GREXITING
the crisis
LSEsu
Hellenic Society
2, 4, 6, 8
March 2013
The
1st Hellenic Forum ”GREXITING the crisis!” is an ambitious idea of the LSEsu
Hellenic Society. Taking for granted, the fact that Greece is at the heart of
the European economic crisis and international developments for another year,
we decided to organize a series of events at LSE looking at Greece’s future in
Europe, on 2, 4, 6, 8 March 2013.
More
analytically:
RELOAD
Greece
The
day will end with a panel discussion on the entrepreneurial environment in
Greece investigating the trends of growth and how can a start up receive
funding. For more info on what will happen on the day please visit: www.reloadgreece.com,
or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
Registration
is required, please email info@reloadgreece.com to secure a place.
GREXITING
the Social crisis
GREXITING
the Economic crisis
GREXITING
Business depression
The
LSEsu Hellenic Society
Supported by the Greek Public Policy Forum and the
Hellenic Observatory.
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Discussion about the Greek crisis and its possible resolutions
London School of Economics
11 September 2012
On 11 September 2012 the Greek Public Policy Forum co-organised a discussion at the London School of Economics about the Greek crisis. The first part of the discussion focused on (a) what should be the long-term “vision” for Greek economy and society, and (b) what obstacles are preventing the evolution towards that vision and what ways exist to circumvent them. There were four talks by a panel of speakers, which was chaired by Dimitri Vayanos, followed by a Q&A session. The second part of the discussion, chaired by Nikitas Konstantinidis, focused on how diaspora Greeks could help with the resolution of the crisis. The event took place under the auspices of the Hellenic Observatory at the LSE.
The first speaker at the panel was Pavlos Eleftheriadis. He argued that the Greek crisis can be attributed to the gradual emergence of ‘extractive’ institutions in the mid-1980s. Whereas cronyism has been a persistent feature of Greek democracy since the 1860s, important changes in the mid-1980s tipped the balance against independent institutions, against competitiveness and against the rule of law. The result was a closed, protectionist and corrupt political system which stifled entrepreneurship and innovation and controlled the largest news outlets, the private television stations. Joining the Euro exposed this flawed political system and magnified the consequences of its collapse. The way out of the crisis does not require major innovation. We must combine economic with political reforms that seek to restore the rule of law, fight corruption and enforce accountability. The challenge for Greece is to become a more open and just society and a social market whose economy is truly integrated into the global economy.
Click here for the full article.
The second speaker was Apostolos Doxiadis, who spoke about the practice of politics in juxtaposition with political ideology. He made the distinction between the politics of principles and ideas, the politics of problem-solving, and the politics of clientelism. While no political action falls squarely within one of the above categories, the dominant paradigm in Greece at the moment is one of contrarianism and opposition to the Memorandum, to Germany, to immigrants. It is much easier to say no than yes, since that way the degrees of freedom are higher. On the other hand, the logic of clientelism is very protective of those very institutions that nurture it and as such appears antithetical to progress. The only way out of the crisis is through a wider consensus that can only be brought about by a political figure. What Greece needs right now is a novel, simple, and persuasive vision that is also accessible to the wider public.
The third speaker was George Prokopakis. According to him, Greece’s exit strategy from the crisis has three stages. The first is short-run crisis management, and the main objective is to stay in the Euro. There is general consensus on that objective both within society and a broad spectrum of political forces. The second stage is implementation of structural reforms, which will enhance the functioning of the state and the competition in markets. More support for reforms is needed from society because while reforms benefit society as a whole, they reduce the rents of some groups. The third stage is growth. This is more long term and, to some extent, a consequence of the others. Growth will come mainly from small firms, who must turn themselves towards foreign markets. The crisis has already resulted in the loss of 1.2 million jobs, which will take many years to be created again. To make any progress Greece needs at least six months of calm.
