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Dates: 23 October 2025 

Format: 1 full day + informal dinner


Venue/Location 

CESNET office

Generála Píky 430/26, 160 00 

Prague, Czech Republic


Google maps link

Accommodation/recommended hotels:

  1. Vienna House by Wyndham Diplomat (across the street from CESNET office)

  2. Hotel Silenzio (15-minute walk from CESNET office)


REGISTRATION LINK HERE

(both on-site and online participation is possible)


For any questions, please email nadelina.sandu@geant.org or annabel.grant@geant.org. 

Meeting theme: "Service Evolution vs Revolution"

AGENDA (Times in CEST)

Wednesday, 22nd of October

19:00

Group dinner at Kuchyň (self-paid)
Address: Hradčanské nám. 186/1, 118 00 Praha 1-Hradčany, Czechia


Thursday, 23rd of October

08:45 - 09:00

Arrival at CESNET offices
09:00-10:00Welcome from CESNET (speaker TBC) - Overview of CESNET + Evolution vs. Revolution of service portfolio + discussion and questions
10:00-11:00

Evolution in services: 6 x lightning talks + discussion

  • "Staying ahead in the clouds" - how SURF evolves their cloud service delivery to stay ahead of demand, Michel Wets (SURF)

  • "ISO27001: The journey so far", Robert Hackett (HEAnet)

  • Jakob Tendel (DFN)  - TBC

  • SANReN Connect proof-of-concept service, Kasandra Pillay (CSIR)
11:00-11:30Coffee break
11.30 - 12:30

Revolution in services: 6 x lightning talks and discussion

  • “Revolution from on-prem to cloud with AI steroids” - Harri Kuusisto (CSC/Funet)
12:30-13:00Evolution Vs Revolution: Roundtable discussion and all NRENs present their views. Where does each NREN see their service portfolio - now and in the future, given challenges of sovereignty, changing landscape, geopolitics, climate change etc.
13:00-14:00

Lunch 

14:00-15:30

MSP feeds back on GEANT services strategy: how much should it change to continue adding value to NRENs in a changing landscape? (breakout groups + interactive discussion session)

15:30-16:00

Coffee break

16:00-16:45

Interactive sovereignty services session (TBC) - How can we make GEANT services more sovereign. Which services should we start with? What should be the next steps?

16:45 - 17:00

Closing & meeting evaluation

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