Agenda
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Summit 2023 Agenda
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- 🔄 Demonstrate Market Adoption
- ✅ Build Transparency & Trust with the GXDCH (Gaia-X Digital Clearing House)
- 📢 Showcase Political Commitment from Europe & EU
Day 1 – 9 November
Summit Moderators
- Alejandra Artero Muñoz, Director of Communication, Cabinet of the Secretary of State for Digital and AI, Government of Spain
- Alberto Gago Fernandez, International & EU digital affairs Advisor, Cabinet of the Secretary of State for Digital and AI, Government of Spain
08:30 – 09:00
Registration & Coffee
Welcome & Future Strategy 🔄
Morning sessions from 09:00 – 10:30
09:00 – 09:30
Welcome
- Andrés Perelló, Ambassador and General Director, Casa Mediterráneo
- Nadia Calviño Santamaría, First Deputy Prime Minister of Spain and Minister for Economy and Digitalization (Recorded Video)
- Daniel Sáez Domingo, President, Gaia-X Hub Spain
09:30 – 10:15
The Gaia-X Journey & Strategy 2025 
- Catherine Jestin, Gaia-X BoD Chairwoman; Executive Vice President Digital and Information Management, Airbus
- Ulrich Ahle, Gaia-X CEO
- Oliver Ganser, Catena-X CEO
- Sébastien Picardat, Agdatahub CEO
10:15 – 10:30
Keynote: How can digital technologies impact the economy in the decades to come?
- Carlo Ratti, Professor, MIT Senseable City Lab
10:30 – 11:30
Networking Coffee & Expo Area
- Guided Tours to the Expo Area
Creating value through GXDCH (Gaia-X Digital Clearing House) ✅
Morning sessions from 11:30 – 13:00
11:30 – 12:00
Gaia-X Framework Enabling your Data Driven Value Chain through Trust & Interoperability
- Roland Fadrany, Gaia-X COO
- Pierre Gronlier, Gaia-X CTO
12:00 – 12:30
GXDCH in Execution. Ready to Onboard your Projects
- Roland Fadrany, Gaia-X COO
- Pierre Gronlier, Gaia-X CTO
12:30 – 13:00
Gaia-X Catalogues Up & Running – from PaaS to Data Space as a Service
- Roland Fadrany, Gaia-X COO
- Pierre Gronlier, Gaia-X CTO
13:00 – 14:30
Networking Lunch & Expo Area
- Guided Tours to the Expo Area
Engage with the Projects 🔄
Afternoon sessions from 14:30 – 17:30
Tech Theatre
14:30 – 15:30
How to Scale Industry Ecosystems Globally
Moderator: Ana García Robles, BDVA, Secretary General
Participants:
- Catherine Jestin, Gaia-X BoD Chairwoman; Executive Vice President Digital and Information Management, Airbus
- Ulrich Ahle, Gaia-X CEO
- Thomas Hahn, Siemens AG Germany, Chief Expert Software
- Jean-Pascal Riss, Schneider Electric, Industrial Automation Influence Leader
- Laurent Lafaye, Dawex CO-CEO
- Kazuo Nakashima, RRI, General Manager, Industrial IoT
- Douglas Ramsey, Axial Global Advisors, Managing Partner
14:30 – 16:00 Gaia-X for Beginners
Learn how Gaia-X works at a high level and where you can get started with Gaia-X Basic Conformity.
15:30- 16:30
Gaia-X Lighthouses talk about their Go Live plans
Moderator: Petra Makovec, Gaia-X Operation Manager in the COO Team.
Participants:
- Sébastien Picardat, Agdatahub
- David Krieff, Eona-X
- Christian Bölling, EUProGigant
- Maximilian Staebler, Gaia-X 4 Future Mobility Project Family
- Norbert Baumert, Mobility Data Space
- Javier Valiño, Omega-X
- Klaus Ottradovetz, Structura-X
- Matthias De Bièvre, Prometheus-X
16:00 – 17:30 Technical Deep Dive on GXDCH
How the Clearing house fits in the Gaia-X building blocks for a dataspace, where to find the available clearing houses and how to use them.
16:30- 17:30
Your Opportunity. Gaia-X Global Strategy
Moderator: Roland Fadrany, Gaia-X COO
Participants:
- Eric Ballnath, Principal Architect Google Cloud Data Economy and Ecosystems
- Peter Koen, Principal Cloud Standards Architect, Microsoft
- Alfredo Nulli, TIM Enterprise, Cloud Portfolio and CoE
- Nassima Auvray, Orange, Chief Trust Officer
- Sven Löffler, T-Systems, Tribe & Chapter Head
17:30
Networking Reception
You’re invited to our Networking Reception, co-hosted by the Gaia-X Spanish Hub, where you’ll have the opportunity to experience authentic Spanish food, sample the flavours of various wines, and enjoy great music. A big pot of Paella will be cooked right in front of you!
Whether you’re looking to expand your professional network or unwind after a long day, this event is the perfect opportunity to do so. Come and join us for an evening of good food, great wine, and good company.
We can’t wait to see you there!
Expo Area
- The Expo Area is open during all Networking Breaks & the Networking Reception.
- Join one of the organised Guided Tours to Gaia-X Booth, GXDCH & Communities.
- Registration will be available on-site at the reception area.