The fourth speaker was Andreas Koutras. He argued that part of Greek society has not realized or refuses to acknowledge the need for structural changes not only in the economy but also in society and personal behavior. This failure can be attributed to the lack of vision for the future. Scaremongering and blackmailing does not constitute a vision. Many citizens refuse to be subjected to austerity measures by corrupt politicians and degenerate parties that to a great extent are responsible for the current mess. New and not recycled parties is a vision. Greece is slowly becoming an inward looking, almost autistic, society that ostracises any dissenting or alternative voices. Anything that does not conform to a pernicious nationalism and a backward looking Greek-orthodox culture is crushed as anti-Greek. An open tolerant and respecting society is a vision. Economic prosperity would follow naturally after we produce civic and cultural capital. Patriots are not only the ones glued in a glorious past but those that strive to make a better future.
For the full text in Greek, click here.
Given that the event came about through a decentralized initiative, the second part of the discussion was more organizational in nature. The overall goals of the discussion were i) the search for synergies between the various networks and initiatives that have taken shape outside Greece, ii) the creation of a common platform of understanding and debate on issues of Greek public policy reforms, and iii) the coordination of the rich human capital of Greeks in the UK for the common good of Greece. Speakers included Nikitas Konstantinidis on behalf of the Greek Public Policy Forum, Dimitri Vayanos on behalf of the Greek Economists for Reform, and Michael Jacobides on behalf of Redesign Greece.
The video and podcast of the entire event are available on the following Hellenic Observatory page or on YouTube (click here for the discussion).
Bios
Apostolos Doxiadis is a writer. His best-selling novel ‘Uncle Petros and Goldbach’s Conjecture’, which brought mathematics into fiction, has been translated into over forty languages. ‘Logicomix’, a graphic novel of the epic quest for certainty in science and logic, was published in 2009 and immediately became an international bestseller.
Pavlos Eleftheriadis is a University Lecturer and Fellow in Law at Mansfield College in the University of Oxford and a barrister at Francis Taylor Building. He is the author of many essays in the philosophy of law, EU law and constitutional law. His book Legal Rights was published by Oxford Univeristy Press in 2008.
Michael Jacobides is Associate Professor of Strategic and International Management at London Business School, where he holds the Sir Donald Gordon Chair of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Prior to joining the LBS, he was faculty member at Harvard and Wharton. He is Sumantra Ghoshal Fellow at the Advanced Institute for Management Research.
Nikitas Konstantinidis is a Fellow in Political Science and Public Policy in the Department of Government at the London School of Economics. He came to the LSE after spending two years as a post-doctoral researcher at the Institut Barcelona d’ Estudis Internacionals. He received his Ph.D. in Political Economy from the Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University.
Andreas Koutras studied Astrophysics and Mathematics at the Universities of London and Cambridge. His PhD was on Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity. During the past 15 years he worked at a number of investment banks. He has written extensively on the Greek PSI restructuring and the use of the Collective Action Clauses (CAC) and the ECB’s operations.
George Prokopakis is a business consultant on organizational and data management issues. He was formerly a Professor at Columbia University of New York. Recently, he is working mainly on firm restructurings and reorganizations, data management, and finance.
Dimitri Vayanos is Professor of Finance at the London School of Economics, where he also directs the Paul Woolley Centre for the Study of Capital Market Dysfunctionality. Prior to joining the LSE, he was faculty member at Stanford and MIT. He is an Editor of the Review of Economic Studies and a Director of the American Finance Association.
GREXITING
the crisis
1st Hellenic
Forum
LSEsu
Hellenic Society
2, 4, 6, 8
March 2013
The
1st Hellenic Forum ”GREXITING the crisis!” is an ambitious idea of the LSEsu
Hellenic Society. Taking for granted, the fact that Greece is at the heart of
the European economic crisis and international developments for another year,
we decided to organize a series of events at LSE looking at Greece’s future in
Europe, on 2, 4, 6, 8 March 2013.
More
analytically:
RELOAD
Greece
Date:
2 March 11:00 -17:00 Venue: LSE, Room TBC for tickerholders.
We
expect a room full of young entrepreneurs willing to discuss their business
ideas (be it concrete or still under development). The day will be spent on
getting information on how to transition from an idea, to a business plan to
making the leap into entrepreneurship.
