Global Greek Influence
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I am Panagiota Pimenidou (PhD- hydrogen production, MEng- Chemical Engineering), with over 15 years in international academia. The Global Greek Influence podcast brings together technology through research, innovation, the economy, geopolitics, entrepreneurship and (yes) history, which define and address our current and future challenges on earth and (possibly) in space. Inspiring views, unchartered perspectives, that make the difference.
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Futurism as disruption
November 29, 2020 17:16 - 33 minutes - 46.4 MBLieutenant Colonel Jake Sotiriadis (PhD) Chief of Strategic Foresight and Futures at US Air Force Headquarters at the Pentagon in Washington, DC, talks about his Greek connection, his choice of having a military career. We also discuss: · futurism · disruption in ground-breaking innovation · redefining globalisation · trend analysis as a tool for historical analysis · the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East · why we should expect to see more intervention by NATO · networking ide...
The disruption of renewables to the economy and business
November 22, 2020 18:24 - 29 minutes - 27 MBDuring the past months, I could not help but ask based on guests’ expertise what the current and future situation could be in the energy and renewables sector and the innovation business. Featured opinions at the Global Greek Influence podcast: · Evangelos Karambelas (Middle River Power LLC, CELI): Hellenic-American civic engagement and energy deals- new opportunities · Prof. Emmanuella Plakoyannaki (University of Vienna): International business, arts, entrepreneurship and disruptive inn...
Bioeconomy and its implementation in the Greek energy roadmap
November 15, 2020 15:51 - 23 minutes - 32.3 MBMaria Andrielou works with the Chemical Industry for over 10 years. Having a background in linguistics, became a communicator in cross-cultural and international relations led by her insensitivity to injustice. She was working for the European Chemical Industry Council in Brussels when she realised that everything around us and inside us is Chemistry, while communicating Bioeconomy to stakeholders, policymakers and the institutions. She has led the first-of-its-kind, in Greece, investment in...
Family, Culture, Archaeology, Psychology, Politics, Business and being a Hellene- part 2
November 08, 2020 19:08 - 36 minutes - 49.6 MBIn the last part of this episode, with Elly Symons, we discuss: the Return of the Parthenon sculptures to Greece coinciding in #2021 with the 200 years anniversary of the #independence revolution of the #Hellenes from the Ottoman Empire her activity with: the World Hellenic Interparliamentary Association #WHIA for the #diaspora and the #Justice for #Cyprus movement, Turkey’s future based on current aggression towards Greece and Cyprus. Finally, as Elly says: "We are not here forever"....
Family, Culture, Archaeology, Psychology, Politics, Business and being a Hellene
November 01, 2020 16:20 - 34 minutes - 47.3 MBElly Symons, with her Greek and Cypriot heritage, embodies the title of this two-part episodes’ content: a woman as a multidimensional soul. We discuss: How setting a balanced life model with milestones and having expectations can overcome a life-threatening disease, disability, and economic hardship. Psychology and archaeology- where and how we came from; as a continuous narrative as the relationship between parents and children; what shaped our parents' decisions and their values, conse...
Family, Culture, Archaeology, Psychology, Politics, Business and being a Hellene- part 1
November 01, 2020 16:20 - 34 minutes - 47.3 MBElly Symons, with her Greek and Cypriot heritage, embodies the title of this two-part episode's content: a woman as a multidimensional soul. We discuss: How setting a balanced life model with milestones and having expectations can overcome a life-threatening disease, disability, and economic hardship. Psychology and archaeology- where and how we came from; as a continuous narrative as the relationship between parents and children; what shaped our parents' decisions and their values, conse...
Educational and Renewable Energy approaches in Chemical Engineering- Part 2
October 25, 2020 13:16 - 28 minutes - 39.1 MBIn the second and last part of the interview with Dr Konstantinos Kakosimos, associate professor of Chemical Engineering at Texas A&M University in Qatar, we discuss: The split of mechanical and chemical engineering in the 1930s and the future of the disciplines, Chemical Engineers role in #airpollution prevention and mitigation, The beauty of applied and fundamental #research is not to forget why you do research, that professor is a job description, having a PhD is a title, the philoso...
