AI_ducation Festival: Artificial Intelligence in Education
Shaping the schools of the future
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Tickets
Venue
Time & Date
Information
Addressed to
Educators, school principals, education managers, and students
Αttendance certificate
Those who attend both days of the AI_ducation Festival will receive an attendance certificate.
Dates and time
Thursday, July 4 2024 | 09:00 – 19:00
Friday, July 5 2024 | 09:00 – 19:00
Venue
Onassis Stegi
Application and selection process
To participate, please submit the application of interest.
Places are allocated on a first come, first served basis.
Festival Language
The conference will be held both in Greek and English with simultaneous translation into Greek and English.
ACCESSIBILITY
The festival is being held with interpretation in Greek Sign Language.
Information
Τ.: +30 210 371 3000
Email: education@onassis.org
Introduction
How “close” do you feel to Artificial Intelligence? The Onassis Foundation is organizing a forward-thinking educational festival that aims at the harnessing of knowledge and the understanding and use of algorithmic technologies, data, and software, putting the educators themselves at center stage, regardless of their level of technological knowledge.
Register for the two-day AI_ducation Festival and gain the tools that carve a new path toward novel teaching practices that upgrade the educational process.
Artificial Intelligence has already become a part of everyone’s daily life; however, its impact on all stages of the educational process remains uncharted territory. The AI_ducation Festival invites educators to navigate the world and practices of Artificial Intelligence, reshaping the future of education in Greece. The action is organized and coordinated by the Onassis Foundation in cooperation with the Institute of Educational Policy and under the auspices of the Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs, and Sports.
With guests from Greece and abroad and through a series of workshops, presentations, and discussions, the AI_ducation Festival aims to empower educators who wish to learn, use, and contribute toward a new type of learning experience. Individuals at the forefront of young people’s education can now gain the tools to implement Artificial Intelligence in school classrooms effectively.
In an ever-changing world full of challenges and opportunities, young people reserve the right to contemporary modes of teaching and assessment methods. This is exactly the new education environment anticipated by the AI_ducation Festival, with growth, technology, and innovation for tomorrow serving both as guiding lights and an ultimate destination, starting today, for the students, by their teachers.
Empowerment of the participating teachers through workshops, presentations, discussions, debates, and access to ideas, materials, and tools for the use of Artificial Intelligence in and outside the classroom.
Introduction to the concepts and presentation of the potential of algorithms, engineering, and deep learning for neural networks, as well as for Artificial Intelligence applications.
Presentation of success stories of educational programs that have been effectively implemented in schools.
Connecting and enhancing partnerships between educators, EdTech companies, academics, and Artificial Intelligence experts.
Monitoring issues related to the ethics of Artificial Intelligence and its implications for education and society.
Access to tools for a personalized learning experience tailored to the needs of each student.
DAY 1 | Thursday 04.07.2024
Onassis Stegi Main Stage
09:00-10:00
REGISTRATION / WELCOME COFFEE
10:00-10:45
INTRODUCTIONS
Effie Tsiotsiou, Executive Director and Director of Education of the Onassis FoundationProdromos Tsiavos, Head of Digital & Innovation of the Onassis Group
Moderator:
Elena Pittarokoili, Education Data Science @ Stanford | Analytics Engineer @ Age of Learning | Onassis Foundation Scholar
10:30 – 12:00
Keynote Session
Stefania Giannini, Assistant Director-General for Education, UNESCOAmanda Bickerstaff, CEO & Founder of AI for Education
Vali Lalioti, Professor, Creative XR and Robotics, Director of Programmes, Creative Computing Institute, University of the Arts London
12:00 – 12:30
WELCOME
Anthony Papadimitriou, President of the Onassis Foundation
Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Minister of Education, Religious Affairs, and Sports of Greece
12:30 – 13:30
PANEL 1: REDEFINING EDUCATION IN THE AI ERA-LANDSCAPE
Moderator:
Niko Efstathiou, Journalist & Author
Speakers:
