NATO INNOVATION FUND - Opportunities for Belgian start-ups and co-investors

The NATO INNOVATION FUND (NIF) Business Briefing “Sustaining NATO capabilities by deep-tech innovation in a challenging time”, will be held on March 18th.

This Briefing will focus on dual-use innovation funding by the NIF in times of great geopolitical insecurity.

Since the start of the Ukraine war and the new or reborn geopolitical relationships, collective security is yet again at the heart of civil and military discussions. The Alliance is facing a massive challenge in the delivery of military capabilities in the fort coming years.
Only innovation, which constitutes the essential part of your DNA, must quickly enable the members of the Alliance to sustainably maintain its technological and military edge to guarantee the security of all.

Program

• 9.30-10.00 Welcome with coffee
• 10.00 Opening of the NIF Business Briefing, Mrs. Séverine Waterbley, President FPS Economy, PME, Self-Employed and Energy (TBC)
• 10.10 Opening keynote: Ambassador Ariadne Petridis – Permanent Representative of Belgium to NATO
• 10.25 Presentation of the Nato Innovation Fund: Mr. Thorsten Claus
• 11.10 Coffee break
• 11.30 Q&A
• 12.00 End of the meeting

Language - English

Registration is free but mandatory. You can register for the event until 13 March 2024 23:59.
There is a limit of two people per company.