The inForum Brain Retain Regain conference addresses the complex issue of brain drain and its societal and economic consequences on June 2–3 at the Hellenic Parliament Library (the former Municipal Tobacco Factory).

Ongoing now for close on two decades, the brain drain may have peaked during the years of the economic crisis, but it continues to hurt Greece’s national prospects. Stopping it is one of the biggest challenges facing the country today; failure will mean being trapped in the vicious cycle of stagnation.

The research into Brain Drain conducted by Metron Analysis on behalf of “in” and presented for the first time at the inForum reveals the causes of the phenomenon. It also shines a light on the policy strategies that would enable Greece to retain its high-value human capital and regain the highly skilled human capital that has left the country, while simultaneously attracting new talent.

At the two-day in conference entitled “Brain Regain & Retain” on June 2-3 at the Library of the Hellenic Parliament (former Municipal Tobacco Factory), academics, politicians, students and school children, people who have returned to Greece, who are living abroad or thinking of leaving, participate in a lively and fruitful dialogue.

The aim is to record the extent of the phenomenon, to analyze it in depth and gain an understanding of the brain drain and its multiple causes, to assess the measures that have been implemented so far, and to search for the best solutions to address it in the future.

Can Greece become an attractive location for highly-skilled human resources? What conditions and circumstances would entice a Greek expatriate to return home? What are the comparative… disadvantages of the country that cause young people aged 16-25 to reject their homeland from the outset and seek their future abroad?

The inForum conference spotlights every aspect of the phenomenon in an attempt to play its part in arriving at an effective response, because at “in” we know that in today’s world of rapid change and multicrises, human capital is the most valuable asset of them all.”

*If you wish to attend the inForum on June 2-3 at the Library of the Hellenic Parliament, Lenorman 218, click HERE.