Speakers Guide Heritage Weekend - October 7-10, 2021 Las Vegas, Nevada - National Hellenic Society
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Heritage Weekend
a n d c l a s s i c
October 7-10, 2021 Las Vegas, Nevada
Speakers Guide
2021 NATIONAL HELLENIC SOCIETY HERITAGE WEEKEND & CLASSIC PANELISTS
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8TH KEYNOTE SPEAKER
DR. KATHERINE FLEMING is the Provost of New York University (NYU) and member of
NYU’s faculty as the Alexander S. Onassis Professor of Hellenic Culture and Civilization. She
served as Director of the Remarque Institute and as an associate member of the History
Department of the École Normale Supérieure, Paris, and President of the Board of the
University of Piraeus. She is a specialist on modern Greece, the Balkans and Mediterranean
region and her recent book, Greece: A Jewish History has been critically acclaimed and awarded
the National Jewish Book and Runciman Awards. She holds a doctorate in history from the
University of California, Berkeley, and an M.A. (Chicago) and B.A. (Barnard/Columbia) in
comparative religion.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 8TH 2021 PANEL
GEORGE KALLIS is the composer of the score of the epic film, Cliffs of Freedom. His recent
work is scoring the film, After We Fell soon to be released in theaters. George’s scoring credits
include The Last Warrior: Root of Evil for Disney, Lev Yashin: The Dreamkeeper, Albion The
Enchanted Stallion staring John Cleese, 93 Days starring Danny Glover. George has worked
extensively for TV and commercial work credits and is the recipient of the prestigious Jerry
Goldsmith Award and the International Film Music Critics Award. George was born in Cyprus
and represented Cyprus in the Eurovision Song Contest. He studied film composition at Berklee
College of Music and received his Master’s in Music composition at The Royal College of
Music.
VAN LING is a writer/director/producer and freelance visual effects supervisor, designer, editor,
and artist whose film and television credits include The Abyss, Terminator 2, Twister, Starship
Troopers, Doctor Dolittle, The Walking Dead, Titanic and THX trailers seen in theaters
worldwide. Van animated graphic creations and effects for Walt Disney Imagineering, for
theme park attractions such as Star Tours, Test Track and Disney Cruise Line’s Skyline
Lounge. Van has produced a host of seminal DVDs and Blu-ray discs, creating in-depth special
features (on titles ranging from Field of Dreams to Titanic) and often pioneering innovative
menu systems with Easter Eggs for fans, including those for The Abyss Special Edition,
Independence Day, the Hunger Games films, various incarnations of Terminator 2 and all the
Star Wars films on DVD. Cliffs of Freedom marks Van’s screenplay and directorial debut.
DR. MAUREEN SANTELLI serves as Associate Professor of American History and Western
Civilization at the Northern Virginia Community College. Dr. Santelli's research in America's
fascination with Greece's Revolutionary War is the subject of an exceptional book: The Greek
Fire American-Ottoman Relations and Democratic Fervor in the Age of Revolutions.
Dr. Santelli posits what began as a sentimental fascination with Greece's efforts to cast off
Ottoman subjugation developed into a school of thought that facilitated the abolitionist
movement in America and provided women with a platform to advocate for their education and
assertion of equal rights. She received her B.A. in Classics from the University of Montana,
and Master’s and Doctoral degrees in American History from George Mason University2021 NATIONAL HELLENIC SOCIETY HERITAGE WEEKEND & CLASSIC PANELISTS
DR. TOM PAPADEMETRIOU is the Constantine and Georgiean Georgiou Endowed Professor of
Greek History, Director of the Dean C. and Zoë S. Center for Hellenic Studies at Stockton
University. Tom’s extensive research culminated in the critically acclaimed book, Render Unto
the Sultan, published by Oxford University Press. Dr. Papademetriou has been awarded
multiple research fellowships including from the Social Science Research Council, Dumbarton
Oaks Byzantine Research Center-Harvard University and was appointed the Whitehead
Member of the Institute for Advanced Study at Princeton. Dr. Papademetriou serves as the
President of the Modern Greek Studies Association, an academic organization dedicated to the
promotion of Modern Greek Studies.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9TH KEYNOTE SPEAKER
JOHN MCKESSON CAMP II is Director of the Athenian Agora Excavations at the American
School of Classical Studies at Athens and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Professor of
Classics at Randolph-Macon College. He holds an A.B. in Classics from Harvard University
and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Classical Archaeology from Princeton University. Dr. Camp is
regarded as the foremost expert on the topography of Athens and Attica. His long association
with the American School's Athenian Agora excavations dates to 1966 when he joined the staff
as an excavator. He continued as Agora Fellow in 1972, then as Assistant Director from 1973,
and has served as Director since 1994. He was also the School's Andrew W. Mellon Professor
of Classical Studies from 1985 to 1996. Dr. Camp has published and lectured widely, and has
received many awards and honors for his work, including the Aristeia Award for Distinguished
Alumni/ae of the American School.
