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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

TBD
19:00

Group dinner at Kuchyň (self-paid)
Address:

Hradčanské nám. 186/1, 118 00 Praha 1-Hradčany, Czechia


Thursday, 23rd of October

1000 overview Vs 10001100 6 x 11:00-11:3030 30 6 x 30130013001515153015301700(TBC) how   . 

08:45 - 09:00

Arrival at CESNET offices
09:00 -
09:
45Welcome from CESNET (speaker TBC)
- Overview of CESNET + Evolution
vs. Revolution of service portfolio + discussion and questions
09:
45 -
10:
45

Evolution in services:

lightning talks + discussion

  • 09:45 - 09:55: Kevin Chavarria (Switch)

  • 09:55 - 10:05: "Staying ahead in the clouds" - how SURF evolves their cloud service delivery to stay ahead of demand, Michel Wets (SURF)

  • 10:05 - 10:15: "ISO27001: The journey so far", Robert Hackett (HEAnet)

  • 10:15 - 10:25: Jakob Tendel (DFN)

  • 10:25 - 10:35: SANReN Connect proof-of-concept service, Kasandra Pillay (CSIR)
10:45 - 11:15Coffee break
11.
15 - 12:
00

Revolution in services:

lightning talks and discussion

  • 11:15 - 11:25: Clare Casey (JISC)

  • 11:25 - 11:35: “Revolution from on-prem to cloud with AI steroids” - Harri Kuusisto (CSC/Funet)

  • 11:35 - 11:45: PCSS 'what's new' - Raimundas Tuminauskas (PCSS)

  • 11:45 - 11:55: Alejandro Lara (REUNA)
12:
00 -
12:
30Evolution 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.
12:
30 - 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

 -

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, topics for next meeting, meeting evaluation + 2026 dates!