Six years have passed since we heard from him Barack Obama say – in Greek – the words “hello”, “good evening”, “hospitality”, “fustanela”, “spinach pie” and “filotimo”, refer to the verse of Odysseus Elytis – “this world is small, megas”, but also Giannis Antetokounmpo of podium of the Cultural Center of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation, prompting enthusiastic applause from the audience. Those of us who watched the speech of the 44th President of the United States in person or live still remember the shocking speech about the Republic just a few days after the election campaign that announced the winner of D. Trump. . “The most important title in the Republic is not prime minister or president, but citizen,” he said, among other things.

As expected, yesterday’s news of his return Barack Obama in Athensnext June, on the occasion of the conference in the city of the program Obama Foundation Leaderswas greeted with enthusiasm. Mr. Obama will also attend SNF Nostos Conference (June 21, 22 and 23) at the SNFCC, where he will discuss ways to strengthen democratic culture and the importance of supporting a new generation of leaders with Andreas Drakopoulos, President of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation. Recall that the SNF supported both the construction of the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago and the implementation of the Obama Foundation’s leadership program.

The central theme of the SNF Nostos conference will be mental health. Among others, topics such as the profound impact of technology and the role of video games on mental health, the normalization of violence and its impact on children, the epidemic of loneliness and its consequences, and the impact of mental health on the post-war economy will be covered. pandemic, mental health in old age, mental trauma in trafficked women and children, and the development of promising new treatments and ensuring equal access to them. The SNF Nostos Conference is part of SNF Nostos organized by SNF at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC) in Athens from 20 to 23 June. The event, open to all, includes SNF Dialogues, SNF Nostos Run and concerts featuring international artists.