AI_ducation Festival: Artificial Intelligence in Education

Shaping the schools of the future

Dates

04-07 —05-07-2024

Prices

Free

Location

Onassis Stegi

Online Registration

Time & Date

Day

Time

Venue

Day

Thursday

Time

09:00 – 19:00

Venue

Onassis Stegi

Day

Friday

Time

09:00 – 19:00

Venue

Onassis Stegi

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

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.

The AI_ducation Festival offers:

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.

New professional development opportunities for participants by enhancing their knowledge of Artificial Intelligence.

AI_ducation Festival Program

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 Foundation

Prodromos 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, UNESCO

Amanda 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 Catalyst

Fereniki 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 Foundation

Ioannis Katsaros, Secretary General, Ministry of Education, Religious Affairs, and Sports of Greece

10:30-11:00

Awards Ceremony: Panhellenic Open Technologies in Education Competition

Open Technologies Alliance

11:00-13:00

Pitching: Panhellenic Open Technologies in Education Competition

2nd Vocational High School of Kavala

2nd Music Secondary School of Ilion

1st Vocational High School of Rethymno

Experimental School of the University of Thessaloniki

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

Networking

All actions taking place in the context of the Event will be videorecorded and photographs will be taken of participants by ARIONA in order to record, archive and make available to the public the Event and the theme “AI in Education” by means of our choice, such as, through websites, social media, papers, public communication means or on-line platforms e.g. YouTube.

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