Spyros Doukakis, Chair of the Hellenic Institute of Educational Policy (IEP), Assistant Professor, Department of Informatics, Ionian University
Tia Loukkola, Head of Innovation and Measuring Progress Division, Directorate for Education and Skills, OECD
Eugenia Bozou, Head of Government Affairs & Public Policy at Google Greece, Cyprus, and Malta
Demetrios Sampson, Professor, Department of Digital Systems, University of Piraeus
13:30 – 14:30
PANEL 2: ETHICAL USE OF AI IN THE EDUCATION
Moderator:
Prodromos Tsiavos, Head of Digital & Innovation of the Onassis Group
Speakers:
Nikos Maniatis, CEO IBM
Vassilios Bokos, Secretary General, Municipality of Athens, former General Secretary of AI CatalystFereniki Panagopoulou, Assistant Professor at Panteion University, Director of the European Laboratory of Bioethics, Technoethics, and Law | Onassis Foundation Scholar
Barbara Wasson (online participation), Professor, Director of the Centre for the Science of Learning & Technology, University of Bergen
14:30 – 15:30
Break
15:30 – 16:30
PANEL 3: PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND AI LITERACY
Moderator:
Alexandros Melidis, Director of Open Technologies Alliance/GFOSS
Speakers:
Pavlos Kitsanelis, Public Sector Lead, Microsoft Greece, Cyprus, and Malta
Amalia Konstantakopoulou, Co-founder & Director, NGO The Tipping Point
Aris Louvris, STEM Education Robotics Contests' Coordinator
Vasilis Economou, Advisor of Informatics at the Hellenic Foundation of Culture
16:30 – 17:30
PANEL 4: NAVIGATING AI LEARNING TOOLS
Moderator:
Tsampika Karakiza, PhD in Communication, Computer Engineer, Communication & Media Psychology Lab, NKUA
Speakers:
Oliver Bailey, Sales Account Manager, Classter
Theodoros Karounos, Member of the Board of Directors, GFOSS
Nassos Katsamanis, Speech and Language Technologies Researcher, Principal Researcher, Athena R.C. – CTO, Behavioral Signals | Onassis Foundation Scholar
Yiorgos Nikoletakis, CEO of 100mentors, Curator of the GenAI Summit SE Europe
17:30 – 18:00
Closing Remarks by moderator Elena Pittarokoili
18:00 – 18:30
Screening of the Onassis ONX’s “Ekphrasis” video on C. P. Cavafy
18:30 – 19:00
Networking
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DAY 2 | Friday 05.07.2024
Onassis Stegi Main Stage
09:00-10:00
Registration / Welcome Coffee
10:00-10:30
Welcome and introductions
Elena Pittarokoili, Education Data Science at Stanford | Analytics Engineer at Age of Learning | Onassis Foundation Scholar
Christina Panagiotakou, Educational Programs Manager of the Onassis FoundationIoannis Katsaros, Secretary General, Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs, and Sports of Greece
10:30-11:00
Awards Ceremony: Panhellenic Open Robotics Competition by Open Technologies Alliance
11:00-13:00
Pitching: Panhellenic Open Robotics Competition
2nd Vocational High School of Kavala
2nd Music Secondary School of Ilion
1st Vocational High School of Rethymno
Model Experimental Senior High School of the University of Macedonia
4th High School of Zografou
I.M. Panagiotopoulos School
Zanneio Model Lyceum of Piraeus
Ellinogermaniki Agogi
1st Vocational (Night) High School of Aliartos
Robotakia
13:00-14:00
PANEL 5: STUDENTS DIGITAL LITERACY
[Showcasing of case studies]
Moderator:
Valia Kaimaki, Journalist & Assistant Professor, Department of Digital Media and Communication, Ionian University
Speakers:
Panagiotis Angelopoulos, IT Teacher, Digital Services Analyst, and Project Manager at GRNET
Antonis Karampelas, Educator and AI Coordinator, ACS Athens
Georgia Mavroudaki, Philologist, Vocational High School of Kamatero & Giannis Foskolos, Graduate, Vocational High School of Kamatero
14:00-15:00
Coffee Break
15:00-15:30
Keynote Student
Denis Romain, Keynote Student Speaker from ACS Athens
15:30-16:30
PANEL 6: STUDENTS VOICE: PERSPECTIVES ON ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN EDUCATION
Moderator:
Anastasia Mavrogianni, Innovation & Community Events Coordinator, Department of Digital Development and Innovation of the Onassis Group
Speakers:
Angelos Koutoupis, student at Agioi Anargyroi Junior High School, Co-founder & CEO at E(sg)raser
Michaela Livera, student at Dafni Vocational High School, 3rd place in the Generation Next Student Competition
Konstantinos Mazarakis, undergraduate student at the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Co-Founder of Pop2See
Anna Maria Samoili, student at Filothei Senior High School, 2nd place in the Envolve Student Competition
16:30-17:30
Open mic session
17:30-18:00
Closing Remarks by moderator Elena Pittarokoili
18:00-18:30
Screening of the Onassis ONX’s “Ekphrasis” video on C. P. Cavafy
18:30-19:00
