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PHAICON24
Post-Humanism & Artificial Intelligence
International Conference
Divani Caravel Hotel - Athens - Greece
18-21 Nov 2024
The conference is OPEN to all attendees, with FREE access
to both in-person sessions and the online stream
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on at least three of the four days of the conference
AIM AND PURPOSE OF PHAICON 24
From the humanism of Modernity and the Enlightenment there sprang great confidence in
the ability of human reason and the potential of the human spirit to define not only the course of
our life but also our codes of values. What followed in the twentieth century did not confirm the
anthropological optimism of modernity
THEMATIC AREAS
Artificial Intelligence, trans-humanism and Post-humanism, Orthodox Anthropology and Pastoral Care
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Speakers' names in random order
Program
This conference run through all 4 days from 18- 21 Nov 2024.
Day 1
18 Nov 2024
Day 2
19 Nov 2024
Day 3
20 Nov 2024
Day 4
21 Nov 2024
OLYMPIA ROOM
Organizers’ welcome
Nikos Gouraros – Organizing Committee Chair
Organizers’ Addresses and Declaration of the opening of the proceedings of the Conference
Metropolitan Daniel of Kaisariani, Vyron and Ymittos
20:00-20:30
OLYMPIA ROOM
Keynote Speech – From the natural human within boundaries to the artificial post-human outside boundaries
Apostolos Nikolaïdis – Emeritus Professor ΝKUA – President St Maxim the Greek Institute
08:30-08:50
DAY OPENING REMARKS
Session Α1 Moderator: Fr. Athanasios Gikas (Dean of the Theological School AUTh)
Fr. Athanasios Gikas (Dean of the Theological School AUTh)
Parallel Session Α2 Moderator: Fr. John Parker (Dean of Saint Tikhon’s Theological Seminary, America)
Fr. John Parker (Dean of Saint Tikhon’s Theological Seminary, America)
‘When a person is honored, they do not understand’ (Ps. 48, 13)
Metropolitan Nikolaos of Mesogaia and Lavreotiki
Human vs. Hyper-Human and the Spiritual Senses
Dan Chitoiu (Professor at the University of Iași )
Trans-Humanism, Post-Humanism and Theology
Metropolitan Kyrillos of Krini (Professor at the NKUA)
From the biological person to the ‘post-human’: Practical examples and expectations, bioethical dilemmas and philosophical ramifications
Dr. Andreas Hatzihambis (Scientific Director at the Cyprus Center of Environmental Research and Education of the HML)
Orthodox Theology and metaverse: Contemporary pastoral challenges and perspectives
Konstantinos Kornarakis (Professor at the ΝKUA)
Post-humanism as theanthropism: on the dialectics of the two versions of “divine and human eros” – ONLINE PRESENTATION
Dimitrios Vasilakis (Assistant Professor at the University of Ioannina)
Session Α1 DISCUSSION
Konstantinos Kornarakis (Professor at the ΝKUA)
Fr. Athanasios Gikas (Dean of the Theological School AUTh)
Metropolitan Kyrillos of Krini (Professor at the NKUA)
Metropolitan Nikolaos of Mesogaia and Lavreotiki
09:45-10:00
OLYMPIA ROOM B
Parallel Session Α2 DISCUSSION
Dimitrios Vasilakis (Assistant Professor at the University of Ioannina)
Dr. Andreas Hatzihambis (Scientific Director at the Cyprus Center of Environmental Research and Education of the HML)
Dan Chitoiu (Professor at the University of Iași )
Fr. John Parker (Dean of Saint Tikhon’s Theological Seminary, America)
Hesychasm vs Trans-Humanism: Misreading Memory. An Orthodox Critique on MacLuhan’s vision for the Digital World
Archdeacon Spyridon Papavasileiou (MPhil, Environmental Planning and Architecture, University of Cambridge)
Artificial Intelligence: the problem of terminology
Metropolitan Ierotheos of Nafpaktos and Ayios Vlasios
Session Α3 Moderator: Metropolitan Kyrillos of Krini (Professor at NCUA)
Metropolitan Kyrillos of Krini (Professor at the NKUA)
Parallel Session Α4 Moderator: Christos N. Tsironis (Professor AUTh)
Christos N. Tsironis (Professor at the AUTh)
Artificial Intelligence – A theological approach
Archbishop Makarios of Australia
The digitalization of human identity and digital implants into the human organism – A theological approach according to the teaching of Saint Païsios the Athonite
Fr. Catalin Dobri (Reader in Theology at the University of Bucharest)
The Metaphysical Foundations of Transhumanism in Western Early Modernity Luís Miguel Martins – ONLINE PRESENTATION
Justino Carneiro (Assistant Professor at the University of Porto)
Capitalism of the AI mirror ONLINE PRESENTATION
Aleksandar Petrovic (Professor at the University of Belgrade)
Session Α3 DISCUSSION
Metropolitan Ierotheos of Nafpaktos and Ayios Vlasios
Aleksandar Petrovic (Professor at the University of Belgrade)
Archbishop Makarios of Australia
Metropolitan Kyrillos of Krini (Professor at the NKUA)
10:45-11:00
OLYMPIA ROOM B
Parallel Session Α4 DISCUSSION
Justino Carneiro (Assistant Professor at the University of Porto)
Fr. Catalin Dobri (Reader in Theology at the University of Bucharest)
Archdeacon Spyridon Papavasileiou (MPhil, Environmental Planning and Architecture, University of Cambridge)
Christos N. Tsironis (Professor at the AUTh)
11:00-11:30
Break – Refreshments
Session Α5 Moderator: Symeon Paschalidis (Professor at AUTh, Director of the Patriarchal Institute for Patristic Studies)
Symeon Paschalidis (Professor at the AUTh, Director of the Patriarchal Institute for Patristic Studies)
Parallel Session Α6 Moderator: Vasilis Konstantoudis (Lead Researcher, NCSR ‘Demokritos’)
Vasilis Konstantoudis (Lead Researcher at the NCSR ‘Demokritos’)
From the person of the love of God to the post-person of the era of AI – Salto mortale or much ado about nothing?
