2018 SNF Conference

CONFERENCE PROGRAM SPEAKERS

The 7th SNF Conference on Philanthropy took place from June 21st to June 23rd, 2018 at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center. Τhe conference took place as part of the Summer Nostos Festival, organized and exclusively funded by the SNF.

The 7th SNF Conference on Philanthropy explored one of the most discussed and debated concepts of our times, that of Disruption. The 21st Century is quickly evolving into an era defined by global disruption, as socio-economic changes and groundbreaking technological advancements are seemingly having a major impact and are turning upside down standard modes of operation, models and assumptions in every area of life, including the field of philanthropy.

The conference examined, among others, the effects that pervasive inequality has in disrupting social cohesion both in economic terms as well as due to the unequal access to opportunities, education and those factors that facilitate social mobility. On the other hand, the conference present those who through their groundbreaking work attempt to disrupt this cycle of inequality and bring about change both on a local and global level. Drawing from the Foundation’s global network of partners, we are trying to team up with experts and leaders in their respective fields, to pose difficult questions, deconstruct and explore in depth the meaning and consequences of the ubiquitously used and often misunderstood notion of disruption.

Opening remarks by Andreas Dracopoulos, Co-President, SNF

Andreas C. Dracopoulos, Co-President, SNF/ Source: Marilena Katsini

Stelios Vassilakis, Director of Programs & Strategic Initiatives, SNF, Nicholas Christakis, Sol Goldman Family Professor of Social & Natural Science, Yale University, Constantinos Daskalakis, PhD, Professor, Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Dept., MIT, Garry Kasparov, Scholar, Humanitarian, Former World Chess Champion/Source: Marilena Katsini

Stelios Vassilakis, Director of Programs & Strategic Initiatives, SNF/Source: Marilena Katsini

Jennifer McCrea, Senior Research Fellow, Hauser Institute for Civil Society, Harvard University, Joe Huston, Chief Financial Officer, GiveDirectly, Rip Rapson, President, the Kresge Foundation, Ian Simmons, Co-founder & Principal, Blue Haven Initiative/Source: Marilena Katsini

Angelos Chaniotis, PhD, Professor of Ancient History & Classics, Institute for Advanced Study/Source: Marilena Katsini

Myrto Xanthopoulou, Senior Program Officer, SNF, Adil Izembrane, Co-Founder, Movement On The Ground, Sam Koplewicz, Visiting Professor, University of Zagreb, Joey O’ Loughlin, Photojournalist, Producer & Writer, Mària Vallès Segura, Director General, FC Barcelona Foundation/Source: Marilena Katsini

Matt Peacock, Artistic Director/Source: Marilena Katsini

Presentation: Brownsville Community Justice Center/Source: Marilena Katsini

Stelios Vassilakis, Director of Programs & Strategic Initiatives, SNF / Source: Marilena Katsini

Mike Lazaridis, Founder & Board Chair, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics/Managing Partner & Co-Founder, Quantum Valley Investments (QVI) / Source: Marilena Katsini

(From left to right) Alan Stoga, Board Member, Tällberg Foundation, Karthik Dinakar, Reid Hoffman Fellow, Software Agents & Affective Computing Groups, MIT Media Lab, Fiorenzo Omenetto, Dean of Research, School of Engineering, Tufts University, Deb Roy, Director, Laboratory for Social Machines, MIT / Source: Marilena Katsini

(From left to right) Nancy Kass, Vice Provost for Graduate & Professional Education, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, Emily Falk - Associate Professor of Communication, Annenberg School for Communication, University of Pennsylvania, Kadija Ferryman - Cultural Anthropologist, Data & Society, Alex Rosenblat - Technology Ethnographer, Data & Society / Source: Marilena Katsini

(From left to right) Jeff Kahn, Andreas C. Dracopoulos Director, John Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, Barry Coller, MD, David Rockfeller Professor & Vice President for Medical Affairs, Rockfeller University, Susan Solomon, Founder & CEO, New York Stem Cell Foundation / Source: Marilena Katsini

