GR-IX Annual Members' Meeting: Where Networks Meet Connectivity

Thursday 8 May 2025, 11:00 → 18:00 Europe/Athens

📅 Thursday, May 8, 2025

📍: Book Castle, National Library of Greece (NLG) at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center (SNFCC), Athens 

Event's Agenda:

We are delighted to announce the invited speakers for this year’s event

• Dimitris Mitropoulos, Head of the Reliability Engineering Directorate (GRE) at GRNET and Assistant Professor at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) and Yannis Korakis, Head of GR-IX, GRNET will deliver the welcome addresses.
   
• David Flores, Senior Network Developer at CoreWeave, will present the keynote speech on Unlocking Network Data: A New Take on Observability.
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• Panos Kostopoulos Kyrimis and Theodore Vasilopoulos from GRNET, will present on Sailing out of the network engineer‘s comfort zone.
   
• Nikos Kallergis, Mihalis Milaitis, and Gerasimos Tzakis from Network to Code will present on Automated Circuit Maintenance.
   
• Ioannis Alexakis, Head of the General Directorate for Strategic Planning at the National Cybersecurity Authority of Greece, Ministry of Digital Governance, will present "Law 5160/2024 and Digital Infrastructure: The Role of the National Cybersecurity Authority and Implementation Roadmap".
   
• Vicky Konstantinopoulou, Data Protection Officer, GRNET, will also present on the NIS2 Directive.
   
• Valentin Velichkov, CEO, Vestitel, will share updates on project Balkans Digital Gateway (BDGW).

Participants:

The event is addressed to new as well as experienced network engineers and developers, IT professionals in networking technologies, in the design, implementation, provisioning and operation of the Greek network infrastructure. 

Participants will have the opportunity to:

• Connect with Industry Leaders: Engage with peers and experts from ISPs, content providers, cloud services, and more.

• Explore Cutting-Edge Innovations: Learn about the latest trends and developments in network automation and internet exchange technologies.

• Foster New Partnerships: Collaborate with technical experts and shape the future of global connectivity.

Registration:

Participation is free for our members, and registration is mandatory for logistic reasons.
If you are not a GR-IX member, you can still show your interest and register, and you will be accepted depending on availability.

Don’t miss your chance to be part of this transformative event—register now!

Register here 

Useful Information on GR-IX here

We look forward to welcoming you to the GR-IX Annual Members' Meeting 2025!

The GR-IX Team

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11:00 → 12:00 Registration & Coffee

12:00 → 12:15 Welcome Addresses

Speakers: Dimitris Mitropoulos (Head of the Reliability Engineering Directorate (GRE) at GRNET and Assistant Professor at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens - NKUA) , Yannis Korakis (Head of GR-IX, GRNET)

12:15 → 13:00 Keynote Speech and Book Presentation - "Unlocking Network Data: A New Take on Observability"

Speaker: David Flores (Senior Network Developer, CoreWeave)

13:00 → 14:00 Light Lunch

14:00 → 14:30 ”From Ansible to Nornir: Sailing out from network engineer's comfort zone”

Speakers: Panos Κostopoulos Kyrimis (Network Reliability Engineer, GRNET) , Theodore Vassilopoulos (IP Network Engineer, GRNET)

14:30 → 15:00 "Automated Circuit Maintenance"

Speakers: Nikos Kallergis (Senior Architect, Network to Code) , Mihalis Milaitis (Sr. Consultant, DevNet Expert, CCDE, Network to Code) , Gerasimos Tzakis (Network Automation & Security Engineer, Network to Code)

15:00 → 15:30 Coffee Break

15:30 → 15:50 Law 5160/2024 and Digital Infrastructure: The Role of the National Cybersecurity Authority and Implementation Roadmap.

Speaker: Ioannis Alexakis (Head of General Directorate for Strategic Planning, National Cybersecurity Authority of Greece, Ministry Of Digital Governance)

15:50 → 16:10 NIS2 Directive

Speaker: Vicky Konstantinopoulou (Data Protection Officer, GRNET)

16:10 → 16:40 Updates on project Balkans Digital Gateway (BDGW)

Speaker: Valentin Velichkov (CEO, Vestitel)

16:40 → 17:40 Closing Reception (Refreshments, Beer, Wine, Snacks & Networking)