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Athens is in the midst of a creative resurgence. But what makes its scene stand out in 2025?<\/p>

This opening panel brings together local innovators and international observers to unpack the city\u2019s unique value proposition. From studio infrastructure and talent development to collaboration and business potential, we\u2019ll examine why global creative and tech professionals are turning their attention to this Mediterranean hotspot.<\/p>

Whether you\u2019re scouting locations, seeking partnerships or tracking emerging creative centres, this session offers a clear view of Athens\u2019 rise as an alternative creative ecosystem.<\/p>

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Moderator:<\/strong> Kostas Konstantinidis<\/p>

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Kostas Konstantinidis, founder and CEO of PostScriptum, is a strategic consultant and funding advisor for cultural organizations. With specialized experience in cultural management, he and his expert team have designed and implemented numerous projects in the last 3 decades. The all-inclusive goal is to support the work of cultural endeavors that build sustainably social as well as economic capital. He firmly believes in the power of the synergies of the quintuple helix (environment, research, public sector, businesses, civil society).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Involved for two decades in different fields and positions of the Music ecosystem (Co-Founder of Kosmos Radio 93.6, e-Terra Records and Van Dog Events), Georges has produced dozens of special events (for TV shows, Music Awards, Olympic Games) and has participated in numerous European Music Projects (HEMI Music Innovation Hub<\/a>, JUMP- European Music Market Accelerator, European Live Music Association).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is the Founder of the \u201cEuropean Music Day\u201d organizers network, the Founder and Artistic Director of the Athens Music Week, the co-founder of Music Tech Europe Association<\/a> and an Executive Board member of the Federation of Music Conferences<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is a partner of Music Tech Europe Academy<\/a> programme and of the newly born project SONIC \u201cStrategic Opportunities for New Innovative Changes in Music Policies\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Prodromos Tsiavos is the Head of Digital and Innovation at Onassis Group and a Senior Research Fellow at The Media Institute\/ UCL. At Onassis, he has been directing digital, innovation, and new media programs such as the Pl\u00e1smata public space exhibitions. Additionally, he is leading the Onassis ONX initiative, the new media & digital culture program of Onassis Foundation, with physical presence in New York City and Athens, and a global community of artists and partners.
Moreover, he is a Senior Policy Advisor at the European research infrastructure OpenAIRE. In the past, he has served as an advisor to the Athena Research Center, the Academy of Athens, the National Hellenic Research Foundation (National Documentation Centre), the Greek Ministry of Development, and the European Commission. He has taught digital development, innovation, and open data at the University of Oslo and the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE). He has produced more than 150 publications and presentations on topics related to open technologies, data science, intellectual property policy and strategy, and innovation, with particular emphasis on cultural and creative industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Personal Social media links: LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n","post_title":"Prodromos Tsiavos (GR)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"prodromos-tsiavos-gr","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2025-04-08 15:53:21","post_modified_gmt":"2025-04-08 12:53:21","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athensmusicweek.gr\/?post_type=speaker&p=26546","menu_order":0,"post_type":"speaker","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":27031,"post_author":"2133","post_date":"2025-04-11 14:04:17","post_date_gmt":"2025-04-11 11:04:17","post_content":"\n

Dr. Maria Daphne Papadopoulou is currently the Acting Director of the Hellenic Copyright Organization. She is a member in many copyright and IP committees, and a national expert in groups for copyright and IP. She has an extensive law drafting experience (including the majority of copyright directives and recently the DSA Regulation); she has also drafted the relevant framework for the national copyright anti-piracy system (Article 66E Law 2121\/1993 and the pertinent ministerial decisions), while she is actively involved in the function and the supervision of the Greek Committee for the Notification of Copyright and Related Rights Infringement on the Internet (EDPPI). She is an author of numerous contributions in books and articles (in Greek, English and German), has presented many papers in national and international conferences and gives lectures on copyright issues. At the same time, she is a copyright expert working as a freelance attorney consulting on copyright and general IP issues and a certified civil-commercial mediator.<\/p>\n","post_title":"Maria-Daphne Papadopoulou (GR)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"maria-daphne-papadopoulou-gr","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2026-04-15 15:37:36","post_modified_gmt":"2026-04-15 12:37:36","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athensmusicweek.gr\/?post_type=speaker&p=27031","menu_order":0,"post_type":"speaker","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":27299,"post_author":"2133","post_date":"2025-04-16 14:23:03","post_date_gmt":"2025-04-16 11:23:03","post_content":"\n

Leonidas Christopoulos took over as Chief Executive Officer of EKKOMED in September 2024 while from 2023 to 2024 he held the position of President and CEO of EKOME. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

He was the Secretary General of Digital Governance and Simplification of Procedures of the Ministry of Digital Governance, from July 2019 to July 2023, and had EKOME under his supervision. During this period, significant improvements were made to the cash rebate scheme for audiovisual works in Greece, while the Tax Relief incentive was reactivated, and the Fund of Guaranteeing Loan for Companies Producing Audiovisual Work was established, in collaboration with the Development Bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, he was responsible for planning and implementing Greece\u2019s digital strategy through the Digital Transformation Bible, the strategy for Artificial Intelligence and digital skills, the new Operational Program \u201cDigital Transformation\u201d of the NSRF 2021-2027, the upgrading of KEP and the policy for the simplification and digitalization of procedures through Gov.gr and the National Register of Mitos Procedures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He has worked in the Ministries of Development, Finance, Education and Religious Affairs, Environment and Energy and Interior, while in the period 2016-2019 he was an advisor to the President of the Official Opposition on issues of State, Public Administration and Education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He holds a BSc. in Political and International Studies from Panteion University of Political and Social Studies, Athens, and an M.A. in International Political Economy from the University of Warwick, United Kingdom, where he studied Political Economy of Mass Media. He is, also, a graduate of the National School of Public Administration and Local Government of Greece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He speaks English and German. <\/p>\n","post_title":"Leonidas Christopoulos (GR)","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","post_password":"","post_name":"leonidas-christopoulos-gr","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2026-04-21 09:15:19","post_modified_gmt":"2026-04-21 06:15:19","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.athensmusicweek.gr\/?post_type=speaker&p=27299","menu_order":0,"post_type":"speaker","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"}]},{"key":"date","label":"Date","value":"8 \u039c\u03b1\u0390\u03bf\u03c5 2025"},{"key":"launch_time","label":"Launch Time","value":"10:15"},{"key":"end_time","label":"End Time","value":"11:15"},{"key":"hero_image","label":"Hero Image","value":15152}],"yoast_head":"\nAthens 2025: A creative crossroad for sound, screen and digital culture - Athens Music Week<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.athensmusicweek.gr\/el\/events\/opening-panel-athens-2025-a-creative-crossroads-for-sound-screen-and-digital-culture\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"el_GR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Athens 2025: A creative crossroad for sound, screen and digital culture - Athens Music Week\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Athens is in the midst of a creative resurgence. 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