Focus on Fish 2022 - Practical refinements for fishes in research and testing

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Overview

As anticipated by the EU Data Strategy, the demand for digital sovereignty has been exacerbated with Europe’s exposure to its vulnerabilities from the war in Ukraine, supply chain dependencies, constant data growth, increasing severity of cyberattacks on critical infrastructures, more adversarial trade and security relationships with China, and the ongoing redistributed transatlantic partnership. In this tense geopolitical, technical, and regulatory landscape, all digitally transforming European organisations must rethink their IT strategies. Their cloud computing strategy is becoming their lifeblood strategy.

Is cloud sovereignty the silver bullet to take back control over European data, boosting the competitiveness and resilience of the European industry and making Europe the epicentre of green cloud computing? What does sovereign cloud mean for public and private sector organisations, and what are the conditions for the cloud market in Europe to meet the booming demand for sovereign cloud solutions?    

This Forum Europe and VMware conference, will focus on ongoing work delivering a solid market for EU data and cloud sovereignty. Diving into detail about how regulatory frameworks can enable the development and deployment of highly secure, portable, interoperable, and resource-efficient next-generation cloud technologies. The conference will examine where the industry can contribute to the development and implementation of policy and regulation and, by extension, the roll-out of critical cloud and data services that drive innovation and data collaboration in Europe.

Speakers

Ilias Iakovidis

Ilias Iakovidis

Adviser, Digital Aspect of Green Transition, DG CONNECT
European Commission

Laurent Allard

Laurent Allard

Lead Sovereign Cloud EMEA
VMware

Pierre Chastanet

Pierre Chastanet

Head of Unit - Cloud & Software, DG CONNECT
European Commission

Nassima Auvray

Nassima Auvray

Chief Trust Officer
Orange

Sylvain Rouri

Sylvain Rouri

Chief Sales Officer
OVHcloud

Martin Hosken

Martin Hosken

EMEA Cloud Chief Technologist
VMware

Darren Adcock

Darren Adcock

Senior Product Manager - UK Sovereign Cloud Services
Redcentric

Larik-Jan Verschuren-Parchomov

Larik-Jan Verschuren-Parchomov

CTO
Fundaments

Alexander Wallner

Alexander Wallner

CEO
plusserver gmbh

Guy Bartram

Guy Bartram

Director Product Marketing and Competitive Intelligence Specialist
VMware

Hakim Annaciri

Hakim Annaciri

Vice President Marketing Large & Corporate Enterprise
KPN

Agenda

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Event Day
2023-07-05
10:45 - 11:00
Opening Remarks
11:00 - 11:15
Keynote Speech – EU’s Strategic Vision for Driving Innovation and Growth in Cloud Computing
11:15 - 11:30
Keynote Speech – Advancing the Digital Agenda: Spain’s Key Priorities for the Presidency of the Council of the EU
11:30 - 11:45
Keynote Speech – Revolutionizing Public Services: Implementing a Government Cloud in Romania
11:45 - 12:00
Keynote Speech – Empowering Data Security and Privacy: Europe’s Sovereign Cloud Solutions Delivery
12:00 - 12:15
Industry Story – Meeting Customer Demands: Designing National Sovereign Solutions for Enhanced Data Protection and Control
12:15 - 13:15
Lunch
13:15 - 14:15
Panel 1: Cloud Services Provider Panel: Meeting the Growing Demand for Sovereign Cloud Solutions

The demand for sovereign cloud and data solutions is driven by various
factors, including data protection and privacy, cyber security, compliance with
EU regulations, including the need to respect data localisation rules. But what
does the market look like currently? How are different EU member states and
vertical industry sectors approaching sovereignty when procuring cloud and
data services?

14:15 - 14:30
Coffee Break
14:30 - 15:30
Panel 2: Ensuring Cloud Sovereignty in Europe: Panel discussion examining essential Regulatory Frameworks and their impact

While developing a regulatory framework for sovereign cloud solutions is in progress, much work is still to be done. The EU is creating, implementing, and updating regulations and policies to match the fast-evolving technology and market changes. With the current European Commission mandate endpoint in 2024, in this session, you will learn about the priorities and initiatives in place to drive policy and market agenda and what we can expect post-summer 2024.

15:30 - 15:45
Keynote Speech – Balancing Sustainability and Sovereignty: The growing demand for Sovereignty and Sustainable Cloud Computing
15:45 - 16:00
Conclusion Remarks
16:00
Event Close
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2022 Edition

The event will be the third edition of Focus on Fish, with the most recent event having taken place on  23/02/2022. 

The session replays can be found below.

Topics included fish welfare, practical refinements for fish & welfare assessment and humane endpoints.

Organisers & Sponsors

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Contact

Should you have any questions about this event, please contact Forum Europe, using the details below:

Tel: +44 (0) 2920 783 025

E: [email protected]

Location

Sofitel Brussels Europe, 1 Place Jourdan, Bruxelles, 1040