When, more than a decade ago, I found myself at a major turning point in my career, all I could think of was “Can I make it?” and “Perhaps I should play it safe.”. I didn’t, and today I’m glad that I took that leap of faith—in myself—and pursued something that has been more fulfilling…
In December 2022, a delegation of undergraduate students from the Department of Economics at the University of Piraeus participated in AmChamGR’s 33rd Greek Economic Summit – GES 2022. The group, which was led by Professor Yannis Pollalis, founder and Director of the Master of Science graduate program in Economic and Business Strategy and Chair of…
From office design and remote working to new ways of interacting, relating, and doing, the way we work is changing. Companies of all shapes and sizes around the world are called to navigate this changing environment, adapting workplaces and fostering new kinds of communication and employee dynamics. Among the key issues they’re called to address…
From primary education to professional upskilling, digital skills, are increasingly recognized as a top priority in education and employment. With this in mind, Business Partners reached out to Cisco’s Antonis Tsiboukis and Elena Prassaki to find out more about NetAcad, Cisco’s global IT and cybersecurity education program. — Antonis Tsiboukis, Managing Director at Cisco Greece,…
Internationally, sustainability has long been an integral part of investments and economic development in general. When the crisis hit hard the Greek economy, sustainability was put at the backseat in investments in Greece. Now that the economy is improving, sustainability has regained its significance and became the predominant issue in public debates and policies as…
Connecting Europe to cities on the East Coast of the United States with overnight shipping, FedEx Express Committed to its guiding belief that a connected world is a better world, FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corporation (NYSE: FDX), is the world’s largest express transportation company and a global leader in connecting people with goods,…
Climate change, population growth, urbanization, and changing levels and distribution of income are among the major factors putting pressure on the agrifood sector. The question now is what does the sector need in order to rise to the challenge and how do we support this endeavor. Today, the agrifood sector is more than ever…
Alarm bells are going off in real estate markets around the world, as rising interest rates are causing price contractions from New Zealand to Germany to Canada. German housing prices, a representative example, fell by 5% in 2022, and, according to Deutsche Bank, could drop as much as 25% before turning the corner. While…
Spring is in the air, and its warmer weather, sunshine, and flower-scented air make us all happier and more optimistic. It is a season that lifts our spirits, energizes and makes us more hopeful. And that’s a state of mind we must hold on to if we want to keep successfully overcoming challenges and striving…