As a keynote speaker at HealthWorld 2022, Michail Bletsas, research scientist and Director of Computing at the MIT Media Lab, talked about the role of AI in life sciences. Building on those thoughts, he talks to T.C. Lowrie about the potential of AI in healthcare and beyond, the role of trust and human input in…
The most devastating health crisis in over a century, the global pandemic of 2020 claimed millions of lives, wreaked havoc on the world’s economies, and caused widespread disruption across every sphere of life, with ripples that are still felt today. Yet it also taught invaluable lessons, not least the importance of investing in healthcare. The…
Propelled by infinite potential and the historic bonds between the United States and Greece, AmCham defined the economic development of Greece. Following a path set over fifty years ago by a family that has long held esteem for and been deeply involved with US affairs, I had the unique privilege to grow up, study and…
The term digital transformation seems to be everywhere these days—but what does it really mean for SMEs, the backbone of the Greek economy? Research on digital transformation shows it is imperative to the survival and competitiveness of businesses, while also emphasizing the complexity and the risk inherent in the undertaking, with failure rates in achieving…
In offices around the world, organizations have adopted hybrid work policies, but haven’t changed their offices to support the new realities of hybrid work. Some say they’re waiting until employees are back in the office to make changes. But hybrid work means people will come and go at different times and, without changes, the office…
60 percent of CIOs and CTOs surveyed in a recent IBM study indicated that their IT modernization program is not yet ready for the future. So what is keeping enterprises from the digital transformation process they so urgently need? Digital transformation challenges are not always directly related to technological concerns or technical barriers. Most crucially…
In 2022, the 90th anniversary of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce found us all in the midst of strange times: at the tail end of the pandemic, with an energy crisis on our doorstep and the war in Ukraine sending shockwaves around the world in everything from climate agendas to the price of cookies. We…
The mood, as we enter the winter season, is one of contemplation. We are trying to comprehend the scope of the great developments this year has brought and to make sense of the new reality in an environment of pervasive uncertainty and confusion. On the geopolitics front, the situation is complex: The war in Ukraine…