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9TH GREECE: REVIVAL & OUTLOOK
WILLIAM ANTHOLIS serves as Director and CEO of the University of Virginia’s Miller Center.
Bill is Emeritus Managing Director at The Brookings Institution where he helped manage the
full range of policy studies, developed new initiatives, coordinated research across programs
and strengthened the policy impact of Brookings’ research. Bill is the author of, Inside Out
India and China: Local Politics Go Global which explores the role and impact of India &
China’s provinces on the global stage. He has published extensively on domestic and foreign
policy issues, international organizations, climate change, and trade. Bill served at the White
House as Director of International Economic Affairs, and on the National Security Council and
National Economic Council staff. He was Deputy Director of the White House Climate Change
Policy Team. He served at the State Department, on the Policy Planning Staff and Economic
Affairs Bureau staff and was a Senior Fellow at the German Marshall Fund.
AMBASSADOR ALEXANDRA PAPADOPOULOU is the first female Ambassador of Greece to the
US and was also the first woman to serve as Greece’s Permanent Representative to the European
Union. She has a distinguished diplomatic career and served as Head of the Diplomatic Cabinet
of the Prime Minister, Director General for European Affairs/in charge of the Greek Presidency
of the EU in 2014, Head of the Greek Liaison Office in Skopje and Deputy Permanent
Representative of Greece to the United Nations. Ambassador Papadopoulou served as the
leader of the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo. Ambassador Papadopoulou
holds a Law Degree from the University of Athens and as a Fulbright Scholar earned her
Master’s Degree in International Relations/International Law from the University of
Pennsylvania.2021 NATIONAL HELLENIC SOCIETY HERITAGE WEEKEND & CLASSIC PANELISTS
JOHN SITILIDES is a Principal of Trilogy Advisors in Washington specializing in U.S.
government relations, geopolitical risk, and international affairs. John is a consultant to a wide
range of clients providing geopolitical risk reports, webcasts, and related services to
institutional capital market and retail clients. His insight and analysis is sought out by corporate
executives, investment managers and others. He serves as the Southern Europe Regional
Coordinator at the Foreign Service Institute, the State Department's professional development
and diplomacy academy for American foreign policy professionals and was Board Chairman
of the Woodrow Wilson Center Southeast Europe Project following several years as Executive
Director of the Western Policy Center, an international relations institute specializing in
regional U.S., NATO, and EU interests in southeastern Europe. He has testified before
Congress and is a frequent national security commentator on U.S. and international media on
Bloomberg News, CNN, FOX News, and CNN International. He has been widely interviewed
and cited in major media platforms. John worked as a communications and legislative aide for
a U.S. Senate leader and holds a Master’s Degree in International and Public Affairs from
Columbia University.
CONGRESSWOMAN DINA TITUS grew up in Georgia, has lived in Las Vegas for over 40 years,
and proudly represents Nevada’s First District in the United States House of Representatives.
Dina received her PhD from Florida State University in 1977 and taught American government
courses at UNLV from 1977-2000. She was Minority Leader of the Nevada State Senate from
1991 to 2008 when she was first elected to Congress. Dina serves on the House Foreign Affairs
Committee and its Subcommittee on Europe, Energy and the Environment, the Transportation
and Infrastructure Committee, and the Homeland Security Committee. She is a member of the
Hellenic Caucus and has stood in strong support of efforts to protect the Ecumenical
Patriarchate in Istanbul and reunify Cyprus. She is also a founding member of the Greek-Israeli
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