The
day will end with a panel discussion on the entrepreneurial environment in
Greece investigating the trends of growth and how can a start up receive
funding. For more info on what will happen on the day please visit: www.reloadgreece.com,
or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
Registration
is required, please email info@reloadgreece.com to secure a place.
GREXITING
the Social crisis
Date:
4 March 18:00-21:00 Venue: LSE, Room TW1.G.01
This
event will take place giving emphasis on our social and political crisis of
values and structures, with emphasis on social policies in the crisis in order
to maintain social cohesion and dignity of our fellow human beings and to give
the perspective of revival to the Greek society.
GREXITING
the Economic crisis
Date:
6 March 18:00-21:00 Venue: LSE, Room TW1.G.01
The
event on Economic crisis, will be focusing on the future of the Greek economy
from now on, and in particular what are the economic policies that should
immediately be followed both at National and European level in order to
sanitize the economy of Greece and at the same time, put it in an orbit of
growth.
GREXITING
Business depression
Date:
8 March 16:00-19:00 Venue: LSE, Room EAS.E171
This
event will be dedicated to the business sector and especially on opportunities
despite the crisis and the new data on the labor market in Greece and Europe
The
LSEsu Hellenic Society
Supported by the Greek Public Policy Forum and the
Hellenic Observatory.
Discussion about the Greek crisis and its possible resolutions
London School of Economics
11 September 2012
On 11 September 2012 the Greek Public Policy Forum co-organised a discussion at the London School of Economics about the Greek crisis. The first part of the discussion focused on (a) what should be the long-term “vision” for Greek economy and society, and (b) what obstacles are preventing the evolution towards that vision and what ways exist to circumvent them. There were four talks by a panel of speakers, which was chaired by Dimitri Vayanos, followed by a Q&A session. The second part of the discussion, chaired by Nikitas Konstantinidis, focused on how diaspora Greeks could help with the resolution of the crisis. The event took place under the auspices of the Hellenic Observatory at the LSE.
The first speaker at the panel was Pavlos Eleftheriadis. He argued that the Greek crisis can be attributed to the gradual emergence of ‘extractive’ institutions in the mid-1980s. Whereas cronyism has been a persistent feature of Greek democracy since the 1860s, important changes in the mid-1980s tipped the balance against independent institutions, against competitiveness and against the rule of law. The result was a closed, protectionist and corrupt political system which stifled entrepreneurship and innovation and controlled the largest news outlets, the private television stations. Joining the Euro exposed this flawed political system and magnified the consequences of its collapse. The way out of the crisis does not require major innovation. We must combine economic with political reforms that seek to restore the rule of law, fight corruption and enforce accountability. The challenge for Greece is to become a more open and just society and a social market whose economy is truly integrated into the global economy.
Click here for the full article.
The second speaker was Apostolos Doxiadis, who spoke about the practice of politics in juxtaposition with political ideology. He made the distinction between the politics of principles and ideas, the politics of problem-solving, and the politics of clientelism. While no political action falls squarely within one of the above categories, the dominant paradigm in Greece at the moment is one of contrarianism and opposition to the Memorandum, to Germany, to immigrants. It is much easier to say no than yes, since that way the degrees of freedom are higher. On the other hand, the logic of clientelism is very protective of those very institutions that nurture it and as such appears antithetical to progress. The only way out of the crisis is through a wider consensus that can only be brought about by a political figure. What Greece needs right now is a novel, simple, and persuasive vision that is also accessible to the wider public.
The third speaker was George Prokopakis. According to him, Greece’s exit strategy from the crisis has three stages. The first is short-run crisis management, and the main objective is to stay in the Euro. There is general consensus on that objective both within society and a broad spectrum of political forces. The second stage is implementation of structural reforms, which will enhance the functioning of the state and the competition in markets. More support for reforms is needed from society because while reforms benefit society as a whole, they reduce the rents of some groups. The third stage is growth. This is more long term and, to some extent, a consequence of the others. Growth will come mainly from small firms, who must turn themselves towards foreign markets. The crisis has already resulted in the loss of 1.2 million jobs, which will take many years to be created again. To make any progress Greece needs at least six months of calm.
