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, December 8, 2025 - 8:30 AM

Monday, December 8, 2025

8:30 AM Welcome coffee
Welcome coffee
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Room: 81/R-003C - Science Gateway Auditorium C
9:30 AM Welcome - Simone Campana (CERN)
Welcome
- Simone Campana (CERN)
9:30 AM - 9:40 AM
Room: 81/R-003C - Science Gateway Auditorium C
9:45 AM Greetings from CERN Management - Joachim Josef Mnich (CERN)
Greetings from CERN Management
- Joachim Josef Mnich (CERN)
9:45 AM - 9:55 AM
Room: 81/R-003C - Science Gateway Auditorium C
10:00 AM Inception of WLCG - Leslie Robertson
Inception of WLCG
- Leslie Robertson
10:00 AM - 10:20 AM
Room: 81/R-003C - Science Gateway Auditorium C
10:25 AM First signed MoU and impact on Asia - Simon Lin
First signed MoU and impact on Asia
- Simon Lin
10:25 AM - 10:45 AM
Room: 81/R-003C - Science Gateway Auditorium C
10:45 AM Morning break
Morning break
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM
Room: 81/R-003C - Science Gateway Auditorium C
11:20 AM WLCG and the European E-Infrastructure ecosystem - Tiziana Ferrari (EGI.eu)
WLCG and the European E-Infrastructure ecosystem
- Tiziana Ferrari (EGI.eu)
11:20 AM - 11:40 AM
Room: 81/R-003C - Science Gateway Auditorium C
11:45 AM 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 AM - 12:05 PM
Room: 81/R-003C - Science Gateway Auditorium C
12:10 PM 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 PM - 12:20 PM
Room: 81/R-003C - Science Gateway Auditorium C
12:20 PM Group photo
Group photo
12:20 PM - 12:30 PM
Room: 81/R-003C - Science Gateway Auditorium C

12:30 PM Buffet lunch
Buffet lunch
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Room: 81/R-003C - Science Gateway Auditorium C
2:00 PM WLCG and beyond - Fabrizio Gagliardi (CERN)
WLCG and beyond
- Fabrizio Gagliardi (CERN)
2:00 PM - 2:20 PM
Room: 81/R-003C - Science Gateway Auditorium C
2:25 PM US perspective and future collaborations - Amber Boehnlein
US perspective and future collaborations
- Amber Boehnlein
2:25 PM - 2:45 PM
Room: 81/R-003C - Science Gateway Auditorium C
2:50 PM Heterogeneous Computing - Sofia Vallecorsa (CERN)
Heterogeneous Computing
- Sofia Vallecorsa (CERN)
2:50 PM - 3:10 PM
Room: 81/R-003C - Science Gateway Auditorium C
3:15 PM Afternoon coffee
Afternoon coffee
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM
Room: 81/R-003C - Science Gateway Auditorium C
3:45 PM Environmental Sustainability and WLCG - David Britton (University of Glasgow (GB))
Environmental Sustainability and WLCG
- David Britton (University of Glasgow (GB))
3:45 PM - 4:05 PM
Room: 81/R-003C - Science Gateway Auditorium C
4:10 PM 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))
4:10 PM - 4:30 PM
Room: 81/R-003C - Science Gateway Auditorium C
4:35 PM Closing remarks and wrap-up - Simone Campana (CERN)
Closing remarks and wrap-up
- Simone Campana (CERN)
4:35 PM - 4:45 PM
Room: 81/R-003C - Science Gateway Auditorium C
5:00 PM Wrap-up cocktail
Wrap-up cocktail
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Room: 81/R-003C - Science Gateway Auditorium C

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