Techritory Podcast

What role will AI gigafactories play in Europe’s digital infrastructure?What makes a data centre truly sovereign — location, ownership, or control?How do we balance energy consumption, sustainability goals and digital growth?What is the one constraint that will most limit Europe’s ability to scale data centres in the next 5 years?Andrii Degeler, Head of News, Dealroom.coAndris Gailītis, CEO, DelskaNils Kleemann, Customer CTO Europe, NOKIAMichał Baranowski, Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Economic Development and Technology of the Republic of PolandJuliana Koza, Director for Government Affairs, QualcommMartins Cakste, CEO, Latvenergo

Why are we good at developing defence innovations, but often struggling at deploying them at scale?What is the one change in procurement, policy, or industry that would unlock defence technology deployment at scale?Why don’t militaries “stockpile” innovation the same way they stockpile ammunition?How can Europe and NATO scale and export defence technologies commercially while protecting the sensitive know-how and capabilities that give those technologies their strategic value?Why is cross-border defence tech collaboration in Europe still so limited?Speakers:Eva SulaDefence Strategic Advisor, NATO DIANA defence mentor, IndependentUģis NorītisUndersecretary of State for Planning, Ministry of Defence of the Republic of LatviaSalvis SkladovsDirector, LMT DefenceHenrik BliddalHead of National Security and Defense, NOKIAAdam Poirier (Lt.Col)Division Chief Engineer, Lead for Division Testing and Experimentation Cell (DTEC), NATO

Is the Digital Networks Act ambitious enough to strengthen Europe’s telecoms sector and the competitiveness of Europe as a whole?Can (and should) Europe move closer to a truly single telecoms market?Could the DNA unlock investments to close the connectivity investment gap?What is the right balance between simplification, consumer protection, competition and regulatory oversight?Should the Digital Networks Act define a relationship between European telecom operators and other players in the ecosystem, given their different roles in the value chain?Speakers:Veronica BocarovaHead of Regulatory Training & Capacity Building, Cullen InternationalLaszlo TothHead of Europe and Central Asia, GSMAOlga SihmaneHead of Connectivity and Infrastructure Policy, Europe, MetaAlejandra de Iturriaga GandiniDirector of Telecommunications and Audiovisual Sector / Incoming Chair 2027, Spanish National Commission on Markets and Competition (CNMC) / BERECNormunds EgleLegal Officer, European Commission

Keynote speech by Marko Mišmaš, Incoming Chair 2026, BEREC

Keynote speech - Erzsébet Fitori, Executive Director, Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU)