Hellenic Army Academy

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A WELCOME MESSAGE

Vasileios Lampropoulos
Hellenic Army Academy, Superintendent
Welcome to the Athena’s Wisdom Conference 2026! It is an honor to gather such a distinguished group of thinkers and practitioners to explore the evolving landscape of command and character. Taking inspiration from our namesake—the goddess of both strategic war and practical reason—this symposium is designed to bridge the gap between timeless ethical foundations and the cutting-edge demands of modern leadership.

CONFERENCE FOCUS 

  • The Ethical Compass of Decision-Making

  • High-Performance Psychological Frameworks

  • Evolution of Military Technology

  • Cultivating the Next Generation of Leaders

SPEAKERS

Lt. Gen. (GRC A) Georgios Kostidis
Konstantinos Gkinis General (ret), Honorary Chief of the Hellenic Army General Staff
Thanos Dokos
National Security Advisor to the Greek Prime Minister
Alexia Panayiotou
Assoc. Prof. in Management and Organization Studies in the Department of Business and Public Administration, UNESCO Co-Chair on Gender Equality at the UCY.
Colonel Kate Conkey
Program Director, PL100: General Psychology for Leaders Dept. of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership United States Military Academy
Sarah Elizabeth Chapman Trim
Visiting Fellow, Changing Character of War Centre, University of Oxford and Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Army Leadership
Details on the speakers can be found here.

SCHEDULE

May 4th 2026

08:20 – 09:00

Icebreak

 

09:00 – 10:30

Opening Ceremony

10:30 – 11:00

Coffee Break

11:00 – 13:00

«Ethics, Values, and Trust in Leadership»,                                  «Military Leadership Development and Assessment»

 

13:00 – 14:15

Lunch

14:15 – 16:45

«Future Leaders Session A»,
«Future Leaders Session B»

20:00 – 22:00

Speakers’ Dinner

May 5th 2026

08:30 – 10:00

«Theoretical and Practical Approaches to Leadership – Α»,
«Motivation Performance and Resilience in Leadership – A»

 

10:00 – 10:20

Break

 

10:20 – 11:50

«Theoretical and Practical Approaches to Leadership – Β»,
«Motivation Performance and Resilience in Leadership – B»

11:50 – 12:50

Lunch

12:50 – 14:20

«Leadership & New Forms of Military Technology»

14:20 – 15:20

Conference Recap

May 6th 2026

09:00 – 10:00

Conference Closure

11:00 – 14:00

Acropolis Cultural Visit

Departures -Transportation to Athens International Airport

 

May 7th 2026

Departures -Transportation to Athens International Airport

 

*See the Analytical Schedule and Parts of each Session, in Conference Schedule and Conference Sessions.

REGISTER HERE

LOCATION DETAILS

Hellenic Army Academy
Evelpidon Avenue (Varis – Koropiou)
 Vari P.O. 16673

ORGANIZATIONAL INQUIRIES

athenaswisdomconference@sse.gr
awc.haa@army.gr
haa.icof@gmail.com
Tel: 2108904159
Maj (IN) Evangelos Zarkos