The fourth speaker was Andreas Koutras. He argued that part of Greek society has not realized or refuses to acknowledge the need for structural changes not only in the economy but also in society and personal behavior. This failure can be attributed to the lack of vision for the future. Scaremongering and blackmailing does not constitute a vision. Many citizens refuse to be subjected to austerity measures by corrupt politicians and degenerate parties that to a great extent are responsible for the current mess. New and not recycled parties is a vision. Greece is slowly becoming an inward looking, almost autistic, society that ostracises any dissenting or alternative voices. Anything that does not conform to a pernicious nationalism and a backward looking Greek-orthodox culture is crushed as anti-Greek. An open tolerant and respecting society is a vision. Economic prosperity would follow naturally after we produce civic and cultural capital. Patriots are not only the ones glued in a glorious past but those that strive to make a better future.
For the full text in Greek, click here.
Given that the event came about through a decentralized initiative, the second part of the discussion was more organizational in nature. The overall goals of the discussion were i) the search for synergies between the various networks and initiatives that have taken shape outside Greece, ii) the creation of a common platform of understanding and debate on issues of Greek public policy reforms, and iii) the coordination of the rich human capital of Greeks in the UK for the common good of Greece. Speakers included Nikitas Konstantinidis on behalf of the Greek Public Policy Forum, Dimitri Vayanos on behalf of the Greek Economists for Reform, and Michael Jacobides on behalf of Redesign Greece.
The video and podcast of the entire event are available on the following Hellenic Observatory page or on YouTube (click here for the discussion).
Bios
Apostolos Doxiadis is a writer. His best-selling novel ‘Uncle Petros and Goldbach’s Conjecture’, which brought mathematics into fiction, has been translated into over forty languages. ‘Logicomix’, a graphic novel of the epic quest for certainty in science and logic, was published in 2009 and immediately became an international bestseller.
Pavlos Eleftheriadis is a University Lecturer and Fellow in Law at Mansfield College in the University of Oxford and a barrister at Francis Taylor Building. He is the author of many essays in the philosophy of law, EU law and constitutional law. His book Legal Rights was published by Oxford Univeristy Press in 2008.
Michael Jacobides is Associate Professor of Strategic and International Management at London Business School, where he holds the Sir Donald Gordon Chair of Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Prior to joining the LBS, he was faculty member at Harvard and Wharton. He is Sumantra Ghoshal Fellow at the Advanced Institute for Management Research.
Nikitas Konstantinidis is a Fellow in Political Science and Public Policy in the Department of Government at the London School of Economics. He came to the LSE after spending two years as a post-doctoral researcher at the Institut Barcelona d’ Estudis Internacionals. He received his Ph.D. in Political Economy from the Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University.
Andreas Koutras studied Astrophysics and Mathematics at the Universities of London and Cambridge. His PhD was on Einstein’s General Theory of Relativity. During the past 15 years he worked at a number of investment banks. He has written extensively on the Greek PSI restructuring and the use of the Collective Action Clauses (CAC) and the ECB’s operations.
George Prokopakis is a business consultant on organizational and data management issues. He was formerly a Professor at Columbia University of New York. Recently, he is working mainly on firm restructurings and reorganizations, data management, and finance.
Dimitri Vayanos is Professor of Finance at the London School of Economics, where he also directs the Paul Woolley Centre for the Study of Capital Market Dysfunctionality. Prior to joining the LSE, he was faculty member at Stanford and MIT. He is an Editor of the Review of Economic Studies and a Director of the American Finance Association.