Day 2 – 10 November
08:30 – 09:00
Registration & Coffee
Engaging Europe: Press & Public Dialogue ✅ 📢
Morning sessions from 09:00 – 10:00
09:00 – 09:15
Welcome Day 2
Moderators Summit 2023
- Alejandra Artero Muñoz, Director of Communication, Cabinet of the Secretary of State for Digital and AI, Government of Spain
- Alberto Gago Fernandez, International & EU digital affairs Advisor, Cabinet of the Secretary of State for Digital and AI, Government of Spain
09:15 – 09:45
Press & Audience Q&A
- Catherine Jestin, Gaia-X BoD Chairwoman; Executive Vice President Digital and Information Management, Airbus
- Ulrich Ahle, Gaia-X CEO
- Roland Fadrany, Gaia-X COO
- Pierre Gronlier, Gaia-X CTO
- Daniel Sáez Domingo, President, Gaia-X Hub Spain
Commitment in Europe 📢
Morning sessions from 10:00 – 12:00
Tech Theatre
10:00 – 10:30
Implementing the Data Governance Act and the Data Act: The Challenges Ahead
- Moderator: Hubert Tardieu, Gaia-X, Independent Board Member
Participants:
- Bert Verdonck, CEO, Luxembourg National Data Service (LNDS)
- Martine Gouriet, Director of Digital Uses, EDF Group
- Jakob Rehof, Chair, Software Engineering, Technical University Dortmund, Faculty of Computer Science
10:30 – 11:00
Networking Coffee & Expo Area
11:00 – 12:00
Member State’s Priorities: from RRF, to DGA and DA implementation, in view of the AI Act – will the EU lead the Data Economy in the end?
Moderator: Alberto Gago Fernandez, International & EU digital affairs Advisor, Cabinet of the Secretary of State for Digital and AI, Government of Spain
Participants:
- Franziska Brantner, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, Germany
- Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister Delegate for Digital, French Ministry of the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty
- Mario Campolargo, Secretary of State for Digitalisation and Administrative Modernisation – Government of Portugal
- Valentino Valentini, Deputy Minister Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy
- Alberto Palomo, Governmental Advisory Board of Gaia-X, State Secretariat for Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence/CDO Spanish Government
11:00 – 12:30 Release: from Tagus to Loire
Learn what has been delivered in the Tagus release and what the upcoming features are in the next release – Loire.
Voice of the Market & Interoperability 🔄
Afternoon sessions from 12:00 – 14:00
12:00 – 12:45
Accelerating Data Economy Adoption based on Gaia-X in Spain
- Moderator: Alberto Palomo, Governmental Advisory Board of Gaia-X, State Secretariat for Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence/CDO Spanish Government
- Participants:
- Spain’s geopolitical positioning and Data Strategy – Raquel Jorge, Technology and Global Affairs, Policy Analyst, Real Instituto Elcano.
- Network of experimentation/labs to accelerate the data economy and Gaia-X technologies – Daniel Sáez, Technology Transfer Director ITI, BoD Gaia-X AISBL.
- SIMPLE LOGISTICS project – Javier García Fortea, Business deputy director in Logistics Services, ADIF
- Maturity of Spanish Hub for accelerating Gaia-X adoption – Txetxu Santamaría, Technology Director / DIGITAL, Tecnalia.
- Spain’s geopolitical positioning and Data Strategy – Raquel Jorge, Technology and Global Affairs, Policy Analyst, Real Instituto Elcano.
12:45 – 13:20
DSBA, DSSC & Gaia-X Unite, Innovate and Adopt a Joined Framework for Data Spaces
Moderator: Ulrich Ahle, Gaia-X ,CEO
Participants:
- Ana García Robles, BDVA, Secretary General
- Cristina Brandtstetter, FIWARE Foundation, CMO
- Lars Nagel, IDSA, CEO
- Boris Otto, TU Dortmund University, Professor for Industrial Information Management; Fraunhofer Institute for Software and Systems Engineering, Director
13:20 – 13:40
Delivering on the European Data Strategy: The contribution of Gaia-X
- Pearse O’Donohue, Director of the Future Network Directorate of DG Connect at the European Commission
13:40 – 14:00
Conclusions & Closing Remarks
- Carme Artigas, Secretary of State for Digitization and Artificial Intelligence, Government of Spain
- Catherine Jestin, Gaia-X BoD Chairwoman; Executive Vice President Digital and Information Management, Airbus
- Ulrich Ahle, Gaia-X CEO
14:00 – 15:00
Networking Lunch & Expo Area
Expo Area
- The Expo Area is open during all Networking Breaks.
- No Guided Tours are provided on Day 2. Enjoy Networking!
15:00 – Gaia-X Hub Spain: Technical & Cultural visit of Alicante
- Gaia-X Hub Spain invites you to discover the technological environment offered by the town of Alicante and visit the Digital District in the port!
- TECNOLOGICAL VISIT: 1hour 30 minutes
In a walking distance of 10 minutes from the Venue of the Summit (Casa Mediterránea), we find one of the technical poles of Alicante: Distrito Digital. Here we are going to visit several enterprises of digitalization, data economy and Artificial Intelligence and we are going to know their use cases and challenges, with enterprises like Aire Network or Accenture. - CULTURAL VISIT: 1 hour
After the technical visit, we invite you to follow us on a fun gymkhana tour into the Alicante downtown, where you can learn about the Cathedral, Townhall, the House of witches, main squares, etc. - Find out more here.
- Register here!