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Time

 Topic

Speakers/facilitators

Content

9:30 -

09:

40

Welcome and introduction

Hrach Astsatryan – CEO ASNET-AM

Irina Matthews (GEANT; EaPConnect project manager)

Setting the scene:

Context

Aims and planned outputs 

09:

40-10:

10

Introducing business model  canvas

Leonie Schaefer (DFN)

Resources:

useful web references, template.

Follow-up 1:1 session (online) with Leonie after the event to draft plans/bounce ideas

Introducing business model canvas– as a possible template for structuring financial sustainability plan, DFN – use case

10:

10-11:

00

Drivers for change – national level

EaP NRENs (4)

What national policies, strategies impact (and in what way) NREN’s position, role, activities, relationship with policy-makers (what works and stumbling blocks)

11:

00 - 11:

15

Coffee break

11:

15 -

11:

55

Drivers for change  - beyond national agenda

Hendrik Ike

(presentation + facilitated discussion

• EU landscape
• GEANT’s landscape (“The Big 5” as a model to manage complexity, formulate approaches and identify priorities)
• “Fit for 2028”

Impact on NRENs: (developing awareness) their role, challenges, opportunities

11:55 - 12:55

Drivers for change – R&E communities – Open Science

Richard Dennis (University of Denmark) 

Role of NRENs in supporting R&E communities in engagement with Open Science

(presentation + facilitated discussion)

All - discussion

Engagement with Open Science by NRENs – what does it entail?

Engagement with Open Science by individual researchers/scientisits/R&E institutions – what does it mean for NRENs?

 How can NRENs support their R&E communities?

How can GEANT help NRENs to provide such support?

How can EaPConnect help the EaP NRENs to provide such support and develop relevant competencies?

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 15:00

CESNET (TBC) - “You are not alone” – sharing experience (NRENs of different business models)

CESNET (strong dependence on centralised government support/funding)

Presentation and discussion

Business development/transformation/

Managing change

Time

 Topic

Speakers/facilitators

Content

9:30 - 9:

40

Welcome to Day 2

Irina Matthews

Day1 to Day2 – sum up of Day 1 and aims for Day 2

09:40 - 11:15

Developing own research engagement strategy

Chris Atherton

Demo of approach + interactive session

“Diamond” exercise (zoom in/zoom out approach to make sense of complex environments and to set priorities)

11:15 - 11:30 

Coffee break

11:30 - 12:30

HEAnet

“You are not alone” – sharing experience (NRENs of different business models)

HEAnet – self-supporting (less dependence on centralised government support/funding)

“Our business model is…”

“To sustain our business model we do…”

Short presentation +

discussion panel

12:30 - 13:30 

Lunch 

13:30 - 13:40

Business canvas model – follow up 

Leonie Schaefer (TBC)

13:

40-14:00

Closing plenary

Hrach Astsatryan – CEO ASNET-AM

Irina Matthews (GEANT; EaPConnect project manager)

What next?

16:00

Social event

all

social event together with the  SIG-Marcomm event ettendees.