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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)


Remote link:

https://geant.zoom.us/j/69673075886?pwd=q1rSwZbeX79qPWhNL5zq1o3PFKdcwv.1

Meeting ID: 696 7307 5886
Passcode: 686152

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 - 09:45Welcome from CESNET, Jakub Papirnik(CESNET CEO)

Overview of CESNET + Evolution vs. Revolution of service portfolio, Radovan Igliar (CESNET) + discussion and questions

Slides
09:45 - 10:45

Evolution in services: lightning talks + discussion

  • 09:45 - 09:55: "When to Pivot: Lessons from Legacy Services to a New Cloud for Research & Education" - Kevin Chavarria (Switch)
    Slides

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

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

  • 10:15 - 10:25: "Flexibility in DFN service delivery" - Jakob Tendel (DFN)
    Slides

  • 10:25 - 10:35: SANReN Connect proof-of-concept service, Kasandra Pillay (CSIR)
    Slides

10:45 - 11:15Coffee break
11.15 - 12:00

Revolution in services: lightning talks and discussion

  • 11:15 - 11:25: “Revolution from on-prem to cloud with AI steroids” - Harri Kuusisto (CSC/Funet)
    Slides

  • 11:25 - 11:35: PCSS 'what's new' - Raimundas Tuminauskas (PCSS)
    Slides

  • 11:35 - 11:45: "Using AI to support net zero targets" - Clare Casey (JISC)
    Slides

  • 11:45 - 11:55: "Implications of Chilean Cybersecurity Framework Law for Research and Education Institutions" - Alejandro Lara (REUNA)
    Slides
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)

  • 14:00 - 14:15 - Overview of new GÉANT strategy, Dawn Ng (GÉANT)
  • 14:15 - 14:45 - Breakout groups focus area 1
  • 14:45 - 15:15 - Breakout groups focus area 2
  • 15:15 - 15:30 - Overview of discussions & closing
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!