Biopolitics in Business: Visions and Projects of Hope, 1997


Biopolitics in Business: Visions and Projects of Hope
Cornerstones for a Positive Future


September 18, 1997

The Biopolitics International Organisation (B.I.O.) held a luncheon on “Biopolitics in business: visions and projects of hope; cornerstones for a positive future,” on Thursday, September 18, 1997. The event was sponsored by the Hellenic Foreign Trade Board and featured Baron Jakob von Uexkull, Founder of the Right Livelihood Awards, as Guest Speaker.

His Eminence the Metropolitan of Laodikia Mr. Iakovos delivered a benediction, followed by opening statements from Dr. Agni Vlavianos-Arvanitis B.I.O. President and Founder; Mr. John Tzen, President of the Hellenic Foreign Trade Board; Mr. Jason Stratos, President of the Society of Greek Industries and Mrs. Kitty P. Kyriacopoulos, Chairman of the Board of Silver and Baryte Ores Mining Co. S.A.

The event was attended by ambassadors and delegates from the following countries: Albania, Armenia, Brazil, Great Britain, China, Croatia, Estonia, Germany, Luxembourg, Ukraine, Pakistan, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Sweden, Greece, Turkey, Korea, Yugoslavia, Honduras, Russia, India and Venezuela. In addition, chairmen and executive officers from the following Chambers of Commerce were present: Hellenic-Russian, Hellenic-British, Hellenic-American, and the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

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Ms. Kitty P. KyriacopoulosBiopolitics in Business: Visions and Projects of Hope_speakers_2Mr. John TzenBiopolitics in Business: Visions and Projects of Hope_speakers_3Mr. Jason StratosBiopolitics in Business: Visions and Projects of Hope_speakers_4

Baron Jakob von Uexkull