Upcoming events
There's always more on the horizon and the following events are coming up for participants in the PIB.
May 11th 2025, SEKPY & NIDV Land and Naval Systems Industry Day
On March 11, 2025, the NIDV in cooperation with its sister organization SEKPY is organizing the Naval & Land Systems industry day in Athens.
Please note that this program is not yet set and is therefore subject to change.
This day is dedicated to cooperation between the two countries based on current market opportunities and the EDF. Greece is very successful in Europe and the Greek companies are looking for Dutch companies to cooperate with them in new European projects.
On the evening prior to the industry day, the Dutch ambassador will host a reception for the participants and other stakeholders. In the morning of March 11th, the companies will be received by representatives of the Greek and Dutch (TBC) governments.
Representatives from the government of Greece and the Netherlands (TBC), SEKPY and the NIDV will speak in the morning and share insights on topics such as defense strategy and priorities, industrial capabilities and future EDF calls.
In the afternoon, the focus will be on networking and exploring opportunities. After lunch, companies can participate in B2B matchmaking and explore how Dutch and Greek industry can work together in short 20-minute meetings.
Participation in the industry day is free for PIB Greece members but, if you are not a PIB member, you can participate for €350 per person.
Would you like to participate in the industry day or know more about the PIB? Then contact Peter Huis in 't Veld at P.Huisintveld@nidv.eu.
SEKPY-NIDV Naval & Land Systems industry day – Draft Agenda
- Venue: (TBD)
- Date: March 11, 2025
08:30 – 09:00 | Registration & Welcome Coffee
- Participants arrive, collect materials, and engage in informal networking.
09:00 – 09:30 | Opening Remarks & Official Welcome
- Welcome Speech – SEKPY Representative
- Welcome Speech – NIDV Representative
- Keynote Address – Hellenic Ministry of Defence (MoD) Official (TBC)
- Keynote Address – Netherlands Ministry of Defence (MoD) Official (TBC)
- Brief Overview of the Event Objectives – Moderator
SESSION 1 – Strategic & Industry Presentations
Focus: Presenting national defense priorities, industrial capabilities, and opportunities for EDF 2025 cooperation.
09:30 – 10:45 | National Defence & European Collaboration
- Greek MoD: Defense Priorities & Future Procurement Strategy
- Dutch MoD: Defense Strategy & Industry Engagement (TBC)
- NIDV & SEKPY: Overview of Dutch & Greek Defence Industry Capabilities - (TBC)
- EDF 2025 Opportunities: Presentation on key upcoming European Defence Fund (EDF) calls - (TBC)
10:45 – 11:15 | Coffee Break & Networking
11:15 – 12:30 | Industry Presentations – Leading EDF 2025 Proposals
- Dutch Companies Presenting EDF 2025 Proposal Ideas (Land/Maritime Systems)
- Greek Companies Presenting EDF 2025 Proposal Ideas
- Case Study: Past Success Stories in Greek-Dutch Cooperation
12:30 – 13:30 | Networking Light Lunch
- Informal networking over lunch
- Opportunity for bilateral discussions
SESSION 2 – B2B Meetings
Focus: Facilitating business-to-business (B2B) engagements between Greek and Dutch companies.
13:30 – 15:30 | Structured B2B Meetings – Round 1
Format:
- Companies meet in pre-arranged 20-minute slots based on mutual interests.
- Thematic matchmaking by sector focus:
- Naval Systems: Shipbuilding, maritime surveillance, naval technologies
- Land Systems: Vehicles, armaments, tactical solutions
- Cyber & Digital Defence: Secure communication, AI, cybersecurity
- Advanced Technologies: Electronics, radar, sensors
15:30 – 16:00 | Coffee Break & Informal Networking
16:00 – 17:00 | Structured B2B Meetings – Round 2
Continuation of B2B meetings, ensuring maximum participation and engagement.
17:00 | Closing Remarks & Next Steps
- Summary of Key Takeaways – SEKPY & NIDV
- Next Steps for Bilateral Cooperation & Follow-Up Actions
- Event Wrap-Up & Acknowledgments
Past activities
October 29-30 2024, Trade Mission, Athens, Greece
In the context of our program “Partners for International Business - Dutch Coalition for Defense and Security (PIB DCDS)”, the Netherlands Embassy in Greece together with Hellenic Aerospace Security & Defense Industries Group (HASDIG) organised a Knowledge 2 Knowledge Symposium about Innovation in the Defense sector, and in particular about the F-35 program.
