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NOICE2025: Maritime security and Ukraine support
Remember last year, when we brought innovation practitioners together like never before? We’re doing that again in 2025! Join us at the NATO Open Innovation Conference 2025 and join the growing NATO Innovation Network. We’ll reconvene in Copenhagen from June 2-4th . Through keynotes from senior NATO leaders, attendees will learn about NATOs priorities for […]
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Project Mercury @ NATO launches second cohort!
And we’re off! This week the second cohort of Project Mercury @ NATO kicked off the jump start week in Brussels. The coming twelve weeks we will be training and enabling a true innovative mindset in 30 new attendees from diverse backgrounds and experiences, with a shared goal of personal…
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Project Mercury @ NATO Cohort 1 Showcase
As we reach the end of this 12-week intense project, we are filled with a sense of accomplishment and excitement for what lies ahead. This journey has brought us together from diverse backgrounds and experiences, with a shared goal of personal and professional growth. We will close it with a…
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NATO Open Innovation Conference & Expo
The NATO Open Innovation Conference & Expo is an annual event hosted by NATO ACT that brings innovation practitioners throughout the Alliance together like never before. It offers a unique platform for military and civilian innovation practitioners to network, meet and learn about what it means to be an innovator in the NATO innovation landscape.
- Keynote speeches and presentations
- Technology Expo
- Workshops and panels
Innovation Challenge
The NATO Innovation Challenge was initiated in 2017, Its objective is aimed at resolving common Alliance and Nations operational problems efficiently and economically. It’s co-organized by the NATO Innovation Hub (Allied Command Transformation) and NATO Nations.
The NATO Innovation Challenge is open to all NATO Nations. However, it gives priority access to non-traditional innovators (academia, individuals, and start-ups), and expands NATO’s network and collaboration with industry and academia. The NATO Innovation Network strives to develop a shared culture of innovation among NATO Nations and inspire transformation as it provides visibility to participants and their solutions, and for the winners, it could potentially offer the opportunity to receive support to develop their products. Ultimately, providing an opportunity for anyone who resonates with the top objectives of the Innovation Hub.


Project Mercury Innovation Workshops
Project Mercury is a joint endeavor between Allied Command Transformation and the Innovatrium Ann Arbor, designed to build strong innovation skills, culture, and connections that your unit needs to thrive. Led by a dynamic PhD-level faculty, Project Mercury provides an immersive environment in which individuals and teams have to research, experiment, and take appropriate risks. We require a highly motivated, and diverse group of individuals who are dedicated to building the innovation culture, competencies, and community that NATO and Allies need.