News & Insights
Latest news, thoughts and points of view from Libra Group and its worldwide subsidiaries
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Libra Group’s inaugural ‘American Entrepreneurship Award’ open for entries
Libra Group, the privately owned diversified business group with 30 subsidiaries active across six continents, has announced that its inaugural American Entrepreneurship Award (AEA) is now open...
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Second Young Parent Expo for pregnant and parenting teens proves to be Seleni Institute’s most popular teen event
The Seleni Institute has received a flood of interest for its second Young Parent Expo, to take place on February 6, 2016. The full-capacity event will feature expanded programming for about 100 pregnant and parenting teens aged 14 to 22...
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The Fourth Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award opens for Entries
The Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award (HEA) has announced that its fourth annual award is now open and invites start-up businesses in Greece to enter by submitting their business plans at the HEA website, www.hellenicaward.com...
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Grace Foundation donates to SOS Children’s Villages
The Grace Foundation, through its ‘Give with Grace’ initiative, has made its first donation under its partnership with SOS Children’s Villages, its designated charity. A total of $56,400 has been raised through...
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First Seleni Institute Young Parent Expo brings parenting know-how to New York City teens
The Seleni Institute has held its first Young Parent Expo in New York City to extend its current services to pregnant and parenting adolescents between the ages of 14-22 in an event fully aligned with its aims to reach more...
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Libra Group launches the “American Entrepreneurship Award”
Libra Group, the privately owned diversified business group with 30 subsidiaries active across six continents, has announced a $500,000 commitment...
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Vice President Joe Biden to address 5th Concordia Summit
Vice President Joe Biden will deliver remarks on the first day of the 5th Annual Concordia Summit on October 1, 2015. “We are honoured to welcome Vice President Biden to this year’s Summit...
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Dept. of State, UVA Darden School, and Concordia announce…
The Secretary’s Office of Global Partnerships at the U.S. Department of State, the University of Virginia Darden School of Business Institute for Business in Society and Concordia today announced...
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The Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award Announces 2015 Winners
The Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award (HEA) has announced three winners of the 2015 award who, in addition to sharing prize funding of up to €1,000,000, will be provided with an expert mentor and a range of business support services. This year the HEA has again achieved...
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Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award 2015 Finalists Announced
The Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award (HEA) has revealed the 10 finalists who are competing for the 2015 prize of up to €1,000,000 in funding as well as support services and mentorship for their new business ventures. The Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award was launched in...
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Seleni Congressional Luncheon Presents Huck Leadership Award to Two Extraordinary Mothers and Leaders in Public Service
The Seleni Institute, dedicated to providing the care, information, and research funding critical to supporting mothers and families, hosted a congressional luncheon in honor of the recipients of the Winnifred Mason Huck Leadership Award, Secretary of Health and Human...
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INSIGHT: “Important piece on depression in pregnancy in The New York Times” by Christiane Manzella, PhD, FT
- Let's all join this critical conversation
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Libra Group announces partnership with President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Alliance
Libra Group has announced that it is a founding sponsor of the My Brother’s Keeper (MBK) Alliance, launched today by President Obama in the Bronx...
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The Grace Foundation pledges €1.2 million to Greek charities
The charitable foundation of Grace Hotels has announced a pledge of €1.2 million to two leading Greek charities – Hatzikyriakio Institution, one of the oldest childcare institutions in Greece, and public health institute, Prolepsis. The Grace Foundation which has always had close...
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Libra Group to open Washington, D.C. office
Libra Group, the privately owned diversified business group with 30 subsidiaries across five continents, has announced a new corporate office in Washington, DC and appointed Maurice M. Owens, former advisor to White House Chief of Staff, Denis McDonough, to manage...
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INSIGHT: “The importance of maternity leave for maternal mental health” by Nitzia Logothetis, MSc, MA
- It's time to prioritize the well-being of women and families
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HEA increases 2015 award funding to €1 million
The Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award has announced that it has raised the prize funding for its 2015 winners from €700,000 to €1 million. This follows intensified interest in this year’s award program with record numbers...
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HEA announces support for winners and finalists from Microsoft and Kick Athens
The Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award (HEA) announces support for award winners and finalists from IT giant Microsoft and the Athens branch of global entrepreneurial education program, ‘Kick’. These new pledges will...
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The Seleni Institute Announces Launch of Teen Initiative
The Seleni Institute, dedicated to providing care, information and research funding critical to supporting mothers and families, announced today the launch of the Seleni Institute Teen Initiative (SITI), extending reproductive and maternal mental health services to...
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Deadline Approaches for Applications to Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award 2015
Just one month remains before the submission deadline for this year’s Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award (HEA). Entrepreneurs with new business ideas can submit their applications via the HEA’s website (www.hellenicaward.com)...
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New grant from Google helps Seleni to spread the word
Seleni becomes recipient of a ‘Google Ad Grants’ award. The Google Ad Grants program supports registered nonprofit organizations that share Google's philosophy of community service, helping in areas such as science...
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Third Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award Opens For Entries
The Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award (HEA) has announced that its third annual award is now open and invites Greek start-up businesses to submit entries for the 2015 program. Based on a belief that entrepreneurship...
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Miami Dade College joins forces with Libra Group
Miami Dade College (MDC) has become the latest partner in Libra Group’s international internship program. As an international business group that controls...
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Former First Lady Laura Bush Visits the Seleni Institute
The Seleni Institute was honored this week to welcome the former First Lady of the United States of America, Laura Bush, to learn more about the mental health issues women face during their reproductive years...
