09:15 – 9:45 | Registration & coffee

09:45 – 10:05

Opening & Welcome

• Welcome & Introduction
  Monique Calisti, Martel Innovate Chief Executive Officer | Head of Media & Consulting, HUB4NGI Coordinator (download the slides here)
• The Next Generation Porto 2025
  Filipe Araujo, Vice-President / Vice-Mayor & City Councillor for Innovation and Environment

10:05 – 10:20

Creating the future together – An internet of humans

Pearse O’Donohue, Director Future Networks, DG CONNECT, European Commission

10:20 – 10:35

From time-sharing to the Next Generation Internet

Louis Pouzin, Internet pioneer (download the slides here)

10:35 – 11:50

Building the Next Generation human-centric Internet – Expert Testimonials

Moderated by Dr. Monique Calisti

• The Internet of Moving Things
  Professor Susana Sargento, University Of Aveiro, Co-founder Veniam (download the slides here)
• Blockchain-based Architectures
  Antonio Tenorio Fornes, Complutense University of Madrid (download the slides here)
• Social Artificial Intelligence
  Professor Virginia Dignum, University of Umea (download the slides here)
• Building the Next Generation Internet 2025 with the Community
  Clementine Valayer, Gartner (download the slides here)
• Data Analytics on NGI Research Trends
  Manuel Noya Marino, Linknovate (download the slides here)

Very interactive format with 10-15 minutes “expert testimonials” and questions from the audience both live and via SLIDO or remote participants. The moderator will dynamically engage the audience at the end of each presentation planned for 15-20 minutes max.

11:50 – 12:45

What is needed to build the Next Generation Internet? – Experts Panel

Round table discussion with all keynote experts and Pearse O’Donohue
Moderated by Olivier Bringer, Deputy and Acting Head of NGI Unit, DG CONNECT/E.3, European Commission

SLIDO will be used and questions will be collected from the audience.

12:45 – 12:50

Introduction to demo stands

Timo Lahnalampi, Martel Innovate, HUB4NGI

More info about the info/demo stands

12:50 – 13:50 | Lunch break

13:50 – 14:10

Digital technologies and society – which future?

Frédéric Donck, Director, European Regional Bureau, Internet Society (download the slides here)

14:10 – 14:20

Introduction to group sessions by each moderator

14:20 – 15:35

Parallel Interactive Sessions

– Group session 1 –
lead by Engineroom
An internet that empowers individuals and unleashes the power of data:

• Managing identities on the internet
• Enhancing privacy and control of personal data
• New business and social innovation models based on data

Open to see the session’s slides

– Group session 2 –
lead by NGI Move
A secure, decentralised internet:

• A highly secure and resilient internet architecture
• Distributed ledger technologies and blockchain-based architectures to increase trust and security of online transactions

Open to see the session’s slides

– Group session 3 –
lead by SpeakNGI.eu
Better search for trustworthy content and objects discovery:

• Improving identification of content, objects and services on the internet
• Using new search methods to improve the relevance and reliability of search results
• Tackling fake news and online disinformation

Open to see the session’s slides

15:35 – 16:00 | Coffee break & network

16:00 – 16:30

Wrap-up from group sessions, open discussion and NGI Billboard

Moderated by Richard Stevens, IDC, HUB4NGI

• Report from the three moderators of working group sessions
• Q&A session interacting with the audience
• Distilling the main lessons learned

16:30 – 16:45

NGI Funding Opportunities – Upcoming Calls

Jorge Gasos, NGI Unit, DG CONNECT/E.3, European Commission (download the slides here)

16:45 – 17:00

A national perspective on the Next Generation Internet

Professor Manuel Heitor, Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education of Portugal

17:00 – 17:15

How to join the NGI, wrap-up and closure

Pearse O’Donohue, Director Future Networks, DG CONNECT, European Commission
Monique Calisti, Martel Innovate Chief Executive Officer | Head of Media & Consulting, HUB4NGI Coordinator (download the slides here)

– Social Event –

From 19:30

Social Event *Access granted only with the event’s badge.*

A networking session with great food and drinks offered to all NGI registered participants.
The Social event will take place at: RESTAURANTE TORREÃO, Rua das Virtudes, 37 4050-630 Porto