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cussion with George Sifakis, Ideagen® Global Chairman, Founder, and CEO on the role of education in the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. In her interview, Dr. Pelonis highlighted the vital importance of education in providing an example and framework to the next generation and creating a positive impact in their environment and in the societies that they live in.
Events The 2020 Ideagen EU Global Goals Digital Summit by Konstantinos Kouvopoulos, Assistant Director of Communications
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deagen, a US-based civic & social organization specializing in cross-sector collaborations and convening the world’s leading companies, NGOs, and public sector organizations, organized the 2020 EU Global Goals Digital Summit on July 22nd, 23rd, & 24th. Organized by Ideagen, the “2020 Ideagen EU Global Goals Digital Summit” is addressing one of the most important issues of our time, as a distinguished panel of over 25 global leaders and luminaries will come together in a three-part summit to discuss ways of achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals and how the EU is tackling the global issues. In Part 1 panel, ACS Athens President Dr. Peggy Pelonis moderated and discussed the importance of making a social impact through entrepreneurship, relief work, community serving start-ups, communication, and volunteerism. Apart from Dr. Pelonis, the panel included Hanne Dalmut - Sr. Director / Partnership Development at Concordia, Melina Taprantzi - Founder of Wise Greece, Michalis Stangos - Co-Founder ID-GC, Vassilis Michailidis - Chief of Staff at The HOME Project, Yanna Darili - Media Executive and Elina Pipa - ACS Athens student. The closing day for the “2020 Ideagen® EU Global Goals Digital Summit”, with a broad-ranging schedule, also included ACS Athens President Dr. Peggy Pelonis’ dis-
Dr. Pelonis also explained the significance of these goals to ACS Athens and how, in collaboration with the faculty, the School has integrated them into the curriculum through its Citizenship Academy which will be launched in the fall of 2020: “Our mission is to prepare this generation by offering resources, researched knowledge and support to see this through”. Education addresses each and every one of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. ACS Athens remains true to its commitment to working with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals in the field of education and contributes to the discussion with its president, Dr. Peggy Pelonis, Board of Trustees Members Mr. Mark Wolper - President and Executive producer at The Wolper Organization and Ms. Effie Tsiotsiou Executive Director & Director of Education, Onassis Foundation, Faculty member Ms. Christina Venos, student Ms. Elina Pipa, and ACS Athens Alumna Ms. Lydia Pinirou - a student at Royal Holloway, University of London. ■
