The Jean Monnet Chair is enriched with guest lectures from academics, scholars, specialists and experts from Greek and other European organizations and higher education institutes.

In 2022 the Chair hosted the following online lectures:

Investigative Journalism in Times of Crisis
George Christides Greece-based investigative journalist focusing on migration
Environmental Risk Communicatio
Peter Schwartzstein Environmental Journalist

Risk Communication
Antony Smith Risk Communication Scientist at European Food Safety Association

Communication in Times of Crisis: From Covid-19 to the Ukraine Refugees
Tina Zournatzi Head of Communications Directorate – General for Migration and Home Affairs

Crisis Management in the Prefecture of Western Macedonia
Nikolaos Sylliris Regional Director of the Civil Protection at the Region of Western Macedonia.

Social Media for Disaster Risk Management
Valerio Lorini Scientific Researcher at Joint Research Center of the European Commission in Italy

Wildfires: How the European Commission Supports Member States
Zacharias Giakoumis Head of Communication Unit Directorate-General for European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations (ECHO)

In 2023 the Chair hosted the following online lectures:

News Media Monitoring for:

  • Early warning
  • Situational awareness
  • Foreign invasion

Information manipulation

Evgenia Karatari

 

Deputy Head of Division

EU Situation Room

 

European External Action Service

Self-Protection Measures from Natural and Man-made Disasters

Evangellos Douflias

 

Collaborator of the Deputy Region of Civil Protection of Western Macedonia

Natural Disasters and Early Warning Systems

Kostas Lagouvardos

 

Research Director of National Observatory of Athens

Misinformation in the European Union: Responses to an environment with multiple crisis

Klimentini Diakomanoli

 

European Commission Executive for Press and Communication Issues

Communication Management of Natural Risks and Crisis in Greece, EU, and Abroad

Gerasimos Papadopoulos

 

Seismologist

Management of Extreme Floods and Public Engagement

Michalis Diakakis

 

Assistant Professor of Extreme Phenomena and Natural Disasters

 

National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Communication of Forest Fires through the Media and the Internet: History, Meaning, and Challenges

Gavriil Xanthopoulos

 

Research Director of the Hellenic Agricultural Organization “DEMETER”

EU Health Security Framework – ECDC’s Role

Antonis Lanaras Head of European and International Cooperation Section at ECDC