Impact Hub Athens

02/11/2026

Σαντορίνη πέρα από το ηλιοβασίλεμα: Τρεις ημέρες στο Hearth Summit Aegean 2026, με συζητήσεις, τέχνη, κρασί και πρωτοβουλίες για ένα πιο βιώσιμο μέλλον, μέσα από τα μάτια της Μαριάννας Μανωλοπούλου για την Athens Voice (official).

https://www.athensvoice.gr/epikairotita/ellada/994430/ti-sumvainei-otan-160-anthropoi-apo-15-hores-sunadioudai-sti-sadorini/

Ελλάδα - Σαντορίνη πέρα από το ηλιοβασίλεμα: Τρεις ημέρες στο Hearth Summit Aegean 2026, με συζητήσεις, τέχνη, κρασί και πρωτοβουλίες για ένα πιο βιώσιμο μέλλον

27/10/2026

What if islands measured success not by how many people arrive, but by how well life thrives?

Three days in Santorini. 160 people. 15 countries. 20 islands. One shared question: How can islands thrive without exhausting their water, land, people and identity?

At Hearth Summit Aegean 2026, we brought together local leaders, producers, entrepreneurs, researchers, artists and changemakers to move beyond the challenges and explore what’s already working and what comes next.

Five directions for more resilient islands:

💧 Rethink water. Harvest, reuse and make every drop count.
🌊 Stop waste at the source. Reduce, reuse and keep waste out of the sea.
🍇 Keep value local. Connect tourism with local producers and put residents’ quality of life first.
🌱 Build local autonomy. Strengthen food systems, resilient agriculture and community energy.
🤝 Put people at the centre. Give residents a lasting role in shaping their islands’ futures.

From field journeys across Santorini’s landscapes to hands-on workshops, shared meals and conversations about a different future for tourism, one thing became clear: islands don't need one-size-fits-all solutions. They need solutions rooted in place, shaped by the people who live there, and connected to a wider community of change.

Now comes the important part: taking the ideas sparked in and turning them into collaborations that travel across the Aegean.

The Wellbeing Project

26/10/2026

Με 160 συμμετέχουσες και συμμετέχοντες από 15 χώρες και 20 νησιά από το Αιγαίο και όλο τον κόσμο, το 2026 που διοργανώθηκε από το Impact Hub Athens από τις 23 έως τις 25 Οκτωβρίου, έφερε στη Σαντορίνη ανθρώπους της τοπικής αυτοδιοίκησης, παραγωγούς, επιχειρηματίες, ερευνητές, καλλιτέχνες και εκπροσώπους της Κοινωνίας των Πολιτών.

Το βασικό ερώτημα ήταν απλό και επείγον: πώς μπορεί ένα νησί να ευημερεί χωρίς να εξαντλεί το νερό, τη γη, τους ανθρώπους και την ταυτότητά του;

Η συζήτηση δεν έμεινε στη διάγνωση. Διαβάστε περισσότερα ⬇️

Με 160 συμμετέχουσες και συμμετέχοντες από 15 χώρες και 20 νησιά από το Αιγαίο και όλο τον κόσμο, το Hearth Summit Aegean 2026

23/10/2026

What if the answers to our biggest climate challenges aren't found in conference rooms but are already alive on our islands?

Speaking to Νικόλας Καμακάρης on Alpha Radio 98.9, Sophie Lamprou, co-founder of Impact Hub Athens, breaks down the core philosophy of the Hearth Summit Aegean: resilient, regenerative futures are built through connection, care, and collective action.

Today, we are opening a knowledge exchange without borders. Far from being isolated dots on a map, our islands form an interconnected, living network. They are bound by the same waters, navigate the same natural limits, and face shared environmental realities.

Representatives from across the wider Mediterranean and beyond will share how local communities can thrive in true balance with their natural surroundings, turning geographical vulnerability into regenerative, sustainable models.