Educational and Renewable Energy approaches in Chemical Engineering- Part 1
October 18, 2020 11:59 - 25 minutes - 35.1 MBIn the first part of "Educational and Renewable Energy approaches in Chemical Engineering", Dr Konstantinos Kakosimos from the Texas A&M University in Qatar joins to discuss: how augmented reality mixes with Chemical Engineering, the IChemE Hutchison Medal awarded for both practical and wide-ranging, philosophical or thought-provoking published papers, the inner peace of professional achievement, and, that learning is the most important thing in choosing a career path. Subscribe and lik...
The collective subconscious
October 11, 2020 17:59 - 7 minutes - 10.5 MBHow does Carl Jung's "Collective unconscious" link to gut bacteria and COVID-19? Chemical Engineering playing with the psychology terminology and the current denial of science. Music: "Fortitude" by Lance Conrad "Epic trailer" by Ihor Vitsinskyy Source: Storyblocks --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/panagiota-pimenidou/message
Energy policy and roadmaps- Part 2
October 04, 2020 18:35 - 29 minutes - 40.5 MBToday, you are listening to the second and last part of the interview with Dr Popi Konidari, Head of the Climate Change Policy Group (CCPG) of the Energy Policy and Development Centre at the National Kapodistrian University of Athens. We discuss: The past government’s market and economic connections among (i) research innovation in the Greek academia and the Energy Policy and Development Centre of the National Kapodistrian University of Athens, and (ii) the real economy. Can an expert in ...
Energy policy and roadmaps- Part 1
September 27, 2020 19:56 - 29 minutes - 40.5 MBIn this episode and next Sunday, in "Energy policy and roadmaps- Part 2", I am with Dr Popi Konidari. Dr Konidari is Head of the Climate Change Policy Group (CCPG) of the Energy Policy and Development Centre, whose acronym in Greek is KEPA, at the National Kapodistrian University of Athens. In this first part of "Energy policy and roadmaps", we discuss: Why energy policy and in particular policy regarding renewables, is not implemented as quickly as possible based on the synergy among the ...
Becoming an academic in chemical engineering
September 21, 2020 12:18 - 9 minutes - 12.6 MBA little bit about becoming an academic in chemical engineering and wondering what would be the steps or the environment that would allow especially engineers, scientists and future entrepreneurs to pinpoint their uniqueness and individual talent and potential? Please, leave your comments or message your feedback to Twitter @greek_global, Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/globalgreekinfluence/ or LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/panagiota-pimenidou-logos-ethos-pathos-19759318/ Music...
Research, Innovation and Technology in Greece
August 30, 2020 09:45 - 34 minutes - 48 MBIn this episode, my guest is Dr Christos Dimas, the deputy minister of Development and Investments, in charge of Research, Innovation and Technology. Christos talks about developing an effective innovation-ecosystem and a long-term development strategy in linking development and investment with research. Pre-requisites are (i) the improvement of the regulatory and business environment and (ii) a reform of the Greek R&D system, which the current government addresses but has not been done as ...
Geopolitics at the Eastern Mediterranean- Part 2
August 23, 2020 11:44 - 30 minutes - 42 MBIn the second part of the episode “Geopolitics at the Eastern Mediterranean” recorded on the 27th of July 2020, Kleanthis Kyriakidis (AUE- American University of Emirates) talks about #Turkey and #Russia mixing #politics with #religion, the #delimitation of #maritime boundaries between #Greece and Turkey, the #EU and its lack of support to its member states, #Greece and #Cyprus based on #Turkey ’s provocations, #illegitimate and #unlawful actions, the role of the new government and that of F...
Geopolitics at the Eastern Mediterranean- Part 1
August 16, 2020 16:59 - 30 minutes - 41.5 MBI met again Kleanthis Kyriakidis, Associate Professor at the American University of Emirates #AUE, Department Chair of the BA in #Security and #Strategic Studies and recorded this episode on 27- July-2020, before the #EEZ #agreement between #Egypt and #Greece. In the first part of the episode, we talk about #Turkey ’s #revisionism at the Eastern Mediterranean, the #arabworld and the role of #Qatar, Greece and Egypt relations, #Putin and #Erdogan in #Syria and #Libya. Next Sunday, on 23-Augus...
