The program

Meeting Point: Radisson Blu Antwerp City Centre Hotel (lobby)
Address: Koningin Astridplein 7, Antwerp, Belgium
Time: 11:00 - 13:00

Get ready for a first glimpse of the stunning city of Antwerp! Your host, BNIX, invites you on a two-hour walking tour through the historical heart of the city. This journey will take you in a straight line from east to west, starting at the impressive Antwerp Central Station—often called the “railway cathedral”—and ending at the magnificent Cathedral of Our Lady.

After soaking in the city’s vibrant past, it’s time to enjoy its culinary delights!
 

13:00: Lunch at Restaurant De Bomma (Willem Ogierplaats 3, 2000 Antwerp).

More information can be found here.
 

NOTE: Participation in this tour requires prior registration.

The Euro-IX Running Group will have their first session from 17:30 - 18:30.

To stay updated and gather more details, feel free to join the group's Telegram channel: https://t.me/+igmeMDW86XFlZmJk

We invite all forum attendees to join us for a welcome drink and buffet.

Registration desk will be open from 18:30 - 20:30.

Where: Radisson Blu Hotel Antwerp City Centre, in room Aurora  Private & Diamond.

Bring your running shoes and enjoy the beautiful streets of Antwerp in the early morning light. 

Join the group's Telegram channel for more details: https://t.me/+igmeMDW86XFlZmJk

If you haven't had a chance to collect your badge and lanyard on Sunday, you can now collect it. 

Where: Outside the main meeting room - Esperanza Ballroom 3&4.

• Welcome address  and overview of the agenda and objectives - Max Stucchi 

• Welcome from our forum host - BNIX - Frédéric Libotte (Senior Relationship Manager) and Dirk Haex (General Manager of Belnet)

• Fellowships, IXPs and Patrons introduce themselves (max 2 mins each)

Where: Esperanza Ballroom 3&4

The future of Euro-IX - Task Force update

• Update on the Task Force activities (10 min) - Flavio Luciani

• Presentation of the survey results (20 min) - Irene Lalioti

Panel Discussion

• Strategies for genuine engagement (40 min) - moderated by Patricia Soria
  Fergal Cunningham - Head of Membership Engagement, RIPE NCC
  Tom Strickx - Principal Network Engineer, Cloudflare
  Yolandi Cloete - Interconnection Community & Academy Manager, DE-CIX

Monday Evening Tour - The Nokia Labs

Time: 17:45 - 18-45 (meet in the hotel lobby at 17:30)

Antwerp is the location of Nokia’s global innovation lab, and Euro-IX is delighted to announce that Nokia has very kindly extended an invitation to the Euro-IX community attending the 42nd Forum to attend a tour of the facility during the Forum on Monday, 2nd June. 

The tour will take approximately one hour (starting at 17:45pm). All those who wish to attend the Nokia Lab tour must register in advance. Any individuals who are not on the registration list, provided to security in advance, will not be admitted. You can find registration details here including the link to register for this fantastic opportunity.

Logistics:

The Nokia Lab is 850m (10 min walk) from the Euro-IX hotel and the tour will take place after the forum on Monday finishes and immediately prior to the Monday evening dinner. 

Monday Dinner Venue: A Room with a Zoo
Address: Koningin Astridplein 20, 2018 Antwerpen, Belgium

Time: 18:45 – 19:45 Welcome Drinks

Dinner from 19:45 to 21:45

NOTE: The location is just a short walk from our Euro-IX hotel and therefore you can simply enjoy the stroll of ~10 mins.

Join us for an unforgettable evening on Monday, where we’ll dine in a truly exceptional setting: the Antwerp Zoo.

One of the oldest scientific zoos in the world, this 19th-century historic monument is a place of beauty and heritage. While the animals will be resting for the night, you may still catch a glimpse of the elegant flamingos.

If you love running and want to be part of the group to discover the streets of Antwerp, this is your final opportunity!

Join the group's Telegram channel for more details: https://t.me/+igmeMDW86XFlZmJk

Seize the chance to engage with your peers in the peering community and arrange individual meetings.

• Major Regulatory Trends for Telecom and Internet in the European Union and Potential Impact on IXPs - Innocenzo Genna, Namex 

• IXP Cybersecurity Incident Response under NIS2 & GDPR - Vicky Konstantinopoulou, GRIX and Ian Travers, INEX

• Geopolitics & the Future of the Internet - Henning Lesch, DE-CIX

A Quiz on Euro-IX and the presentations and events from Antwerp, presented by Max, Frédéric Libotte (BNIX) and Hanna Kreitem (Internet Society)