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In the Press<\/em><\/h1>\n

“Women\u2019s Global Summit Hears Greek Rallying Cry\u2026and Criticism”<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/h2>\n

Greek Reporter<\/em>
\nMay 31, 2012<\/p>\n

ATHENS \u2013 Many unsure of what they\u2019d see when they got to Greece \u2013 saying they expected a country destitute and deprived \u2013 nearly 1,000 businesswomen and political leaders converged for the 2012 Global Summit of Women<\/strong> and got started with a frank assessment of the country\u2019s opportunities and its ills. Full.<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

“What Do World\u2019s Top Women Execs Think of Greece?”<\/a>
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Greek Reporter<\/em>
\nJune 3, 2012
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ATHENS \u2013 With nearly 1,000 female business executives converging here for the Global Summit of Women 2012<\/strong>, most of the talk was about opportunities for their companies, schmoozing with each other to broaden networks, and how to expand outreach to other countries, including Greece, but many said they found a little time to visit the city and other parts of the country nearby and said it differed markedly from their expectations that they would find riots and destitution. Full.<\/i><\/a>
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“Women\u2019s Summit Hears Ways Out of \u2018Scary\u2019 Crisis”<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/h2>\n

Greek Reporter<\/em>
\nJune 1, 2012<\/p>\n

ATHENS \u2013 Despite a crushing economic crisis, runaway debt, a deep recession with 21.7 percent unemployment, the closing of 1,000 stores a week, a labyrinthine bureaucracy, one of the highest levels of corruption and lowest levels of competitiveness in the world, and political uncertainty ahead of critical June 17 elections that could determine whether Greece leaves the Eurozone, there are plenty of opportunities for businesses and foreign investors. That\u2019s what an audience heard at the 2012 Global Summit of Women<\/strong>, bringing together top female executives from scores of countries. The message came from Niovi Christopoulou, an Assistant General Counsel with Libra Capital in New York, although she said she was speaking for herself and not her company. Full.<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Summit President Irene Natividad on CNBC<\/em><\/h1>\n