🎧 Ahead of the , listen to the full conversation: https://soundcloud.com/user-665020045/sofia-lamproy-ston-nikola?fbclid=Iwb21leAVBWPFjbGNrBUFY42V4dG4DYWVtAjExAHBkb2YFc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMzUwNjg1NTMxNzI4AAEe_ndNxC_zCcytMzevyk7tHXBU-0HgXZpBOcxlMqwben8BxymCGfHzP-H7kV8_aem_LoWFJXafz23ddQu6natOlA&utm_id=97757_v0_s00_e0_tv2_a1demoo3vodki9

22/10/2026

Santorini is so much more than a view. It is an island shaped by fire, wind, sea, and generations of people who learned to live with the land.

For three days, let's go beyond the postcard. At Hearth Summit Aegean, we’re not just gathering in a place. We’re gathering with it.

Beyond the caldera. Beyond the obvious.
Explore the island through water, soil, biodiversity and local knowledge.
Move from conversation to discovery and from ideas to practice.
Connect through food, art, music and shared experience.
Closer to the people, the stories and the living landscape that make what it actually is.

This is 2026.
Santorini | 23–25 October

The Wellbeing Project

🎥 Angel Ballesteros/ Impact Hub Athens

17/10/2026

Hearth Summit Aegean would not be possible without the support of our co-creators, collaborators, sponsors, and European and local partners.

We are grateful to collaborate with organisations and people who share a common belief: that more resilient, regenerative and meaningful futures are built through connection, care, courage and collective action.

Together, we are creating more than a Summit. We are contributing to a shared vision for places, communities and ways of living that can truly thrive.

Thank you for standing by our side. Until we gather on the island.

16/10/2026

What if the best way to understand a place was to experience it?

The EXPERIENCE dimension of Hearth Summit Aegean makes Santorini our classroom, our meeting point and our source of inspiration.

🍇 Celebrate with the island. Join the Saint Averkios celebration, as Santorini’s wineries open the first bottles of the year, bringing local producers and residents together to mark the end of the harvest season.

🌋 Learn from place. What can small islands teach us about innovation, resilience and navigating uncertainty? Through Learning from Place, we turn the spotlight on communities that keep adapting, creating and thriving with limited resources.

🌿 Choose your own journey. Four parallel pathways take participants across the island, combining place-based explorations, shared lunches and hands-on workshops. From the landscape to the table, from local knowledge to collective experimentation, learning happens by doing.

🎶 As the hearth lights up, Greek music transforms the evening into a mystical soundscape, building towards a panigiri, a celebration of music, connection and togetherness.

Walk, observe, make, taste and engage with Santorini through its landscapes, people, practices and ecological realities. Experience the .
🔗 Book your spot: https://athens.impacthub.net/hearth-summit-aegean/

📍 Santorini | 23–25 October 2026
The Wellbeing Project

15/10/2026

Μπορεί ένα νησί να συνεχίσει να ευημερεί μέσα στα φυσικά του όρια, χωρίς να χάσει όσα το κάνουν μοναδικό;

«Το Hearth Summit Aegean δεν έρχεται στη Σαντορίνη για να προσφέρει έτοιμες απαντήσεις. Δημιουργεί έναν τόπο, όπου η γνώση των νησιωτικών κοινοτήτων συναντά την επιστήμη, την επιχειρηματικότητα, την τέχνη και τη δημόσια πολιτική. Ένα πεδίο γόνιμης συνάντησης, όπου οι μεγάλες προκλήσεις μπορούν να μετατραπούν σε συνεργασίες και εφαρμόσιμες ιδέες. Θέλουμε όσα ξεκινήσουν εδώ να ταξιδέψουν πέρα από τη Σαντορίνη και να τροφοδοτήσουν νέες συνεργασίες σε ολόκληρο το Αιγαίο», δήλωσε η Sophie Lamprou, συνιδρύτρια του ImpactHub Athens, στην Η ΚΑΘΗΜΕΡΙΝΗ - Επίσημη σελίδα.


23-25 Οκτωβρίου 2026, Σαντορίνη

Από τις 23 έως τις 25 Οκτωβρίου, το Hearth Summit Aegean 2026 μετατρέπει τη Σαντορίνη σε πεδίο συνδημιουργίας και συνάντησης ανθρώπων, ιδεών και πρακτικών από την Ελλάδα και το ε....