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Concordia Announces Final Speaker Lineup For 2014 Summit
Concordia has announced the final speaker lineup for its fourth annual Summit September 29 and 30 in New York City. Former President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush will participate in a special session to close out the Summit on September 30th at the New York...
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Leader Nancy Pelosi Visits Seleni Institute
The Seleni Institute was honored last week to welcome the first female Speaker of the US House of Representatives in US history and current House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi to tour its facility and learn more about both Seleni and the mental health issues women face during their reproductive years...
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2014 Concordia Summit to be Held September 29 in New York
The Leadership Council and Co-founders of Concordia are excited to announce that the fourth annual Concordia Summit will be held on September 29, 2014 in New York. The programming will be focused on Concordia’s 2014 theme, Scaling Proven Solutions Through Collaboration...
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HELP partners with Libra Group for summer internships
The Haitian Education and Leadership Program (HELP) announces today that it has secured valuable internship placements with international business group, Libra Group, under a new partnership...
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INSIGHT: “Stop calling it morning sickness” by Nitzia Logothetis, MSc, MA
-Nausea during pregnancy takes a real physical and emotional toll
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The Seleni Institute Announces New Clinical Director
The Seleni Institute has announced that Christiane Manzella, PhD, FT, will serve as its new clinical director, having previously served as Seleni’s supervision director and senior psychologist. The Seleni Institute provides care, information and research funding critical to supporting...
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The Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award announces 2014 Winners
The Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award has announced the four winners of the 2014 award who, in addition to sharing prize funding of up to €700,000, will be assigned an expert mentor and receive a range of business support services. This year the HEA experienced a 67% increase...
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State Department’s GPI Joins P3 Impact Award
Concordia and the Institute for Business in Society (IBiS) at University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business announced that the Secretary of State’s Office of Global Partnerships will become an organizational partner in the inaugural launch of the P3 Impact Award...
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INSIGHT: “How to support someone after a stillbirth” by Nitzia Logothetis, MSc, MA
- There is no right way to respond – what matters is that you do.
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Dr. Katherine Sharkey of Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital Receives Inaugural Seleni Institute Research Award
The Seleni Institute, New York, today announced that sleep medicine researcher Dr. Katherine Sharkey, of Brown University and Rhode Island Hospital, is the recipient of the inaugural Seleni Research Award for her proposed research project, ‘Integrated Chronotherapy for Perinatal Anxiety.’...
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Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award 2014 Opens For Entries
The Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award (HEA) announced the opening of applications for its 2014 award program. HEA seeks to stimulate entrepreneurial spirit and reward Greece’s most promising start-up businesses...
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Winners of the Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award 2013 announced
The Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award (HEA) today announced the four winners for 2013 who will receive business start-up funding as well as mentoring and business support services. HEA helps Greek entrepreneurs to overcome...
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Finalists of the Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award 2013 announced
The Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award (HEA) today revealed the ten entrepreneurs who are finalists in line to receive up to €500,000 in funding for a new business venture, as well as business support services and a personal mentor...
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Submission Deadline Approaching For Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award
The deadline for submissions is fast approaching for the Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award (HEA), an annual award program which offers entrepreneurs in Greece the chance to receive funding of up to €500,000 for a new...
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Libra Group Launches Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award With Over €5 Million Commitment
The Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award, which offers entrepreneurs in Greece the chance to receive funding of up to €500,000 plus comprehensive mentoring and consultancy for a new business...
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The Concordia Summit Highlighted Six Key Moments From The 2012 Summit
As The Concordia Summit marks its second successful convening and its work in promoting public-private partnerships, it today highlighted six key moments from the 2012 Summit...
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Libra Group Sponsors Second Highly Successful Concordia Summit
The second annual Concordia Summit took place in New York City today. For the second year in succession Libra Group was the lead sponsor for the event. Keynote speeches and sessions featured world leaders and...
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The Concordia Summit Announces Second Annual Forum
Concordia is a Singular Convening of Former and Current Heads of State, Business Executives and Non-Profit Leaders Devoted to Promoting Public-Private Partnerships. Bill Clinton to be joined by Laura Bush, John...
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INSIGHT: “Greece is also having a social crisis” by George Logothetis
-George Logothetis, What is philotimo? The literal translation is “love of honor”
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Libra Internship Program Launched
Libra Group announced the launch of its International Internship Program for a select 20 students per annum to be run in cooperation with The American College of Greece and the Greek America Foundation...
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President George W. Bush Addresses Libra Sponsored Summit
The Concordia Summit, a non-profit organization that seeks to develop private/public partnerships around pressing global issues, announced today that it will host its inaugural summit focusing on the global fight against extremism on September 20th, 2011 in New York City...
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Libra Opens China and Germany Representative Offices
2010 saw the opening of Libra Group representative offices in Beijing, China and Hamburg, Germany. These offices provide a gateway to all of Libra's commercial interests 'under one roof'...
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Libra Group Appoints John Negroponte as Senior Advisor to Libra Board of Directors
In July 2009 Hon. John Negroponte, formerly US Deputy Secretary of State, Director of National Intelligence and Ambassador to the United Nations was appointed as Senior Advisor to the Libra Board of Directors...
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Libra launches FCA Group: Real estate investment for Central and North America
Libra Group, the privately owned international business group, has launched FCA Group, a new real estate investment subsidiary covering Central and North America. The company will undertake strategic investment in commercial and residential real estate throughout the regions with...
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A maritime legacy brings into being a new international business group, with a focus on diversity and foundation in family values
Libra Group was created in 2003 and represents the diversification of the Logothetis family business that for the preceding 25 years had been focused primarily on shipping. Between 1976 and 1994...
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