Frontiers in Chemical Engineering
August 02, 2020 10:34 - 38 minutes - 52.6 MBProfessor Greg Stephanopoulos, the Willard Henry Dow Professor of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology in the School of Chemical Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), talks about: · biotechnology and metabolic engineering; · sustainability and the chemical industry; · what chemical engineers bring to biotechnology and metabolic engineering; · weblabs in chemical engineering programmes; · the role models and mentors; · how academic Institutions can power econ...
Strategic changes in global affairs- Culture and history in diplomacy
July 19, 2020 18:26 - 31 minutes - 43.3 MBThemistoklis Zanidis, a retired officer of the Hellenic Navy, author at hellenicdailynewsny.com, a news blog for the Hellenic Diaspora in US, Canada, and the World, now a research intern at the Institute of International Relations in Greece, studied Cultural Studies (of Hellenic Civilization) and soon to start Masters on Global Policies and UN at Rutgers University in the US, is our episode's guest. We talk about: the importance of culture and history in diplomacy, the selling and Achille...
International business, arts, entrepreneurship and disruptive innovation
June 21, 2020 16:49 - 52 minutes - 71.7 MBHow Pablo Picasso and George Braque, who revolutionised modernism by developing cubism can inform collaboration in international business? Is an entrepreneur born or made? What is the key to women entrepreneurship? How risky is innovation considered for international businesses? Professor Emmanuella Plakoyiannaki is an extrovert, internationally oriented individual, a citizen of the world who absorbs the positive aspects picking up at different locales and a visual person researching the sy...
CO2 emissions- Expectations and reality
June 07, 2020 19:55 - 10 minutes - 15 MBA monologue on CO2 emissions, transportation, the oil industry, the biofuel industry, governments, the UN, the EU, the academia, research and innovation and the lack of groundbreaking technologies. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/panagiota-pimenidou/message
A psychologist’s entrepreneurial journey: From Greece to the Netherlands
May 31, 2020 14:47 - 29 minutes - 41.1 MBVivian Chiona is a psychologist specialised in Child and Adolescent Psychology and Health Psychology. Vivian is the founder and CEO of the expatnest.com. We talk about: - why it is important to have someone who trusts you and lifts you up; - the importance of acknowledging our achievements and be equally happy for those of others; - the significance of being appreciated professionally; - that our time is short and precious to be wasted in a toxic work environment or a relationship; - th...
Medicine, Culture and History: From Pontus to the world
May 24, 2020 16:43 - 51 minutes - 71 MBDr Kyriaki Sonidou is a doctor specialised in Cardiology and a graduate of Law, co-founder and President of the Pontian Society of the United Kingdom, President of the Hellenic Medical Society of the UK, Goodwill Ambassador and Head of Health Diplomacy in the UK of the Hellenic Institute of Cultural Diplomacy. Dr Sonidou talks about COVID-19, the obstacles to overcome for the internationalisation of the Pontian Genocide, why women still face challenges professionally, how success comes by fo...
19 May 2020- Remembrance Day of the Pontic (Greek) Genocide
May 19, 2020 21:52 - 7 minutes - 9.67 MBWhat would the present and future be, if we did not carry within us, the past as lessons, the lessons of life? History is the lessons of life; our own lives and the lives of others, of whom we are descendants. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/panagiota-pimenidou/message
19 May 2020- Remembrance Day of the Pontian (Greek) Genocide
May 19, 2020 21:52 - 7 minutes - 9.67 MBWhat would the present and future be, if we did not carry within us, the past as lessons, the lessons of life? History is the lessons of life; our own lives and the lives of others, of whom we are descendants. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/panagiota-pimenidou/message
Becoming an entrepreneur and super- connecting Technology in the UK
May 11, 2020 14:49 - 51 minutes - 70.2 MBHow did Kosta Mavroulakis at the age of 16 realised he wanted to become an entrepreneur, in his early 20s the Digital Development Director of the National Association of College and University Entrepreneurs (NACUE) securing £3.5m from the UK Government’s Department of Business, Innovation and Skills and now super connecting the Technology industry? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/panagiota-pimenidou/message
Beyond time and technology
May 03, 2020 14:06 - 37 minutes - 51.1 MBI meet again with Marios Koutsoukos to talk about pandemics in fiction novels and reality, as experienced by the human mind, regardless of time, space, social and technological achievements. “The Last Man” vs “The masque of the red death”: revealing our true selves and our finding our purpose vs being consumed by events. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/panagiota-pimenidou/message
Leadership in Technology: Science or Politics?
