Greek America Innovation Conference in Chicago


The Greek America Foundation will host the first ever National Innovation Conference (NIC) in Chicago on June 12th, where global innovators, thinkers and leaders will lead a conversation about innovation and how each of these people have incorporated it in their work, their companies and their every day lives.

The conference will take place at the ultra-modern studio space of Resolution Digital Studios in the West Loop and will include two meals. The format will include 18-minute long presentations by each speaker, many of whom will incorporate multi-media in their remarks. The conference will include several networking breaks where individuals can meet the presenters and each other and continue the conversations off stage that were started on-stage.

According to Gregory Pappas, founder of the Greek America Foundation and executive producer of NIC, the conference is about "examining the unexamined life." As Socrates encouraged,” Pappas notes - "we humans must think outside the box and learn from new ideas, otherwise we become stagnant and stop being creative, dynamic people."

"The conference is definitely not for everyone," according to Pappas. "It's for people who want to network, who want to listen to new ideas and grow personally and professionally, as well as professionals who want to meet other professionals and take dialogue and thinking to a new level in Greek America.”
The innovation theme, according to the organizers, is a continuation of the age old tradition of Greek ideals.

"The ancient Greeks were the world's greatest innovators and incorporated innovation in everything they did... from their architecture, the worship of their gods, most definitely their form of government. We are continuing the theme that has been an important component of Greek ideals and thought for the last two and a half thousand years."

For additional information, presenter bios and registration information, visit nic2010.org.

The Greek America Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion, preservation and perpetuation of Greek culture, history and heritage in America and seeks to create a conducive environment for these ideals to prosper in mainstream America. For additional information visit greekamerica.org

Speakers at the daylong conference include among others, Kary Antholis, President, HBO Miniseries & Oscar-winning filmmaker, Cat Cora Celebrity Chef & TV personality, Peter Diamandis, Founder & Chairman, X Prize Foundation, and Jim Gianopulos, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Fox Filmed Entertainment.

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