{"id":22818,"date":"2026-05-18T09:31:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T06:31:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grnet.gr\/?p=22818"},"modified":"2026-05-18T09:37:13","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T06:37:13","slug":"grnet-at-the-global-innovation-summit-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grnet.gr\/en\/2026\/05\/18\/grnet-at-the-global-innovation-summit-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"GRNET at the Global Innovation Summit 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GRNET participated in the<\/span><b> Global Innovation Summit 2026<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, held on 6 May 2026 at Messe Basel, Switzerland.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Organised by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurekanetwork.org\/about-us\/chair\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Eureka\u2019s Swiss Chair<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the Global Innovation Summit 2026 brought together nearly 1.000 participants from more than 50 countries, including representatives from research organisations, businesses, innovation agencies, and public authorities. The event focused on fostering international collaboration, exploring innovation funding opportunities, and strengthening partnerships across the global innovation ecosystem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GRNET participated in the summit as part of the official Greek delegation coordinated by the Office for Economic and Commercial Affairs of the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mfa.gr\/switzerland\/en\/the-embassy\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Embassy of Greece in Switzerland<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, alongside <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hbio.gr\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hellenic BioCluster-HBio<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/hccc.org.gr\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hellenic Chip Competence Center<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.athenarc.gr\/en\/home\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Athena Research Center<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, collectively showcasing the dynamism and international outreach of Greece\u2019s innovation and research ecosystem.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the event, GRNET showcased its strategic role in advancing Greece\u2019s digital transformation through cutting-edge digital infrastructures and services supporting key sectors such as public administration, research, and health, including PHAROS AI Factory and the new supercomputer \u201cDAEDALUS\u201d. PHAROS was presented as a flagship national initiative designed to support trustworthy and human-centric AI innovation by bringing together advanced infrastructure, data and expertise within a collaborative European ecosystem, while DAEDALUS will serve as its core computing platform for the development of advanced AI applications.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The summit highlighted Greece\u2019s growing presence in the European innovation and AI ecosystem, fostering new opportunities for international cooperation and technological advancement.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"blox_element blox_gallery gallery_layout_slider\">\n                <span class=\"gallery_preview\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/grnet.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/GIS26_2-800x430.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/grnet.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/5-800x430.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/grnet.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/8-800x430.jpeg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/span>\n                <span class=\"gallery_pager\"><\/span>\n            <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GRNET participated in the Global Innovation Summit 2026, held on 6 May 2026 at Messe Basel, Switzerland. Organised by Eureka\u2019s Swiss Chair, the Global Innovation Summit 2026 brought together nearly 1.000 participants from more than 50 countries, including representatives from research organisations, businesses, innovation agencies, and public authorities. 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