Closed Luncheon with Minister of Rural Development & Food Lefteris Avgenakis
November 24, 2023
Το Ελληνο-Αμερικανικό Εμπορικό Επιμελητήριο διοργάνωσε κλειστό γεύμα εργασίας με τον Υπουργό Αγροτικής Ανάπτυξης και Τροφίμων, κ. Λευτέρη Αυγενάκη την Παρασκευή 24 Νοεμβρίου 2023 στο ξενοδοχείο The MET της Θεσσαλονίκης. Στην εκδήλωση παρέστησαν μέλη του Επιμελητηρίου και σημαντικοί εκπρόσωποι του αγροδιατροφικού κλάδου. Ο Υπουργός αναγνώρισε τον καίριο ρόλο του τομέα στην ελληνική οικονομία και παρουσίασε τις…
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Director’s Desk
By Elias Spirtounias, Executive Director | Business Partners Nov-Dec, 2023
As I compose this, my last editorial for 2023, I find myself contemplating this past year, all it brought and the lasting impact it will leave behind, and as much as I am an optimist, I can’t deny a sense of apprehension at the events unfolding all around. Directly or indirectly, developments across the planet…
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Stronger than Ever
By Business Partners | Nov-Dec, 2023
Since presenting his credentials to the President of the Hellenic Republic on May 10, 2022, United States Ambassador to the Hellenic Republic George James Tsunis has demonstrated a strong commitment to his mission and a proactive disposition, not only representing the interests and policies of the United States in Greece but also working closely with…
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Let’s Agree to Disagree
By Alexandra Loli, PhD, Publisher | Business Partners Nov-Dec, 2023
What makes a business successful? Is it just profits? Or could it be that the secret to a successful and long-lived business is a company’s ability to create a harmonious workplace and a common language that allows its employees to communicate effectively and respectfully even when they disagree? In her new book, A Glossary for…
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Shaping a Resilient Tomorrow: The ACE 2023 Best Practice Sharing Conference
By Business Partners | Nov-Dec, 2023
Showcasing the ACE community’s unwavering dedication to business excellence and promoting a strong and positive transatlantic economy, AmChams in Europe’s 2023 Best Practice Sharing Conference brought ACE representatives from across Europe and Eurasia to Athens for three days of insight, innovation, and collaboration. Organized and hosted by ACE and the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce, the…
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Giorgos Seferis: Celebrating 60 Years Since the Poet’s Nobel Prize
By Business Partners | Nov-Dec, 2023
On October 24, 1963, the joyous news of the awarding of the Nobel Prize in Literature to the poet Giorgos Seferis reached Athens. Sixty years later to the day, on October 24, 2023, the Benaki Museum opened its latest exhibition, “George Seferis: 60 Years Since the Nobel Prize,” dedicated to the historic anniversary of the…
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Employment Is Changing …Are We?
By Dr. Venetia Koussia, Board Advisor and C-Suite Mentor; Executive Director of The Council on Competitiveness of Greece; Chair of the AmCham Greece Employment Committee | Business Partners | Nov-Dec, 2023
Keeping up with today’s rapidly changing labor market can be daunting, but staying current with the latest trends and developments is key to staying competitive and getting ahead. With its new initiative, the Chamber’s Employment Committee looks at the challenges ahead and invites the AmCham family to join its effort to enhance the labor market…
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Quiet Quitting: What, Why, and How to Deal With It
By Christos Koritos Ph.D., Associate Professor of Marketing, Associate Dean of Academic Programs, and Academic Director of the MSc in Marketing at Alba Graduate Business School, The American College of Greece | Business Partners Nov-Dec, 2023
Quiet quitting isn’t about literally quitting one’s job, but about doing the bare minimum of work required and feeling disconnected from one’s work. With polls indicating that quiet quitters make up at least half the workforce, what can companies do? According to a recent Gallup survey, half of the US workforce is quiet quitting (Constantz,…
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