In this Mixture of Experts interview from the NYSE Studios, Panathēnea co-founders, Lefteris Katsiadakis and Lars Rasmussen, join theCUBE’s John Furrier to share how they’re building a new kind of innovation festival at the intersection of technology, culture and entrepreneurship. Drawing inspiration from the ancient Athenian celebration of Athena, Panathēnea is reimagined as a global gathering of creators, founders, investors and artists aiming to spark serendipitous collisions and world-changing ideas.
Katsiadakis and Rasmussen recount how their collaboration began at Slush, leading to Panathēnea’s inaugural event in Athens with 3,100 attendees from 44 countries. They discuss the event’s unique format: morning conference sessions, 34 curated side events across the city and an unforgettable street party under the Parthenon. Highlights included appearances by Hugging Face’s Thomas Wolf, holographic keynotes from Canva’s founders and the formation of Kesha’s new startup, Smash, live on-site.
The conversation also explores why Greece’s post-crisis resilience and deep mathematical talent are fueling its emergence as one of Europe’s fastest-growing innovation ecosystems. Rasmussen shares his belief that recent breakthroughs in AI, including generative models, mark the most profound technological shift of our lifetimes and how Panathēnea aims to channel that momentum toward meaningful impact.
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In this Mixture of Experts interview from the NYSE Studios, Panathēnea co-founders, Lefteris Katsiadakis and Lars Rasmussen, join theCUBE’s John Furrier to share how they’re building a new kind of innovation festival at the intersection of technology, culture and entrepreneurship. Drawing inspiration from the ancient Athenian celebration of Athena, Panathēnea is reimagined as a global gathering of creators, founders, investors and artists aiming to spark serendipitous collisions and world-changing ideas.
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