Metropolitan Ioustinos of Kalamaria and Nea Krini
What does transhumanism teach us about the contemporary repositioning of the religion – technology boundary?
Franck Damour (ETHICS EA 7446, Catholic University of Lille)
David Doat (ETHICS EA 7446, Catholic University of Lille)
11:45-12:00
OLYMPIA ROOM A
People, their neighbor, and Christian society in Biblical Theology according to post-modernism
Christos Economou (Professor, Chairman of the Department of Theology at the University of Nicosia)
11:45-12:00
OLYMPIA ROOM B
Becoming gods by technology; the continuation of the Fall-ONLINE PRESENTATION
Fr. Patrick Dr. John Ramsey (Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies (IOCS), Cambridge)
Theanthropism according to Saint Justin Popović
Fr. Vasileios Kalliakmanis (Professor at the AUTh)
On the argument from origins-ONLINE PRESENTATION
Sebastian Moldovan (Professor at the University of Sibiu)
12:15-12:30
OLYMPIA ROOM A
Session Α5 discussioN
Fr. Vasileios Kalliakmanis (Professor at the AUTh)
Christos Economou (Professor, Chairman of the Department of Theology at the University of Nicosia)
Metropolitan Ioustinos of Kalamaria and Nea Krini
Symeon Paschalidis (Professor at the AUTh, Director of the Patriarchal Institute for Patristic Studies)
12:15-12:30
OLYMPIA ROOM B
Parallel Session Α6 DISCUSSION
Franck Damour (ETHICS EA 7446, Catholic University of Lille)
Sebastian Moldovan (Professor at the University of Sibiu)
Fr. Patrick Dr. John Ramsey (Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies (IOCS), Cambridge)
David Doat (ETHICS EA 7446, Catholic University of Lille)
Vasilis Konstantoudis (Lead Researcher at the NCSR ‘Demokritos’)
Human flourishing requires transhumanist flourishing
David W. Wood (Executive Director Longevity Escape Velocity – LEV)
Session Α7 Moderator: Kostas Theologou (Professor at the NTUA)
Kostas Theologou (Professor at the NTUA)
Parallel Session Α8 Moderator: Fr. Dan Sandu (Associate Professor at the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University)
Fr. Dan Sandu (Associate Professor at the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University
Theological Anthropology and Transhumanist Metanthropology: Challenges, Convergences, and Divergencies
Alexandros Batalias (PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge
Towards a Christian transhumanism
Marc Roux (Chairman of the French Union of Transhumanists)
Ethical Transformations in the Context of the Transhumanist Project: From Applied to Adapted Ethics
Marius Markuckas (Assistant Professor at the University of Vilnius)
Orthodox Anthropology and Trans-Humanism-ONLINE PRESENTATION
Rev. Vadim Dudkin (Senior Lecturer at the International Institute of Management and Business, Minsk, Belarus)
The ethical principle of autonomy confronted by the challenges of post-humanism
Nikolaos Koios (Associate Professor at the AUTh)
Session Α7 DISCUSSION
Kostas Theologou (Professor at the NTUA)
Nikolaos Koios (Associate Professor at the AUTh)
Marc Roux (Chairman of the French Union of Transhumanists)
David W. Wood (Executive Director Longevity Escape Velocity – LEV)
13:15-13:30
OLYMPIA ROOM B
Parallel Session Α8 DISCUSSION
Rev. Vadim Dudkin (Senior Lecturer at the International Institute of Management and Business, Minsk, Belarus)
Marius Markuckas (Assistant Professor at the University of Vilnius)
Alexandros Batalias (PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge
Fr. Dan Sandu (Associate Professor at the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University
13:30
END OF MORNING SESSIONS
Parallel Session Α10 President: Dr. Georgios Karagiannis (Electrical & Computer Engineer Scientific Director, ORMYLIA Foundation)
Dr. Georgios Karagiannis (Electrical & Computer Engineer Scientific Director, ORMYLIA Foundation)
Session Α9 Moderator: Bishop Apostolos of Tanagra (Post doc on autism, PhD, Med, Office Director of the Representation Office of the Church of Greece in Brussels)
Bishop Apostolos of Tanagra (Post doc on autism, PhD, Med, Office Director of the Representation Office of the Church of Greece in Brussels)
Human Beings as Icons of the Suffering Christ
Dan Hinshaw (Emeritus Professor at the University of Michigan)
The meaning of “nous” according to Gregory Palamas and the formalism of artificial intelligence
Fr. Grigorios Stamkopoulos (Associate Professor at the AUTh)
Τhe making of Man according to the teachings of Gregory of Nyssa
Nikos Nikolaïdis (Emeritus Professor at the ΝKUA)
The emergence of the improved human- of the posthuman. Myth, progress or decline? The counter proposal of Orthodox Pastoral Theology
Fr. Christoforos Chronis (Faculty Member at the Theological School, NKUA)
Transhumanist elements in modern philosophical thought from Descartes to Nietzsche
Viorel Vizureanu (Professor at the University of Bucharest)
Artificial Intelligence and the Code of Ethics in Church Administration: topical issues and contemporary challenges
Eleni Palioura (PhD Candidate in Ecclesiastical Law at the Athens School of Law)
Dr. Ioannis Kastanas (Laboratory Teaching Staff at the School of Law, University of Neapolis, Pafos)
