Defence Planning Practitioners Forum (DPPF) at NMIOTC
From 14th to 15th of May, 2025, NMIOTC hosted ACT’s Defence Planning Practitioners Forum (DPPF) at its premises in Marathi, Souda Bay. The DPPF replaces the previously held Multinational Solutions Conference and is a newly ACT established initiative to provide participants an annual forum to connect, share expertise, solve problems and build a collaborative network to support the planning and execution of NATO Defence Planning Process (NDPP) cycles.
The Assistant Chief of Staff – Strategic Plans & Policy NATO ACT, Commodore Ruud Schoonen NLD (N), the Director Staff Element Europe/Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff Defense Planning HQ SACT, Brigadier General Frédéric Gauthier FRA (A), Deputy Chief of the Swedish Navy, Brigadier General Patrik Gardesten SWE (Amf) and the Assistant Chief of Staff – Strategic Development of Forces, NATO SHAPE Brigadier General Marc Lobel FRA (A) paid office calls to the NMIOTC Commandant, with whom they discussed the Centre’s mission, role, educational and transformational capabilities.
