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Tuesday, 30 January 2007
+++ Harvard executive training program organized in Athens by Kokkalis Program & Athens Information Technology +++
A Harvard University executive training program, entitled "21 st Century Governance: Critical skills for leading and sustaining innovative organizations," has been organized by Kokkalis Program and Athens Information Technology (AIT), at AIT premises in Athens, last week.
The program focused on negotiation, innovation, as well as strategic planning and management and has been taught by 4 leading faculty members of Kennedy School of Government, namely Dr. Elaine Kamarck, Lecturer in Public Policy; Dr. Christine Letts, Asociate Dean for Executive Programs; Rita E. Hauser, Lecturer in the Practice of Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership; and Dr. Brian Mandell, Lecturer in Public Policy and Chair of the Negotiation Project.
There were 49 participants from 13 countries of the S.E. Europe and M. East, among which were Ministers and Ministry representatives, MP's, politicians and diplomats, high level municipal executives from Albania, Bosnia, Bulgaria, FYROM, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia, Slovenia and Turkey.
Mr. Socrates P. Kokkalis, Chairman of Kokkalis Foundation, during his speech at the closing ceremony stated: "The importance of this program is that it promotes regional cooperation, considering the ties and friendships that have been developed during this program. This is the vision of Kokkalis Foundation, not only to enrich the intellectual capital in the region; but also to contribute in building bonds between community leaders, politicians, academics and cultural elites."
Dr. Brian Mandell, in his farewell address, emphasized "the sense of urgency amongst the students in adapting new ideas that will be the basis of a new Europe in the near future." Dr. Mandell went on to congratulate AIT for its "state-of-the-art premises and excellent infrastructure," that Harvard faculty members much appreciate and look forward to extending their cooperation "over and over again in the future. Kokkalis Program and AIT executive programs enable involving high level leaders from S.E. Europe and the Middle East. In a sense, AIT has enabled Harvard to be more actively engaged in the region."
The program was very successful, both in terms of high level participation and lectures. All participants received certificates from Harvard.
About Kokkalis Foundation
The Kokkalis Foundation was established in 1998 as a non-profit organization in Athens, Greece. It carries a broad regional vision and aims to contribute in many areas of the public, social, and cultural life in Southeastern and East-Central Europe, by undertaking actions that enrich the human capital in the region and building links between various institutions with parallel goals.
For more information please visit: http://www.kokkalisfoundation.gr.
About Athens Information Technology (AIT)
Founded in 2001 by INTRACOM Group, AIT is a non-profit center of excellence in research and post-graduate studies and the largest private investment in Greece regarding research and education in technology and ITC management. AIT offers a post-graduate degree in partnership with Carnegie Mellon University of Pittsburgh, USA, and executive training programs in collaboration with Harvard University and the Kokkalis Foundation. To date, ΑΙΤ has 350 graduates, offering more than 250 scholarships and grants to excellent students from 21 countries.
For more information, please visit: www.ait.gr.
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