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The modern left for progressive governance

Hosted by the Hellenic Observatory

Sheikh Zayed Theatre, Cheng Kin Ku building

Speaker

Stefanos Kasselakis

Stefanos Kasselakis

Chair

Professor Kevin Featherstone

Professor Kevin Featherstone

Across Europe, the left – in its different variants - is facing an electoral challenge. The populist, nationalist right appears in the ascendancy, with predictions for its success in this year’s European Parliament elections. In Greece, SYRIZA rose dramatically to lead the fight against euro-zone imposed austerity. Yet, it lost badly in two national elections last year and the left is fragmenting. How can the fortunes of the left be restored? What kind of unity is feasible and desirable on the left? How can the left avoid further defeat?

Join us for this conversation between Stefanos Kasselakis and 杏吧论坛's Kevin Featherstone.

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Stefanos Kasselakis () was elected leader of SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance - the main opposition party in Greece - in September 2023.

He was born in Athens and migrated to the United States at the age of 14. Winning the Andreas Dracopoulos Scholarship, he completed the Huntsman programme in finance and international studies at the University of Pennsylvania. As a student, he volunteered for Senator Joe Biden's presidential campaign and joined the Center for Strategic and International Studies. After graduation he worked at Goldman Sachs in Commodities trading and later, he ventured into the maritime industry, founding SwiftBulk, a ship-owning venture he successfully operated and monetised. Proficient in finance, startups, international trade, shipping, and more, he has expertise in entrepreneurship, corporate governance, and ESG issues.

Kevin Featherstone is a professorial research fellow and Director of the Hellenic Observatory at the European Institute at 杏吧论坛.

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