Name: WLCG@20 - Anniversary
Start: 2025-12-08T08:30:00+01:00
End: 2025-12-08T19:00:00+01:00
Location: CERN

WLCG@20 - Anniversary

Monday 8 December 2025 - 08:30

Monday 8 December 2025

08:30 Welcome coffee
Welcome coffee
08:30 - 09:30
Room: 81/R-003C - Science Gateway Auditorium C
09:30 Welcome - Simone Campana (CERN)
Welcome
- Simone Campana (CERN)
09:30 - 09:40
Room: 81/R-003C - Science Gateway Auditorium C
09:45 Greetings from CERN Management - Joachim Josef Mnich (CERN)
Greetings from CERN Management
- Joachim Josef Mnich (CERN)
09:45 - 09:55
Room: 81/R-003C - Science Gateway Auditorium C
10:00 Inception of WLCG - Leslie Robertson
Inception of WLCG
- Leslie Robertson
10:00 - 10:20
Room: 81/R-003C - Science Gateway Auditorium C
10:25 First signed MoU and impact on Asia - Simon Lin
First signed MoU and impact on Asia
- Simon Lin
10:25 - 10:45
Room: 81/R-003C - Science Gateway Auditorium C
10:45 Morning break
Morning break
10:45 - 11:15
Room: 81/R-003C - Science Gateway Auditorium C
11:20 WLCG and the European E-Infrastructure ecosystem - Tiziana Ferrari (EGI.eu)
WLCG and the European E-Infrastructure ecosystem
- Tiziana Ferrari (EGI.eu)
11:20 - 11:40
Room: 81/R-003C - Science Gateway Auditorium C
11:45 The LHC experiments and WLCG: past, present and future - James Catmore (University of Oslo (NO))
The LHC experiments and WLCG: past, present and future
- James Catmore (University of Oslo (NO))
11:45 - 12:05
Room: 81/R-003C - Science Gateway Auditorium C
12:10 Future of Computing: vision of the incoming CERN management - Mark Thomson (CERN)
Future of Computing: vision of the incoming CERN management
- Mark Thomson (CERN)
12:10 - 12:20
Room: 81/R-003C - Science Gateway Auditorium C
12:20 Group photo
Group photo
12:20 - 12:30
Room: 81/R-003C - Science Gateway Auditorium C

12:30 Buffet lunch
Buffet lunch
12:30 - 14:00
Room: 81/R-003C - Science Gateway Auditorium C
14:00 WLCG and beyond - Fabrizio Gagliardi (CERN)
WLCG and beyond
- Fabrizio Gagliardi (CERN)
14:00 - 14:20
Room: 81/R-003C - Science Gateway Auditorium C
14:25 US perspective and future collaborations - Amber Boehnlein
US perspective and future collaborations
- Amber Boehnlein
14:25 - 14:45
Room: 81/R-003C - Science Gateway Auditorium C
14:50 Heterogeneous Computing - Sofia Vallecorsa (CERN)
Heterogeneous Computing
- Sofia Vallecorsa (CERN)
14:50 - 15:10
Room: 81/R-003C - Science Gateway Auditorium C
15:15 Afternoon coffee
Afternoon coffee
15:15 - 15:45
Room: 81/R-003C - Science Gateway Auditorium C
15:45 Environmental Sustainability and WLCG - David Britton (University of Glasgow (GB))
Environmental Sustainability and WLCG
- David Britton (University of Glasgow (GB))
15:45 - 16:05
Room: 81/R-003C - Science Gateway Auditorium C
16:10 European Strategy For Particle Physics: an update on the process - Karl Jakobs (University of Freiburg (DE))
European Strategy For Particle Physics: an update on the process
- Karl Jakobs (University of Freiburg (DE))
16:10 - 16:30
Room: 81/R-003C - Science Gateway Auditorium C
16:35 Closing remarks and wrap-up - Simone Campana (CERN)
Closing remarks and wrap-up
- Simone Campana (CERN)
16:35 - 16:45
Room: 81/R-003C - Science Gateway Auditorium C
17:00 Wrap-up cocktail
Wrap-up cocktail
17:00 - 19:00
Room: 81/R-003C - Science Gateway Auditorium C

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