In an era of geopolitical uncertainty, accelerating cloud adoption, fragmentation, and rising security risk, NRENs hold together far more than infrastructure - they hold communities. This session explores the key ingredients sustaining collaboration: funding models that shape collective purpose and financial sustainability; approaches that maximise community value from cloud infrastructure investments; and models for building a more cohesive trust fabric across NRENs, federations, universities, and libraries. Drawing on perspectives from GÉANT, Internet2, and EBSCO, the talks invite participants to tune into how different communities are creating the bridges that global research and education professionals need to overcome current day threats.
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