Dear Techritorians,
This is a preliminary agenda.
The exact days and timings of the stage sessions and co-creation events will be published at a later stage.
Agenda
Arrival, registration and morning coffee, Day 1 & Day 2
Opening Ceremony Stage
Opening Ceremony, Day 1 & Day 2
Opening ceremonies of Techritory Forum 2025.
This session will be streamed on live.techritory.com
Opening Ceremony Stage
Opening Panel Discussion - From Global Strategies to Local Benefits: Which Tech Advancements Matter to Everyone
- What are the technologies that our speakers are focusing at the moment in their organizations, where should our attention and funding be pointed at?
- In a world of rapid technological change, how can we ensure that digital transformation makes societies safer, not more vulnerable?
- Technology is often seen as a tool for growth, but increasingly it is also becoming a tool for competition and control. How do we navigate the line between global cooperation and strategic autonomy in critical tech sectors?
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Opening Ceremony Stage
Opening Fireside Chat - Tech, Trade, and Tensions: The Role of Digital Technologies in Times of Global Power Struggles
- How can digital technologies serve as tools for diplomacy and international cooperation?
- Should Europe push for greater digital independence, or is collaboration with global tech giants as well as other regions of the world inevitable?
- How does the European Union balance their interests and workings with geopolitical pressures?
- How effective are digital sanctions as economic tools, and do they have unintended consequences?
- What are the technologies that our speakers are focusing at the moment, where should our attention and funding be pointed at?
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Innovation & Technology Stage
Pilots to Digitally Resilient Ports: Scaling Innovation Through Regulation, Technology, and Cross-Border Cooperation
- What pathways exist to scale innovations from pilot projects into secure, connected, and resilient ports?
- In what ways can regulatory programmes and industry initiatives shape the roadmap toward digital resilience?
- Where are AI and data analytics already transforming port monitoring and predictive maintenance, and what comes next?
- How are digital twins and automation changing terminal operations?
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Policy&Strategy Stage
Future of Identity - Why yet another Digital Identity?
- What can we learn from the successes and shortcomings of previous identity systems, such as eIDAS 1.0 and existing private solutions?
- The evolving role of digital identity wallets within the broader context of eIDAS 2.0—why they are needed, what’s changing in digital identity regulation, and how these developments will affect individuals, businesses, and governments.
- How can we protect users’ private information while ensuring interoperability across all 27 EU member states?
- Should governments develop their own wallets, or is a multi-provider approach the way forward?
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Policy&Strategy Stage
Using the Sky - Spectrum, Sovereignty, and Satellite Integration in Europe
- Efficient use of spectrum by mobile and satellite operators while ensuring long-term sustainability and coexistence.
- Sovereignty in a multi-operator, multi-orbit world, addressing the geopolitical risks of over-reliance on a single satellite provider.
- Direct-to-device capabilities and how infrastructure can efficiently serve commercial, governmental, and defense needs.
- Regulatory complexities, including GDPR and global data governance, in an increasingly interconnected satellite ecosystem.
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Policy&Strategy Stage
Digital innovation funding
- What funding mechanisms are currently available to support digital innovation, and how accessible are they to startups and growth-stage companies?
- Is Europe’s investment culture too risk-averse to support the creation of global tech giants, and how do we change that mindset?
- Are current funding models prepared for AI-driven startups and deep tech, or do these require entirely new financial instruments?
- How does the digital innovation funding landscape differ between developed regions and emerging markets?
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Innovation & Technology Stage
Countdown to Q-Day - Building Europe’s Quantum-Resilient Infrastructure
- Quantum key distribution in public and critical infrastructure, balancing security demands with scalable network integration.
- Integration of quantum tech into telecom infrastructure, driven by advances in computing, control systems, and hardware.
- Software and system challenges in scaling quantum communications and the movement toward a standardized quantum internet.
- Europe’s quantum priorities, focusing on investment needs, realistic innovation paths, and unresolved technical gaps.
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Policy&Strategy Stage
Real-world AI Success in Europe
- Which AI applications are already or soon will be delivering economic or public value in the Nordic-Baltic region?
- Should Europe pursue open-source AI—and other alternative approaches—as a strategic path distinct from U.S. and Chinese models?
- What policy tools are most urgently needed to support responsible AI scaling?
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Innovation & Technology Stage
Private 5G Networks - Essential Infrastructure or Expensive Experiment?
- Why choose a private 5G network over Wi-Fi or a public mobile network? What specific use cases justify the investment?
- The open networks movement seems to be slowing in public networks but gaining traction in private ones—why is that, and what does it mean for future deployments?
- Can operators of venues, campuses, or ports monetize premium connectivity services in new ways?
- Are private networks a stepping stone toward more flexible, software-defined mobile networks overall—or are they creating new silos?
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Innovation & Technology Stage
Protecting our critical infrastructure
- Response to recent incidents such as cable disruptions in the Baltic Sea and drone intrusions near critical sites—distinguishing between accidental and deliberate threats.
- Vulnerabilities across domains, including physical, digital, and aerial infrastructure, and the evolving nature of hybrid threats in the Nordic-Baltic region.
- Response strategies—from prevention and real-time incident management to long-term recovery and resilience planning.
