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X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:Greek Space Tech Forum 2026 and ESA BIC Greece 5 ye
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SUMMARY:Greek Space Tech Forum 2026 and ESA BIC Greece 5 years celebration
DESCRIPTION:ESA BIC Greece to celebrate five years at the Greek Space Tech 
 Forum 2026\nESA Business Incubation Centre (BIC) Greece will celebrate its 
 5th anniversary during the Greek Space Tech Forum 2026 (GSTF26)\, bringing 
 together representatives from government\, industry\, academia\, investors 
 and startups to discuss the future of Greece’s space ecosystem and its cont
 ribution to Europe’s space ambitions. \nFive years of supporting space entr
 epreneurship\nA dedicated anniversary session on 7 July\, “ESA BIC Greece a
 t 5 years – Building Greece’s New Space Economy”\, will bring together repr
 esentatives from the Greek Government\, the European Space Agency (ESA)\, i
 nvestors and successful entrepreneurs to reflect on the programme’s achieve
 ments and discuss the next steps for strengthening Greece’s position within
  the European space economy. \nOver the past five years\, ESA BIC Greece ha
 s selected 32 startups for incubation\, supporting entrepreneurs in transfo
 rming innovative ideas into commercial solutions through business support\,
  technical expertise and access to national and European networks. \nESA’s 
 perspective on commercialisation and growth\nThe event will host the ESA BI
 C Greece Startups parallel session on 8 July\, featuring Philip Thomas\, He
 ad of the ScaleUp Division at ESA\, who leads ESA’s ScaleUp activities thro
 ugh building and supporting commercialisation networks in ESA Member States
 \, comprising of the ESA BICs\, Technology Transfer Brokers\, Phi-LabNET an
 d Business Accelerators. His keynote will contribute to the discussion on t
 he role of ESA’s commercialisation programmes in supporting innovative star
 tups and strengthening Europe’s space economy. \nDuring the session\, parti
 cipants will explore how incubation\, investment and collaboration between 
 public institutions\, industry and entrepreneurs can accelerate the develop
 ment of competitive space ventures and contribute to Europe’s long-term str
 ategic objectives. \nThe ESA BIC Greece 5-year celebration at GSTF26 will p
 rovide an opportunity to showcase the programme’s achievements while reinfo
 rcing the shared commitment of ESA and its national partners to supporting 
 the next generation of space entrepreneurs and strengthening Greece’s contr
 ibution to Europe’s space ambitions. \nAbout ESA BIC Greece\nESA BIC Greece
  is the European Space Agency Business Incubation Centre in Greece\, operat
 ed by Corallia\, a Unit of the Athena Research Center\, with the support of
  the Greek Ministry of Digital Governance and a broad network of partners. 
 As part of ESA’s Business Incubation Centre network\, it supports entrepren
 eurs developing space-related and space-enabled businesses through business
  coaching\, technical expertise\, networking and access to funding. \nAbout
  GSTF26\nThe Greek Space Tech Forum 2026 (GSTF26) will take place in Athens
  on 7–8 July 2026\, bringing together key stakeholders from the Greek and E
 uropean space ecosystem to discuss opportunities\, challenges\, and strateg
 ic priorities for the future of the space economy. \nGSTF26 will also featu
 re discussions on  Earth  observation\, satellite services\, CubeSat missio
 ns\, defence and dual-use technologies\, artificial intelligence\, climate 
 resilience\, international cooperation and investment opportunities\, bring
 ing together key stakeholders from across the Greek and European space sect
 ors. \nRead more and register to the event
LOCATION:Athens Conservatoire\, Greece\, Rigillis Street and Vasileos Georg
 iou B' 17-19\, Athens\, 106 75\, Greece
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