NEWS

On April 20, the Peterson Institute hosted the Fifteenth Annual Stavros Niarchos Foundation Lecture which was delivered by Agustín Carstens, Governor of the Bank of Mexico.

The ‘Efkranti’ award ceremony took place on Monday, April 20th 2015, at the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation. The awards are organized by Naftika Chronika magazine, in collaboration with the Hellenic Association of Maritime Economists.

On April 21, Food Bank For New York City is honoring its partners in the fight against hunger — Tom Colicchio and Lori Silverbush, Stavros Niarchos Foundation and Sandra Lee-Simply Living Publishing — at the 13th Annual Can Do Awards Dinner. Mario Batali and Susan Cahn, long-time Food Bank supporters and the 2013 Can Do Award honorees, will serve as this year’s Honorary Chairs.

On Sunday, April 19th, 2015 the newly formed Megaro Youth Symphony Orchestra ‘MOYSA’ gave its first major concert, in collaboration with the European Union Youth Orchestra (EUYO), at the Thessaloniki Concert Hall.

On Friday, April 17th, 2015 the Holy Metropolitan Church of Kalavryta and Aigialeia honored the SNF for its support to the ‘Agios Charalambos Home for Elderly’.

On April 20, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) is hosting a journalist roundtable called “Advancing Global Gender Equality” as part of the SNF grant “The CSIS-Schieffer Series Dialogues”.

Until May 31st, the Philanthropy Poster Project will be hosted at the Thessaloniki Concert Hall. The Philanthropy Poster Project was first presented during the 3rd Annual International SNF Conference on Philanthropy.

The Stavros Niarchos Foundation supports the Academy Stavros Niarchos Foundation Fellowship at the Chatham House Academy for Leadership in International Affairs. The program is addressed to young researchers coming from Greece and the Greek diaspora.

The Queen Elizabeth II September 11th Garden hosted its Annual Gala on April 15th. The annual event celebrates extraordinary outstanding individuals and their organizations.