On Monday, November 10, the 3rd Business unusual Award by ALBA Graduate Business School and The American College of Greece was awarded to George David, during a ceremony held at the Hotel Grande Bretagne in Athens. Two hundred and fifty distinguished executives from various business sectors were present during the event. This year, ALBA chose to highlight the business internationalization of Greek entrepreneurs, honoring David, one of the most respected businessmen, who truly believes in the promotion of Greek businesses and products to international markets. David has contributed to business openness with the Hellenic Initiative, a non-profit, non-governmental organization, which aims to raise funds from the Greek Diaspora to support entrepreneurship during the Greek economic crisis. Every two years, the ALBA Business unusual Award highlights important activities that have a positive impact on the Greek economy and society, while, at the same time, honors exceptional individuals who could serve as role models for personal and professional behavior. In his opening speech, Professor Nikolaos Travlos, Dean of ALBA School, welcomed all the attendees and thanked David for his excellent work. ALBA Chairman Nikos Ebeoglou made reference to the life and work of David. In his speech, he said: “He lives and behaves as a citizen, not only of the country where he was born and raised, but as a citizen of the world. However, he never left his country to settle elsewhere, unlike many distinguished Greeks from Greece or Cyprus who live and excel abroad.” After receiving the award, David thanked ALBA for honoring him and gave a very interesting speech. “We need to recognize that, beyond any state contribution, openness is primarily up to entrepreneurs and businesses. And now, using simple logic, we recognize that openness requires a change in our way of thinking. We need to realize that when we open our business to the international scene, we have to be ready for international competition – ready to follow international rates and practices. One cannot face new requirements with outdated structure, attitudes and perceptions. Using this logic, we can say that the crisis holds opportunities, and that the effort to strengthen the economy in difficult times will create new structures and incentives that will enhance growth.”
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