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Business Partners Jan-Feb 2025
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Learning to Learn
By Alexandra Loli | Βy Business Partners, Jan-Feb, 2025
In a world of rapid developments and radical transformations across fields, education too is inevitably changing. We all recognize its crucial role for individuals and societies alike and agree that it must embrace innovation, adapt, and keep up. We insist on the importance of developing both hard and soft skills, value inquisitiveness and grit, and…
Director’s Desk
By Elias Spirtounias, Executive Director | Business Partners Jan-Feb, 2025
A New Year of Challenges and Opportunities First and foremost, I would like to extend my warmest wishes to all of you for a happy, healthy, and fulfilling new year. This year is already off to a dynamic start with significant events and challenges, which while giving cause for concern also serve as a catalyst…
Positive Impact Through Education
Βy Business Partners | Jan-Feb, 2025
Fulbright alumnus Dr. Ioannis N. Lagoudis is an associate professor at the University of Piraeus Department of Maritime Studies and Director of the university’s MSc in Marine Science and Technology Management. Here, he talks to Business Partners about the role of innovation in transforming the maritime sector, the importance of building on education to develop…
Time for Innovation and Strategic Partnerships
By Business Partners | Jan-Feb, 2025
Bringing with her over two decades of experience in the pharmaceuticals industry, with positions across the United States and Switzerland, in June 2024 Kavita Patel took over as Managing Director of Roche Hellas, for Greece and Cyprus. In this interview to Business Partners, Kavita talks about the work and goals of Roche Hellas, the importance…
On GES 2024
By Maria Daktylidi, Daniela Jaupi, Ioannis Kratsis, Ioannis Megalios, Erika Teruuchi, Agata Zaborska; Students at Deree – The American College of Greece1 | Business Partners, Jan-Feb, 2025
After attending AmCham Greece’s latest Greek Economic Summit, GES 2024, a group of students from Deree – The American College of Greece co-authored an article outlining the summit’s themes and takeaways. The following is an abridged version of their article. Increasing multipolarity and major technological advances are intensifying the impact of economic and geopolitical uncertainty…
Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm: Unparalleled Tax Expertise Tailored to Your Needs
Βy Business Partners | Jan-Feb, 2025
Throughout Europe, governments, businesses, and individuals are navigating a dynamic interplay of frequent regulatory changes, innovative technological developments involving AI, and shifting economic priorities. The landscape of taxation is evolving rapidly, and Greece is not an exception to this. Shaped by the dual imperatives of economic recovery, following a prolonged financial crisis and the deep…
AI for Growth: Driving Efficiencies and Unlocking Possibilities with Microsoft’s Azure AI Platform
By Eve Psalti, Principal GPM, Azure AI Platform, Microsoft | Business Partners, Jan-Feb, 2025
As businesses navigate an increasingly digital world, the ability to harness AI has become a defining factor for innovation and growth. Generative AI empowers organizations to leverage state-of-the-art language models to transform operations, improve decisionmaking, and enhance customer experiences. From streamlining workflows to enabling data-driven insights, companies across industries are finding value in adopting…
The Future of Greek Business: Building Bridges
By John D. Saracakis | Business Partners, Jan-Feb, 2025
Spyros Theodoropoulos, Chairman of SEV Hellenic federation of enterprises, has long been at the forefront of efforts to strengthen the competitiveness of Greek business and promote economic growth in the country. Here, interviewed by AmCham Greece VP John D. Saracakis, he talks about his work with SEV, key factors shaping Greece’s economy and business environment,…
Kykladitisses: Untold Stories of Women in the Cyclades
By Business Partners | Jan-Feb, 2025
Featuring a remarkable selection of more than 180 artefacts, Kykladitisses: Untold Stories of Women in the Cyclades presents the history of the Cyclades through the eyes of their women, paying tribute to their lives and their evolving roles in the societies of the archipelago. Famed for their natural beauty and rich cultural heritage, the Cyclades…