{"id":55289,"date":"2026-03-12T16:47:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/?post_type=activity&#038;p=55289"},"modified":"2026-03-12T16:47:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T13:47:13","slug":"i-dr-elena-lazarou-geniki-diefthyntria-tou-eliamep-stin-1i-enimerotiki-imerida-nato-gia-to-elliniko-amyntiko-oikosystima_vryxelles-4-martiou-2026","status":"publish","type":"activity","link":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/activity\/dr-elena-lazarou-director-general-of-eliamep-at-natos-1st-information-day-on-the-greek-defence-ecosystem_brussels-4-march-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Elena Lazarou, Director General of ELIAMEP, at NATO\u2019s 1st Information Day on the Greek Defence Ecosystem_Brussels, 4 March 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"the-content\"><p>NATO Headquarters in Brussels hosted the 1st NATO Information Day on the Greek Defence Ecosystem on Wednesday, 4 March. The event, organised by the Permanent Representation of Greece to NATO, under the auspices of Ambassador Vasiliki Gounari, Permanent Representative of Greece to NATO, \u00a0aimed to deepen cooperation between Greek institutions and the Alliance\u2019s structures.<\/p>\n<p>The event brought together 110 participants from the Greek defence ecosystem, together with representatives from 11 NATO bodies, including: Allied Command Transformation (ACT), Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA), NATO Innovation Fund (NIF), NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA), NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA), Science and Technology Organization (STO), Science for Peace and Security Programme (SPS), Advanced Interoperability and Standardization Fund (AIS), and NATO Industrial Advisory Group (NIAG).<\/p>\n<p>Opening the event, Ambassador Vasiliki Gounari, underscored the critical role of emerging technologies in today\u2019s evolving geopolitical landscape and reaffirmed Greece\u2019s commitment to strengthening the presence and contribution of the Greek defence ecosystem within NATO, in close cooperation with national stakeholders.The\u00a0keynote addresses were\u00a0delivered by Dr. Nikos Loutas, NATO\u2019s\u00a0Director for Innovation, and Mr. James Appathurai, Assistant Secretary General for Innovation, Hybrid and Cyber.<\/p>\n<p>The thematic sessions were moderated by Dr. Elena Lazarou, Director General of ELIAMEP, and journalist Fanis Papathanasiou. Dr. Lazarou led the discussions on Research &amp; Science as well as Interoperability &amp; Standardisation, highlighting the importance of research-driven innovation and aligned standards for NATO\u2019s future capabilities.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"featured_media":55290,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"program":[20],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activity\/55289"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activity"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/activity"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/55290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"program","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.eliamep.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/program?post=55289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}