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Η Κρίση στην Ελλάδα κι οι Προοπτικές Ανάκαμψης
Συζήτηση για την κρίση στην Ελλάδα
και τις προοπτικές εξόδου από αυτή
London School of Economics
11 Σεπτεμβρίου 2012
Στις 11 Σεπτεμβρίου 2011 to Ελληνικό Φόρουμ Δημόσιας Πολιτικής συνδιοργάνωσε στο London School of Economics συζήτηση με θέμα την ελληνική κρίση. Το πρώτο μέρος της συζήτησης είχε ως θέμα (α) ποιο θα πρέπει να είναι το μακροπρόθεσμο “όραμα” για την ελληνική οικονομία και κοινωνία, και (β) τι εμποδίζει την εξέλιξη προς αυτό και ποιοι τρόποι υπάρχουν για να αρθούν τα εμπόδια. Έγιναν παρεμβάσεις από ένα πάνελ τεσσάρων ομιλητών το οποίο συντόνισε ο Δημήτρης Βαγιανός, και στη συνέχεια έγιναν ερωτήσεις προς τους ομιλητές. Το δεύτερο μέρος της συζήτησης, το οποίο συντόνισε ο Νικήτας Κωνσταντινίδης, είχε ως θέμα το πώς οι Έλληνες του εξωτερικού θα μπορούσαν να συμβάλλουν στην επίλυση της κρίσης. H εκδήλωση έγινε υπό την αιγίδα του Ελληνικού Παρατηρητηρίου (Hellenic Observatory) του LSE.
Ο πρώτος ομιλητής στο πάνελ ήταν ο Παύλος Ελευθεριάδης, ο οποίος τόνισε ότι η κρίση στην Ελλάδα μπορεί να συνοψιστεί στην επικράτηση ενός κυνικού συστήματος “αρπακτικού παρασιτισμού” που κατασπατάλησε και ιδιοποιήθηκε τους κρατικούς πόρους από τα μέσα της δεκαετίας του 80 εως το ξέσπασμα της κρίσης. Η ίδια η κρίση οφείλεται στην αδυναμία του πολιτικού συστήματος να προσαρμοστεί στους κανόνες της εσωτερικής αγοράς της ΕΕ και τους κανόνες του Ευρώ. Η λύση πρέπει να συνδυάζει οικονομικές μεταρρύθμίσεις με πολιτικές. Το στοίχημα για την Ελλάδα είναι να ξαναγίνει μια ανοικτή και δίκαιη κοινωνία με την ειλικρινή διεθνοποίησή της οικονομίας της. Το ευρωπαικό όραμα της δημοκρατικής ισότητας συνδυάζει τον δυναμισμό της ευνομούμενης αγοράς με την κοινωνική προστασία των αδυνάτων. Η φιλοσοφία αυτή είναι η σημερινή εξέλιξη των παλιών ιδεωδών της ελληνικής επανάστασης και του πρώτου ελληνικού κράτους. Το όραμα της νέας Ελλάδας είναι ακριβώς το ίδιο με το όραμα της παλιάς.
Πατήστε εδώ για το πλήρες άρθρο.
Ο δεύτερος ομιλητής ήταν ο Απόστολος Δοξιάδης, ο οποίος μίλησε για την πράξη της πολιτικής σε αντιδιαστολή με την πολιτική ιδεολογία. Έκανε το διαχωρισμό μεταξύ πολιτικής θέσεων και αρχών, πολιτικής τεχνικών και λύσεων και τέλος πελατειακής πολιτικής. Ενώ καμία πολιτική πράξη δεν είναι αμιγής, αλλά εμπεριέχει κομμάτια και από τις τρεις αυτές λογικές, το κυρίαρχο παράδειγμα στην Ελλάδα είναι ο αρνητισμός, μια πολιτική αντι-μνημονιακή, αντι-γερμανική, αντι-μεταναστευτική. Το όχι είναι πιο εύκολο από το ναι, καθώς οι βαθμοί ελευθερίας αυξάνουν. Από την άλλη, η πελατειακή λογική δεν επιτρέπει καμία ρήξη με τους θεσμούς που την αναπαράγουν και ως εκ τούτου καμία πρόοδο. Για να αρχίσει η έξοδος από την κρίση, πρέπει να υπάρξει μία ευρύτερη συναίνεση, την οποία μπορεί να επιφέρει μόνο ένας πολιτικός φορέας. Αυτό που πρέπει να γίνει είναι να παραχθεί ένα όραμα από την αρχή, ένα απλό και πειστικό κοινό όραμα, κατανοητό στον ευρύ κόσμο.
