Myrto Pantelaki
Myrto Pantelaki is Legal Counsel at the General Directorate for Defense Investments and Armaments of the Hellenic Ministry of Defense, where she advises on EU law, public procurement and international disputes, as well as on Business-to-Government and Government-to-Government contracts. She currently represents Greece as a Delegate to the European Commission’s Expert Group on Defense and Security Procurement.
During her tenure at the Ministry, she was seconded as Legal Counsel to the European External Action Service (EEAS), providing legal and strategic advice on EU policy and external relations within Middle East and African countries.
She holds an LL.B. from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, an LL.M. in Public International Law from the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, and an LL.M. in International Dispute Settlement (MIDS) from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID) and the University of Geneva. Since 2023, she holds the position of Co-Chair of Greece Very Young Arbitration Practitioners (GreeceVYAP).
Side events
Swiss Arbitration: Geopolitics and International Arbitration: Where will Tariffs, Competition for Natural Resources and Re-Armament Lead Us?
Swiss Arbitration is organising this event on the eve of CAD 2026 (14th May 2026, 9:00-11:00), at Four Seasons Hotel. The event is sponsored by Archipel and Patrikios Legal.

There will be two panels, as follows:
Panel 1: "Arbitrating geopolitics: new disputes and trends"
Moderator: Panagiotis Kyriakou; Speakers: Myrto Pantelaki; Marily Paralika; and Sargis Grigoryan
Panel 2: "Enforcement amid geopolitical tensions"
Moderator: Tatiana Minaeva; Speakers: Lezgin Polater; Stavros Pavlou; and Michael Dunmore
The event is open to CAD 2026 Participants. To register, please email “Swiss Arbitration” to info@cad.com.cy.