Speaker

Nikolaos Papatsas Senior Partner EFA GROUP, Vice-President Hellenic Aerospace Security & Defense Industries Group (HASDIG) Nikolaos Papatsas graduated from the College of Wooster (Ohio, USA) with a degree in Computer Science (1982) and received an M.B.A. (1984) from Clark University (Massachusetts, USA). From 1984-89 was Director of Information Technology (IT) Systems for Aspen Square Management, a National Real Estate and Property Management firm, located in Springfield (MA). In 1990-93 he served as Vice President of Operations and IT for Asahi/America, a manufacturer and international distributor of industrial products, based in Boston (MA). During the same period, he worked as a technical advisor for telecommunication and financial organizations. EFA VENTURES (a member of the EFA GROUP), has established itself as the leading company in the implementation of Industrial Partnerships, High Technology Investments as well as Projects for the Upgrade and Logistics Support of Systems, in the fields of aerospace, defense and security. EFA GROUP consists of companies with core activities in the fields of aerospace, defense and security;except of EFA VENTURES, these are also AEROSPACE VENTURES (Industrial Participation and related services), SCYTALYS (Systems Integration and Software), ES SYSTEMS (Sensors Design and Electronics), EPICOS (Global Defense B2B Information Platform), UCANDRONE (Unmanned Systems) and AETHER AERONAUTICS (Target Drones). Mr. Papatsas has extensive experience in Aerospace and Defense technologies as well as industrial cooperation programs. Ηe also serves as the Vice-President of the Board of Directors of the Hellenic Aerospace Security & Defense Industries Group (www.hasdig.com.gr), which represents the largest state and private companies with activities in the A&D sector in Greece.