Connection

10:00 – 10:10

Opening remarks
Katarína MATHERNOVÁ, Deputy Director-General, DG NEAR

10:10 – 10:35

SPEED: no limits in the digital era
Aleksander PONIEWIERSKI, EY Global Digital & Emerging Technology Leader, IoT World Leader of the Year 2020, author of the book “SPEED: no limits in the digital era”

10:35 – 10:50

TELECOM INFRASTRUCTURE: laying the foundations for the reduction of roaming retail prices, 5G and affordable high-speed internet
Every citizen must have access to affordable high-speed internet for business and education, and as a basis for all other digital services. The first steps have already been made through the preparation of the Regional Roaming Agreement, EaP-EU roaming study, action plans, and implementation plans for reassignment of 700MHz band.

Andrejs DOMBROVSKIS, Electronic communications policy and regulatory expert, former member of various EU working parties and alternate member of Board of Regulators of the Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications, former Vice Chair of the Eastern Partnership Electronic Communications Regulators Network

10:50 – 11:05

Strengthening the next generation of digital businesses through SMEs and start-up ecosystems in the Eastern Partnership
Targeted investment is needed to digitally empower citizens and businesses: investment through the DISC facility aims to digitalise start-ups’ activities and build economic productivity and growth.

Jesus LOZANO, ICT Strategic Advisor at European Innovation Council, CEO, Entrepreneur, Business Angel, ICT ecosystem builder

11:05 – 11:20

How pilot eCommerce solutions can foster online trade between the EU and EaP
The volume of online trade in the EaP region is increasing. There is a need to strengthen the overall ecosystem to allow citizens and businesses to access the major markets in the EU – a task undertaken in the eCommerce pilot.

Walter TREZEK, eCommerce and eLogisitcs expert with 35 years of practice; chairman of the consultative committee, Universal Postal Union; co-chair of the eLogistics working committee, Ecommerce Europe

11:20 – 12:20

PANEL ON EDTECH: how to digitally empower 1 million EaP citizens
The Panel will focus on policy and implementation perspectives of the EU commitment to digitally empower 1 million Eastern Partnership citizens in the next 5 years. Panellists will share best practices from the EaP and the EU on accelerating digital skills development for citizens.

Valeriya IONAN, Deputy Minister of Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine
Antoaneta ANGELOVA-KRASTEVA, Director for Innovation, Digital Education and International Cooperation, DG EAC
Riaz SHAH, EY Partner, Global Learning Leader, creating the world’s first flexible, future focused and free MBA
Lejla SADIKU, Innovation Lead, UNDP Regional Bureau for Europe and Central Asia
Stephen SOMERVILLE, Strategic Development at Coursera for Government

FACILITATOR: Hoa-Binh ADJEMIAN, Head of Sector, Economic Development – EaP, DG NEAR

Mathieu BOUSQUET, Head of Unit Thematic Support: An Economy that works for people, green, digital and connected, DG NEAR

Connection

09:00 – 09:05

Welcome and presentation of the Steering week
Diana Jabłońska, Head of Unit C1, Georgia, Moldova, Economic Investment Plan, DG NEAR

09:05 – 09:20

Digital Compass – setting out a European way for the digital decade and the perspective for the Eastern partner countries
Lars-Erik Forsberg, Deputy Head of Unit, Policy Outreach and International Affairs, DG CONNECT

09:20 – 09:30

Recovery, resilience and reform: post-2020. Eastern Partnership priorities
Diana Jabłońska, Head of Unit C1, Georgia, Moldova, Economic Investment Plan, DG NEAR

09:30 – 10:00

EU4Digital Facility: highlights
Arturas Piliponis, EU4Digital Facility Team Leader, EY

10:00 – 10:15

EU4Digital – Broadband Strategies in the EaP region: highlights
Juan Navas-Sabater, EU4Digital Broadband Project Co-Leader, World Bank

10:15 – 10:30

EU4Digital – Cyber Resilience: highlights
Besnik Limaj, EU4Digital Cybersecurity EAST Team Leader, GFA Consulting Group

10:30 – 10:45

EU4Digital – EaPConnect: highlights
Irina Matthews, EaPConnect Project (co-)Manager, GÉANT

10:45 – 11:00

Coffee break

11:00 – 12:45

Digital transformation in EaP countries: state of play and future priorities
Representatives from the Eastern partner countries

12:45 – 13:00

Closing
DG NEAR

Connection

14:00 – 14:05

Welcome & launch of the ‘spectrum’ digital highways
Chair - DG NEAR

14:05 – 14:15

Introduction from DG NEAR
DG NEAR

EaPConnect & Integration of Moldova and Ukraine in the pan-European GÉANT network
Andreas Dudler, Chair of Board of Directors, GÉANT

EaPConnect & Integration of Ukraine and Moldova in the GÉANT research and education networking community
Paul Rouse, Chief Community Relations Officer, GÉANT

A perspective from national Ministry - Ukraine
Andrii Vitrenko, First Deputy Minister, Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine

A perspective from national Ministry - Moldova
Ludmila Pavlov, Deputy Head, The Policy Analysis, Monitoring and Evaluation Division, Ministry of Education and Research of the Republic of Moldova

Connectivity benefits for Moldova
Peter Bogatencov, Chair of Management Board, RENAM

Real life impacts: Moldovan User case
Mariana Harjevschi, General Director, B.P. Hasdeu Municipal Library

Connectivity benefits for Ukraine
Yevhenii Preobrajenskiy, Chief Executive, URAN Association

Real life impacts: Ukrainian User case
Leonid Levchuk, Head of Department of Experimental Studies in High Energy Particle and Nuclear Physics, NSC Kharkov Institute of Physics and Technology (KIPT)

Perspectives from Romanian and Polish EaPConnect project partners
Octavian Rusu, Regional Manager, RoEduNet
Raimundas Tuminauskas, Head of Network and Service Infrastructure Department, PSNC

EaPConnect contributions to the EU’s digital vision for EaP
Irina Matthews, EaPConnect Project (co-)Manager, GÉANT

Final words
Chair - DG NEAR

Connection

09:00 – 09:40

EU4Digital Telecom Rules thematic area state of play and plans
Andrejs Dombrovskis, EU4Digital Facility Telecom Rules Stream Leader

09:40 – 10:00

Feedback/ QA
All participants

Connection

10:30 – 11:10

EU4Digital eHealth thematic area state of play and plans
Martynas Daugirdas, EU4Digital Facility eHealth Stream Leader, EY

11:10 – 11:30

Feedback/QA
All participants

Connection

09:00 – 09:40

EU4Digital Digital skills thematic area state of play & plans
Zane Martinsone, EU4Digital Facility Digital Skills Stream Leader, EY

09:40 – 10:00

Feedback/QA
All participants