<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/newsroom/ubaltnews-oligarchs-dialogue.cfm" dsn="blogs"><featured/><pubDate>10/01/2025</pubDate><title>Breaking the Oligarchs' Grip: The Athens Dialogues, Oct. 10-11</title><description>"Breaking the Oligarchs' Grip: The Athens Dialogues," a conference organized by The Center for the Study of Oligarchs, the Municipality of Athens, and the Andreas Papandreou Foundation, will take place Oct. 11 and 12 in an online setting originating from the host site located in Greece. The event is free and open to the public. David Lingelbach, professor of Entrepreneurship in The University of Baltimore's Merrick School of Business and co-author of The Oligarch's Grip, serves as lead organizer of the conference.</description><author>UBalt News</author><image><img src="https://www.ubalt.edu/about/newsroom/assets/images/OligarchsathensLG.jpg" alt="&#34;Breaking the Oligarchs' Grip: The Athens Dialogues,&#34; a conference organized by The Center for the Study of Oligarchs, the Municipality of Athens, the Andreas Papandreou Foundation, and UBalt Prof. David Lingelbach, will take place Oct. 11 and 12 in an online setting "/></image><image-cap>"Breaking the Oligarchs' Grip: The Athens Dialogues," a conference organized by The Center for the Study of Oligarchs, the Municipality of Athens, the Andreas Papandreou Foundation, and UBalt Prof. David Lingelbach, will take place Oct. 10 and 11 in an online setting </image-cap><quote/><quote-name/><quote-info/><tags><tag>Academics</tag><tag>Merrick School of Business</tag><tag>News</tag></tags></item>