News And Events
Business Partners, Nov-Dec, 2025

Launched in May 2025, AmCham Greece’s new office in Washington DC affords the Chamber a permanent presence in the United States, allowing it to work on the ground, at the heart of US and global decisionmaking, to deliver value for member companies and fortify bilateral trade relations.

Investor Roundtable with Minister Pierrakakis

Greece is back, open for business, and an attractive and safe destination in an era of increased instability. This is the key message conveyed to investors and policymakers alike by Greece’s most senior economic officials attending this year’s Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in Washington DC.

On October 15, 2025, the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce USA was honored to organize an exclusive roundtable discussion with Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Minister of National Economy and Finance of the Hellenic Republic, hosted at Deloitte’s Washington DC office by Managing Director Kostas Makrakis. Open remarks were delivered by John D. Saracakis, President of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce, and Katerina Sokou, Executive Director of the US office, while the discussion was moderated by former US Treasury official and National Security Advisor Mark Medish.

Finance Minister Pierrakakis spoke to a select audience of policy insiders, legal experts, as well as investors from and beyond the Washington DC area, presenting Greece’s growth story and the opportunities created by the country’s impressive economic recovery and the digitalization of the Greek tax system, particularly in the area of bilateral trade and investment.

 

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Industry and Innovation in the Defense Partnership

In October 2025, the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce USA partnered with the Atlantic Council’s Transatlantic Security Initiative for a private breakfast roundtable discussion that brought together senior defense experts, policy insiders, and defense industry representatives from the US and Greece to analyze the topic of deepening the strategic defense partnership between the United States and Greece.

Starting from the premise that in an era of growing threats to transatlantic security, allies must work together to ensure that NATO retains its edge across the alliance, the discussion highlighted how industry-led technological innovation and partnerships can enhance transatlantic connectivity and interoperability, boosting defense technology and supporting national security. The discussion further examined the geopolitical context and the role of Greece as a key player in the Eastern Mediterranean region.

Speakers at the event included Ekaterini Nassika, Ambassador of Greece to the United States; Matthew Kroenig, Vice President and Senior Director of the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security; and Jake Sotiriadis, nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security. In his welcoming remarks, AmCham Greece President John D. Saracakis noted the growing role of Greece in the defense tech ecosystem, while Christian Hadjiminas, founder and CEO of Theon Group, spoke on the potential for enhancing industrial collaboration and integrating advanced technologies through transatlantic partnerships.

 

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AmCham Greece at the NHS 2025 Heritage Weekend & Classic in Scottsdale, AZ 

The American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce was present at The National Hellenic Society’s annual Heritage Weekend & Classic event, which this year took place on October 9-12 in Scottsdale, Arizona. A yearly celebration of Greek culture, heritage, and community, the event brings together the members of the Greek American community from across the United States to honor the community’s shared roots, celebrate its achievements and accomplishments, and reflect on key developments in Greece’s economic and investment landscape, highlighting the crucial role of the Greek American community in promoting and strengthening ties with their ancestral homeland.

AmCham Greece was represented at this year’s event by John D. Saracakis, President, and Katerina Sokou, Executive Director of the US office, who participated as speakers in the New Perspectives panel on Friday, October 10. In his address, President Saracakis spoke on the Chamber’s work to promote US-Greece trade and investment over almost a century, emphasizing the organization’s commitment to its members and to measurable results and outlining the role and services of its new office in Washington DC. Moreover, he underlined the important contribution of the Greek diaspora in the US to bolstering cultural and business ties between the two nations, stressing that “the Greek-American community has long been a vital, living bridge between the United States and Greece. You embody the best of both worlds: the drive, innovation, and openness that define the American spirit, and the resilience, depth, and creativity that are the essence of Hellenism.”

Outlining the Chamber’s activities and initiatives to strengthen transatlantic trade and investment through the new US office, he noted opportunities for Greek-American businesses to get involved: “We invite you to join us—as Founding Members, Mentors, and Partners. Bring your expertise, your networks, your insight. Help us expand Greece’s role as a gateway to Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean. Help us connect the next generation of entrepreneurs on both sides of the Atlantic,” he said; “Together, we can transform our shared heritage into a shared future, one built on opportunity, innovation, and enduring partnership between Greece and the United States.”

 

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Fireside Chat on Deepening the US-Greece Economic Ties with Dr. Arghyrou

During the busy week of the 2025 Annual Meetings of the World Bank Group (WBG) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in October, the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce USA hosted a fireside chat with Dr. Michael Arghyrou, the senior economic advisor to the Prime Minister of Greece, at its Washington DC office. Held in an informal setting designed to encourage open dialogue and exchange of perspectives, the event saw Dr. Arghyrou joined by Executive Director Katerina Sokou and a select group of economic and policy experts for a discussion on fiscal developments and the ongoing transformation of the Greek economy into a more open and extrovert model, the country’s prospects as a safe and attractive investment destination in an era of instability, and the policy priorities of the Greek government to increase its competitiveness.

 

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Transatlantic Relations: Taking in the view from Washington

On October 14, 2025, the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce USA hosted a fireside chat with the Atlantic Council’s Jörn Fleck and Daniel Fried, former US Ambassador to Poland, which explored the evolving state of the transatlantic alliance and the opportunities for a deeper, industry-driven technology partnership between the United States and steadfast European allies such as Greece. The event was held in the context of the Hellenic Pavilion at this year’s Association of the United States Army (AUSA) Annual Meeting and Exposition, was attended by members of the Greek delegation of leading defense and security companies exhibiting at the Hellenic Pavilion as well as representatives of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce, which organized the Pavilion, and Enterprise Greece.