We organize the 2nd interactive live educational forum on LGBTQI+ diversity & inclusion in the workspace topic.

WHEN

Date:
Wednesday 14th December 2022

Time:
12:30pm - 17:00pm

WHERE

Atraktos

AGENDA

12:30 - 13:00 Arrival - Welcome delicacy

13:00 - 13:05 Welcome from the MC - Stefanos Konstantinidis

13:05 - 13:10 Welcome from Elpida, Founder & CEO, Mexoxo

13:10 - 13:15 Speech from Mr. Panos Alexandris, General Secretary of Justice & Human Rights, Ministry of Justice

13:15 - 13.20 Speech from Mrs. Kalypso Goula, Secretary General of Demographic and Family Policy and Gender Equality, lawyer at the Supreme Court

13:20 - 13.25 Opening remarks from Mrs. Kristin M. Roberts, Counselor for Public Affairs, U.S. Embassy, Athens, Greece.

13:25 - 13:30 Video facts time

13.30 - 13.40 Michalis Lolis, Officer of the Greek Police, is on the stage

13.40 - 13.55 Michalis Lolis, Officer of the Greek Police, is discussing with Katherine Reilly, Educator, Author at Express Publishing, Oral Examiner, Radio Producer, TEDx/Public Speaker

13.55 - 14.25 Psychologist Parvy Palmou, Head of the Department of Health for Trans and Intersex Families at the Greek Transgender Support Association discusses with Anya Marino, LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinical Instructor, Harvard Law School, Katherine Reilly, Educator, Author at Express Publishing, Oral Examiner, Radio Producer, TEDx/Public Speaker & Giorgos Perris, International Greek singer and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador

14:25 - 14:55 Lunch Break

14:55 -15:25 Unconscious Bias quiz with Elena Georgana, Business Partner @ Executive Level Human Potential Activist, powered by Executive Level

15.25 - 15.55 Interview time, powered by College Link

15:55 - 16:00 Video facts time

16.00 - 16.15 Final Remarks by Panos Alexandris & Elpida Kokkota

WHY WE DO IT

We believe that character strengths in each of us, across cultures, religions, beliefs and races are what matter most in professional life.
We stand for justice and humanity, and we condemn marginalization, discrimination and oppression in all forms.
We strive to learn from the breadth and depth of the human experience, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetics. This perspective informs the approach to research, the content can be shared and the services are developed.
We improve well-being, increase happiness, strengthen relationships and greater capacity to manage adversity.

WHAT DOES "ALLY" MEAN TO YOU?

ALLY

/ˈALΛI/

A person who has a genuine, strong concern for the well-being of LGBTQI+ people. A person who supports and accepts LGBTQI+ people, and advocates for equal rights and fair treatment.

The majority of LGBTQΙ+ employees hide their identity at the workplace. This identity struggle has detrimental impacts on their health, happiness, and productivity, in addition to businesses’ talent retention and leadership development.

PARTICIPATING SPEAKERS

Panos Alexandris

General Secretary of Justice & Human Rights,
Ministry of Justice

Panos Alexandris holds a bachelor degree in Law (LL.B.) from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (1977 – 1982) and has graduated from the German School of Athens (1971 – 1977). He is a member of the Athens Bar Association, the International Bar Association (IBA) and the International Fiscal Association (IFA).
From 2001 up to the assignment of his duties, he was a litigation partner of Kyriakides – Georgopoulos Law Firm.

He specializes in civil, commercial and criminal law – specifically in white collar crimes and has been involved in various complex litigation cases. He was Legal Counsellor of the Municipality of Amaroussion (1990 – 2001), Vice President of the Municipality Council (2006 – 2010), Legal Advisor at the National Centre for Public Administration and Local Government (1998 – 2001) and member of the Board of Directors of the State Telecommunications Organization S.A. (1993 – 1996). Lastly, he has served as Vice President of the Human Rights Committee of Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) and Head of the Greek delegation thereof, as well as a member of several of its Committees (Brexit, Criminal, EU Lawyers).

Elpida Kokkota

Founder & CEO, Mexoxo

Elpida is the Founder and CEO of Mexoxo, a global non-profit organization that empowers, educates and enables women to develop sustainable business in 16 countries around the world.

Inspired by Nobel Laureate's mentor Muhammad Yunus, Elpida launched Mexoxo in 2013 and two years later officially pledged a commitment to the Clinton Global Initiative to empower 5,000 women by 2020. That same year she was honored to be an official speaker at the celebration event of the 70 years United Nations in San Diego, California, along with Theodore Roosevelt, grandson of the President Franklin Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt. Elpida was awarded by Greek International Women Awards in 2017 for her social impact around the world and in 2020 was nominated by Greece for the UNESCO World Prize "Prize for Girls' & Women's Education”.

