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Agenda
Digital Ecosystems in Action
Day 1 – 20 November
08:00 – 09:30
Registration & Coffee
08:30 – 09:30
Press Conference (Invitation Only)
09:30 – 10:15
Welcome & Opening
- Catherine Jestin, BoD Chairwoman, Gaia-X; Executive Vice President Digital and Information Management, Airbus & Ulrich Ahle, CEO, Gaia-X
- Bernardo Correia, Secretary of State for Digitalisation, Portugal
10:15 – 10:30
Keynote:
10:30 – 10:45
Keynote:
10:45 – 11:30
Networking Coffee & Expo Area
11:30 – 11:50
Gaia-X Milestones 2025 & Road Ahead 2026
- Ulrich Ahle, CEO, Gaia-X
11:50 – 12:30
Pioneering Data Space Projects
Moderator: Hubert Tardieu, Independent Board Member, Gaia-X
12:30 – 13:00
Gaia-X Trust Framework: Danube – first set of extensibility mechanisms of the Domain and Geographical Extensions
- Christoph Strnadl, CTO, Gaia-X
- Roland Fadrany, COO, Gaia-X
13:00 – 15:00
Networking Lunch & Expo Area
15:00 – 15:20
Catalogue of Gaia-X Compliant Services on the Market
- Pierre Gronlier, Gaia-X, CINO
15:20 – 15:45
Use of Generative AI for Data Interoperability challenges
- Christoph Strnadl, Gaia-X, CTO
15:45 – 16:30
Available Tools for building Data Spaces and Digital Ecosystems
Moderator: Christoph Strnadl, Gaia-X, CTO
- Cloud Data Engine: Alban Schmutz, Cloud Data Engine, CEO
- Pontus-X: Kai Meinke, Co-Founder and Business Lead, deltaDAO AG
- Prometheus-X: Matthias De Bièvre, Founder / CEO of Visions & Co-Founder / President of ‘Prometheus-X
- Fulcrum Project: Leonardo Camiciotti, Executive Director, TOP-IX Consortium
- Dynamo: Mauro Brambilla, COO Dynamo
16:30 – 17:15
Networking Coffee & Expo Area
17:15 – 18:00
Data Spaces in Action
Moderator: Alberto Curatolo, Gaia-X CFO
- EuProGigant: Wolfgang Kniejski, Senior Project Manager, EIT Manufacturing
18:00 – 19:00
Networking Reception
Continue the day with a glass of wine and light refreshments.
19:00 – 21:00
Dinner on the Boat
Enjoy a relaxing evening cruise along the Douro River, featuring stunning views of Porto, local cuisine, and great company.
Please note that places are limited and reservations must be made during summit registration.
Tech Theater
Parallel Sessions
11:30 – 13:00 |
15:00 – 16:30 |
Economic Theater
Parallel Sessions
Call for Data Space Economy Use Cases
Gaia-X Institute and Paris Dauphine University invite you to submit the description of the economics of your Data Space Economy and your Use Cases for a detailed review by a distinguished panel of economists. This is a unique opportunity to have your project evaluated using the economic model developed by Paris Dauphine University, which separates the roles of participants and orchestrators within data-sharing ecosystems.
This workshop provides Data Space Projects with an additional economic perspective from a renowned panel, including:
- Joelle Toledano, Professor Emeritus associated with the Governance and Regulation Chair, Paris Dauphine-PSL University
- Lucas Eustache, PhD student, the Governance and Regulation Chair, Paris Dauphine-PSL
To participate, submit before 1 November 2025 a one-page pitch of your project and an overview of your current or envisioned economic model to Hubert Tardieu, Gaia-X Independent Board Member. We welcome projects from both Dataspace Participants and Dataspace Orchestrators.
Selected projects will be invited to present at the second Gaia-X Economic Theatre during the Gaia-X Summit 2025, where they will engage with the expert panel.
Seize this opportunity to advance your use case and gain new perspectives from top academics!
Expo Area
- The Expo Area is open during all Networking Breaks.
Day 2 – 21 November
08:00 – 09:00
Registration & Coffee
09:00- 09:30
Gaia-X Institute: Contribution of AI to Data Interoperability for Data Space
- Hubert Tardieu, Independent Board Member, Gaia-X
- Jakob Rehof, Professor of Computer Science, TU Dortmund University
09:30- 10:15
Portuguese Projects
10:15 – 10:45
Gaia-X Hubs Focus
10:45 – 11:30
Networking Coffee & Expo Area
11:30 – 11:45
Gaia-X Governmental Advisory Board (GovB): Status Update
- Alberto Palomo, Gaia-X, CSO
11:45 – 12:00
Internationalisation by identifying region-specific regulatory challenges, opportunities, and best practices
- Hiroshi Mano, Data Society Alliance, Secretary General
12:00 – 12:30
EU Convergence on Data Strategy
12:30 – 13:10
Eyes on Tomorrow: A Visionary Closing Address
- Catherine Jestin, BoD Chairwoman, Gaia-X; Executive Vice President Digital, Airbus
- Mario Campolargo, Independent Board Member, Gaia-X; Secretary of State for Digitalisation and Administrative Modernisation, Portugal – March 2022 – April 2024
13:10 – 13:30
Closing Remarks
- Ulrich Ahle, CEO, Gaia-X
- Summit 2026 Location Announcement
13:30 – 14:30
Networking Lunch & Expo Area
Tech Theater
Parallel Sessions
9:30 – 11:00 |
11:45 – 13:00 |
Partners Theater
Parallel Sessions
09:30 – 10:00 | Partner 1
10:00 – 10:30 | Partner 2
10:30 – 11:00 | Partner 3
11:45 – 12:15 | Partner 4
12:15 – 12:45 | Partner 5
12:45 – 13:15 | Partner 6
Expo Area
- The Expo Area is open during all Networking Breaks.