15:30-15:45
OLYMPIA ROOM A
Session Α9 DISCUSSION
Viorel Vizureanu (Professor at the University of Bucharest)
Nikos Nikolaïdis (Emeritus Professor at the ΝKUA)
Dan Hinshaw (Emeritus Professor at the University of Michigan)
Bishop Apostolos of Tanagra (Post doc on autism, PhD, Med, Office Director of the Representation Office of the Church of Greece in Brussels)
15:30-15:45
OLYMPIA ROOM B
Parallel Session Α10 DISCUSSION
Eleni Palioura (PhD Candidate in Ecclesiastical Law at the Athens School of Law)
Fr. Christoforos Chronis (Faculty Member at the Theological School, NKUA)
Fr. Grigorios Stamkopoulos (Associate Professor at the AUTh)
Dr. Georgios Karagiannis (Electrical & Computer Engineer Scientific Director, ORMYLIA Foundation)
Improvement, Reinforcement and Posthuman ism: The boundaries, challenges and temptations
Petros Panayiotopoulos (Associate Professor at the AUTh)
Session Α11 Fr. Bassam Nassif (Associate Professor, University of Balamand)
Fr. Bassam Nassif (Associate Professor at the University of Balamand)
Parallel Session Α12 Moderator: Dn. Sampson Ryan R. Nash (Professor at the University of Ohio)
Dn Sampson Ryan R. Nash (Professor at the University of Ohio)
Pastoral responsibility and contemporary ideology regarding the redefinition of marriage
Fr. Athanasios Gikas (Dean of the Theological School AUTh)
Human sex and identity according to medical science
Dr. Georgios Koios (Endocrinologist)
Artificial Intelligence is putting pressure on us to find out value and purpose in life
Dimopoulos Christos (MSc Astrophysics)
Ideal motherhood in the era of post modernism
Dr. Kostas Sfakianoudis (Obstetrician/Gynecologist)
Pastoral Care in the Age of AI and Meta-Humanism: A survey case study in the congregation of St. George Greek Orthodox Parish in Media, PA-ONLINE PRESENTATION
Fr. Zisis Lappas, (Vicar of Saint George’s Church, Media, Pennsylvania)
Session Α11 DISCUSSION
Fr. Bassam Nassif (Associate Professor at the University of Balamand)
Dr. Kostas Sfakianoudis (Obstetrician/Gynecologist)
Dr. Georgios Koios (Endocrinologist)
Fr. Athanasios Gikas (Dean of the Theological School AUTh)
Parallel Session Α12 DISCUSSION
Dn Sampson Ryan R. Nash (Professor at the University of Ohio)
Fr. Zisis Lappas, (Vicar of Saint George’s Church, Media, Pennsylvania)
Dimopoulos Christos (MSc Astrophysics)
Petros Panayiotopoulos (Associate Professor at the AUTh)
16:45-17:15
Break – Refreshments
Parallel Session Α14 Moderator: Alexandra Ștefania Nadane (Doctor in Sociology, “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași)
Alexandra Ștefania Nadane (Doctor in Sociology at the “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași)
On a form of transhumanism: changing gender, sex and sexual orientation
Jean-Claude Larchet (Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and Theology)
Orthodox “Deification” versus Transhumanist ”Amortality” as Iconic Representations of the Human’s Call to the Highest
Fr. Dan Sandu (Associate Professor at the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University
Session Α13 Moderator: Fr. Dr. Konstantinos Kenanidis (General Secretary of the Office of the Orthodox Church at the European Union)
Fr. Dr. Konstantinos Kenanidis (General Secretary of the Office of the Orthodox Church at the European Union)
17:45-18:00
OLYMPIA ROOM B
Transhumanism and the “Therapeutic Self”-ONLINE PRESENTATION
Diana Faydysh (Doctoral Candidate, Pacifica Graduate Institute, California)
The Paris Declaration, political correctness and the woke culture
Konstantinos Kotsiopoulos (Professor at the AUTh)
Evlogeite!: What blessing could we give? An Orthodox Reflection One Year Hence on the impact on Orthodoxy of the Vatican’s Fiducia Supplicans
Fr. John Parker (Dean of Saint Tikhon’s Theological Seminary, America)
Posthumanism & The Storied Universe: Art & Literature’s Role in the Salvation of the World-ONLINE PRESENTATION
Jonathan Jackson (Actor, Writer and Musician)
Cancel Culture and Legal Implications for the Church
Dr. Adina Portaru (Senior Counsel for ADF International)
18:15-18:30
OLYMPIA ROOM B
Parallel Session Α14 DISCUSSION
Alexandra Ștefania Nadane (Doctor in Sociology at the “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași)
Jonathan Jackson (Actor, Writer and Musician)
Diana Faydysh (Doctoral Candidate, Pacifica Graduate Institute, California)
Fr. Dan Sandu (Associate Professor at the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University
18:30-19:00
OLYMPIA ROOM A
Session Α13 DISCUSSION
Dr. Adina Portaru (Senior Counsel for ADF International)
Konstantinos Kotsiopoulos (Professor at the AUTh)
Jean-Claude Larchet (Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and Theology)
Fr. Dr. Konstantinos Kenanidis (General Secretary of the Office of the Orthodox Church at the European Union)
Fr. John Parker (Dean of Saint Tikhon’s Theological Seminary, America)
Session Α15 Moderator: Christos Arabatzis (Professor at AUTh)
Christos Arabatzis (Professor at the AUTh)
Parallel Session Α16 Moderator: Fr. Christoforos Chronis (Faculty of the School of Theology ΝKUA)
Fr. Christoforos Chronis (Faculty Member at the Theological School, NKUA)
