On Friday, 5 December 2025, the University of Macedonia’s Department of Balkan, Slavic and Oriental Studies, together with the Council of Industrial Heritage (SYVIK) of ELLINIKI ETAIRIA – Society for the Environment and Cultural Heritage, will host a one-day conference title:
“Space, Culture and the History of Entrepreneurship: Industrial Heritage and Its Documentation through Archives.”
The event will take place in the “Ilias I. Kouskouvelis” Conference Hall in Thessaloniki. The second session of the conference “Business Relations in the Balkan and Mediterranean Region” will be livestreamed.
Livestream link of Session II (14:30–15:30 – Eastern European Time): https://youtube.com/live/TtaTdo25veQ?feature=share
The Athens Heritage Hub proudly supports this initiative, which aligns with its mission to strengthen regional collaboration and promote innovative approaches to cultural and industrial heritage across Greece and the Balkans.
Key themes that will be addressed include:
- The use of archival material in documenting the history of entrepreneurship.
- Emerging developments and challenges in preserving business archives.
- The contribution of business records to social, economic and architectural history.
- The role of oral history in recording professions and entrepreneurial activity.
Join us—on site or online—as we establish a new annual meeting point for heritage, history and archive professionals.