TIF 2022 – Taking on the Future
By Nikolaos Bakatselos, President, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce | Business Partners Sep-Oct 2022
For as long as I can remember, Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) has been a premier institution of the country’s economic and political life, but it has also been a bastion of Thessaloniki’s unique character—its entrepreneurial spirit, its cosmopolitan air, and its inimitable blend of heritage and innovation. TIF is a celebration of innovation and embracing…
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The Future Is Now: Digital Innovation In Hospitality
By Dr. Evangelia Baralou, Academic Director of the MSc in Tourism Management at Alba Graduate Business School, The American College of Greece; Senior Lecturer in Organization Studies at Open University | Business Partners Sep-Oct 2022
The hospitality industry is familiar with massive transformations, bringing a wave of innovation each year. If we look at modern global trends in hospitality, we find that innovation has an accelerating effect on the development and evolution of tourism businesses. Digitizing the traveler experience is one of these global trends. For example, the latest smartphone…
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Six Tips for Behavior Policies and Protocols in the Hybrid Workplace
By Pantelis Kouzis, General Manager, EKA Hellas | Business Partners Sep-Oct 2022
With more and more companies returning employees to the office, the time is now to redefine etiquette for the new hybrid workplace. In addition to allowing more flexibility for employees to choose where and how they need to work, organizations rolling out return-to-office plans need to reexamine traditional notions of control and redefine workplace flexibility…
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Building Value
By Business Partners, Sep-Oct 2022
Construction and real estate have proven particularly versatile, with considerable potential seen across a diverse range of projects from major infrastructure developments and urban regeneration ventures to luxury commercial and residential real estate designed for the upscale tourism and golden visa markets. To find out more, Business Partners spoke to Sophia-Athina Souka, Marketing Manager at…
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Studying the US
By Business Partners, Sep-Oct 2022
Launched in 2021 by the University of Piraeus, and developed in collaboration with New York University (NYU), a new MSc in American Studies is taking an interdisciplinary approach to the study of what makes the US the US—from foreign policy, politics and economics to history, culture and society. Business Partners spoke to Dr. Aristotle Tziampiris,…
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What Is the Most Important Subject? A Byron College Perspective!
By Matthew Williams, Headteacher, Byron College | Business Partners, Sep-Oct 2022
Education that values STEM and humanities alike is education that is greater than the sum of its parts. Ask any secondary school teacher what the most important subject is at school, and chances are that they will name their own subject. Ask a primary school teacher and the answer will be very different. Ask parents…
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Healthcare Revolutionized
By Alexandra Loli, PhD | Business Partners, Sep-Oct 2022
In anticipation of HealthWorld 2022, to be held this coming October under the theme “The Healthcare System in the 4th Industrial Revolution Era”, Business Partners invited members of AmChamGR’s Medical Device and Diagnostics (MD&D) and Pharmaceutical Committees to participate in this issue’s Thought Leaders feature: Healthcare Revolutionized. Sharing their thoughts on the impact of the…
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Director’s Desk
By Elias Spirtounias, Executive Director | Business Partners Sep-Oct, 2022
As the leaves begin to turn this year, we find ourselves bidding farewell not only to the long, hot days of summer but also to that sense of carefreeness and relaxation that sweeps over almost all of us during the summer months. Returning to our daily lives, we find that the big issues remain to…
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