April 12, 2020 17:25 - 43 minutes - 59.7 MBVasileios Inglezakis, a fellow chemical engineer, with miles of experience in research business and the academia, talks to the Global Greek Influence from Kazakhstan, about the magic of zeoponics and their importance to the following Mars mission, that technology has been lobbied but should remain the creative field of a researcher, the future of humanity is found in the bio- and info- technology and why the latter should not compromise the freedom of humanity, which remains our number one v...
Hellenic-American civic engagement and energy deals. New opportunities?
April 05, 2020 16:28 - 43 minutes - 59.7 MBEvangelos Karambelas, born in Greece, raised in Canada, currently living in the US and senior analyst for an investment platform focusing on US power generation assets talks about how the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) establishes and secures energy deals in the East Meditteranean between Greece, Cyprus, Israel and the US, his fellowship with the Clean Energy Leadership Institute (CELI), why it is a good time to invest in renewable energy infrastructure during the pandemic and t...
Hellenic-American civic engagement and energy deals- new opportunities
April 05, 2020 16:28 - 43 minutes - 59.7 MBEvangelos Karambelas, born in Greece, raised in Canada, currently living in the US and senior analyst for an investment platform focusing on US power generation assets talks about how the Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC) establishes and secures energy deals in the East Meditteranean between Greece, Cyprus, Israel and the US, his fellowship with the Clean Energy Leadership Institute (CELI), why it is a good time to invest in renewable energy infrastructure during the epidemic and t...
Academic- intelligence, national security and the coronavirus
March 29, 2020 14:09 - 57 minutes - 78.5 MBYannis (John) Nomikos, a sociologist, specialised in business intelligence consultancy regarding security issues in the Balkans, North Africa and Mediterranean region, founder and director of the ThinkTank Research Institute for European and American Studies (RIEAS) (www.rieas.gr) talks about national security, the tensions in the Greek- Turkish borders and Dr Shohan's (former senior analyst in Israeli Defence Forces- IDF military intelligence and the Ministry of Defence, a specialist in che...
The pre- birthday podcast: Reflection by self-isolation
March 22, 2020 22:56 - 10 minutes - 14.1 MBMy thoughts on the coronavirus, “From the Earth to the moon” and the American Space Program, the flu pandemics, Democritus “atom theory of the Universe” and Aristotle, "pleonexia" and David Icke. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/panagiota-pimenidou/message
Challenged living abroad and craving to change your career?
March 09, 2020 19:28 - 43 minutes - 59.5 MBHow to successfully navigate the challenges and opportunities associated with discovering a dream career and adapting to a new country? Dominika Miernik, career coach and business idea generator discusses how motivation, rewarding, permission to allow flexibility to ourselves, plunge into the local culture when living abroad will enable us to make significant changes to our professional and personal lives. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/panagiota-pime...
Outspoken on temporary news
March 01, 2020 23:34 - 12 minutes - 16.7 MBA solocast on the past 48 hours events taking place at the borders of Greece-Turkey. All humans are political beings, and as such, I express my personal opinion by reading about the events, not the news published and statements as non-expert but solely conveying my opinion as a democratic civilian who seeks the truth. On Turkey, Syria, Greece and the bully Sultan (aka dictator) Erdogan. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/panagiota-pimenidou/message
A Greek in the Middle East: from the Hellenic Navy to the Academia- History and Politics
February 23, 2020 17:45 - 55 minutes - 76.3 MBKleanthis Kyriakidis, proud of his Pontic and Islandic ancestry, an assistant professor at the American University in UAE and former captain of the Greek (Hellenic) Navy, talks about the Middle East, misconceptions, objectivity through history and priorities in life. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/panagiota-pimenidou/message
Belief in engineering and be true to oneself
February 16, 2020 10:21 - 39 minutes - 53.8 MBDimitris Ipsakis, Assistant Professor, at the School of Production Engineering and Management, talks about renewable energy, God's place in science, and what part of our character is decisive to choosing our profession or specialisation to feel more powerful. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/panagiota-pimenidou/message
Stoicism in the engineering academia and living abroad
February 07, 2020 21:54 - 41 minutes - 56.6 MBI met Tassos Natsakis to talk about what it means living without nationality; that different cultures are alternative perspectives of universal human values, stoicism bringing mindfulness and that "the grass is not greener on the other side". Tassos was born in Thessaloniki, lived in Belgium, now located in Romania with his wife and son. As a mechanical and biomedical engineer, he works in the field of robotic rehabilitation --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/...