Woke indoctrination in the educational institutions of the west in post-humanistic context-ONLINE PRESENTATION
Fr. Lambros Kamberidis (Doctor of Byzantine Studies)
19:00-19:15
OLYMPIA ROOM B
Artificial intelligence at the service of biomedical technology and diagnostic science and preservation of cultural heritage objects, The example of the ΟΡΜΥΛΙΑ Foundation
Dr. Georgios Karagiannis (Electrical & Computer Engineer Scientific Director, ORMYLIA Foundation)
Transgenderism and its pastoral implications. A Critical Study from an Orthodox Bioethical Perspective
Richard Badran (PhD candidate at the University of Balamand)
From the fourth industrial revolution to the revolution of artificial intelligence (AI). Re-imagining education with new tools
Dr. Kostas Zorbas (General Director of the Orthodox Academy of Crete)
Incels as the off-spring of ‘woke culture
Maria Loupidou (MSc. Politics and Communication)
Bioethical approach to the use of technology in palliative care
Dr. Kleanthis E. Nizamis (PostDoc, Αdjunct Lecturer at the AUTh Public relations and communication ORMYLIA Foundation)
Session Α15 DISCUSSION
Maria Loupidou (MSc. Politics and Communication)
Richard Badran (PhD candidate at the University of Balamand)
Fr. Lambros Kamberidis (Doctor of Byzantine Studies)
Christos Arabatzis (Professor at the AUTh)
19:45-20:00
OLYMPIA ROOM B
Parallel Session Α16 DISCUSSION
Dr. Kleanthis E. Nizamis (PostDoc, Αdjunct Lecturer at the AUTh Public relations and communication ORMYLIA Foundation)
Dr. Kostas Zorbas (General Director of the Orthodox Academy of Crete)
Fr. Christoforos Chronis (Faculty Member at the Theological School, NKUA)
Dr. Georgios Karagiannis (Electrical & Computer Engineer Scientific Director, ORMYLIA Foundation)
20:00
END OF THE DAY
08:30-08:50
DAY OPENING REMARKS
Session Β1 Moderator: Hank Hanegraaff (Chairman of the Christian Research Institute)
Hank Hanegraaff (Chairman of the Christian Research Institute)
Parallel Session Β2 Moderator: Petros Panayiotopoulos (Assistant Professor at AUTh)
Petros Panayiotopoulos (Associate Professor at the AUTh)
The ideological presuppositions of the metahumanism
George Contogeorgis (Prof. Former Rector at Panteion University)
Artificial intelligence – a balanced view
Ioannis Ieropoulos (Professor at the University of Southampton)
The postmodern origins of conceptual confusion and the values of lifeworld (Lebenswelt ): incubating totalitarian institutions in a “woke culture” society
Kostas Theologou (Professor at the NTUA)
The vulnerability of healthcare actors regarding the use of Artificial Intelligence algorithms Monica Turinici – ONLINE PRESENTATION
Dr. Monica Turinici, (Doctor of Health Administration, Biostatistician)
Woke culture in religious Education in schools
Ioanna Komninou (Associate Professor at the ΝKUA)
Religion, Science and Technology: An Orthodox Perspective-ONLINE PRESENTATION
Katina Michael (Professor, Arizona State University, USA)
Michael G. Michael, (Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Wollongong, Australia)
Session Β1 DISCUSSION
Hank Hanegraaff (Chairman of the Christian Research Institute)
Ioanna Komninou (Associate Professor at the ΝKUA)
Kostas Theologou (Professor at the NTUA)
George Contogeorgis (Prof. Former Rector at Panteion University)
09:45-10:00
OLYMPIA ROOM B
Parallel Session Β2 DISCUSSION
Katina Michael (Professor, Arizona State University, USA)
Michael G. Michael, (Honorary Associate Professor at the University of Wollongong, Australia)
Dr. Monica Turinici, (Doctor of Health Administration, Biostatistician)
Ioannis Ieropoulos (Professor at the University of Southampton)
Petros Panayiotopoulos (Associate Professor at the AUTh)
Session Β3 Moderator: Jean-Claude Larchet (Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and Theology)
Jean-Claude Larchet (Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and Theology)
Parallel Session Β4 Moderator: Dan Chitoiu (Professor at the University of Iași)
Dan Chitoiu (Professor at the University of Iași )
Human Will and Freedom from Passions: The Change of a Homosexual Orientation
Fr. Bassam Nassif (Associate Professor at the University of Balamand)
Strategic Communication of the term «Posthuman»
Dr. Petros D. Damianos (Teaching Staff at the NTUA)
10:15-10:30
OLYMPIA ROOM A
The Flesh, Strange Flesh, and Estranged Flesh Patristic and Canonical Paradigms for a Dogmatic Response to the Sexual Revolution
Fr. Ignatius Green (Lecturer at the Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary, Jordanville)
Has our Christian Orthodox Anthropology to change under the pressure of AI and Virtual Reality recent developments? A theological perspective about Human and Reality enhancement
Fr. Răzvan Andrei Ionescu (Coordinator in the field of Theology and Science at the Centre Orthodoxe d’Etudes et de Recherches ‘Dumitru Stăniloae’)
10:30-10:45
OLYMPIA ROOM A
Let it Be: Reflections on Striving to Simply be Orthodox in an American Parish
Fr. Andreas G. Houpos (Vicar of Saint Nektarios’ Church, Char lotte, North Carolina)
After the human, beyond the human or towards the human?
