30/12/2025
🎓 𝟐𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞
𝐌𝐒𝐜 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 & 𝐁𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐭
🚀 Exploring the Future of Autonomous Logistics & Innovation...we started by having these questions in our mind:
"𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑑𝑜𝑒𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑢𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑠 𝑙𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑙𝑖𝑘𝑒 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑑𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑠 𝑡𝑎𝑘𝑒 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑?"
"𝐻𝑜𝑤 𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑎𝑢𝑡𝑜𝑛𝑜𝑚𝑜𝑢𝑠 𝑡𝑒𝑐ℎ𝑛𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑦 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑡ℎ𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑔𝑙𝑜𝑏𝑎𝑙 𝑠𝑢𝑝𝑝𝑙𝑦 𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠?"
"𝑊ℎ𝑎𝑡 ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑔𝑦 𝑚𝑒𝑒𝑡𝑠 𝑐𝑢𝑡𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔‑𝑒𝑑𝑔𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝑆𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑐𝑜𝑛 𝑉𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑦?"
"𝐶𝑎𝑛 𝑝𝑢𝑟𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑒‑𝑑𝑟𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝 𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑙𝑦 𝑟𝑒𝑠ℎ𝑎𝑝𝑒 𝑖𝑛𝑑𝑢𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑡 𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑙𝑒?"
The M.Sc. in Economic and Business Strategy at University of Piraeus, Department of Economics, celebrated its 25th anniversary with an exceptional visit to , a global leader in autonomous drone logistics located in Mountain View, San Francisco .
Guided by Program Director Professor Yannis A. Pollalis , our faculty and students engaged with a company operating at the cutting edge of technological transformation—where engineering excellence and strategic vision converge to redefine the future of logistics.
✨ 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭
We had the distinct honor of being welcomed by Mr. Raptopoulos, CEO & Founder of Matternet.
His comprehensive tour and insightful discussion offered a rare inside look into how breakthrough technologies evolve from concept to large‑scale deployment—transforming healthcare delivery, enhancing operational efficiency, and reshaping global supply chains.
He shared invaluable perspectives on entrepreneurship, scaling deep‑tech ventures, navigating regulatory landscapes, and building sustainable competitive advantage.
💡 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬
This visit was a powerful demonstration of how strategy, innovation, and purpose‑driven leadership can catalyze profound technological change. It inspired our students with a living example of the entrepreneurial spirit and global outlook we aim to cultivate in future business leaders.
🙏 On behalf of Professor Pollalis, our faculty, and graduate students, we extend our sincere gratitude to Mr. Raptopoulos and Matternet for their generous hospitality and for enriching our academic journey with such a meaningful and transformative experience.