The Rector of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Professor Gerasimos Siasos has the honour of inviting you to the Opening Ceremony of the Medical Forum entitled: The Annual “Silk Road Universities Network” Medical Forum: The Ethical Legacy of Hippocrates in 21st Century Medicine.
The conference is co-organised by the Department of History of Medicine and Medical Ethics of the Medical School of the University of Athens, The Silk-Road Medical Forum, The Silk-Road Universities Network (SUN) and the International Hippocratic Foundation of Kos.
The ceremony will take place on Tuesday, 13th October 2026, at 9:00 a.m. in the Great Hall of the University of Athens (Main Building, 30 Panepistimiou Street).
Programme
Welcome address by the Vice-Rector for Academic Αffairs, International Relations and Extroversion of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Professor Sofia Papaioannou.
Οpening Ceremony by the Presidents of Student Medical Associations.
Address by:
− Professor Sungdon Hwang, General Secretary, Silk Road Universities Network (SUN)
− Emeritus Professor Nikolaos Papantoniou, Medical School of the University of Athens, President of the International Hippocratic Foundation of Kos
− Professor Marianna Karamanou, Medical School of the University of Athens
− Associate Professor Jonathan McFarland, Universidad de Pompeu, Fabra, Barcelona, President of the International Οrganization “The Doctor as a Humanist”.
Roundtable discussion on the topic of “Hippocrates in the Age of AI”
Speakers:
− Vice-Rector of the University of Athens, Professor Sophia Papaioannou
− Assistant Professor Ioannis Nikolakakis, Medical School, University of Athens
− Lecturer Susana Magalhaes, Head of the Research Unit, Institute for Health Research and Innovation, University of Porto (online)
− Associate Professor Ourania Varsou, University of Glasgow
Moderator: Associate Professor Jonathan McFarland