Meeting other than Greek ex-pats (part 4)- Nelson Zambrano: from the US army and going back to Colombia, to "Invest in America" and collaboration with "Global Greek Influence"
February 07, 2020 18:02 - 53 minutes - 73.3 MBIn this episode, Nelson Zambrano collaborated with Global Greek Influence. Nelson was born in the US by Colombian parents, moved briefly to Colombia during his childhood. He talked about his life lessons in the US army when he revisited Colombia, the impact 9/11 had in his decisions, how he got into the Real Estate business and his podcast "Invest in America", and why our actions determine our feelings. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/panagiota-pimenid...
Meeting other than Greek ex-pats (part 3)- Victor Osioh: From Nigeria to the UK and the Diaspora Chiefs
February 06, 2020 07:49 - 34 minutes - 47.6 MBMeeting with Victor Osioh of the "Diaspora Chiefs" podcast: "We are all connected in search of happiness". "Happinness is infectious and a choice, connecting to people is a choice". "Resilience comes from owneship of ourselves". "Success is about being happy of the path we choose". --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/panagiota-pimenidou/message
Meeting other than Greek ex-pats (part 2)- Marijana May: From Croatia to Thailand and within
February 05, 2020 07:58 - 38 minutes - 53.1 MBMarijana took control of her life by identifying her own needs and not others expectations. She now introduces us to "Busyness for Happiness". We are most productive by focusing on our ourselves and entrepreneurship is about our self-expression. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/panagiota-pimenidou/message
Meeting other than Greek ex-pats (part 1)- Matilda Tavanian: An Armenian born in Iran becoming international
February 02, 2020 13:58 - 33 minutes - 46.5 MBMatilda talks about her ex-pat story: how strangers can enlighten our lives, becoming a PR expert after studying law and now a podcaster with "Coffee with Matilda- A journey to self", connecting us to our true selves which reflects our professional journey. Things happen for a reason; what we perceive as bad moments can save us from disasters. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/panagiota-pimenidou/message
A Greek, young academic living and working abroad
January 27, 2020 08:16 - 44 minutes - 61.4 MBDr Dimitrios Kontziampasis talks about how he meets challenges in the academic environment, the Greek academia vs UK university, and how persistence, respect and values give one perspective in multidisciplinary engineering. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/panagiota-pimenidou/message
Challenges in entrepreneurship of Communicating Science
January 19, 2020 11:14 - 19 minutes - 27 MBWhat if you decide to quit active research and communicate Science instead? Theo Anagnostopoulos, the founder of SciCo, talks about his journey and challenges he meets personally and professionally. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/panagiota-pimenidou/message
Challenges in entrepreneurship in Communicating Science
January 19, 2020 11:14 - 19 minutes - 27 MBWhat if you decide to quit active research and communicate Science instead? Theo Anagnostopoulos, the founder of SciCo, talks about his journey and challenges he meets personally and professionally.
Battles in life and history: no regrets
January 16, 2020 00:03 - 37 minutes - 51.8 MBMarios Koutsoukos, an author of fantasy, historical fiction and non-fiction and lyrics writer of Greek and international extreme heavy metal bands, talks about how history inspires fantasy and vice versa, turning history and fantasy into lyrics and books. Motto: Die with no regrets. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/panagiota-pimenidou/message
Kept inspired
December 27, 2019 23:00 - 4 minutes - 6.43 MBI always thought there is more to having a career. Life is about dreaming and dreaming brings creation. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/panagiota-pimenidou/message