in science and its potential applications. As people, we fit into a role we choose. Christmas is a season we mostly reconnect with our people, also tend to look inwards and seek answers. How can we explain the new by studying the old?

In this episode with Marios Koutsoukos (PhD candidate soon to become a doctor of philosophy in the History of Religions in the Late Antiquity at the University of Liverpool, U.K.), we attempt to detangle our present conceptions, our connection to the past, ours and that of our ancestors, as the story of societies and cultures before us. 

How is our perception of a theorem, an idea, or religion a definitive parameter that allows us to deviate from spirituality, a theory, a solution to a problem, a view of the world, and see ourselves for who we are?

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"The value of researchers in science, engineering and technology"  is about i) re-inventing their research field and bringing transparency to the new market and economy, ii) creating an environment where researchers can also thrive as individuals based on their talents and human approach, iii) enjoying more every moment and step without worrying too much or striving for perfection.

I am talking to Dr Vassilis Katos, a Professor of  Cybersecurity and Head of the Computer Emergency Response Team at  Bournemouth University (BU-CERT) in the U.K., Dr Kostas  Stylidis CEO and Co-Founder of Intended Future, an Associate Professor at University West and part-time associate researcher at the Chalmers  University of Technology in Sweden, Professor Anna Stephanopoulou, William Clay Ford  Professor of Technology, from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan University, Ann Arbor in the U.S. and Dr Constantine Stratakis, Chief Scientific Officer, ELPEN, Athens, Greece- Director (Res. A'), Human Genetics & Precision Medicine at Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH) in Greece.

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"Advanced automobility and transportation- Part 2: Artificial Intelligence (A.I.)" is about bringing together engineering knowledge, human senses, and product quality, also improving operational instabilities in advanced automobility (fuel cells), "connected and autonomous" vehicles (CAVs) and sustainable transport cybersecurity.

I am talking to Professor Anna Stephanopoulou, William Clay Ford Professor of Technology, from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan University, Ann Arbor in the U.S., Dr Alexandros Nikitas from the Huddersfield Business School and Director of the Future Mobility Lab at the University of Huddersfield in the U.K., Dr Kostas Stylidis CEO and Co-Founder of Intended Future, an Associate Professor at University West and part-time associate researcher at the Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden and Dr Vassilis Katos, a Professor of Cybersecurity and Head of the Computer Emergency Response Team at Bournemouth University (BU-CERT) in the U.K. also leading the University's team of the flagship ECHO pilot, part of the European network of Cybersecurity centres and competence Hub for innovation and Operations (more than 160 partners).

To find out more about upcoming episodes, follow the Global Greek Influence podcast on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. 

Another special episode to subscribers only on "The value of researchers in science, engineering and technology" is on 18 December 2022. With special guests who speak about the transparency research brings to the new market and economy, the process of transition of an established researcher shifting to a new area in research, supporting and nurturing professional growth of doctoral students in and for an ambiguous and uncertain future and more. Until next Sunday.

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"Advanced automobility and transportation- Part 1: Innovation in travel futures" is about the current, future and #hybrid technologies (internal combustion #engines, #fuelcells, #batteries) also multimodal travelling and mobility-as-a-service in smart cities travel, perceived #experience quality in automobility 5.0 and cognitive processes' mapping. #podcast #travel #smartcities.

I  am talking to Professor Anna Stephanopoulou, William Clay Ford  Professor of Technology, from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan University, Ann Arbor in the US, Dr Alexandros Nikitas from the Huddersfield Business School and Director of the Future Mobility Lab at the University of Huddersfield in the UK and Dr Kostas Stylidis CEO  and Co-Founder of Intended Future, an Associate Professor at University  West and part-time associate researcher at the Chalmers University of  Technology in Sweden.

"Advanced automobility and transportation- Part 2: #AI (Artificial Intelligences)" will be available on 04 December 2022.

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In the past years, the scientific and research communities have been put in this awkward position to apologise for non-experts' spread of misinformation

including that scientists are corrupt because their facts do not align with what has been widely disseminated.

Either anonymously through social media or well-established show hosts selectively invite a single guest to promote a specific direction agenda rather than asking a panel of experts to allow their audience to draw conclusions.

Is it miscommunication, selective, or partially presented information to serve individuals' personal experiences and backgrounds, and what they are more willing to accept as relatable to them?

