Theme: Ithacas

The main theme of TEDxUniversityofMacedonia 2014 is Ithacas. Inspired by Ithaca by C.P. Cavafis we call our generation to wonder about their own Ithacas. Our journey starts from the first time that we face the world. We explore the universe that spreads around us. We connect with people that we meet. We try to innovate and make the difference. We believe in a better world. We aim to set a goal and to achieve it. Our goal is our destination. Every new goal is the beginning of a journey. This year TEDxUniversityofMacedonia shares the ideas that make our speakers to set out for their own journey and calls its audience to explore their own Ithacas. In your journey you might face obstacles or you might create some on your own. You might encounter the Sirens or not, you might lose your beloved friends or not. But during this travel you obtain invaluable knowledge and experience while at the same time you meet with new people. By the end of this journey, you feel wiser and you understand that Ithacas were the trigger for you to start this adventurous journey.

Warehouse D / Αποθήκη Δ
Ναυάρχου Βότση
Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki
Greece

Edward Opp

Edward Opp is an award winning American photojournalist, living in Moscow, Russia. He is a laureate of World Press Photo, and received Russia’s greatest photojournalistic honor, The Russian Golden Eye award. Edward worked as Director of photography at Russia’s leading business publishing house, Kommersant and most recently as COO at the TASS state photo agency. Edward graduated with honors in Economics, with a second degree in French. After university he studied classical guitar in Paris, France, worked as a market researcher in New York City, as a computer programmer in Stockholm, Sweden. Edward has lectured at the Moscow State School of Journalism, and presented at the Davis Center, Harvard University on Russian freedom of the press. Edward speaks Russian, Swedish and French. His current hobby is Latin American salsa dancing.

Yiorgos Nikoletakis

Founder of the 100mentors application (which won the London Business School Founder Award and the Deloitte Institute of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Prize in London), and of the National Hellenic Student Association (NHSA) of America, with 4000 members in 70 chapters throughout USA and Canada. He received scholarships from Fullbright Foundation, State Scholarships Foundation and 10 more foundations. Studied in Columbia University and OSU after he graduated from AUEB. Finally he has working experience in Mergers & Acquisitions for energy studies in USA, Spain, Great Britain, as well as in Finance and Logistics positions in USA, Greece and China.