Sixth South East European (SEE) Roundtable for Governments and Regulators

9:15 - 9:30

Registration & Welcoming Coffee

9:30 - 10:00

Welcoming Remarks

• Hisham Ibrahim, Chief Community Officer, RIPE NCC
• Desiree Miloshevic, RIPE Cooperation WG Co-Chair

Keynote address

• Mr Amandeep Gill, UN Tech Envoy, UN Office for Digital and Emerging Technologies ODET (remote address)
• Marko Mišmaš, BEREC Chair 2026. Director of the Agency for Communication Networks and Services of the Republic of Slovenia (AKOS), (TBC)

10:00 - 10:20

RIPE NCC Priorities for 2026

Speaker:

• Hans Petter Holen, CEO and Managing Director, RIPE NCC

10:20 - 10:50

Lessons learnt from the NIS2 transposition

This session will examine the implementation of the NIS2 Directive, especially in Croatia, which was one of the first EU member states to implement it.

We will hear views and experiences from national regulators on the legislative process and institutional developments.

Speakers:

• Zdravko Jukić, BEREC Cybersecurity and Resilience WG Co-Chair
• Vesna Gašpar, Principal, NIS2 Legislative Working Group member, HAKOM
• Tim Masy, Engineer-advisor, Belgian Institute for Postal Services and Telecommunications (BIPT), (remote)

10:50 - 11:00

Internet Deployment Standards (ISD) Forum

This is an update on the initiative launched by the European Commission to develop multi-stakeholder guidance aiming to support the deployment of relevant Internet standards and network security measures under the NIS2 Implementing Act.

Speaker

• Rüdiger Martin, Policy Officer, European Commission (remote)

11:00 - 11:15

Coffee Break

11:15 - 11:45

From adoption to implementation: aligning the GDC and WSIS+20 Outcomes

This session will examine the developments leading to the implementation of the WSIS+20 outcomes. We will explore implementation pathways and how stakeholders can further align WSIS Action Lines with the Global Digital Compact (GDC), with a view to accelerating progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Speakers

• Desiree Miloshevic, RIPE Cooperation WG Co-Chair
• Deniz Susar, Governance and Public Administration Officer, UNDESA (remote)
• Tiago Peixoto, World Bank
• Slobodan Marković, Advisor, UNDP Serbia

11:45 - 12:30

On the road to Doha for the Plenipot-26

The ITU Plenipotentiary Conference (Plenipot-26) will take place in November 2026. It will play an important role in shaping how WSIS ITU-related outcomes are implemented within the ITU’s mandate and across its three sectors (ITU-R, ITU-T and ITU-D). It will provide strategic direction to ensure that implementation remains technically sound, development-oriented and aligned with the ITU’s institutional competencies.

Speakers:

• Susanna Mattsson Deputy Director, Ministry of Finance, Swedish Councillor to ITU, Vice Chair Com-ITU, Chair PT PP-26 Policy
• Marco Hogewoning, Senior Policy Advisor, NL Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate (remote)
• Jaroslaw Ponder, Head of the ​​Office for Europe, ITU (remote)

12:30 - 12:50

Regional updates & SEE Roundtable future work

Speakers:

• Pavle Mijuškovic, EKIP, Montenegro
• Nebojša Regoje, MFA, Bosnia and Herzegovina
• Branko Mirkovic, RATEL, Serbia

12:50 - 13:00

Closing Remarks followed by Networking Lunch