Executive Director, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
February 4, 2020
4:30pm - 6:00pm
Lower Level Conference Room, Adolphus Busch Hall
Video recording
1h:15m
As Greece emerges from a decade-long financial crisis, the City of
Athens is grappling with major challenges for the future, including
climate change, security and migration. The city’s recently elected
Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis has set an ambitious agenda for the city under
his “Adopt Our City” program. In this conversation, Mayor Bakoyannis,
who is also an alumnus of the Harvard Kennedy School, will highlight
these issues and the role that cities can play in leading efforts to
achieve carbon neutrality as well as spur technological innovation and
economic growth.
Photo Gallery
Mayor
Kostas Bakoyannis with students at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for
European Studies, February 4, 2020. (Click above for photo album.)
As Greece emerges from a decade-long financial crisis, the City of
Athens is grappling with major challenges for the future, including
climate change, security and migration. The city’s recently elected
Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis has set an ambitious agenda for the city under
his “Adopt Our City” program. In this conversation, Mayor Bakoyannis,
who is also an alumnus of the Harvard Kennedy School, will highlight
these issues and the role that cities can play in leading efforts to
achieve carbon neutrality as well as spur technological innovation and
economic growth.
The new mayor of Athens, Kostas Bakoyannis, M.P.A. ’04, wants to rebuild the capital from the ground up. He spoke to CES Executive Director Elaine Papoulias about his plans and challenges.