She holds a degree in International Relations from the Department of Mediterranean Studies of the University of the Aegean, an MBA from Hult International Business School and an Executive Education of AI and Business Strategies from MIT. She is also the Managing Director of Liberty MKT working with multinational clients, contributing her 17 years, of international experience in diversity & inclusion, sustainability, social innovation, human centered design and marketing strategies.

Anya Marino

LGBTQ+ Advocacy Clinical Instructor, Harvard Law School

Anya A. Marino (she/her) instructs Harvard Law School’s LGBTQI+ Advocacy Clinic, which engages in nationwide litigation, legislative and policy advocacy, and public education on behalf of the LGBTQI+ community. With the help of her students, Anya and her colleagues aim to shape the future of LGBTQ+ advocacy by focusing on advancing the rights of LGBTQ+ people as whole persons embedded within the wider fabric of their communities, and by emphasizing issues affecting the community’s most marginalized members.

At Harvard, Anya’s work has included representing three transgender youths who were arrested while participating in Black Lives Matter protests and subjected to egregious abuses while under the government’s custody in Amaya-Cruz v. Miami-Dade County; representing three transgender state of Florida employees denied access to medically necessary gender affirming care in Claire v. Florida Department of Management Services; representing a transgender woman of color with disabilities in a Second Circuit appeal after being denied any opportunity to recover attorneys’ fees and costs as a prevailing plaintiff in Lopez v. NYC Department of Homeless Services; and testifying before the Maryland General Assembly to oppose a 2022 bill that would have categorically barred transgender students from participating in scholastic athletic programs.

In 2019, she joined the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Florida, rising to be its Deputy Legal Director in 2020. In that position, she oversaw the legal department’s voting rights litigation and argued against Florida’s suppression of 1.4 million Floridians’ votes. She also litigated LGBTQ+ and First Amendment cases, and led the ACLU of Florida’s ongoing litigation in The Dream Defenders v. DeSantis, which challenged the legislature’s 2021 racially motivated anti-protest act. During this time, Anya also taught advanced legal writing and appellate advocacy at Nova Southeastern University’s Shepard Broad College of Law.

Anya was the first openly transgender woman of color to serve in any senior legal position throughout the ACLU’s federation of national and affiliate offices and is the first transgender women of color to teach at Harvard Law School. She travels globally, advocating for progressive constitutional interpretation, gender equality, and diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal profession. She was recently honored by the National Hispanic Medical Association as a trailblazer advancing LGBTQ+ health equality, and by Liaison International as one of seven women who shattered the glass ceiling in higher education.

Anya graduated from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, and she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in anthropology from The Johns Hopkins University.

Kalypso Goula

Secretary General for Demography and Family Policy and Gender Equality

Calypso Goula is the Secretary General of Demographic and Family Policy and Gender Equality and lawyer at the Supreme Court.
In 1988 she graduated from Law School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, where she completed postgraduate studies in Commercial and Economic Law.

From 2008 to 2011 she was a member of the Board of Directors of the Thessaloniki Bar Association.
In 2010 she was elected municipal councilor in the Municipality of Thessaloniki and was re-elected in 2014.
From January 2011 to January 2013, she was Vice Mayor of Social Solidarity and Citizen Protection and from February 2013 to March 2017 Vice Mayor of Social Policy and Solidarity.
As Vice Mayor of Social Policy, she contributed to the creation for the first time of model support structures for vulnerable groups that had been affected by the financial crisis, as well as to the establishment of the Shelter for Abused Women and their Children in Thessaloniki, which began operating in 2013.
In March 2017, she was elected President of the Municipal Council and became the first female president in the history of the Municipality of Thessaloniki, a position she held until January 2019.
In May 2019, she was a candidate in the European elections with New Democracy.
From November 2019 until March 2022, she was the President of the Executive Board of the Kaftanzoglio National Stadium of Thessaloniki.
She was born in Thessaloniki and speaks English and French.

George Perris

International Greek singer and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador

George Perris is a recording and touring pop singer who has carved an unconventional path throughout
his career. Born in Greece to a French mother and Greek father, he went from regional stardom to being
the leading international Greek singer of his generation, having performed on some of the world’s greatest stages (Place Des Arts, Montreal; Lincoln Center, New York; Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Athens) and collaborated with internationally acclaimed artists such as Michel Legrand, Lara Fabian, Tina Arena
and Stephan Moccio.

