Grand Opening: The New Digital Highway

Join the celebration at Klassikstadt Frankfurt as Cinia connects Frankfurt to Finland

Hear a cast of prominent speakers with industry know-how talking about speed, latency and connectivity
Enjoy networking in the elegant Klassikstadt Frankfurt
Hear how Cinia is connecting continents
Learn about the New Digital Highway C-Lion 1 is opening up

Following the event, enjoy a guided tour of the Klassikstadt Automobile Museum. Cinia is building sustainable European digital Infrastructure. With the new Baltic Sea data cable expected to be up and running in Q2 this year, Finland has taken another step forward in digitalization. The new direct subsea data connection supports the development of the new European data center concept and will provide a major business opportunity for companies both in Finland and Europe. When it comes to data center locations, now is the time for both Industry 4.0 players and European SME’s to really start exploring their options

Find out more about the competitive advantages of Finland:

Lower cooling-energy requirements due to the cold weather
Availability of large base of qualified human resources; both technical and operational
Most reliable power grid in Europe and the availability of multi-source power (fossil, hydro & nuclear)
Relatively strong international telecom connectivity infrastructure
The proximity of the Russian market and the short route to Asia

With C-Lion 1 project getting closer to its final completion, it is time to link Helsinki and Frankfurt as a direct digital highway.

Agenda

13:45	Registration
14:00	Welcome Drinks & Canapé
14:15	Welcome Note
		Esa Rautalinko (LIVE from Helsinki) Chairman of the Board CINIA Group Oy
14:20	Keynote Speech
		Ari-Jussi Knaapila CEO CINIA Group Oy The Digital Silk Road...
14:35	Welcome Notes
		tba (LIVE from Helsinki)
		Brigitte Zypries Parliamentary State Secretary Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy
		Erika Mann Board Member ICANN
		Ritva Koukku-Ronde Ambassador of Finland to Germany
15:55	Spotlights for Digital Transformation
		How to build ecosystem around Datacenter and DC Connectivity Arnold Nipper Chief Technology Evangelist DE-CIX
		Enterprise business boosting digitalization Michael Winterson Managing Director Equinix Services Ltd.
		DC-DC promoting growth for SME segment Arno Pirner Head of Sales and Product Advice Hetzner Online GmbH
		What role is the Northern Digital Highway playing for data center investments and connectivity Khaled Sedrak Founder & CEO NxtVn Group
17:10	Dinner Buffet and opportunity to have guided tours in Klassikstadt
18:30 – 23:00	eco LocalTalk – Data Center Life Savers
		Master of Ceremonies Dr. Béla Waldhauser, CEO Telehouse Deutschland GmbH KDDI Deutschland GmbH The DC market is a good business to be in