Dr Aris Georgopoulos invited speaker by the European Security and Defence College and the European Defence Agency

Dr Aris Georgopoulos was invited speaker at a closed event organised by the European Security and Defence College (ESDC) together with the Austrian Federal Ministry of Defence, the National Defence Academy - Vienna and the European Defence Agency (EDA) at the Headquarters of the latter in Brussels. Dr Georgopoulos presented his research on strategic procurement, innovation procurement, and on the new landscape of research and development (R&D) collaboration facilitated and supported by the newly established European Defence Fund (EDF). The event was attended by delegates from Defence and Finance Ministries of EU/EDA Member States as well as officers of the European Commission.