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Agenda

Empowering Global Data Spaces, Shaping Tomorrow’s Cloud Infrastructure

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Day 1 – 14 November

08:30 – 09:30

Registration & Coffee

08:30 – 09:30

Press Conference (Invitation Only)

  • Catherine Jestin, BoD Chairwoman, Gaia-X; Executive Vice President Digital and Information Management, Airbus
  • Ulrich Ahle, CEO, Gaia-X
  • Alberto Palomo, CSO, Gaia-X
  • Roland Fadrany, COO, Gaia-X
  • Pierre Gronlier, CINO and interim CTO, Gaia-X
  • Ville Sirviö, BoD Member, Gaia-X; Coordinator, Gaia-X Hub Finland; CEO, Nordic Institute for Interoperability Solutions (NIIS)
  • Lulu Ranne, Minister of Transport and Communications, Finland (TBC)

09:30 – 09:50

Welcome

  • Catherine Jestin, BoD Chairwoman, Gaia-X; Executive Vice President Digital and Information Management, Airbus
  • Ulrich Ahle, CEO, Gaia-X
  • Ville Sirviö, BoD Member, Gaia-X; Coordinator, Gaia-X Hub Finland; CEO, Nordic Institute for Interoperability Solutions (NIIS)
  • Lulu Ranne, Minister of Transport and Communications, Finland (TBC)

09:50 – 10:20

Keynote: Fostering global collaboration in shaping tomorrow’s cloud infrastructure

  • Volker Wissing, Federal Minister for Digital and Transport, Germany (TBC)

10:20 – 10:30

The Gaia-X Journey 2024

  • Ulrich Ahle, CEO, Gaia-X

10:30 – 11:30

Networking Coffee & Expo Area

11:30 – 12:15

Gaia-X Clearing Houses: Practical Implementation and Trust in Action

Moderator: Roland Fadrany, COO, Gaia-X

12:15 – 13:00

Driving Business Impact through Collaboration: Lighthouses & Clearing Houses

Moderator: Petra Makovec, Operation Manager, Gaia-X

13:00 – 14:30

Networking Lunch & Expo Area

14:30 – 15:00

Navigating the Loire Release

Moderators: Roland Fadrany, COO, Gaia-X, & Pierre Gronlier, CINO and interim CTO, Gaia-X

15:00 – 15:30

Gaia-X Label: Trust and Confidence in Digital Offerings

Moderators: Roland Fadrany, COO, Gaia-X, & Pierre Gronlier, CINO and interim CTO, Gaia-X

15:30 – 16:00

Networking Coffee & Expo Area

16:00- 16:45

Gaia-X Voices: Use Case Testimonials

Moderator: Alessandra Perna, Senior Market Adoption Manager, Gaia-X

16:45- 17:30

Driving Business Impact through Interoperability: Service Providers

Moderator: Pierre Gronlier, CINO and interim CTO, Gaia-X

17:30

Networking Reception

Tech Theater

Parallel Sessions

Partners Theater

Parallel Sessions

Expo Area

  • The Expo Area is open during all Networking Breaks.

Day 2 – 15 November

09:00 – 09:30

Registration & Coffee

09:30 – 09:45

The Gaia-X Strategy 2025

  • Alberto Palomo, CSO, Gaia-X

09:45 – 10:15

Digital Twin for Conformity Assessment Certificates

  • Pierre Gronlier, CINO and interim CTO, Gaia-X

10:15- 11:00

Nordic-Baltic Perspectives

11:00 – 11:30

Networking Coffee & Expo Area

11:30 – 12:15

Gaia-X Institute: Investigation of the economics of data-sharing & Automated compliance by design

Moderator: Hubert Tardieu, Independent Board Member, Gaia-X

12:15 – 13:00

Maximising Synergies: DSBA, DSSC and Simpl Joined Framework for Data Spaces

  • Ulrich Ahle, CEO, Gaia-X
  • Ana García Robles, Secretary General, BDVA
  • Andrea Battaglia, CEO, FIWARE Foundation,
  • Lars Nagel, CEO, IDSA,
  • Boris Otto, Professor for Industrial Information Management, TU Dortmund University; Director, Fraunhofer Institute for Software and Systems Engineering
  • Klaus Ottradovetz, Distinguished Expert, Member of the Eviden Scientific community at Eviden International Germany GmbH

13:00 – 14:00

Networking Lunch & Expo Area

14:00 – 14:30

Showcasing Excellence: Achievements of our Association Members

14:30 – 15:00

Driving Transformation: The European Data Strategy and Gaia-X

15:00 – 16:00

Closing Remarks & Stage Pictures

  • Ulrich Ahle, CEO, Gaia-X

Tech Theater

Parallel Sessions

Partners Theater

Parallel Sessions

Expo Area

  • The Expo Area is open during all Networking Breaks.