Throughout his career, he has released albums in Greek, English and French, his most recent Greek album peaking at #3 and staying there for 5 consecutive weeks. His songs have charted in the top 20 positions in
more than 40 countries. George has also released 2 TV Specials on the American network PBS: “Live At Jazz At Lincoln Center” and “Live At The Acropolis”, both of which reached audiences of more than 110 million viewers.
He recently became the first singer in history to perform a show on the grounds of an ancient Greek temple. The performance, named “A Sunset In Greece”, was filmed at the temple of Aphaea and started
airing on PBS in late 2021; it is expected to reach more than 200 million viewers in the USA.
In December 2021 he was featured by the Grammy Recording Academy as part of their “Global Spin”
series which showcases some of the world’s most prominent artists.

Perris recently became an Ambassador for UNICEF and children’s rights and has been a spokesperson for the Horatio Alger Association for the last 8 years.

Katherine Reily

Educator, Author at Express Publishing, Oral Examiner, Radio Producer, TEDx/Public Speaker

Katherine Reilly was born in Chicago Illinois and has dedicated herself to the field of education and specifically that of English Literature. As an Author and Teacher Trainer of Express Publishing, she has written readers and ELT books in accordance with the CEFR. As an educator, she works at a private school in Athens Greece, teaching English to learners of all ages and levels, while also working as an oral examiner for the majority of universities which certify candidates in the use of the English Language.

She has authored a total of forty-three books, six of which are personal publications, thirty-one for the ELT learning field and a further six concerning ICT learning. As an author, she has also collaborated with other publishers in the development of teaching material and offered her voice in recordings for the material’s relevant audio segments.

Katherine is a contributor to humanitarian aid as a teacher for impoverished children, as regards the Greek and English language. During her time as vice principal of the Refugee School of Athens, she dedicated her efforts to reorganizing it and teaching there for a total of two years. Finally, as a public and TEDx Speaker, she has used her experience to motivate, inspire and assist students in reaching their true potential.

As a scriptwriter, she has worked on theatrical adaptations of children's books, and has written scripts for short films and videos. In her free time, she collaborates with a modelling agency as a part-time model for concept photography and is a member of the HUMAN CAST organization which promotes the artistic endeavors of marginalized individuals.

Michael Lolis

Hellenic Pollice Officer
(Inspirational talk)

Michael Louis is an Officer of the Greek Police. He is a graduate of the Schools of Constables and Officers of the Hellenic Police, as well as the Department of Public Administration of Panteion University, majoring in Public Institutions, having thus immersed himself in Public and European Law and Human Rights. He is also a graduate of the Department of Political Science and History of Panteion University.
He has served for 5 years in Security Departments in the center of Athens and then for 2 years in the Staff of the Hellenic Police Headquarters, while for the last 6 years he has been serving in the Anti-Racist Violence Department of Attica, of which he is currently the Commander. At the same time, he is an active member of the "European Union of LGBT Police" and "Police Action for Human Rights". Finally, he is a certified Expert and Trainer of the Council of Europe in Hate Crime Policing based on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity and conducts training seminars and conferences for Police throughout Europe.
Speaking openly to the Police, but also to Greek society about homosexuality and the need for visibility, acceptance and respect of LGBT people, he is actively and publicly active with interviews, speeches and trainings in order to raise awareness, defend and promote Human Rights.

Parvy Palmou

Head of the Department of Health for Trans and Intersex Families at the Greek Transgender Support Association

Parvy Palmou (she/they) received her MA in Clinical Psychology from the University of Indianapolis in 2007. She is an accredited E.A.G.T Gestalt Therapist, working privately in Athens Greece and a member of IAAGT.

For the last 13 years she is Head of the Department of Health for Trans and Intersex Families at the Greek Transgender Support Association where she practices group and individual gestalt therapy with transgender, intersex and non-binary people and their families. In 2013, the G.T.S.A offered her an award with honors for her contribution in affirmative care and depathologization and inclusion of trans identities. Furthermore, she is a regular columnist in various newspapers, magazines and websites with several publications. For the sixth year she is a member of the scientific interdisciplinary committee of the Greek Ministry of Health for the Legal Gender Recognition of Trans and Gender Diverse Children 15-17 years of age.

Currently she interested in LGBTQI+ psychology training and research, as a former trainer at the University of the Aegean and a PhD candidate on trans health and wellbeing at the University of Bolton U.K.