The Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Keve) on Thursday announced the successful completion of the Cyprus-Greece high technology and innovation conference, which took place in Athens recently.

The event was held at the premises of UNIC Athens, bringing together key stakeholders from both countries.

It was organised by the Cyprus Commercial Centre in Athens, operating under the commercial section of the Embassy of the Republic of Cyprus in Greece, in cooperation with Keve, the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Association of Cypriot Professionals in Greece, and with the support of the Enterprise Europe Network.

The conference brought together 22 companies from Cyprus and 51 from Greece, highlighting the scale of participation from both markets.

More than 150 targeted B2B meetings were held during the event, creating strong prospects for business cooperation and investment.

“The cooperation between Cyprus and Greece in the field of innovation is a strategic choice that strengthens the competitiveness of our economies and creates new opportunities for investment and growth,” said Ambassador of the Republic of Cyprus to Greece Stavros Avgoustides.

“The success of this event can serve as a springboard for establishing it as a permanent annual institution of cooperation,” he added.

“The initiative is of strategic importance, as the Greek innovation ecosystem now demonstrates measurable results, with R&D expenditure reaching 1.5 per cent of GDP and startups attracting investments exceeding €2 billion,” said president of the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ioannis Bratakos.

“We need to bring research closer to production, accelerate the transformation of knowledge into products and services, and strengthen collaborations because today no one innovates alone,” he added.

“The cooperation between Cyprus and Greece is not simply important, it is necessary, and technology now forms the foundation upon which all sectors of the economy are built and a prerequisite for competitiveness,” said president of the Association of Cypriot Professionals in Greece Despina Panayiotou Theodosiou.

She explained that the key challenge is not the availability of talent, which exists in both countries, but the ability to leverage it at scale.

She further stressed that Cyprus and Greece can operate as a single innovation ecosystem, linking research with entrepreneurship, knowledge with application, and local capabilities with international markets.

Referring to the organisation’s role, she said that it acts as a bridge between people, ideas and markets, aiming to create collaborations with measurable outcomes.

She also placed particular emphasis on the importance of B2B meetings, explaining that they represent the most substantive part of the event by transforming ideas into partnerships and partnerships into growth.

“The long-standing and productive cooperation between the chambers of Cyprus and Greece is a key pillar for strengthening entrepreneurship and innovation,” said Keve secretary general Philokypros Roussounides.

He added that this partnership consistently supports businesses, both startups and more mature companies, by providing guidance, tools and development opportunities.

“The presence of diplomatic missions from third countries enhanced the international dimension of the conference,” the chamber said in its announcement.

“At the same time, thematic panels and business meetings confirmed the event’s role as a platform for meaningful collaboration,” it added.