Live Event Schedule

10th Annual Oxi Courage & Service Awards
(Program times are EST)

12:05 pm
Program Opening

Video: World Leaders Praise Oxi Courage

Laura Evans Manatos, Mistress of Ceremonies

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros, Greek Orthodox Archbishop of America

Michael Psaros, Co-Founder, KPS Capital Partners, LP

Ioanna Phoca, Granddaughter of Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas

From the spot, 80 years to the day, of the OXI! Heard around the world

Watch parties around the world: Athens, Greece; New York City; Chicago, Los Angeles

12:20 pm
Service Awards

John Calamos, Chairman, Calamos Investments / Chairman, National Hellenic Museum

Video: Tribute to Steve Pisanos

Jeff Pisanos accepts Calamos Service Award on behalf of Steve Pisanos

George Marcus, Founder & Chairman, Marcus & Millichap Company

Video: Tribute to Andrew Mousalimas

Mousalimas grandchildren accept Dilboy Service Award on behalf of Andrew Mousalimas

12:40 pm
Philotimo

Video: The Greek Secret: Philotimo

The Hon. B. Theodore Bozonelis, Trustee, Nicholas J. & Anna K. Bouras Foundation

Iriana Cholakis, 2020 Philotimo Scholarship winner

12:45 pm
Chrysostomos Award

Father Alexander Karloutsos, Vicar General, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America

Dennis Mehiel, Chairman, US Corrugated, Inc.

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi

Video: Tribute to Congressman John Lewis

Michael Collins accepts Chrysostomos Award on behalf of Congressman John Lewis

1:00 pm
Special Presentations

C. Dean Metropoulos, Metropoulos & Co., Roundhill Investments, LLC

Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Nicholas Logothetis, Co-Founder & Chairman, Concordia

1:15 pm
Courage Awards

Andrew Manatos, Founder & President, Washington Oxi Day Foundation

Video: Oxi Courage Award Recipients Continue To Inspire


Danialle Karmanos, philanthropist, activist and social entrepreneur

Video: Tribute to Wuhan Whistleblower Doctors

Jim Li accepts Oxi Courage Award on behalf of Wuhan Whistleblower Doctors


Jim Chanos, President & Founder, Kynikos Associates

Video: Tribute to Dr. Joseph Costa

David Hart and Richard and Barbara Costa accept Oxi Courage Award on behalf of Dr. Joseph Costa


Mike Manatos, Executive Director, Washington Oxi Day Foundation

1:30 pm
Program ends

Honorees

Honorees

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Wuhan Whistleblower Doctors

Doctors who risked and gave their lives fighting COVID and Chinese suppression

The Oxi Courage (Battle of Crete) Award

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Dr. Joseph Costa

Doctor who gave his life fighting COVID (posthumously)

The Oxi Courage Award

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Congressman John Lewis

Civil Rights leader and icon (posthumously)

The Metropolitan Chrysostomos Award

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Steve Pisanos

WWII, Korea and Vietnam War Veteran (posthumously)

Calamos Service Award

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Andrew Mousalimas

WWII Veteran (posthumously)

Dilboy Service Award

Special Appearances

Special Appearances By

Prime Minister of Greece
Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Speaker of the House
Nancy Pelosi

Granddaughter of Greek
Prime Minister Metaxas
from the spot, 80 years to the day,
of the OXI! heard around the world

Greek Orthodox Archbishop of America
His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros

Presenters

Presenters

The Hon. B. Theodore Bozonelis

John Calamos

Jim Chanos

Father Alexander Karloutsos

Danialle Karmanos

Nick Logothetis

Andrew Manatos

Laura Evans Manatos (emcee)

George Marcus

Dennis Mehiel

Dean Metropoulos

Michael Psaros

Sponsors

2020 Sponsors

This important activity in Washington, DC is made possible by the generous support of the following individuals and organizations:

Gold Sponsors

The John P. Calamos Foundation

Manatos & Manatos

Silver Sponsors

Nicholas J. and Anna K. Bouras Foundation

Jim Chanos

Danialle & Pete Karmanos, Jr.

Libra Group

George & Judy Marcus

Dennis & Karen Mehiel

Metropoulos Family Foundation

Michael & Robin Psaros

Bronze Sponsors

Anonymous

Atlantic Bank of New York

Earth Friendly Products (ECOS)

Lockheed Martin

The Mistras Family

James and Theodore Pedas Family Foundation

The Spanos Family

Stephen G. Yeonas

Supporters

AHEPA

AHI

Leon & Robyn Andris

Drake & Maria Behrakis

Robert & Violetta Buhler

Demetri & Georgia Halakos

The Hellenic Initiative

Michael Psylos Family

Gerry & Jeannie Ranglas

Costa & Allyson Sideridis

Lea Soupata and Sotirios Zervoulias

Mariyana Spyropoulos

John & Corina Stratakis

Pavlos Vardinoyannis

The Vasiliou Family

T.K. Zampetis Family Foundation

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