How to Change our Mind, to Change the World

Kalliopi Papangeli Honorary Head of the Department of Prehistoric and Classical Antiquities and Museums of the Ephorate of Antiquities of Western Attica

Michail Marmarinos General Artistic Director of 2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture, Theatre Director, Biologist, Professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki – Faculty of Fine Arts
Rena Kyprioti Actress, Producer

Gregory Nagy Francis Jones Professor of Classical Greek Literature and Professor of Comparative Literature, Harvard University (virtual participation)
Brian Murarescu author-researcher

Andrew Koh archaeological scientist, director, ancient pharmacology programme, Yale University

in conversation with

Dimitris Matsas archaeologist, Samothrace

Thomas Bjorkmann founder of Inner Development Goals initiative (virtual participation)

Gerasimos Kouvaras founder of Hellenic Inner Development Hub, Inner Development Goals initiative, Inner Personal Transformation, Skills & Qualities for Societal Development

Sasha Waltz choreographer
Dance “In C”

Daphne Economou co-founder and honorary chairperson, Cerebral Palsy Greece/Open Door
The Gift of Diversity

George Krallis social intercultural worker, Brahma Kumaris – Human Links
The Benefits of Meditation

Bonna Wescoat director, American School of Classical Studies at Athens
A New Breath to the Samothrace Mysteries

Katia Boustani Master Breathwork Trainer
From Breath to Breakthrough

Sokratis Sinopoulos lyra
Zelişah Kizilkan voice, duduk
Vassilis Kostas lute

Ευγενική παραχώρηση της λειτουργικής ευφυούς οινοχόης από το Μουσείο Κοτσανά Αρχαίας Ελληνικής Τεχνολογίας
The ingenious wine-jugs of Philon (3rd c. BC) are courtesy of the Kotsanas Museum of Ancient Greek Technology

Alexandra Mitsotaki president WHF

in conversation with

Christopher King – ethnomusicologist, writer, producer, author of “Lament for Epirus”- on Music, Grief and Healing

Fred Barrett Director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research

Antony P. Bossis Department of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine; Department of Classics and Religious Studies, University of Ottawa

Zephyros Kafkalides lawyer, author, prenatal psychology researcher
Athanassios Kafkalides MD A Greek Pioneer in the field of Psychedelic psychotherapy and Prenatal Psychology

Christina Dalla associate professor, Dep. of Pharmacology, medical school, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens member of directors European Brain Foundation and President Hellenic Brain Council

Jules Peck Reworlding Fellowship in collaboration with Imperial College

Ivy Ross artist, author, vice president of hardware design at Google

Susan Magsamen founder and executive director, International Arts + Mind Lab
co-authors “Your Brain on Art”

Antony P. Bossis Department of Psychiatry, NYU School of Medicine; Department of Classics and Religious Studies, University of Ottawa |

James Bridle writer, artist, and technologist

Alexandra Mitsotaki president WHF

Michail Marmarinos  General Artistic Director of 2023 Eleusis European Capital of Culture, Theatre Director, Biologist, Professor at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki – Faculty of Fine Arts
Why Here?

Jochen Sandig, director of Human Requiem