In this solo episode, I untangle the labyrinth of the social media role where anyone can use science for entertainment, sensationalism to boost self-worth and confidence blurred with professional recognition vs the accurate messages of science and how to promote the critical ability needed by the public to separate facts from interpretations not only in the field of science communication also for forging democracy.

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Are we working smarter, not harder, in the era of AI? In the age of artificial intelligence, businesses and organisations benefit from making informed decisions based on artificial intelligence and machine learning.

What happens to those hard-skilled scientists and engineers, including researchers? Have they been working smarter, not harder, professionally? A self-reflective episode, also based on studies and surveys on the tools we need to work smarter and not harder, whether we use AI or not.

A special to subscribers episode on Anchor FM in two Sundays on decision-making.

Next Sunday, an episode with Dr Vasillis Inglezakis, with whom we discuss if and how our technologies can take us to space and sustain our missions on the Moon and Mars from a chemical engineering point of view.

With Tyrone Pitsis (Professor of Strategy and Technology, Director of the Centre for Innovation and Technology Management, Durham University, U.K.), we discuss:

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Dr Vasilis Gregoriou (CEO of Advent Technologies in the US, PhD in Physical Chemistry from Duke University in the US, Director and Chairman of the Board at the National Hellenic Research Foundation (NHRF)) discusses

- in what Advent Technologies owes its technological #leadership worldwide,

- the factors that make the “readiest” #hydrogen and #renewablefuels market between Europe, the US and Japan,

- why the Green HiPo (Important Projects of Common European Interest, IPCEI) Project in Greece is important as a paradigm for the global economy,

- Greece becoming a renewable energy hub at the EastMed,

- the future of polymer-based hybrid nanostructures,

- filling the gaps between academia's knowledge transfer hubs and the industry to accelerate innovation delivered to society,

and more.

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Making decisions at a personal, professional also collective level, especially in times of crisis, is a process we tend to avoid, or we foresee the uncertainties related to them. In this special episode, Professor Koundouri and Professor Psychogios answer to:

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With Dr Vassilis Inglezakis (PhD, Chemical Engineer,Reader in Chemical Engineering, and Director of Research at the University of Strathclyde, the U.K.), we discuss the case of Lunar and Martian camps for the planets also deep space exploration:

The chemical engineering perspective is about building technologies, systems and their materials purposed for synthesis- resynthesis, securing resources and serving a circular supply chain in the production cycle (its risk analysis and management), the best operation of such systems and the specific requirements of the building materials of these systems under the space and Lunar-Mars conditions, the sustainability of the resources for those technologies purposes and competing purposing and repurposing.

Vassilis has also been my guest in the 2020 episode "Leadership in Technology: Science or Politics?" and the special episode in 2021, "The power of Negotiations".

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Professor Phoebe Koundouri (Athens University of Economics and Business- Greece; Department of Technology, Management and Economics, Technical University of Denmark (DTU)) speaks to the Global Greek Influence podcast on "Systems thinking of decision making for sustainable development". We discuss:

· keys to sustainably financing climate change mitigation & adaptation across the economy and society,

· how solvingthe climate crisis can deliver and secure peace,

· transforming capitalism for “Greater Profits, Sustainability and Security”,

· combining the Green Recovery with the European Green Deal (EGD) to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),

· Aristotelianism helping us meet current and future challenges,

· monetising the non-marketable capital to make correct investment decisions and more.

Phoebe is a distinguished environmental economics professor, a global leader in sustainable development, and an innovator, listed in the 1% of most-cited women economists in the world & the official Stanford University list of the Top 2 % of world scientists. Also, she is a member of the Nominating Committee for the Prize in Economics Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel, The Royal Swedish Academy of Science.

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The Global Greek Influence podcast will continue to bring exclusive guests' master class discussions as free content every two weeks.

Starting this Sunday, subscribers will be able to listen to exclusive content by contributing to the podcast, as currently, platforms in Europe do not give you the option of donations.

So, you can keep listening for free to the new guest interviews every two Sundays and the subscription specially created episodes in between.

I hope you enjoy the Global Greek Influence podcast content, and I am grateful for your support over the past (almost) three years.

