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Watch @HennaVirkkunen, Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, @EU_Commission as she delivers the keynote address at The European Sovereign Cloud Day. The full session replays are now available on our YouTube channel: tinyurl.com/yc6wy9wk

Catch up on the highlights from last year's #LatAmSpectrum in Buenos Aires. Hear directly from speakers & participants and get a preview of what to expect from the upcoming 13th edition, taking place on September 1 - 2 in Costa Rica. 🔗Register today: tinyurl.com/b96afap2

Registration is now open for #AfricaSpec on 7 Sept in Tunis. Key topics include: ‣ #WRC27 & mid-bands ‣ Satellite, NTN & D2D coexistence ‣ Spectrum pricing & licensing ‣ Transition toward #6G ‣ Spectrum for public good 🔗Register via the ATU portal: tinyurl.com/yc68xs9b

In June, the #D2DPolicyEU Forum brought together policymakers, regulators, and industry experts for a day of in-depth discussions on #D2D connectivity. Thank you to all partners, speakers and attendees for participating in the event. 🎬 Explore the highlights and key takeaways:

A huge thank you once again to all who joined us in Brussels for a great 2 days of discussion on #SpectrumManagement in Europe. Keep informed for the next edition of #EUSpectrum in 2027: tinyurl.com/37etw7ue 🎬 Hear directly from key speakers in our highlights video.

Thank you for following along. Let us know your key takeaways from the day. Sign up here to for news on future events in the sector: tinyurl.com/mtkr9up3 #SovereignCloudEU 3/3 🧵

A big thank you to all our speakers and partners; @advania, ANS, @ArubaCloudFR, @arvatoconnect, ATEA, evoila, @Fundaments, IONOS, @norisnetwork, OEDIV, @OVHcloud, @PlusServer, @qbeyondag, @Redcentricplc, @SopraSteria, @Uniserver, Vivicta, @Broadcom. 2/3 🧵

The 4th edition of the European Sovereign Cloud Day has concluded here in Brussels. Discussions focused on the ever-evolving cloud sovereignty agenda and what it means for trusted cloud infrastructure and services in Europe. #SovereignCloudEU 1/3 🧵

The penultimate session of the day; 'Cybersecurity Regulation and Sovereign Cloud – Aligning NIS2-Era Expectations with Cloud Policy' A fireside chat led by Javier Huerta Bravo, @CullenInt with Henric Skalberg, @advania and Sören Hühold, Arvato Systems. #SovereignCloudEU

Up next; 'Sovereign by Design: How Sovereign Solution Providers are Securing Europe’s Digital Borders' Featuring: Kenneth Lund, ATEA Katharina Cordes, @PlusServer Petr Malina, Vivicta Roger Samdal, @SopraSteria Moritz Kaczmarek, OEDIV Moderator: Joe Baguley, @Broadcom

@HennaVirkkunen, Executive Vice-President for Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy, @EU_Commission, delivers a keynote address at The European Sovereign Cloud Day here in Brussels, setting out the Commission’s political vision for Europe’s digital future. #SovereignCloudEU

Eric Chambriard, @OVHcloud, delivers the next keynote, 'The Tender Reality Check – When Policy Meets Practice' followed by a discussion with Philippe Merle, @EU_Commission and Mario Campolargo, @KreabEU afterwards. #SovereignCloudEU

Happening now - Spotlight Interview: Implementing CADA – Standards, Certification and Interoperability Manuel Mateo Goyet, @EU_Commission Ultan Mulligan, @ETSI_STANDARDS Moderator: Elisar Bashir, @CullenInt

Up next at #SovereignCloudEU - 'Sovereign Cloud Procurement — From Policy Language to Tender Reality' Miljana Todorovic, @CullenInt, in conversation with @diesofer, @Europarl_EN and Miroslav Ognyanov, @EU_Commission.

Up next, 'The Sovereignty Rulebook - Harmonisation vs. Interpretation.' Ilias Chantzos, @Broadcom, leads the discussion with Andreea Gulacsi, CEN-CENELEC, Ronald Bezuur, @Uniserver, Ingo Kraupa, @norisnetwork & Larik-Jan Verschuren-Parchomov, @Fundaments. #SoveriegnCloudEU

Sovereign cloud in practice: How are European mid-market companies balancing digital autonomy with operational control? Happening now: Uwe Geier, IONOS explores a German case study with NOBIX Group, highlighting BSI and GDPR compliance in production. #SovereignCloudEU

Great to hear from David Michels, @QMUL, during the opening keynote at The European Sovereign Cloud Day here in Brussels. The session explored how reliance on non-EU cloud providers continues to drive interest in sovereign cloud architecture. #SovereignCloudEU

#SovereignCloudEU is now open! Now in it's 4th year, the conference convenes EU and Member State policymakers, regulators, agencies and industry leaders to examine how evolving landscape of cloud infrastructure in Europe. Sign up here to watch virtually: tinyurl.com/5n6vcc6j

As #D2DPolicyEU Forum concludes, thank you to all speakers, partners & delegates for a day of discussions on how to transform the 🇪🇺 Direct-to-Device (#D2D) connectivity vision into an operational reality. Get our digital policy event updates: tinyurl.com/y3ymb6mu

#D2DPolicyEU closed with a fireside chat between David Goldman, @SpaceX and @PHIL5022 , @CullenInt, followed by discussions on enabling D2D in mobile bands & D2D use cases, spectrum approaches and commercial pathways.