Speaker Bio

Panagiotis Kakolyris is Vice President of the European Network of Political Foundations and Chief Operating & Strategy Officer at SOCIALDOO. He is the co-founder of the Strategic Thinking Lab and Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for International & European Political Economy & Governance (University of the Peloponnese, Department of Political Science and International Relations) Additionally, he is the Head of International Relations at the Konstantinos Karamanlis Institute for Democracy and he serves as a part-time lecturer at the European Communication Institute, the Hellenic American Union (Digital Marketing Certificate), and ANT1 Media Lab. He is also a Research Associate at Neapolis University Pafos (Digital Marketing Lab). He has worked as a journalist, news analyst, and editor-in-chief for several Greek and international media outlets, including The European newspaper, Flash 96 radio, Alpha TV, and protagon.gr. He has also served as Head of the Press Office for the Greek Ministries of Migration, Transport, Environment, and Culture. His academic pursuits led him to explore International Relations & Security, Governance and Public Policies, Journalism, and Digital Media in Greece, Cyprus, and the United Kingdom. He is the author of the book “Reflections and Distortions – The Electoral Impact of Social Media in Europe” and has contributed to collective volumes such as “The Fourth Wave: Europe’s Future in the Age of Disruption” and “Euroscepticism and Nationalist Populism”, among others. In 2020, he introduced the theory of “Intelligent Relations,” focusing on the digital transformation of communication through the use of artificial intelligence (www.intelligent-relations.org). In 2022, he co-created, together with Eleni Sourani, the innovative “intellemo” communication approach, combining intelligence with emotionality. He is a frequent public speaker in Greece and abroad and regularly publishes articles on international affairs, democracy and the future of Europe, AI and ethics, communication and social media, as well as the concepts of “Atypical Excellence” and “constructive communication.” Beyond his professional and academic work, Panagiotis also explores the art of ceramics. He recently presented his collection, “Personal Targets,” to the public.