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Professor Alexandros Psychogios, a Leadership & International HRM Professor and Director of Research at Birmingham City Business School in the UK, discusses

· neuroscience advancing leadership and if leadership is for professional managers only,

· adaptive leadership and supporting its development,

· HR management in NE and SE Europe and brain gain,

· the development of dynamic relationships under crisis and global changes,

· innovative knowledge-intensive companies leading people and organisations,

· bridging the gap between innovating and their ability to execute,

· making better and faster decisions.

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Marios Koutsoukos (PhD candidate in History of Religions in the Late Antiquity at the University of Liverpool (UK)) has also been involved in the international metal music scene, writing lyrics and developing concepts for bands in Greece as well as worldwide and a bass player, since 2004.

With Marios, we discuss:

- Why is metal music inspired by Greek history and mythology, more so by ancient Sparta?

- If metal music influences our perception of classic times also more recent historical events.

- Has metal music promoted nationalism, or have nationalists utilised heavy metal music?

- Femininity and Masculinity in the metal scene: "doing gender" or "undoing gender"?

Marios is also an epic fiction bilingual author, French Language and Literature graduate from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (Greece) and an MA holder in Creative Writing (the Hellenic Open University, Greece).

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The HELC (Hellenic European Leadership Council) was founded to connect and activate Greeks in the diaspora of Europe, the Middle East, and Africa to help on the principle of common purposes and national interests.

With Angeliki Tzampazi and Despoina Tripylioti (HELC members, also the Young Leaders Programme organising committee members) and two of the 2022 HELC Young Leaders, Angeliki Martinou and Konstantinos Kolokotronis, we discuss:

· the importance of the "Young Leaders Programme" to the HELC,

· how the programme formed and or has it transformed their sense of leadership,

· the biggest challenges leaders face today,

· advocating the HELC by becoming its ambassador,

and more.

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With Dr Kostas Stylidis (CEO and Co-Founder of Intended Future, an Associate Professor at University West and part-time associate researcher at the Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden), we discuss:

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The Pontian Greek Youth of Europe (OSEPE Youth) connects 50 Pontian Greek Youth Associations youth departments in Europe

Vasileios Agathaggelidis, the Secretary-General of the OSEPE Youth speaks to the Global Greek Influence podcast about the reasons for:

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Dr Fotis Filippopoulos (PhD), an innovation management expert, a corporate innovation specialist, an advisor at the European Commission in Innovation, with a business footprint in 15 countries and 5 continents, discusses:

- entrepreneurship in the so-called 4th industrial revolution,

- the hybrid industry and its connection to synthesis research (https://lnkd.in/e2_uS4Pr),

- “The Αge on Entanglement”,

- disciplined entrepreneurship,

- the future leader,

- researchers who want to become entrepreneurs and

- entrepreneurship in academia.

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Dr Alexandros Nikitas ( Reader in Smart Transport, Future Mobility Lab Founding Director, Deputy Director of the Behavioural Research Centre, the University of Huddersfield in the UK- 2022- 2025 Chair of the UTSG (Universities' Transport Study Group) discusses

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Captain Efstathios Kyriakidis is the Branch Chief Operations Coordination in the EU Military Staff (EUMS) and Deputy Director of the EU Maritime Area of Interest Coordination Cell (MAICC) and whose career spans over four decades. We discuss aspects of the future crises and managing peace by the EU through:

· the contribution of the EU Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) in Ukraine,

· considering the CSDP extensionfrom conflict prevention to a security actor,

· the "EU Strategic Compass" as (i) the platform for the EU's future role in global security, (ii) the implementation tool to transform the EU military Strategy

· the Coordinated Maritime Presences (CMP) ensuring future Maritime Areas security, the international collaboration and partnership at Sea,

· the EU's role in the Indo-Pacific region,

· the level of independent control of the EU military missions by the EU Military Staff regarding NATO.

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Given France's leading position in the EU, we discuss, with George Tassiopoulos (PhD in Political Sciences, empirical and theoretical expert in French and European politics and political parties), the influence of the 2022 French parliamentary elections regarding:

- sanctions toward Russia,

- the presidential (Macron's) "national and European sovereignty" programme and the president's authority in foreign policy,

- the reality about Mr Mélenchon (NUPES) and Mrs LePen (Rassemblement National),

- the synergies between the presidency and the newly elected national assembly (parliament),

- the lessons we take from the French parliamentary elections about our maturity as EU citizens of democracies.

