On Friday, June 19, and Saturday, June 20, 2026, the third edition of The Lyceum Project (TLP2026) took place at the Athens Conservatoire. Over the course of two days, an active forum of dialogue and bold ideas succeeded in creating a community, a space of coexistence. From the very first discussions, a common thread began to unwind, connecting disciplines, institutions, cultures, and ultimately bringing people together in a shared search for meaning and for a common perspective on the relationship between humanity, nature, and technology.

Τhe first day of this interdisciplinary gathering, Friday 19/6, was dedicated to Animate Intelligence, while Saturday 20/6 focused on Ancestral Intelligence, Young Scholars and Artificial Intelligence.

The Lyceum Project 2026 Speakers

Speakers included: Prof. Paco Calvo (University of Murcia), Prof. Ruth Defries (Columbia University), Adam Elman (Google), Prof. Niki Evelpidou (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens), Dr Vangelis Karkaletsis (NCSR – “Demokritos”), Prof. Μorten L. Kringelbach (Aarhus University), Prof. Αrmand Marie Leroi (Imperial College London), Prof. Υadvinder Malhi (University of Oxford), Niki Mardas (Global Canopy), Dr Emmanuel Stratakis (FORTH), Fr John Chryssavgis (Ecumenical Patriarchate), Prof. Anca Dan (Ecole Normale Supérieure), Prof. Νiki Evelpidou (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens), Dr Stefanos Gandolfo (Athens Columbia Global Center), Prof. Laymert Garcia dos Santos, Prof. Angie Hobbs FRSA (University of Sheffield), Dr Sergio Imparato (Harvard University), Ailton Krenak, Wakanyi Macharia-Hoffman (Utrecht University), Prof. Evangelos Protopapadakis (National and Kapodistrian University of Athens), Prof. Spyridon Rangos (University of Patras), Assoc. Prof. Stasinos Stavrianeas (Hellenic Open University), Dr Dimitrios Vasiliadis (Hellenic-Indian Society for Culture & Development), Dr Ali-Reza Bhojani (University of Birmingham), Dr Katie Evans (IEE SA), Ms Radia Funna (Build in Blaze), Prof. Εdward Harcourt MBE (University of Oxford), Mr Uday Khemka (N.J. Khemka Foundation), Mr Jeremy Lent (Ecocivilization Coalition), Ms Wakanyi Macharia-Hoffman (Utrecht University), Dr Stelios Karozis (NCSR – “Demokritos”), Mr Yannis Mastrogeorgiou (Special Secretariat of Foresight), Dr Nicolas Prevelakis (Harvard University), Prof. Benjamin Rosman (University of the Witwatersrand).

Watch the full talks and discussions on The Lyceum Project’s YouTube channel.