Ο τρίτος ομιλητής ήταν ο Γιώργος Προκοπάκης, ο οποίος θεωρεί ότι η έξοδος από την κρίση έχει τρία στάδια. Το πρώτο είναι η βραχυπρόθεσμη διαχείριση, με βασικό στόχο να διασφαλιστεί η παραμονή στο Ευρώ. Σε αυτό το στάδιο υπάρχει συναίνεση από την κοινωνία και σημαντικό μέρος των πολιτικών δυνάμεων. Το δεύτερο στάδιο είναι η πραγματοποίηση των διαρθρωτικών αλλαγών, που θα βελτιώσουν τη λειτουργία του κράτους και τον ανταγωνισμό στις αγορές. Σε αυτό το στάδιο χρειάζεται στήριξη από την κοινωνία καθώς οι αλλαγές συμφέρουν μεν το σύνολο αλλά πλήττουν τα συμφέροντα επιμέρους ομάδων. Το τρίτο στάδιο είναι η ανάπτυξη. Αυτό είναι πιο μακροπρόθεσμο και συνέπεια των προηγουμένων. Η ανάπτυξη θα έρθει κυρίως από την μικρή επιχειρηματικότητα, η οποία θα πρέπει όμως να στραφεί σε εξαγώγιμα προϊόντα. Η κρίση έχει ήδη οδηγήσει στην απώλεια 1.2 εκατομμυρίων θέσεων εργασίας, η επαναδημιουργία των οποίων θα απαιτήσει χρόνο. Για να υπάρξει οποιαδήποτε πρόοδος στη χώρα χρειάζονται τουλάχιστον έξι μήνες ηρεμίας.
Ο τέταρτος ομιλητής ήταν ο Ανδρέας Κούτρας, ο οποίος τόνισε ότι μέρος της κοινωνίας δεν έχει κατανοήσει ή αρνείται να πιστέψει την αναγκαιότητα των διαρθρωτικών αλλαγών όχι μόνο στην οικονομία αλλά και στην ίδια την κοινωνία, στην προσωπική μας συμπεριφορά. Η Ελλάδα αποτυγχάνει γιατί δεν υπάρχει στόχος και όραμα. Ο εκβιασμός και ο εκφοβισμός δεν είναι όραμα. Οι πολίτες αρνούνται να δεχθούν την εφαρμογή σκληρών μέτρων από ανθρώπους και κόμματα που για χρόνια ήταν μέρος και συντηρούσουν την φαυλότητα. Καινούργιες και όχι ανακυκλωμένες πολιτικές δυνάμεις είναι όραμα. Η Ελλάδα εξελίσσεται σε μια εσωστρεφή και μονοδιάστατη χώρα πού εξοστρακίζει κάθε είδους διαφορετικότητας. Οτιδήποτε δεν συνάδει με τα πρότυπα ενός κακόβουλου λαϊκιστικού Εθνικισμού και μιας αναχρονιστικής Ελληνορθόδοξης κουλτούρας συνθλίβεται ως αντεθνικό. Η ανοχή στην διαφορετικότητα και ο σεβασμός είναι όραμα. Το όραμα μιας φιλελεύθερης, ανοικτής και ανεκτικής κοινωνίας βρίσκεται σε κίνδυνο. Πρέπει να δημιουργήσουμε κοινωνικό και πολιτιστικό κεφάλαιο. Ο οικονομικός πλούτος θα έρθει ως συνέπεια. Πατριώτης είναι αυτός που παράγει μέλλον και όχι μόνο ο προσκολλημένος στο παρελθόν.
Για το πλήρες κείμενο, πατήστε εδώ.
Καθώς η όλη συνάντηση αποτέλεσε το προϊόν μιας αποκεντρωμένης πρωτοβουλίας, ο χαρακτήρας του δευτέρου μέρους της ήταν κατά βάση οργανωτικός. Οι επιμέρους στόχοι ήταν η προώθηση της συνεργασίας μεταξύ των διαφόρων δικτύων και πρωτοβουλιών που έχουν αναπτυχθεί στο εξωτερικό, η δημιουργία μίας κοινής πλατφόρμας συνενόησης, διαλόγου και προβληματισμού για ζητήματα ελληνικής δημόσιας πολιτικής, και η συσπείρωση του πλούσιου κι εξειδικευμένου ανθρώπινου δυναμικού που βρίσκεται στην Αγγλία για το κοινό καλό της χώρας. Μίλησαν οι Νικήτας Κωνσταντινίδης εκ μέρους του Greek Public Policy Forum, Δημήτρης Βαγιανός εκ μέρους των Greek Economists for Reform, και Μιχάλης Ιακωβίδης εκ μέρους του Redesign Greece.