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Dr Marios Efthymiopoulos (CEO of the Strategy International strategyinternational.org, specialised in policy crafting and decision-making) discusses:

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Dr Constantine Stratakis (Chief Scientific Officer, ELPEN, Athens, Greece- Director (Res. A'), Human Genetics & Precision Medicine at Foundation for Research and Technology - Hellas (FORTH)), a world recognised leader in utilising genetic linkage and other genome-wide tools to identify small molecules responsible for genetic defects causing a number of human diseases, speaks about:

· the reasons gene therapy is more important than the current treatment of diseases,

· the steps towards personalised diagnostics for prevention and treatment options to become the rule and not the exception,

· why the predictive human immune system response could be crucial for upcoming pandemics,

· how nanoparticles could become key to functionalise and targeting tissues,

and that there is no single path to follow based on your preferences and wishes.

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Dr Eleni Diamanti (Senior researcher / Director of Research CNRS  Sorbonne University, Vice Director of the Paris Centre for Quantum  Computing) is a leading expert on experimental quantum cryptography and communication complexity and the development of photonic resources and protocols for quantum networks.

Dr Diamanti discusses

Available on Spotify, Apple podcasts, Amazon Music, Google podcasts and other major podcasting platforms and applications.

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With Dr Costas Nikiforidis (Associate Professor of Biobased Materials, Wageningen University, the Netherlands), we discuss:

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Professor Anna Stefanopoulou (William Clay Ford Professor of Technology, Mechanical Engineering Department, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor) and I discuss:

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Professor Vasilis Katos (Professor of Cybersecurity, Head of the Computer Emergency Response Team at Bournemouth University (BU-CERT)) is my guest in this episode where we discuss:

− cybersecurity in the circular economy for sustainability and climate change,

− IoT and circularity-by-design,

− AI enhancing cyberdefence,

− cryptography in freedom of speech against authoritative regimes.

Vasilis also leads the flagship ECHO pilot, part of the European network of Cybersecurity centres and competence Hub for Innovation and Operations.

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Peter Stefanidis is the President of the Pontian Federation in Australia, an IT specialist and enthusiast, filmmaker and YouTuber (My Greek TV, Pontos TV) is my guest in this special episode on

- federalising the Pontian Associations in Australia,

- promoting the Australian recognition of the Pontic genocide through the Joint Justice Initiative (Pontian Federation as a founding member), also

- the need to internationalise the Pontic genocide,

- agile leadership!

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Energy resilience goes through renewable energy and hydrogen between Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, the impactful geopolitics and hybrid alliances in Europe and the TransPacific.

Could the energy transformation and hybrid alliances impact geopolitics, disrupt global trade and multilateral energy relations, reshaping the energy market?

Featured opinions: Jorgo Chatzimarkakis (Secretary General of Hydrogen Europe), Professor Andrew Delios (Business School, National University of Singapore), Constantinos Papalucas (Energy Policy expert: Negotiations, Oil and Gas Business, Geopolitics of Energy- Coordinator of the National Hydrogen Committee).

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Dr Jake Sotiriadis, Dr Spyros Plakoudas and Dr Marios Efthymiopoulos bring perspective to NATO’s role under the revamped Russia and China through:

· Chinese Neo-Confucianism and Russian Neo-Eurasianism,

· NATO’s 21st-century functionalization and its US leadership,

· EU foreign affairs.

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In the second part of the discussion with Dr Kleanthis Kyriakidis (AUE, College of Security and Global studies) we focus on

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Summarising last Sunday's episode and what is on this Sunday's episode on "Russia & China at the East Med and the Middle East".

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In the first part of the episode "Russia & China in the East Med and the Middle East", Dr Kleanthis Kyriakidis (former Captain of the Hellenic Navy, Program Director of the Master of Arts in Diplomacy at the College of Security and Global Studies in the American University of Emirates, Policy Advisor – Negotiator – Public Relations Expert - Political Analyst (focus Middle East)) we discuss:

At the end of this episode, you will listen to the topics discussed in the second and last part of "Russia & China in the East Med and the Middle East", released next Sunday.

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Professor Iakovos Tzanakis (Oxford Brookes University) on the techniques and methods to advance materials for future technologies’ challenges, as in metals/ composites used in aerospace, large-scale additive manufacturing, energy storage and biomimetics. Why could vertical axis wind turbines farms replace the current propeller design (Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines)?

