[UPDATED] BalticNOG 2025 Full Program Schedule Is Live! Here’s What to Expect on Both Days
The Baltic Network Operators Group (BalticNOG) is on with its 2025 edition, bringing together engineers, researchers, and practitioners from across the globe to discuss the evolution and resilience of internet infrastructure.
Hosted at LITEXPO Vilnius on September 24–25, this year’s event features 30+ speakers across two days, with topics ranging from automation and DDoS mitigation to IPv6 transition, PeeringDB updates, and the future of optical networks.
Day 1 – Wednesday, September 24
09:00–10:00 – Registration & Welcome Coffee
10:00–11:00
- Opening Remarks – Vincentas Grinius
- Networking in the Dark – Geoff Huston
- TBU – Lefteris Manassakis
11:00–11:30
11:30–12:00 – Coffee Break
12:00–13:30 – Parallel Sessions
- Analyzing Network Reliability up to 800G – Thomas Weible
- Future-Proofing Global Connectivity – Timur Pertenava
- FRRouting: BGP Features You Haven’t Used (Yet) – Donatas Abraitis
- The Network Automation Blueprint – Basem Al-Sabri
- Datacenter Network at Vinted – Rytis Lebedys
- The Myth Around AI Networks & AI for Networks – Mikael Holmberg
13:30–14:30 – Lunch Break
14:30–16:00 – Technical Talks
- Network Resilience – Dmytro Kohmanyuk
- BGP FlowSpec for DDoS Mitigation – Pavel Odintsov
- Power Supply for Communication Nodes: Development Trends – Yuriy Vykhnevych
16:00–16:30 – Coffee Break
16:30–17:30 – Innovation Track
- The Future of IP Resource Management: AI, Edge Cloud, and Next-Gen Processors – Juha Holkkola
- Virtual Network Operation Center Enabled by the NaaS Platform – Lukasz Lopatowski et al.
- WHEREIS: IP Address Registration Geo-Consistency – Oliver Gasser
- Performance Measurement Goes Flow – Peter Gyoergy
19:00–23:00 – Social Event at Lukiškės Prison 2.0
Day 2 – Thursday, September 25
09:00–10:00 – Opening Time
10:00–11:30 – Morning Talks
- Team Cymru – Network Community Tools Overview – Scott Fisher
- Design-Driven Network Automation – Przemek Rogala
- Automation to Fight Piracy: The Italian Experience – Dr Livio Morina
- Building Trustworthy Network Automation: From Principles to Practice – Damien Garros
11:00–11:30
- Automated Network Asset Discovery – Marcin Kaźmierczak
- ISP Blueprint: Building a Resilient, Secure & Scalable ISP – Alfredo Giordano
11:30–12:00 – Coffee Break
12:00–13:30 – Resilience & Automation Deep Dives
- Internet During Wartime in Ukraine: The Role of Ukrainian ISPs and NOGUA – Olena Kushnir et al.
- TBU: Network Automation
- Redundant National Distribution of Time & Frequency – Dr Sven-Christian F. Ebenhag
13:30–14:30 – Lunch Break
14:30–16:00 – IPv6 & Next-Gen Networking
- TBU: IPv6 – Marco Schmidt
- Generating an Optimal Segment List for SR-TE – Dmytro Shypovalov
- Secure SD-WAN Network Designs – Mindaugas Ruginis
- Modular, Standards-Based Network Orchestration with AI – Sonja Filiposka et al.
16:00–16:30 – Coffee Break
16:30–17:30
- IPv6-Only IXPs Are Coming? – Aleksi Suhonen
- IXP ≠ IP Transit: Understanding the True Role of IXPs – Michael Takeuchi
18:00–18:20
- Closing Remarks – Paulius Judickas
Why You Should Attend
BalticNOG 2025 is where network engineering meets real-world challenges. Whether you’re passionate about BGP routing, IPv6 transition, automation, or operational security, the agenda has something for you.
Don’t miss this chance to connect with the region’s best minds and global experts.
🎟️ Register now at balticnog.org
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📅 You can find the full, always-up-to-date program schedule here:
👉 https://events.balticnog.org/event/1/timetable/#all.detailed
This blog post will be continuously updated to reflect any changes in the official program.
