Courageous Policymaking and Empathetic Leadership
When: Tuesday, February 24, 2026, 6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Where: Room 3.1, Centre For Commercial Law Studies, Lincoln Inn Fields
Speaker: Effie Achtsioglou
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A Lecture by Effie Achtsioglou
The Centre for Governance and Democracy and the Institute for Global Law, Economics and Finance invite you to a public lecture by Eftychia "Effie" Achtsioglou, a Member of the Greek Parliament (SYRIZA and New Left) and the former Greek Minister of Labour, Social Insurance and Social Solidarity (2016-2019). Effie Achtsioglou will speak about the reform strategies she advanced while in office, aiming to tackle a broader question that remains relevant today: how do we combine growth, stability, and social justice? In the second part of the lecture, she will also discuss the challenges and difficulties she faced as a young woman in the political limelight.
Ultimately, this lecture aims to open a conversation on how evidence-based, courageous policymaking and empathetic leadership can, despite occasional failures, lead us to restore meaning and value to politics and shape fairer societies.