Dr. Agni Vlavianos-Arvanitis, Greece – President and Founder of the Biopolitics International Organisation
Professor Agni Vlavianos Arvanitis founded the Biopolitics International Organisation (B.I.O.) in Athens, in 1985, to promote international cooperation and education for the environment. With Greece as its operating basis, B.I.O. has gained wide acclaim by scholars and decision-makers in 151 countries around the world, and has been granted special Consultative Status with the United Nations’ Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC).
A graduate of Columbia University’s Barnard College, New York University and the University of Athens (Ph.D.), she researched and taught biology at leading institutions in the USA, France and Greece for over twenty years. Her professional experience also includes numerous international conferences, the publication of over fifty volumes of proceedings, hundreds of articles, and a plethora of textbooks and educational materials. Fluent in Greek, English, French and German, she is the author of poetry in Greek and English, which has been translated in French, Russian, Iranian and Japanese.
She is Member of the Vienna Economic Forum, Bioethics Visiting Professor at Panteion University Athens, Fellow of the World Academy of Art and Science, Honorary Professor of St. Petersburg State Technological University, Doctor Honoris Causa of Mendeleyev University, Active Member of The Club of Rome, Founder and President of the Hellenic Chapter of the Club of Rome, Member of the International Board of the European Generation Foundation, Founding Member of the Middle East Division of Learning Without Borders, Member of the Hellenic National Commission for UNESCO, the Balkan Political Club, the Brussels-EU Chapter of the Club of Rome, the International Bioethics Society, the Board of the Euro-Arab Cooperation Center, the Academic Committee of the Regional Interdisciplinary Programme for Bioethics in Latin America, and the Journal of Cleaner Production’s Advisory Board. She has served as Co-Founder of the International Science Foundation, Corresponding Member of the Pontifical Academy for Life, Hellenic Canadian Association Scholarship Trustee, Member of Transparency International, the Hellenic Philosophical Society, the National Society of Greek Writers, the Board of the Alliance for Environmental Education, Vice-President of the International Bioethics Society, Co-Founder and President of the Columbia University and Barnard Greek Alumni Association, and Vice President of the UNESCO-MAB Hellenic National Committee.
International distinctions include: the 2004 Biopolicy Award by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences; Honorary Diploma by the Ukrainian Minister for Emergencies, Honorary President for Life by the UNA of Sri Lanka; International Patron of Global Co-operation for a Better World; the commemorative Gold Medal of Honour for outstanding achievements and the 2010 International Peace Prize Award by the American Biographical Institute; the inclusion in the World Who’s Who of Women; the Europe 500 New Century Award by Baron’s Who’s Who USA; the Abdi Ipekci Peace and Friendship Prize; the Euro-Arab Co-operation Centre’s Environmental Award; the Ain Shams University’s Excellence Award; the Macedonian Prize by the Macedonian Prize Foundation, the Peace Through Tourism Award by the World Association of Travel Agencies, the Albert Schweitzer Gold Medal, and the Dean’s Award from Yildiz Technical University. In 1995, she was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize, a nomination renewed many times since.
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