Over the past four years, the WISTA Hellas & ALBA Women in Leadership course has successfully completed four impactful sessions. While most of these were delivered remotely due to the pandemic, we were delighted to recently host an in-person reunion to bring together all our attendees—both members and non-members.
With the generous support of Alba Graduate Business School, who kindly hosted us, the event featured a thought-provoking panel on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB). It was inspiring to hear diverse perspectives from academia, represented and moderated by Professor Axarloglou Kostas, Dean of ALBA, and Aristotelis Alexopoulos, PhDc, Director of Applied Research & Teaching Fellow at ALBA, as well as other industries such as technology and finance, including Nora Gikopoulou, Head of People Development at Agile Actors & Teaching Fellow at ALBA, and Luisa Grigorakou, Group People Development & D&I Manager at Quest Group — sparking a rich discussion on how DEIB processes can be more effectively embedded in the maritime sector.
The evening concluded with networking drinks, offering a wonderful opportunity to reconnect with alumni and continue the exchange of ideas in a more informal setting.
Thank you to everyone who joined us and contributed to the dialogue. Stay tuned—we’re already planning the next course for 2025!