The Dutch cluster travelled to Greece, together with high-level experts from the Dutch Ministry of Defense, and the Netherlands Industries For Defense & Security (NIDV) to meet with their Greek counterparts. After introductory presentations from both countries, the Dutch delegation shared success stories and lessons learned regarding the F-35 and highlighted related products.
The second day was dedicated to a visit at the Hellenic Aerospace Industries (HAI) where our delegation was shown around the HAI premises and were able to extensively discuss with the HAI Board of Directors and government representatives.
Past activities
November 30th 2023, NIDV Exhibition Defence & Security (NEDS) 2023
The NIDV looks back on a succesful exhibition with 150+ exhibiting companies, 3500+ visitors, and 36 international delegations including a Hellenic delegation of government and industry representatives.
To learn more about the NEDS 2023 and the visit of the Hellenic delegation, please read the article linked below.
Also linked below is the NEDS website for you to explore while we prepare for an even bigger and better NEDS 2024.
Past activities
May 9th-11th, 2023, DEFEA Defence Exhibition, Athens, Greece
DEFEA is a biennial defence exhibition where international companies present land, naval, aerospace, national and cyber security defence systems. The event took place May 9th – 11th in Athens and was organised under the auspices of the Hellenic Ministry of National Defence.
DEFEA featured 346 exhibitors from 28 countries, 32 official governmental and military delegations and thousands of visitors from 78 countries.
The Netherlands was present with a national pavilion that hosted 27 Dutch companies. Of these, 16 are members of the PIB DCDS Greece. The four enterprises that joined the PIB programme over the last month (A.I. Armaments, BSC Group, Fokker Services Group and Secura), had the opportunity to perform an elevator pitch during the opening ceremony.
The Netherlands Government was represented by Vice Admiral Arie Jan de Waard, National Armament Director and by Mr. Jan Christiaan Dicke, Commissioner Military Production. The Netherlands Industry was represented by NIDV Director, Mr. Hans Huigen.
The Ambassador of the Netherlands, Mr. Susanna Terstal, was present on the first day of the exhibition and together with VADM de Waard, Mr. Dicke and Mr. Huigen, officially opened the Netherlands pavilion.
All companies participating in this mission plus all the other PIB members that provided the necessary information, were promoted in the “Netherlands participation at DEFEA” booklet that included a full-page profile of each company. This booklet, available both in printed and in electronic version via a QR code, was distributed during the matchmaking and also available in several spots of the Netherlands Pavilion.
If you wish to join the cluster to join future events like these, please contact the NIDV.
Past activities
May 8th 2023, Innovation Matchmaking Event European Defence Fund Greece – The Netherlands, Athens, Greece
This event took place in Athens at the Hellenic Armed Forces Officers Club, was based on the existing PIB DCDS programme and was organised by RVO, in coordination with CMP, MOD, NIDV and the Netherlands Embassy.
The main objective of this matchmaking was to improve the cooperation between Hellenic and Dutch companies and knowledge institutions on themes relevant to the 2023 Work Programme of the European Defence Fund (EDF). Further, through this event, the Dutch government was aiming to foster and further stimulate government to government talks to explore areas of common interest and synergy.
A total of 59 enterprises registered in this event, 27 from the Netherlands and 32 from Greece. Close to 200 B2B meetings took place during the day, of which 165 had been scheduled in the previous days through RVO’s B2Match platform, while additional ones were arranged there and then. Further meetings and follow-up discussions were also planned to happen during DEFEA.
Overall, the working day was very productive for the Government as well as for the industry, with a lot of promise for future international cooperation.
If you wish to join the cluster to join future events like these, please contact the NIDV.
Past activities
- 2-4 November 2022, MAST Med, Athens, Greece
- 1 November 2022, Hellenic/Netherlands Industry Day, Athens, Greece
- 25 October, 2022, Webinar European Defence Fund: Collaboration between the Netherlands and Greece
- 7-9 June, 2022, Athens, Posidonia
- 12 October 2021, Greece-Netherlands cluster visit to Hellenic Aerospace Industry (HAI), Greece
- 13/15 July 2021, DEFEA, Athens, Greece
- 2 July 2021, Hellenic/Netherlands Industry Day, Athens