(From left to right) T. Zaoutis, MD, Chief, Division of Infectious Diseases, The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Steven G. Friedman, MD – Chief of Division of Vascular Surgery, Prohealth Care Associates, T. Sculco, MD - Surgeon-in-Chief Emeritus & Attending Orthopedic Surgeon, Hospital for Special Surgery / Source: Marilena Katsini

Neil Turok, Director, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics / Source: Marilena Katsini

Ruth Faden, Founder, John Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics, Nicholas Christakis, Sol Goldman Family Professor of Social & Natural Science, Yale University, Darren Walker, President, Ford Foundation / Source: Marilena Katsini

Patrice E. Merrin, Διευθύντρια, Glencore PLC, Arconic Inc., Kew Media Group, Andreas C. Dracopoulos, Co-President, SNF, Mike Lazaridis, Ιδρυτής και Board Chair, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics/Διευθύνων Εταίρος & Συνιδρυτής, Quantum Valley Investments (QVI), Neil Turok, Διευθυντής, Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics / Source: Marilena Katsini

(From left to right) John Harris, Lord David Alliance Professor of Bioethics & Director of iSEI, University of ManchesterR , Ruth Faden, Founder, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics / Source: Marilena Katsini

Andreas C. Dracopoulos, Co-President, SNF / Source: Marilena Katsini

Dr. Timothy Shriver, Chairman, Special Olympics / Source: Marilena Katsini

(From left to right) Panos Papoulias, Deputy Director of Programs & Strategic Initiatives, SNF, Brina Kei Maxino, Global Ambassador, Special Olympics, David Evangelista, Regional President & Managing Director, Special Olympics Europe, Harold S. Koplewicz, MD, President, Child Mind Institute, Loree Sutton, Commissioner, NYC Department Of Veterans Services, Stelios Kympouropoulos, Psychiatrist / Source: Marilena Katsini

(From left to right) Robert M. Goodman - Executive Dean of Agriculture & Natural Resources, Rutgers University, Lucy Best, Co-founder, Phyta, Emily Kian, Co-founder, Phyta / Source: Marilena Katsini

Gloria Gilbert-Stoga, President & Founder, Puppies Behind Bars, Anthony Cardenales, Director of Property Management, Hugo Neu Realty; Bard Prison Initiative Alumni, Peter Goldberg, Executive Director, Brooklyn Bail Fund, Max Kenner, Executive Director, Bard Prison Initiative, Erica Mateo, Project Director, Neighborhood Safety Initiatives, Center for Court Innovation; Bard Prison Initiative Alumni, Fotini Milioni, Director, Epanodos, Lia Sacerdote, President, Bambinisenzasbarre

(From left to right) Nancy McKinstry, Program & Strategic Initiatives Officer, SNF, Heather Gerken, Dean, Yale Law School, Allan Goodman, President, Institute Of International Education, Jeffrey Rosen, President & Ceo, National Constitution Center / Source: Marilena Katsini

The British Paraorchestra with Charles Hazlewood, Conductor / Source: Marilena Katsini

(From left to right) Jamie Bennett, Executive Director, Artplace America, Deana Haggag, President & CΕΟ, United States Artists, Marily Konstantinopoulou, Co-founder, Artworks, Kelley Lindquist, President & CEO, Artspace, Jacob Moe, Co-founder & Managing Director, Syros International Film Festival, Dimitra Nikolou, Co-founder, Artworks / Source: Marilena Katsini

Vishakha Desai, Senior Advisor to the President, Columbia University / President Emerita, Asia Society, Sir David Adjaye , Founder & Principal Architect, Adjaye Associates, Paul Goldberger, Architecture Critic / Contributing Editor, Vanity Fair, Thelma Golden, Director & Chief Curator, Studio Museum in Harlem, Eric Klinenberg, Professor of Sociology & Director of the Institute For Public Knowledge, NYU, Alex Poots, Founding Artistic Director & CEO, The Shed