On the organization of the Hellenic Pavilion at the AUSA 2025 Annual Meeting and Exposition an exclusive event entitled: “Investing in Europe’s Defense Future: Opportunities and Innovation in Greece” was held with great success on Tuesday, October 14, 2025, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
This high-level event brought together industry leaders, defense experts, and key stakeholders to explore Europe’s evolving defense landscape, with particular emphasis on Greece’s pivotal role in strengthening its defense capabilities. Distinguished speakers — including senior officials from the Hellenic Ministry of National Defense and representatives from U.S. and Greek defense industries — engaged in in-depth discussions on the shared challenges facing European and U.S. defense sectors, highlighting opportunities for enhanced understanding and cooperation.
John D. Sarakakis, President of the Hellenic-American Chamber of Commerce, Major General Eleftherios Oikonomou, Director of the D Branch of the Hellenic Army General Staff, Dr. Marinos Giannopoulos, CEO, Enterprise Greece, Major General Ioannis Bouras, Director General, General Directorate for Defense Investments and Armaments, Santiago Rοbles Monsalve, Acting Head of Politial Section / Counsellor for Security and Defense, Delegation of the European Union to the United States, Tonya Curts, Deputy & Senior Manager, Industrial Development at Missiles and Fire Control. Lockheed Martin, Tiziana Cotugno, VP, Corporate Executive for EU and NATO, L3Harris Technologies, Nikolaos Papatsas, Senior Partner, EFA Group, Vice Chairman, HASDIG, George Karountzos, General Director, Hellenic Defense Systems, Εfstathios Karagiannis, General Manager, Marketing and Business Development, Intracom Defense-IDE, Colonel Nikolaos Mengos, Director of International Relations, Hellenic Center for Defense Innovation contributed at the timely discussion under the moderation of Christos Mazanitis, Military & Diplomatic Affairs Editor at Antenna TV and Enikos.gr
