Day 1, Tuesday, May 9, 2023
CONFERENCE HALL 1 & 2

12.00 – Inauguration Ceremony

15.00 – 15.30 – Greece at the Center of Geopolitical Developments

Raising the Capability of the Armed Forces and Supporting the Extroversion of the Greek Defence Industry

Mr. Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, Minister of National Defence
Mr. Stavros Ioannidis, Journalist

Day 2, Wednesday, May 10, 2023
CONFERENCE HALL 1 & 2

11.00 – 12.00 – Hellenic Defence Industry in Focus
Mr. Adonis Georgiadis, Minister of Development & Investments
Mr. Anastasios Rozolis, President, SEKPY
Moderator, Mr. Petros Troupiotis, Journalist
Οrganized by SEKPY

12.15 – 13.15 – European Defence Fund: Support for Research and Development Projects
Mr. Francois Arbault, Director, DG ‘Defence Industry and Space’ of the European Commission
Οrganized by DG DEFIS

14.00 – 15.00 – NATO Defence Innovation Initiatives (Hall 1)

Engagement of the Hellenic innovation ecosystem with DIANA and the NATO Innovation Fund

Organised by the Directorate of Defence Investements and Technological Research.

14.00 – 15.00 – SEKPY “EDF Cross-Project Meeting” (Hall 2)
Presentation and Round Table of 10 EDF Projects: PANDORA, SMOTANET, LOTUS, FIBERSENSE, FaRADAI, TeChBioT, AI4DEF, 5GCOMPAD, AINCEPTION, ACTING.

• 14:05 – 15:45: Project Presentations
• 15:45 – 17:00: Round Table

Topics: EDF Calls / Project Experience, Collaboration-cooperation-synergies challenges, Common/joint pilot demonstrations, Industrial Cooperation, Skills and training

Day 2, Wednesday, May 10, 2023
DEFEA ACADEMY – HALL 3

11.00 – 11.50 – Presentation of the Czech Defense Industry
Organized by the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Greece

12.30 – 12.50 Design and Defence: Innovation and Sustainability
Ms. Maria Vytinidou, Founder & CEO, AthensFashionClub Fashion School

13.30 – 14.00 – Terrorism: An Influence Warfare
Dr. Ilia Syrigou, Head of International Network for the Study of Extremism and Terrorism
Organized by the Center for Security Studies

15:00 – 15:40 – 110 Years of Advanced Defense Systems for Greece
(First Greek submarines Delfin and Xifias, First Airplane, Potez 63, La Combattante/Exocet, Mirage F.1, Mirage 2000/530D/Exocet, Mirage 2000-5Mk2/SCALP, Rafale/Meteor, etc)
Coordinator Mr. Faithon Karaiosifidis, Owner and Director PTISI Magazine, Airspace Engineer

15:40 – 16:30 – Rebirth of Hellenic Defence Capabilities
Air Force (Rafale F3R), Navy (FDI HN), Advanced Weapons (Meteor, SCALP EG, Exocet) and Subsystems (SeaFire, CAPTAS-4, etc)
Coordinator Mr. Christos Ktenas, Journalist, Editor in Chier, ptisidiastima.com

15.00-16.30 Session organized by Ptisi-Diastima & Naval Defence

Day 3, Thursday, May 11, 2023
DEFEA ACADEMY – HALL 3

10.00 – 10.50 – Enabling Synergies Between Defence and Civilian Industries – Technology Transfer Mechanisms, Incubators
Organized by SEKPY
Coordinator Mr. Nikolaos Karampekios

11.30 – 11.50 – The Future of Firefighting:

• The Importance of Spraying in Firefighting and the Firefighting Robotics.
• Impact on Life, Environment, Economy

Mr. John Krekoukis
TYPHOON Firefighting System

13.00 – 13.30 – Piloting, Validation and Best Practices of Innovative Border Management Solutions
Mr. Dimitrios Myttas

        – Critical Infrastructure Protection
        Mr. Joseph Levis
        Organized by the Center for Security Studies