Theme: Incentive

A notion that is abstract and different for everyone, which in essence is the driving force that is subconsciously behind every decision. The colors of everyday life that create associations and ideas for you. Incentive is the energy, the aura and the feeling that things around you emit.

It is the cause for the new beginning, it is the impetus for every action, the essence and many times the reason to continue chasing the ultimate goal. The incentive is what inspires you and pushes you to continue despite any difficulties you may encounter. No matter how you interpret it, no matter how you think about it, "motivation" or "incentive" is, after all, the beginning of all things. Everything starts from your will and from whatever motivates you to pursue your goals and desires. Desires that arise from your character, personality, experiences and incentives that make you up. What are these incentives? Do you define them, or do they define you? How do they, eventually, mark your route?

Different and at the same time unique for everyone, the incentive determines your thoughts, gives life to your ideas and it is your choice to follow it or not.
Do you follow it and get where you want or do you never learn where it can lead you?

Hellenic Cosmos Cultural Center
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Dimitris Platanias

Director

Dimitris Platanias is a director, producer and screenwriter. Born in Athens in 1984 to Greek-Australian parents, he grew up in London and graduated from the Georgios Theodosiadis Drama School in Athens in 2003. It was only in the second year of school at the age of 21 that he directed and wrote his first play, "Memento Mori" which went up for two. years at the Victoria Theater. Since then he has directed and produced over 80 music videos and 40 commercials and TV commercials. He made his TV debut in 2015, with the cult comedy series "The Sparrows" on Alpha, where in addition to directing he also signed the screenplay. In the near future he will be behind the lens in two more TV series. After the summer, the pre-production for his first feature film will begin, which will be shot in London.

Nadia Rapti

Designer

She is the face behind the"Nadia Rapti" brand. A fashion designer who inspires, moves and is active mainly in Greece, for about ten years. She grew up in Athens, studied Philosophy, while at the same time she was pursuing her dream, fashion design based on her own aesthetics and perception. A dream that she never let go, or diminished. A dream that starts from her own temperament and aspires to touch every woman. Today, she already counts 16 personal collections, 2 fashion shows and she never stops dreaming and creating clothes that invite the woman to be daring in her daily life, to highlight herself and to start every moment with confidence. Because, for her, a garment with no man, is lifeless.

Nastasia Tampakopoulou

SoMe Branding & Sponsorship Manager

Nastasia Tampakopoulou was born in Athens in 1992. She studied Media & Communications in London and after finishing her studies she returned to Greece. In 2015 she started working for Digital Minds, a company referring to video content creators and brands that invest in branded video content. She also represented her company at one of the biggest Gaming events of 2017, the League of Legends tournament. Today, she is responsible for the collaborations of PLAISIO COMPUTERS and the strategic development of the company on social platforms.

Stefanos Dimoulas

Dancer

Stefanos Dimoulas was born in Volos. At the age of 9, he danced in the "The Nutcracker", produced by the National Ballet of Korea. He joined the Royal Dancing Academy of Scotland on a full scholarship, graduating with a Bachelor's degree in Modern Ballet. During his studies, he was selected to dance as “Romeo” with the Scottish Ballet as a member of the “Commonwealth Games”, in Singapore. He has worked as a choreographer and a main male dancer in three new operas: "Moremi Ajasoro", "The Lullaby Experiments" and "Ayanfe, A Yoruba Opera", and was also the main male dancer on the tour of the "Cunning Little Vixen" production of the Welsh National Opera. Today, he is rehearsing with the Royal Opera House in London, where he lives.

Thodoris Papanikolaou

Chef

Thodoris Papanikolaou, a chef with a culinary point of view and a gastronomic footprint, has previously worked in Italy, and specifically at the restaurant “Ora D’aria”, Florence, which is awarded with a Michelin star. He excelled at the restaurant "Selini" in Santorini, where he worked since 2014 and for 3 years. As a proof come the 3 "Golden Hats", the 3 "Greek Cuisine" awards from "Athinorama" and the 2 stars for 3 consecutive years from the "FnL best Restaurants Awards". After his passing through the Athenian restaurants "Sense" and "Parla", and the distinction from the 50 Best Discovery for the year 2019,he returned to "Selini". His cooking is famous for its aesthetics, its gastronomic neologisms of techniques and ideas, its advanced Greekness and finesse.

Vasia Kallimahou

We4all - Yoga Instructor

Vasia Kallimahou was born and raised in Athens. She studied Communication and Public relations at the American College, while in 2000, she discovered yoga as a way of exercise and inner empowerment. In 2014, she moved to Florida, where she worked as a Marketing and PR Specialist, for Plato Academy Schools. After 10 years of practicing yoga, she travelled to Colorado, where she was certified as a Yoga Alliance instructor. Now in Greece, she works at the environmental NGO, “We4all”, as an Operations Manager, while at the same time, she teaches yoga and volunteers at the organization “MANA mazi gia ti zoi”. Studying the healing effect of yoga, she discovered the value of understanding our body, and envisions that people develop their inner consciousness, so as to deepen their communication with themselves. If you also think that your incentives have formed you, then Vasia is the proof that the right incentive can come in whatever moment in our lives and change the way we see the world.

Yiannis Kasvikis

Psychiatrist - Behavior Therapist

He specialized in Psychiatry and then studied behavioral therapy at the Department of Experimental Psychopathology of the Institute of Psychiatry, on the field of “addiction therapy”. In 1987 he became a lecturer in psychiatry at the Institute of Psychiatry and in 1988 a Doctor at the University Athens. In 1988 he started the Behavioral Therapy Unit of EKEPSYE, in which he is still in charge. He was president of the Greek and European Society of Behavior, founding member of the "Institute for Behavioral Research and Therapy", member of the research committee of the "Central Council against Drugs'', founding member of both the European Psychotherapy Association and the ISTAA team. In 1999 he was prosecuted for ongoing drug offenses (opiate addiction and competitors). Acquittal 23/11/2001.He is scientifically co-responsible for behavioral therapy training seminars and a supervising therapist since 1988. Last year he started a new Behavioral Therapy Clinic.