Gee Rittenhouse

EME

Senior Vice President, Security Business Group, Cisco

“Seeing customers and seeing partners. This community is small, although you wouldn’t believe it with 100,000-plus people here under one roof. But it’s true, so reengaging with old friends makes for a great time.

“I went to MWC in Cannes, France, where they used to just have boats. The event’s profile is rising rapidly.”

Ahub of European historical marvel, Athens features some of the world’s most amazing antiquity. Dating to between 7,000 and 5,000 BCE, it is a place that is often considered to be the birth of not only classical Greece but equally modern civilisation, home of the great philosophers Socrates, Plato and Aristotle.

Distinct markings from the Ottoman,

Byzantine and Roman civilisations can be found in all corners of the region, bounded by the mountains of Ymettos, Parnitha and Pendeli – landmasses that provide serene views of southeast Greece.

Such influences have paid dividends from a cultural perspective, the city showcasing captivating ruins, valuable artefacts, marvellous mythology and renowned monuments.

Fast forward to the present day, Athens is a modern city, featuring luxurious hotels, restaurants and other tourist attractions that rival the world’s very best. Moreover, the city is the epicentre of the Greek economy, home to approximately half of the country’s entire population.

Having merged these two worlds, the Greek capital provides something for everyone, from the ancient and the new to the conservative and the creative.