Christos N. Tsironis (Professor at the AUTh)
10:45-11:00
OLYMPIA ROOM A
Session Β3 DISCUSSION
Fr. Andreas G. Houpos (Vicar of Saint Nektarios’ Church, Char lotte, North Carolina)
Fr. Ignatius Green (Lecturer at the Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary, Jordanville)
Fr. Bassam Nassif (Associate Professor at the University of Balamand)
Jean-Claude Larchet (Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and Theology)
10:45-11:00
OLYMPIA ROOM B
Parallel Session Β4 DISCUSSION
Fr. Răzvan Andrei Ionescu (Coordinator in the field of Theology and Science at the Centre Orthodoxe d’Etudes et de Recherches ‘Dumitru Stăniloae’)
Dr. Petros D. Damianos (Teaching Staff at the NTUA)
Christos N. Tsironis (Professor at the AUTh)
Dan Chitoiu (Professor at the University of Iași )
Session Β5 Moderator: Ioannis A. Daglis (Professor at NKUA, President of the Hellenic Space Center)
Ioannis A. Daglis (Professor at the NKUA, President of the Hellenic Space Center)
Parallel Session Β6 Moderator: Fr. Catalin Dobri (Faculty of Theology, University of Bucharest)
Fr. Catalin Dobri (Reader in Theology at the University of Bucharest)
Post humanism Ethos: from a meta-anthropologic to e meta-ethics «logos» of AI
Constantine Psimopoulos (Professor at the Harvard Medical School)
The right to religious participation as a fundamental human right and the dangers which arise from the use of Artificial Intelligence
Maria Giannakaki (EU Rapporteur at the Council of Europe)
On the ethics surrounding the use of Generative Artificial Intelligence on matters of faith
Ziad Kobti (Professor at the University of Windsor)
Philosophical education and Democracy as necessary terms for the control of artificial intelligence and its systems
Kostas Tsiantis (Professor at the University of West Attica)
Humbly Human: On the Promise and Peril of Artificial Intelligence, Rights, and Ethics
Dn Sampson Ryan R. Nash (Professor at the University of Ohio)
12:00-12:15
OLYMPIA ROOM B
Artificial intelligence: (not)limited in imitation?
Fr. Sorin-Grigore Vulcănescu (Assistant Professor at the University of Craiova)
Session Β5 DISCUSSION
Dn Sampson Ryan R. Nash (Professor at the University of Ohio)
Ziad Kobti (Professor at the University of Windsor)
Constantine Psimopoulos (Professor at the Harvard Medical School)
Ioannis A. Daglis (Professor at the NKUA, President of the Hellenic Space Center)
Parallel Session Β6 DISCUSSION
Fr. Sorin-Grigore Vulcănescu (Assistant Professor at the University of Craiova)
Kostas Tsiantis (Professor at the University of West Attica)
Maria Giannakaki (EU Rapporteur at the Council of Europe)
Fr. Catalin Dobri (Reader in Theology at the University of Bucharest)
Session Β7 Moderator: Ziad Kobti (Professor at the University of Windsor)
Ziad Kobti (Professor at the University of Windsor)
Parallel Session B8 Moderator: Ioannis Ieropoulos (Chair in Environmental Engineering, Civil, University of Southampton)
Ioannis Ieropoulos (Professor at the University of Southampton)
The current state of responsible AI: the crossroads of AI in 2024-ONLINE PRESENTATION
Georg M. V. Olowson (AI Governance Leader, D/A/CH at IBM)
The contrast between wisdom and the texts generated by artificial intelligence ONLINE PRESENTATION
Stefan Trausan-Matu (Professor at the University of Bucharest)
12:45-13:00
OLYMPIA ROOM A
Artificial Intelligence in Space Research: Benefits and Ethical Considerations
Ioannis A. Daglis (Professor at the NKUA, President of the Hellenic Space Center)
12:45-13:00
OLYMPIA ROOM B
Conversational AI systems as inauthentic other – an explorative analysis of the ethical challenges
Mihai Maftei (M.A. – Researcher on ethics and responsible development of AI systems)
Artificial Intelligence in Astrophysics and Cosmology Research: Benefits and Limitations
Kanaris Tsinganos (Emeritus Professor at the ΝKUA)
13:00-13:15
OLYMPIA ROOM B
What do they tell us about abortion chatbots in 2024 and why?