- Addressing emerging electronic threats, including GNSS spoofing and jamming, and their impact on navigation, timing, and the operational safety of critical infrastructure.
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Policy&Strategy Stage
Bridging the Gap: Unlocking the Rural 5G Business Case in the Nordics and Baltics
- What are emerging use cases in rural areas, and how do they justify the cost of infrastructure?
- What innovative models — beyond traditional subsidies — can make rural 5G commercially viable, and how can policy and regulation support long-term value creation rather than short-term cost recovery?
- Can cross-border collaboration in the region provide scalable models?
- What role do public-private partnerships play in achieving digital inclusion?
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Innovation & Technology Stage
In Defence of 5G
- Has 5G underdelivered—or has the real challenge been the industry’s failure to monetize its capabilities?
- Can upcoming innovations like 5G Advanced, network slicing, and private networks redeem the current narrative around 5G?
- As connectivity expands beyond traditional telecom, has the mobile industry been too complacent in adapting to its new role within the broader digital ecosystem?
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Policy&Strategy Stage
European Leadership in Key Digital sectors: Driving FP10 to success
- Digital sectors that will play a dominant role in 2030+ (6G, AI, cloud/edge, chips, satellite)
- Digital sectors that Europe holds a world-leading position and how to maintain it.
- Digital sectors where Europe has a weak position and what can be done to improve it?
- Micro-electronics / chips / semiconductors
- Cloud
- Devices
- AI
- Which of these technologies will play a major role for 6G R&I and deployment activities in Europe and what is the roadmap that should be followed?
- Strategic investments for Europe in the next 5 years.
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Innovation & Technology Stage
Let's talk about the Future of AI Use Cases - Powered by the Investment and Development Agency of Latvia
- Emerging AI use cases in areas like autonomous agents, tourism, logistics, healthcare, and public service automation — beyond the standard AI narratives.
- Next-gen AI architectures, exploring how cutting-edge models are built, deployed, and scaled.
- The connectivity backbone required to support AI-driven systems—real-time data exchange, edge computing, and intelligent network orchestration.
- The societal shifts that widespread AI autonomy could bring.
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Policy&Strategy Stage
Build Fast, Fund Smart, Fight Differently - Shaping the Defence Technology Landscape
- How do defence planners navigate the dilemma between investing in next-generation technologies versus proven, traditional capabilities—and what are the risks of overcommitting to either path?
- What role should data infrastructure (e.g. battlefield cloud, satellite links, secure 5G) play in shaping the next generation of defence capabilities—and what are the risks of digital fragility?
- In a world where brute-force deterrence still matters, how should defence planners weigh investments in heavy, conventional assets versus sleek, next-generation technologies that promise speed, precision, and autonomy?
- Which technologies—beyond drones—are redefining modern deterrence and resilience, and how do we accelerate their development and adoption?
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Innovation & Technology Stage
Energy Smart, Security Strong – Building Data Centres for a Demanding Digital Era
- How can the next generation of data centres align with Europe’s green transition goals without limiting digital growth and innovation?
- How can public policy help balance energy stability with the rapid growth of data centres and AI infrastructure?
- How can data centres design for long-term sustainability, beyond just energy efficiency?
- Beyond AI—what other emerging technologies or industries are driving new demand for data processing and storage capacity, and how should infrastructure adapt?
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Policy&Strategy Stage
Game of Drones
- The evolving landscape of drone warfare and defense, examining both the protection against drone attacks and the defense of drones themselves.
- Current threats, strategic innovations, and emerging technologies shaping drone security.
- Countermeasures from the domains including cyber, electronic warfare, and machine learning.
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Innovation & Technology Stage
Confluence Program Startup Pitches
The session spotlights the results of 10 Latvian deep tech startups that were accepted to the second cohort of the new pre-accelerator support program Confluence.
During the session, the startups will pitch their businesses and present the progress achieved so far with their partners.
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Policy&Strategy Stage
Book launch - Cybersecurity in Latvia: Forging Resilience amidst Emerging Threats
In this exclusive session, the new book “Cybersecurity in Latvia: Forging Resilience amidst Emerging Threats” will be launched. Following the presentation of the book, authors of the book will discuss the main questions:
- How military-grade global cyber threats translate into everyday digital risks, and why collective international efforts are vital to address them
- What it takes to develop a digitally resilient and cyber-aware population
- How to close the skills gap through targeted education and training
- How national strategies can support – rather than bypass – grassroots capabilities
Why shared responsibility must be more than a slogan in the age of hybrid threats
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Policy&Strategy Stage
Digitalization & Sustainability: Driving Tomorrow's Competitiveness
- Digitalization as a driver of sustainable growth. How can digital tools boost efficiency and innovation while also advancing environmental and social goals?
- Competitiveness through responsibility. Why combining digital innovation with sustainability builds resilience, attracts talent, and earns customer and investor trust.
- Bridging gaps & leaving no one behind. How do we ensure that digital transformation benefits all communities, especially in the Nordic–Baltic region?
- Collaboration for competitive advantage. What roles do policy, public–private partnerships, and cross-sector initiatives play in embedding sustainability into digital projects?
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