Leading Defense
By Alexandra Loli, PhD | Business Partners, May-Jun 2023

Thought Leaders

In May this year, DEFEA 2023 brought together defense and security industry professionals, giving them the opportunity to showcase their latest innovations, network, exchange ideas, and set the foundations for fruitful partnerships. For the second consecutive time, the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce—with the full support of the Embassy of the United States of America—organized the…

Chatting with a Chatbot
By Andonis Godis, Founder and Managing Partner of Lexicon Translations | Business Partners, May-Jun, 2023

Tech Talk

Rapid technological advancements and an ever-increasing capacity to automate and streamline work processes are transforming industries across the board. Focusing on the translation industry, Andonis Godis, Founder and Managing Partner of Lexicon Translations, chatted with artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT (3.5)—a large language model trained by OpenAI for natural language processing—to find out its take on…

Nurturing Skills and Expertise in an Ever-Changing Professional Landscape
By Nikos Konstakis, Group CPO and Managing Director of OpenBet Hellas | Business Partners, May-Jun, 2023

Business Insights

We are presently navigating a period of unprecedented uncertainty and volatility, with the technological, economic, political, and social spheres in a constant state of flux. The ability to adapt to this new reality is undoubtedly the most crucial skill of our time. When it comes to adaptability, the labor market stands out, representing a new…

Contract Farming: Boosting Competitiveness, Extroversion and Sustainable Development
By Vasileios Gaitanaros, Director of Contractual Banking and Alexis Polytakis, Director of Agricultural Business Development, at the Agricultural Banking Division of Piraeus Bank | Business Partners, May-Jun, 2023

Talking Agrifood

Piraeus Bank’s Agricultural Banking Division focuses strategically on the sustainable development of the primary sector, continually looking for solutions to cover its customers’ needs. Amongst its portfolio of integrated banking solutions for farmers, its Contract Farming Program is a modern initiative designed to support and strengthen agrifood from within. Dedicated exclusively to the primary sector,…

Alone in a crowd
By Business Partners | May-Jun, 2023

Art & Culture

What is the individual’s position in relation to society? Where do the personal and communal intersect? How does apartness shape experience? A new exhibition by the Hellenic American Union and Athens Pride 2023, uses visual art to explore the concept of individuality in today’s world. From Thursday, May 25 to June 24, 2023, Athenians and…

Empower Her
By Business Partners | May-Jun, 2023

Inclusion

EMPOWER HER is a joint initiative of the US Department of Commerce/Global Markets and AmChams in Europe fostering collaboration on women’s empowerment and gender equality. The initiative aims to promote the role of women in international business and trade and to encourage companies’ efforts to support diversity, inclusion, and corporate social responsibility in the global…