EVENT
When:
Wednesday, January 29, 2025 | 14:30 – 15:20 (activity hour)
Where:
Arts Center Auditorium
Hosted by:
Institute for Hellenic Growth and Prosperity (IHGP) and the Economics Society Deree – The American College of Greece
Guest Speaker
Professor Gelina Harlaftis
Director, Institute for Mediterranean Studies of the Foundation of Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH)
Moderated by
Professor Michalis Psalidopoulos
Chief Consultant and Chair of the Advisory Board Institute for Hellenic Growth and Prosperity (IHGP)
About the event
A lecture by Professor Gelina Harlaftis who will discuss the significant contributions of Greek shipowners to the global maritime industry as well as their impact on international trade, key strategies, innovations, and the future of global shipping. An insightful discussion on their lasting influence in shaping the world economy will follow. The lecture is open to the public and will be conducted in English.
About the lecturer
Professor Gelina Harlaftis,
Director, Institute for Mediterranean Studies of the Foundation of Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH)
Professor Gelina Harlaftis is Director of the Institute for Mediterranean Studies of the Foundation of Research and Technology-Hellas (FORTH) since 2017 and member of the Academia Europaea since 2022. She graduated from the University of Athens and completed her graduate studies in the Universities of Cambridge (M.Phil.) and Oxford (D.Phil.). She started her academic career at the University of Piraeus (1990-2002), continued at the Ionian University (2003-2018), and is presently Professor of Maritime History in the Department of History and Archaeology of the University of Crete. She was President of the International Maritime Economic History Αssociation (2004-2008). She was a Visiting Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford University and an Alfred D. Chandler, Jr., International Visiting Scholar in the Business History Program, Harvard Business School. She has published 31 books in English, Canadian and Greek publishing houses and over 70 articles in edited volumes and international peer-reviewed journals. Her last books are Creating Global Shipping: Aristotle Onassis, the Vagliano Brothers and the Business of Shipping, c.1820-1970, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2019 and Onassis Business History, 1924-1975, Leiden, Brill, 2023.
Source: https://www.ims.forth.gr/en/profile/view?id=1
The lecture is open to the public and will be conducted in English.
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