Gaia‑X Summit 2026 will take place on 19–20 November in Vienna, Austria, in cooperation with Gaia‑X Hub Austria, operated by AIT Austrian Institute of Technology GmbH. Under the theme “Season 2.0 of Sovereign, Trusted AI & Data Ecosystems”
Gaia-X “Season 2.0” marks the transition from technical development to large-scale market adoption of data spaces in Europe and beyond.
“Season 1.0” established the foundation: a unified architecture and essential building blocks that enable trusted data transactions, alongside organisational frameworks that support business, legal, and governance interoperability. Gaia-X Trust Framework now enables automated compliance checking, supported by operational Digital Clearing Houses.
Progress includes 600+ cloud and edge services in the CISPE catalogue, 14 of which meeting Gaia-X Label Level 3, and 200+ use cases across Lighthouse Ecosystems. Standards are advancing through CEN/CENELEC and ISO/IEC.
Building on this foundation, Gaia-X is entering Season 2.0 of sovereign, trusted AI & data Ecosystems, with a focus on accelerating market adoption and delivering tangible economic value.
Priorities include establishing economically sustainable operations for data spaces, promoting the uptake of existing technologies, and enabling the provision of trustworthy data for trustworthy AI applications.
A strong emphasis is also placed on simplifying participation for SMEs and advancing cross-data-space interoperability to reduce fragmentation and strengthen Europe’s strategic data autonomy. Standardisation efforts will continue in close collaboration with European and international bodies.
As a result, Gaia-X is moving towards a future where trust is automated, sovereignty is actionable, and Europe’s digital future is built on shared, secure, and transparent foundations.