Speakers & Mentors
Below is a brief summary of the 2 different themes that will be addressed during the NHSA Convention Spring 2012 in Toronto. The Interactive Panels are meant to be an interactive discussion where panelists will offer their academic and professional opinions surrounding the topics below. The audience will be given the opportunity to engage and is encouraged to contribute to the discussion by asking questions.
Saturday’s Agenda and Speaker profiles will be made available to download soon.
For mentor registration information please scroll to the bottom of the page
Panels
New Models: Sustainability & Development
- Adapting & Reacting to Changes in the Socio-Economic environment:
- The Global Production Distribution Paradigm
- Creation/shifts of labour & wealth,
- Resulting social tension
- Active Solutions as a response to change
- Efficient Growth through Renewable Energy in N. America & Greece
- Energy Production and Distribution
- Green cities of the future: Energy efficient buildings and urban planning
- Reinventing Public Policy
- Local Policy-making in a Globalized environment
- Tax Structure & Incentives for Investment & Growth
- Immigration
- Cutting the Red Tape- Overcoming Bureaucracy
- Hellenic Tourism
- Modernizing & Re-branding Greece’s largest industry
- The role of Greeks in the diaspora for promoting Greece.
Taking the Initiative: Education, Entrepreneurship & Innovation
- Linking Academia & Industry
- Sharing people & expertise
- Industry funded research & academia boosting start-ups
- The North American experience
- Bridging the gap in Greece between academia and industry
- Academic Partnerships for Research
- Exchange of Knowledge and Collaborations across the Atlantic
- Business Opportunities in Greece
- Outsourcing and collaborations
- From Crisis to Opportunity
- Entrepreneurial Experiences in N. America & Greece
- From vision to implementation
- Young Risk-takers
- Emerging industries and opportunities
- Developmental Venture Capital
- Models, Options, and Obstacles
- Microfinance: community growth projects
Speakers
For complete list of speakers please check back soon!
**Specific Panel/ Speaker Participants will be announced shortly. Please check back regularly**
Mentors
The ultimate goal of our Professional Mentorship Luncheon is to unite student representatives with distinguished members of our Hellenic community from various fields in order to share educational and professional experiences while networking. We feel that your professional experience and background would make you an ideal role model to students and a great contributor to this event. By attending, you will grant the best and brightest students from across the country the opportunity to speak with someone who not only has experiences and insights to share that will be invaluable in their education and training, but also exemplifies the Hellenic tradition of excellence.
What: Professional Mentorship Luncheon
When: Saturday, April 28th; time: TBD
Where: TBD
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RSVP TBD
We thank you in advance for your time and consideration, and we hope that you will join us for what promises to be an incredible event for students and mentors alike. If you have any questions please email us at nhsa@nhsaofamerica.org
