The Organizing Committee of RhodesMRC is hosting an event titled “Understanding International System of tomorrow: From Academic Simulations to Active Citizenship” in Athens, on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, at 19:00, at the TMEDE Conference Room (3-5 P.P. Germanou St.).
The event is held under the auspices of the Technical Chamber of Greece, with the kind hospitality of TMEDE and the support of “We Are Greece”.
Programme
Greetings
- His Grace, Bishop Theologos of Talantion, General Director of Pastoral Training Foundation of the Holy Archdiocese of Athens
- Konstantinos Makedos, President of TMEDE (Engineers and Public Works Contractors Fund – EPWCF)
- Antonios Giannikouris, Secretary General of the Technical Chamber of Greece
- Ioannis Sakiotis, Head of the Media Team, Representation of the European Commission in Greece
- Stefanos Vallianatos, Head of the Department of International Relations, Hellenic Foundation for Books and Culture,
Coordinator of the Anna Lindh Foundation Greek Network - Stelios Maridakis, Vice-President of the Hellenic National Youth Council
- Leonidas Asimakopoulos, Senior Communications Manager and Founding Member, ODETH
- Michael G. Kavuklis, Head of the Organizing Committee of RhodesMRC, President of the House of Europe in Rhodes
Part A’ – Panel Discussion
Experts and academics discuss the current state of the International System:
- Elena Lazarou, Director-General of ELIAMEP
- Konstantinos Kourtelis, Diplomatic Attaché, Protocol Department, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Triantafyllos Karatrantos, PhD in European Security and New Threats, Senior Research Fellow at ELIAMEP
- Andreas Papaiosif, Researcher, Chair of the Advisory Council of RhodesMRC
Moderator: Athina Fatsea, PhD Candidate, Ionian University / Research Assistant to the Director General & Project Manager, ELIAMEP
Part B’ – Presentation of RhodesMRC 2026
- Alexandra Moutropoulou, Secretary-General of RhodesMRC 2026 – University Edition
- Alexandros Mouratidis, Under-Secretary-General of RhodesMRC 2026 – High School Edition
- Anna Kalamata, PhD(c), Director of RhodesMRC Academy
- Konstantinos Drakopoulos, RhodesMRC Volunteers Programme Co-ordinator
Moderator: Dimitris Lolitsas, Deputy Head of the Organizing Committee of RhodesMRC
Key Information:
Arrival Time: 18:45
Start Time: 19:00
Admission: Free | Certificates of attendance will be provided.
The event will be conducted in Greek.
Register now at www.rhodesmrc.org/events/