Alexandra Ștefania Nadane (Doctor in Sociology at the “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași)
Session Β7 DISCUSSION
Kanaris Tsinganos (Emeritus Professor at the ΝKUA)
Georg M. V. Olowson (AI Governance Leader, D/A/CH at IBM)
Ziad Kobti (Professor at the University of Windsor)
Ioannis A. Daglis (Professor at the NKUA, President of the Hellenic Space Center)
13:15-13:30
OLYMPIA ROOM B
Parallel Session B8 DISCUSSION
Alexandra Ștefania Nadane (Doctor in Sociology at the “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași)
Mihai Maftei (M.A. – Researcher on ethics and responsible development of AI systems)
Stefan Trausan-Matu (Professor at the University of Bucharest)
Ioannis Ieropoulos (Professor at the University of Southampton)
13:30
END OF MORNING SESSIONS
Session B9 Moderator: Dan Hinshaw (Emeritus Professor, University of Michigan)
Dan Hinshaw (Emeritus Professor at the University of Michigan)
Parallel Session B10 Moderator: Mihai Maftei (M.A. – Researcher on ethics and responsible development of AI systems)
Mihai Maftei (M.A. – Researcher on ethics and responsible development of AI systems)
14:45-15:00
OLYMPIA ROOM A
The importance of artificial intelligence in the study and use of the human genome
Stylianos Antonarakis (Emeritus Professor at the University of Geneva Medical School)
From Aristotle to AI: Envisioning a PostHuman Future Through Automated Agency-ONLINE PRESENTATION
Emmanouil Vlatakis (Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Can Artificial Intelligence replace the “Nous”?
Ioannis Antoniou (Professor at the AUTh)
AI and the Legitimization of Violence? Identity, Gnosticism, and Language in the Technological Society-ONLINE PRESENTATION
Fr. dcn Matthew Vest (Associate Professor at the University of Ohio)
15:15-15:30
OLYMPIA ROOM A
Transhumanism, Post Humanism, and the Struggle Against Mortality as Reflected in Medical Science-ONLINE PRESENTATION
Fr. Hieromonk Kenneth Alonso, MD (Retired Professor of Medicine and Pathology, PhD in Theology)
15:15-15:30
OLYMPIA ROOM B
The emotionless WebCrawler: The contribution assesses the issue of human emotions linked to search engines or web crawling techniques-ONLINE PRESENTATION
Fr. Václav Ježek (Faculty Member at the Charles University, Prague; University of Prešov)
15:30-15:45
OLYMPIA ROOM A
Session B9 DISCUSSION
Fr. Hieromonk Kenneth Alonso, MD (Retired Professor of Medicine and Pathology, PhD in Theology)
Ioannis Antoniou (Professor at the AUTh)
Stylianos Antonarakis (Emeritus Professor at the University of Geneva Medical School)
Dan Hinshaw (Emeritus Professor at the University of Michigan)
15:30-15:45
OLYMPIA ROOM B
Parallel Session B10 DISCUSSION
Fr. Václav Ježek (Faculty Member at the Charles University, Prague; University of Prešov)
Fr. dcn Matthew Vest (Associate Professor at the University of Ohio)
Emmanouil Vlatakis (Professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Mihai Maftei (M.A. – Researcher on ethics and responsible development of AI systems)
Session B11 Moderator: Fr. Andreas G. Houpos (Vicar of Saint Nektarios’ Church Charlotte, North Carolina)
Fr. Andreas G. Houpos (Vicar of Saint Nektarios’ Church, Char lotte, North Carolina)
PARALLEL SESSION B12 – MODERATOR Maria Giannakaki (EU Rapporteur, Council of Europe)
Maria Giannakaki (EU Rapporteur at the Council of Europe)
15:45-16:00
OLYMPIA ROOM A
Gender Ideology as a Bridge to a Post-Human Future
Dr. Jay Richards (Director and Senior Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation, Washington)
The contribution of AI to the dialogue between science and theology
Vasilis Konstantoudis (Lead Researcher at the NCSR ‘Demokritos’)
Paradisiacal Transformation of the Cosmos
Hank Hanegraaff (Chairman of the Christian Research Institute)
A Faceless Icon: AI and Human Flourishing-ONLINE PRESENTATION
Dr. Sigurd Lefsrud (Professor at the Holy Trinity College, Zimbabwe)
Transhumanism as a religion of technology
Adrian Lemeni (Professor at the University of Bucharest)
16:15-16:30
OLYMPIA ROOM B
The “Nous” of Christ and Artificial Intelligence
Dr. Despina Ioannou-Vasileiou (Faculty Member at the University of Nicosia)
16:30-16:45
OLYMPIA ROOM A
Qi, Post-humanism, and Deification: Toward a Constructive Chinese Theology of Deification. How have Chinese Christianities responded to the tantamount challenges of post-humanism? – ONLINE PRESENTATION
Jacob (Chengwei) Feng (Postdoctoral Scholar at the Fuller Theological Seminary)
Deification in an Age of Artificial Intelligence-ONLINE PRESENTATION
Mark Graves (Research director AI & Faith)
Lazar Supic (Researcher at the University of California, Berkeley
16:45-17:15
OLYMPIA ROOM A
Session B11 DISCUSSION
