10:00–10:10

Opening remarks

Lawrence Meredith, Director NEAR C: Neighbourhood East and Institution Building, DG NEAR, European Commission

10:10–10:30

KEYNOTE: Unlocking the potential of data and AI: building a smarter tomorrow

Dr. Ott Velsberg, Government Chief Data Officer, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications of Estonia

10:30–11:30

PANEL: From Infrastructure to Innovation: A look at connectivity in EaP region

Moderated by Gérald Audaz, Head of the Economic Development, Green and Digital Transitions Team, DG NEAR Unit C1, European Commission

Panellists:

Mihai Lupascu, State Secretary of the Ministry of Economic Development and Digitalization of the Republic of Moldova

Gevorg Mantashyan, First Deputy Minister of High-Tech Industry of the Republic of Armenia

Yuriy Matsyk, Director of the MDT's Department of Broadband Infrastructure, Ukraine's Ministry of Digital Transformation.

Gulnaz Bokuchava, Main Specialist of Communications, Information and Modern Technologies Department of the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia

Jeyhun Hajiyev, Senior Consultant, Strategy, innovation and digitalization department, Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of Azerbaijan

11:30–11:50

Q&A

11:50–12:00

Closing and conclusions

DG NEAR