The two-part opening session will set the scene for the entire conference with a focus on the theme “Sustaining the next decade of Europe's research data ecosystem”. Aside from welcoming messages from the local host country, the session will also see messages from the EUDAT governance.
Agenda
Introduction
- 14:30: Introduction to the EUDAT Conference and Welcome by the Host (10 min.)
Rob Carrillo,
EUDAT Secretariat Outreach Coordinator &
EUDAT Conference 2026 Organising and Programme Committee Chair
Trust-IT Services Senior Project Manager
Keynotes and Plenary Messages
- 14:40: Welcome by the EUDAT Conference 2026 Local Member Host (10 mins.)
Vit Vondrak
IT4Innovations National Supercomputing Centre
VSB – Technical University of Ostrava
- 14:50: Message from the Czech Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (10 mins.)
- 15:00: Inspirational Keynote (30 mins.)
- 15:30: Message from the EUDAT Governance (10 mins.)
Claudia Behnke
EUDAT Executive Board Chair
SURF Research Development Domain Manager
- 15:40: Message from the EUDAT Secretariat (10 mins.)
Wim Hugo
Head of the EUDAT Secretariat
DANS Chief Technology Officer