Hank Hanegraaff (Chairman of the Christian Research Institute)
Jacob (Chengwei) Feng (Postdoctoral Scholar at the Fuller Theological Seminary)
Adrian Lemeni (Professor at the University of Bucharest)
Dr. Jay Richards (Director and Senior Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation, Washington)
Fr. Andreas G. Houpos (Vicar of Saint Nektarios’ Church, Char lotte, North Carolina)
16:45-17:15
ATHENS VIEW RΟΟΜ
Parallel Session B12 DISCUSSION
Mark Graves (Research director AI & Faith)
Lazar Supic (Researcher at the University of California, Berkeley
Dr. Despina Ioannou-Vasileiou (Faculty Member at the University of Nicosia)
Dr. Sigurd Lefsrud (Professor at the Holy Trinity College, Zimbabwe)
Maria Giannakaki (EU Rapporteur at the Council of Europe)
Vasilis Konstantoudis (Lead Researcher at the NCSR ‘Demokritos’)
17:30-18:00
Break – Refreshments
18:00-19:00
OLYMPIA ROOM A
PLENARY SESSION ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ROUND TABLE – Coordinator: Evangelos Protopapadakis (Professor at ΝKUA)
Efthymios Nikolaidis (Emeritus Research Director at the N.H.R.F)
Evangelos Protopapadakis (Professor at the ΝKUA)
Ioannis Antoniou (Professor at the AUTh)
Stylianos Antonarakis (Emeritus Professor at the University of Geneva Medical School)
Mihai Maftei (M.A. – Researcher on ethics and responsible development of AI systems)
Ziad Kobti (Professor at the University of Windsor)
19:00
END OF THE DAY
06:30-09:30
SAINT GEORGE’S CHURCH, RIZAREIO – OPPOSITE THE ATHENS WAR MUSEUM (Chanting by the Greek Byzantine Choir)
10:40-10:50
DAY OPENING REMARKS
Session C1 Moderator: Nikos Koios (Associate Professor at AUTh)
Nikolaos Koios (Associate Professor at the AUTh)
Parallel Session C2 Moderator: Fr. Răzvan Andrei Ionescu (Coordinator in the field of Theology at Science at the Orthodoxe Centre d’Etudes et de Recherches ‘Dumitru Stăniloae’
Fr. Răzvan Andrei Ionescu (Coordinator in the field of Theology and Science at the Centre Orthodoxe d’Etudes et de Recherches ‘Dumitru Stăniloae’)
Rightsism and Human Rights in the context of Patristic anthropology
Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Messinia (Professor at the ΝKUA)
Theological reflections of human as artificial consciousness creator in his image and likeness
Maria Douka (Department of Eastern Church Studies, University College Stockholm, Sweden)
Dr. Paris Tsachouridis, (Department of Eastern Church Studies, University College Stockholm, Sweden)
Making Human Rights Orthodox
David Bradshaw (Professor at the University of Kentucky)
11:15-11:30
OLYMPIA ROOM B
AI and spiritual life, AI and theology. Deceptions and impostures?-ONLINE PRESENTATION
Dr. Magdalena Burlacu (Post-graduate Researcher at the University of Fribourg)
The ‘great in small’ human of Orthodox theology and the ‘posthuman’ of the digital world
Vasileios A. Tsingos (Professor at the AUTh)
The Paradox of Transhumanism: The Search for Rest and Contemplation in an Ever-Evolving World-ONLINE PRESENTATION
Laurentiu Gheorghe (Associate Professor at the University of Bucharest)
Session C1 DISCUSSION
David Bradshaw (Professor at the University of Kentucky)
Vasileios A. Tsingos (Professor at the AUTh)
Metropolitan Chrysostomos of Messinia (Professor at the ΝKUA)
Nikolaos Koios (Associate Professor at the AUTh)
11:45-12:00
OLYMPIA ROOM B
Parallel Session C2 DISCUSSION
Laurentiu Gheorghe (Associate Professor at the University of Bucharest)
Dr. Magdalena Burlacu (Post-graduate Researcher at the University of Fribourg)
Maria Douka (Department of Eastern Church Studies, University College Stockholm, Sweden)
Dr. Paris Tsachouridis, (Department of Eastern Church Studies, University College Stockholm, Sweden)
Fr. Răzvan Andrei Ionescu (Coordinator in the field of Theology and Science at the Centre Orthodoxe d’Etudes et de Recherches ‘Dumitru Stăniloae’)
Session C3 Moderator: Apostolos Nikolaïdis (Emeritus Professor NKUA)
Apostolos Nikolaïdis – Emeritus Professor ΝKUA – President St Maxim the Greek Institute
12:00-12:15
OLYMPIA ROOM A
Holiness and the unhallowing of life and the world
Archimandrite Elissaios (Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Simonos Petras, Holy Mountain)
12:15-12:30
OLYMPIA ROOM A
The Undistorted Image: Man as the tabernacle of the Divine Energies
Archimandrite Peter ( Abbot of the Holy Monastery of St. John the Baptist, Essex)
The discourse of those perfect in Christ – Response to the discourse of Artificial Intelligence
Metropolitan of Limassol Athanasios
12:45-13:00
OLYMPIA ROOM A
Session C3 DISCUSSION
Metropolitan of Limassol Athanasios
Archimandrite Peter ( Abbot of the Holy Monastery of St. John the Baptist, Essex)
