Europe’s Internet, Reimagined — NGI Forum 2025

📍 Brussels (Albert Borschette Congress Center) | 19–20 June 2025

As the countdown begins for the NGI Forum 2025, Europe’s flagship event on the future of the internet, we’re excited to share what’s in store for this milestone gathering of digital pioneers, policy shapers, and open tech advocates.

Organised under the Next Generation Internet (NGI) initiative of the European Commission, the Forum promises two dynamic days of keynote talks, debates, workshops, and networking — all focused on building a more open, inclusive, and sovereign digital future.

🔊 Meet the Voices Driving Change

This year’s lineup brings together bold thinkers and key figures from across Europe’s digital landscape:

• Thibaut Kleiner – Director at DG CNECT, European Commission
• Lina Gálvez – MEP, European Parliament
• Alexandra Geese – MEP, European Parliament
• Monique Calisti – NGI Outreach Director and CEO of Martel Innovate
• Sean Bohan – OpenWallet Foundation
• Nina Müller – Business Project Manager, Nextcloud
• Stefan Voigt – Chair & CEO, Open Search Foundation
• Michael Granitzer – Professor of Data Science, University of Passau
• Sara Garavelli – Strategic Engagement Lead, CSC – IT Center for Science

👉 Explore the full speaker list on theNGI Forum website.

🔍 What to Expect – Agenda Highlights

NGI Forum 2025 dives deep into the key opportunities and challenges shaping Europe’s digital decade:

• Visionary keynotes on openness, digital sovereignty, and next-gen innovation
• Roundtables and firechat about NGI Impact stories from the protagonist
• Engaging panel discussions on the Open Internet Stack, Digital Commons, and Web 4.0
• Strategic policy sessions on Europe’s digital infrastructure and Open Web Index
• Hands-on workshops on privacy, trust, decentralisation, and collaborative governance
• High-value networking moments with NGI-funded projects and European innovators

This is where policymakers, technologists, and community leaders come together to imagine — and build — a people-first internet.

🎟️ Registration Is Open

Seats are limited, and registrations are filling fast.
Secure your spot by 10 June 2025 and join the movement shaping Europe’s digital future.

👉 Register for NGI Forum 2025