The Business Culture of Resilience: What Greece Can Learn from Japan’s Long View
By Alexandra Loli, Ph.D., Publisher and Editor in Chief | Business Partners Jul-Aug, 2026

BEYOND TIF

As Japan prepares to take its place as the honored country at the 90th Thessaloniki International Fair, the occasion offers more than a celebration of bilateral ties, technology, culture, and investment. It creates an opportunity to reflect on a deeper question: What can Greece learn from a country that has built its global reputation not…

A New Outlook Rewiring Vision
By Business Partners | Jul-Aug, 2026

The Fulbright Alumni Corner

John S. Pezaris, Ph.D., is the principal investigator and director of the Visual Prosthesis Lab in the Department of Neurosurgery at Massachusetts General Hospital and an assistant professor of Neurosurgery at Harvard Medical School. With degrees in computer science from MIT, a doctorate in computational neuroscience from Caltech, and a post-doctoral fellowship in neurobiology at…

Investing in Innovation: Accelerating Greece’s life sciences ecosystem
Business Partners | Jul-Aug, 2026

AmCham Greece in the USA

Dr. Simos Simeonidis, Managing Partner and Co-Founder of life sciences VC firm Kos Biotechnology Partners, talks to Business Partners about the promise and future of Greece’s life sciences and biotech landscape and why the time is now to invest in it.   Greece has long produced exceptional scientific talent, much of which has historically built…

Building Greece’s Innovation Economy
By Business Partners | Jul-Aug, 2026

The Interview

Research, innovation, and technology are strategic drivers of economic growth and societal progress. As Greece seeks to strengthen its position within the global knowledge economy, it must successfully translate high-quality research and scientific knowledge into real-world applications and commercial opportunities. Here, Stavros Kalafatis, Deputy Minister for Development Responsible for Research and Innovation, discusses government efforts…

The Health Dividend: Investing in Innovation, Balance, and Resilience
By Alexandra Loli, Ph.D., Publisher and Editor-in-Chief | Business Partners, Jul-Aug, 2026

Thought Leaders

The relationship between health and prosperity has never been more evident. Around the world, healthcare is increasingly recognized not only as a social imperative but also as a strategic investment—one that influences economic performance, workforce productivity, business competitiveness, and societal resilience. The quality of a nation’s healthcare system is closely linked to its ability to…