Archimandrite Elissaios (Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Simonos Petras, Holy Mountain)
Apostolos Nikolaïdis – Emeritus Professor ΝKUA – President St Maxim the Greek Institute
13:00
END OF MORNING SESSIONS
Session C4 Moderator: David Bradshaw (Professor of the University of Kentucky)
David Bradshaw (Professor at the University of Kentucky)
Parallel Session C5 Moderator: Dr. Petros Damianos (Faculty Member at NTUA)
Dr. Petros D. Damianos (Teaching Staff at the NTUA)
‘Then she left her water-jar…’ (Jn. 4, 29): The Means and the Person in the encounter between artificial intelligence and Pastoral Theology
Sister Parakliti (ΤhD, Psychotherapist)
eCatechism, Digital Literacy and Artificial Intelligence in modern parish life and action: trends, challenges security and accessibility
Fr. Theodoros Tsabatzidis (PhD Ionian University)
After Transhumanism: Outlines of Deep Essentialism
Seraphim Bruce Foltz (Emeritus Professor at the Eckerd College)
The creation of cultural content with the embodiment of applications of artificial intelligence and augmented reality
Georgios Patseas, (PhD candidate at the AUTh)
What is a human being? Theology, the neurobiology of the unconscious and artificial intelligence
Fr. Nikolaos Loudovikos (Professor at the University of Ioannina)
Utilizing Artificial Intelligence applications in the energy sector to build resilience against climate crisis
Dr. Spiros Kiartzis (Director of Alternative Sources of Energy and New Technologies, HELLENiQ ENERGY
Dr. Katerina Tsita (Laboratory Teaching Staff AUTh)
Session C4 DISCUSSION
Fr. Nikolaos Loudovikos (Professor at the University of Ioannina)
Seraphim Bruce Foltz (Emeritus Professor at the Eckerd College)
Sister Parakliti (ΤhD, Psychotherapist)
David Bradshaw (Professor at the University of Kentucky)
15:15-15:30
OLYMPIA ROOM B
Parallel Session C5 DISCUSSION
Dr. Spiros Kiartzis (Director of Alternative Sources of Energy and New Technologies, HELLENiQ ENERGY
Dr. Katerina Tsita (Laboratory Teaching Staff AUTh)
Georgios Patseas, (PhD candidate at the AUTh)
Fr. Theodoros Tsabatzidis (PhD Ionian University)
Dr. Petros D. Damianos (Teaching Staff at the NTUA)
Session C6 Moderator Fr. Vasileios Kalliakmanis (Professor AUTh)
Fr. Vasileios Kalliakmanis (Professor at the AUTh)
The transition from the psychological to the ontological plane
Archimandrite Zacharias, (Holy Monastery of St. John the Baptist, Essex)
15:45-16:00
OLYMPIA ROOM A
The importance of human reflection
Archimandrite Efraim (Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, Holy Mountain)
In search of the real human person
Georgios Mantzaridis (Emeritus Professor at the AUTh)
Session C6 DISCUSSION
Georgios Mantzaridis (Emeritus Professor at the AUTh)
Archimandrite Efraim (Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, Holy Mountain)
Archimandrite Zacharias, (Holy Monastery of St. John the Baptist, Essex)
Fr. Vasileios Kalliakmanis (Professor at the AUTh)
17:00-18:00
OLYMPIA ROOM A
PLENARY SESSION POSTHUMANISM ROUND TABLE
Fr. Nikolaos Loudovikos (Professor at the University of Ioannina)
David Bradshaw (Professor at the University of Kentucky)
Archimandrite Efraim (Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, Holy Mountain)
Archimandrite Peter ( Abbot of the Holy Monastery of St. John the Baptist, Essex)
Adrian Lemeni (Professor at the University of Bucharest)
Dr. Jay Richards (Director and Senior Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation, Washington)
18:00-19:00
OLYMPIA ROOM A
PLENARY SESSION PRESENTATION OF NEW PUBLICATIONS COORDINATOR: Fr. Konstantinos Kenanidis (General Secretary of the Office of the Orthodox Church at the European Union) «Confronting gender theory» of Jean-Claude Larchet (Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and Theology) (presented by Christos Arabatzis – Professor at AUTh) “The mystery of marriage amid deconstruction” by Fr. Bassam Nassif (Assistant Professor at the University of Balamand) (presented by Fr. Athanasios Gikas – Dean of the School of Theology AUTh)
Fr. Bassam Nassif (Associate Professor at the University of Balamand)
Christos Arabatzis (Professor at the AUTh)
Jean-Claude Larchet (Emeritus Professor of Philosophy and Theology)
Fr. Dr. Konstantinos Kenanidis (General Secretary of the Office of the Orthodox Church at the European Union)
Fr. Athanasios Gikas (Dean of the Theological School AUTh)
19:00-19:30
OLYMPIA ROOM
PHAICON24 CLOSING REMARKS – Archimandrite Efraim, Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopaidi, Holy Mountain
Archimandrite Efraim (Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, Holy Mountain)
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