Το video και το podcast της εκδήλωσης μπορείτε να τα βρείτε στην ακόλουθη σελίδα του Ελληνικού Παρατηρητηρίου ή στο YouTube (πατήστε εδώ για τη συζήτηση).
Βιογραφικά
Ο Δημήτρης Βαγιανός είναι καθηγητής χρηματοοικονομικών στο London School of Economics, όπου και διευθύνει το κέντρο Paul Woolley για την μελέτη των δυσλειτουργιών των αγορών κεφαλαίου. Πριν έρθει στο LSE ήταν καθηγητής στα Πανεπιστήμια Stanford και ΜΙΤ. Είναι εκδότης του Review of Economic Studies και διευθυντής του American Finance Association.
Ο Απόστολος Δοξιάδης είναι συγγραφέας. Το μυθιστόρημά του “Ο Θείος Πέτρος και η Εικασία του Γκόλντμπαχ”, το οποίο εισάγει τα μαθηματικά στη λογοτεχνία, έχει μεταφραστεί σε παραπάνω από σαράντα γλώσσες. Το “Logicomix”, ένα εικονογραφημένο μυθιστόρημα για την αναζήτηση της βεβαιότητας στην επιστημονική έρευνα και τη λογική, είναι παγκόσμιο bestseller.
Ο Παύλος Ελευθεριάδης διδάσκει στην Νομική Σχολή του Πανεπιστημίου της Οξφόρδης και είναι δικηγόρος στο Λονδίνο. Έχει δημοσιεύσει πολλές μελέτες αναλυτικής φιλοσοφίας του δικαίου και συνταγματικού δικαίου και μεταξύ άλλων τα βιβλία Συνταγματισμός και Πολιτικές Αξίες (Σάκκουλας, 1999) και Legal Rights (Oxford University Press, 2008).
O Μιχάλης Ιακωβίδης είναι καθηγητής της έδρας Sir Donald Gordon Chair για την Καινοτομία και την Επιχειρηματικότητα στο London Business School. Πριν έρθει στο LBS ήταν καθηγητής στα Πανεπιστήμια Ηarvard και Wharton. Είναι Sumantra Ghoshal Fellow στο Advanced Institute for Management Research.
Ο Ανδρέας Κούτρας σπούδασε Αστροφυσική στο Πανεπιστήμιο του Λονδίνου, και ανώτατα μαθηματικά στο Cambridge. Το διδακτορικό του ήταν στην Γενική Θεωρία της Σχετικότητας του Αϊνστάιν. Τα τελευταία 15 χρόνια εργάστηκε σε επενδυτικές τράπεζες με αντικείμενο την ποσοτική ανάλυση, τα χρηματοοικονομικά προϊόντα, και τις κεφαλαιαγορές.
Ο Νικήτας Κωνσταντινίδης είναι διδάκτωρ Πολιτικών Επιστημών και Δημόσιας Πολιτικής στο London School of Economics. Ήρθε στο LSE μετά από δύο χρόνια μεταδιδακτορικής έρευνας στο Institut Barcelona d’ Estudis Internacionals της Βαρκελώνης. Έλαβε το διδακτορικό του στην Πολιτική Οικονομία από τη σχολή Woodrow Wilson του Πανεπιστημίου Princeton.
Ο Γιώργος Προκοπάκης είναι σύμβουλος επιχειρήσεων σε θέματα οργάνωσης και διαχείρισης πληροφοριών. Ήταν καθηγητής στο Πανεπιστήμιο Columbia της Νέας Υόρκης. Τα τελευταία χρόνια ασχολείται κυρίως με θέματα αναδιοργάνωσης επιχειρήσεων, διαχείρισης πληροφοριών, και χρηματοοικονομικά.
