Panathēnea Festival: A global stage for innovation and culture
The original startup festival is back and also your way to get a discounted ticket!
Alexander Innovation Zone (AZK) is excited and proud to be part of Panathēnea as an Ecosystem Partner.
It’s a thoughtful initiative that brings together innovation, entrepreneurship, and culture in a unique way. At AIZ, we value meaningful collaboration and forward-thinking communities and Panathēnea reflects that spirit. We’re looking forward to being part of it.
The modern reimagination of the ancient festival of innovation, Panathēnea returns on 27–29 May 2026, bringing 10,000 founders, investors and creators to the city where ideas have always mattered, mixing up the worlds of tech, startups and arts.
Panathēnea hosts top tier voices
from Neil Rimer from Index Ventures, George Robson from Sequoia, Ben Blume from Atomico & partners from Balderton, Accel and Visionaries Club, alongunicorn founders from Deel, Fuse Energy and Runway, industry leaders from NVIDIA, OpenAI, Microsoft, Google and the team behind EU-INC, shaping what comes next for startups in Europe, as well as content dedicated to artists and creators shaping culture today.
Among others, Panathēnea features:
70+ side events across the city, 1:1 meetings and springtime Athens as our playground. It’s all about meeting the right people and building what’s next.
Use “AZKEP26” in the field “Enter the code” on the top right corner in the ticket link here: https://www.more.com/gr-el/tickets/conference/festival/panathenea26/ for an extra 20% discount on the current rates!
See you at the Panathēnea Festival this May!






