Official Opening Ceremony in the Great Hall of the Central Building of The National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, with speeches of welcome:
- Professor Gerasimos Siasos, Rector, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
- HE Mr. Matthew Lodge, Ambassador of the United Kingdom to the Hellenic Republic
- Dr. Olympia Vikatou, Director General of Antiquities and Culture Heritage, Hellenic Ministry of Culture
- Mr. Spiridon Diamantopoulos, Mayor of the Sacred Town of Messolonghi
- Mrs. Rodanthi-Rosa Florou, Chair of the Organizing Committee.
Opening keynote lecture by Dr. Fani Maria Tsigakou: “Ut Pictura Poesis: Byron’s Poetry vs. Byronic Iconography”.
Evening concludes with the song “Long live Messolonghi” performed by Ada Athanasopoulou (soprano).
