ConFest Program & Activities
Conference & Poster Exhibition
Friday, May 08
Lectures will be conducted in both Greek and English and will be held in person, as well as online via live streaming.
Location: Alexander College, Larnaca
Attendance: In Person & Online
Lectures
14:15 – 14:45
Registrations
14:45 – 15:00
Opening / Welcome
15:00 – 15:30
15:30 – 16:00
16:00 – 16:30
Babis Schoinas: The Business of Design: Beyond the Canvas — Turning Creative Talent into Professional Success
16:30 – 16:45
Break
16:45 – 17:15
Marina Pavlova: Handmade Letters: What Calligraphy Taught Me About Design, Clients & Myself
17:15 – 17:45
Yiannis Hadjipanayis: Non-paid Political Advertising Follows: Graphic Applications through Political Design
17:45 – 18:15
Vassia Kalozoumi: The Poetry of Reinvention: Poetry, Motherhood & Creativity
18:15 – 18:30
Break
18:30 – 19:00
Lakis Argyrou: The Sound of Silence
19:00 – 19:30
Simon Pruciak: On a (Motor) Cycle the Frame Is Gone: Riding, Making, and the Poetics of Presence
19:30 – 20:00
Andrei Grosu: More than A Job
International Poster Contest
Awards Ceremony & Exhibition Inauguration
Open to the public / free entry
Exhibition Duration: 08/05 - 22/05/2026
20:00 – 20:30
“Poetry Speaks Loud” — Awards Ceremony
20:30 – 22:00
Poster Exhibition Inauguration & Networking
Workshops
Saturday, May 09
Workshops will be conducted in English & Greek and in-person only.
Attendance: In Person only
Workshops
Workshop [01]
The Design Business
Workshop Leader: Babis Schoinas
Time: 10:00-13:00
Location: Alexander College
Workshop [02]
Blackletter Calligraphy
Workshop Leader: Marina Pavlova
Time: 13:30-16:30
Location: Alexander College
Weekend Workshops
Sunday, May 10
Workshops will be conducted in English & Greek and in-person only.
Attendance: In Person only
Workshops
Workshop [03]
The Sound of Silence
Workshop Leader: Lakis Argyrou
Time: 10:30-13:30
Location: Alexander College
Lectures
14:15 – 14:45
Registrations
14:45 – 15:00
Opening / Welcome
15:00 – 15:30
Panayiotis Voulgaris: Designing Intelligence: Artificial Intelligence as a Pedagogical Tool in Visual Communication Education
15:30 – 16:00
Kostas Kanellopoulos: The “New Language” of Communication: From Static Images to AI Video
16:00 – 16:30
Babis Schoinas: The Business of Design: Beyond the Canvas — Turning Creative Talent into Professional Success
16:30 – 16:45
Break
16:45 – 17:15
Marina Pavlova: Handmade Letters: What Calligraphy Taught Me About Design, Clients & Myself
17:15 – 17:45
Yiannis Hadjipanayis: Non-paid Political Advertising Follows: Graphic Applications through Political Design
17:45 – 18:15
Vassia Kalozoumi: The Poetry of Reinvention: Poetry, Motherhood & Creativity
18:15 – 18:30
Break
18:30 – 19:00
Lakis Argyrou: The Sound of Silence
19:00 – 19:30
Simon Pruciak: On a (Motor) Cycle the Frame Is Gone: Riding, Making, and the Poetics of Presence
19:30 – 20:00
Andrei Grosu: More than a Job
International Poster Contest
Awards Ceremony & Exhibition Inauguration
Open to the public / free entry
Exhibition Duration: 08/05 - 22/05/2026
20:00 – 20:30
International Poster Contest
“Poetry Speaks Loud” — Awards Ceremony
20:30 – 22:00
Poster Exhibition Opening & Networking
Workshops
Saturday, May 9
Workshops will be conducted in English & Greek.
Attendance: In Person only
Workshops
Workshop [01]
The Design Business
Workshop Leader: Babis Schoinas
Time: 10:00-13:00
Location: Alexander College
Workshop [02]
Blackletter Calligraphy
Workshop Leader: Marina Pavlova
Time: 13:30-16:30
Location: Alexander College
Workshops
Sunday, May 10
Workshops will be conducted in English & Greek.
Attendance: In Person only
Workshops
Workshop [03]
The Sound of Silence
Workshop Leader: Lakis Argyrou
Time: 10:30-13:30
Location: Alexander College