Topic / presentation

Speakers/facilitators

Content

910:30 00 - 0910:4015

Welcome and introductionintroduction

Hrach Astsatryan – CEO (ASNET-AM CEO)

Irina Matthews (GEANTGÉANT; EaPConnect project manager)

Setting the scene:

Context

Aims and planned outputs 

0910:4015-10:1045

Introducing business model  canvas

Leonie Schaefer (DFN)

Resources:

presentation,  value proposition canvas template, business model canvas template, 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

Session recording

10:1045-11:0030

Drivers for change – national level

EaP NRENs (4

Co-chair: Zenon Mousmoulas (GRNET)

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 30 - 11:1545

Coffee break

11:15 45 - 1112:5530

Drivers for change  - beyond national agendaagenda

Hendrik Ike (GÉANT)

(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

1112:55 30 - 1213:5530

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

"Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine" University of Copenhagen) 

(presentation + facilitated discussion)

All - discussion

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

Deep dive-in 8 pillars of Open Science - exploring the impact on stakeholders from an individual researcher to an institution with the aim to understand an NREN position.

 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?

13:30 - 14:30

Lunch

14:30 - 15:00

Drivers for change – R&E communities – Open Science (continues)

Richard Dennis ("Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Stem Cell Medicine" University of Copenhagen) 

((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? 

1315:00 - 1415:00

Lunch

40

14:00 - 15:00

GRNET 

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

Zenon Mousmoulas (GRNET)

Presentation, Q&A

"Our business model is…”

“To sustain our business model we do…” 

15:40 - 15:50 

Wrap up for Day 1

Irina Matthews (GÉANT)

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 (GÉANT)

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

09:40 - 11:1540

Developing own research engagement strategy

Chris Atherton (GÉANT)

Demo of approach + interactive session

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

Excercise 1

Excercise 2

11:15 40 - 1112:30 00 

Coffee break

1112:30 00 - 1213:3015

HEAnet HEAnet 

“You are not alone” – sharing experience

(NRENs of different business models)

Ronan Byrne, (HEAnet CEO)

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

Karen Thornton - (HEAnet, Director of Strategic and Business Planning)

Eoin Kenny - (HEAnet, Innovation and R&D Manager)

60 min discussion panel

15 min - summary

“Our business model is…”

“To sustain our business model we do…”

Short presentation + discussion panel

12:30 - 13:30 13:15 - 14:15 

Lunch 

1314:30 15 - 1314:4025

Business canvas model – follow up 

Leonie Schaefer (TBCremote)

1314:4025-14:0045

Closing plenary

Hrach Astsatryan – CEO (ASNET-AM CEO)

Irina Matthews (GEANTGÉANT; EaPConnect project manager)

What next?

16:0015

Social event

all

social event together with the  SIG-Marcomm event ettendees.

Social event: 16:15 meet at Matenadaran museum (53 Mesrop Mashtots Ave, Yerevan 0009) for a museum tour. Tour starts 16:30.

After museum we will walk through the city center to the restaurant "Sherep" (1 Amiryan street ).

Dinner starts 18:30-19:00.