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Leadership starts with decisions we make and is bound to vision, intelligence, adaptability, persistence, integrity, and honesty.

· What we define as leadership.

· What leadership really is.

· When we don’t have breakthroughs in leadership

· How one becomes a leader.

George Tassiopoulos (Political Scientist & Cross-Cultural Consultant) and I discuss and the upcoming French presidential elections bring to the EU's foreign affairs

· Is a new cold war brewing between Russia and the EU?

· Does the EU want and can become a geostrategic player?

· Could France speed up the events in the Eastern Mediterranean?

· Do theFrench voters' priorities influence those of the next President?

· Is there an unpredictable outcome in the French elections that could raise more uncertainty in the EU's weak geopolitical status?

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History can better prepare us for the future. By studying and understanding:

we can see the futuristic leadership in the making.

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History and philosophy are seen as elitist topics and not for most. In this episode with Marios Koutsoukos (PhD candidate in History of Religions in the Late Antiquity at the University of Liverpool, fiction author, heavy metal bands lyricist and French literature studies), we see that there is nothing new today and in history, but constant evolution and selective hybridisation and syncretism of any present times.

Lessons through:

What elements do we choose to keep to becoming from being?

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What we choose to keep moving to the future and how we become from being:

· the roles of prioritising and open-mindedness in "A Good Beginning is More than Half of the Whole",

· the necessity of a shared vision and empathy to transition from being to becoming,

· the synthesis that makes the continuum between the past and the future.

Giving a distinct dimension through featuring Global Greek Influence podcast episodes: “The hybrid innovation”, "The internationalisation of the Pontic Greeks' genocide", "We will always have Chaos" and "The past defines us: The end of philosophy and the beginning of the middle ages- The Byzantines".

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Constantinos Papalucas an Energy Policy expert (as well as one in Negotiations, Oil and Gas Business, Geopolitics of Energy), and now the Coordinator of the National Hydrogen Committee at the Ministry of Environment and Energy, discusses

· Greece's and EU's sustainable energy approach with a focus on hydrogen economy,

· how hybrid alliances affect the EU’s, Greece’s and Cyprus' energy and strategy geopolitics,

· transitioning from a fossil fuels economy to a renewables' one,

· how and if energy resilience can become a key actor of the EU's, Greece's and Cyprus' geopolitics,

· the steps towards the mandate to draft the National Hydrogen Strategy of the Hellenic Republic within 2021,

· the Greek participation in the Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEIs) "Hydrogen Technologies and Systems".

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Stavros Papagianneas is a multifaceted strategic communicator with over 20 years of experience in PR, strategic communications, public affairs, digital communication, social media and media relations at the European Commission and various diplomatic missions in Brussels.

Stavros unveils in this episode the synergies for European integration, foreign affairs and geostrategy, democracy, and the great opportunity in the post-pandemic era. Also:

· Could the EU be rebranded and become a strong geopolitical actor?

· How can young researchers build their branding name to become leaders in their field?

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We see the irreversible effects of insufficient scientific and political communication during the pandemic. We should not forget that all means, including those of communication in our lives, are outcomes- results- products of science and policies.

Could we rebrand a Union and the future research leaders?

Why does Greece choose its national public consultation to be technology-agnostic regarding hydrogen technologies?

Stay tuned for the podcast episodes "We will always have Chaos" and "Energy outlooks of a hybrid future" on the 12th and 19th of December 2021.

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and

With features opinions of Dr Chris Kyriakidis, Marina Hatsopoulos, Dr Fotis Filippopoulos and Jorgo Chatzimarkakis.

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The void of the pandemic as our transition from an old world to a new one gives us unique opportunities:

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Dr George Tassiopoulos, Political Scientist & Cross-Cultural Consultant, is an empirical and theoretical expert in French and European politics, including Greek politics and geopolitics, founder of a business consultancy with academic experience at the European Business School in Paris.

We discuss under the prism of cross-cultural affairs:

· the French political scene and foreign affairs including in the Eastern Mediterranean and leadership to strengthen the European Union security collaboration,

· the EU integration in politics and business,

· the 21st-century geopolitics and the patchwork of hybrid alliances,

and

· the French- Greek Republics comparison on democracy.

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