{"id":17718,"date":"2025-10-01T10:15:40","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T08:15:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaia-x.eu\/summit-2025\/?page_id=17718"},"modified":"2026-08-17T11:00:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T09:00:24","slug":"social-media-toolkit","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gaia-x.eu\/summit-2026\/social-media-toolkit\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Media Toolkit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_section css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1656599701905{padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;}&#8221;][vc_row gap=&#8221;5&#8243; content_placement=&#8221;middle&#8221; parallax=&#8221;enable_parallax&#8221; bg_position=&#8221;center center&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1773738022670{padding-top: 20px !important;padding-bottom: 25px !important;background-image: url(https:\/\/gaia-x.eu\/summit-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Summit26-Website-Background.png?id=18654) !important;background-position: center;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}&#8221;][vc_column enable_content_animation=&#8221;yes&#8221; animation_preset=&#8221;Fade In Up&#8221; offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-5 vc_col-md-offset-1 vc_col-md-6&#8243;]<style>.ld_spacer_6ac04adb425ba{height:32px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_6ac04adb425ba\"><\/div><style>.ld_fancy_heading_6ac04adb426f3 h1{color:rgb(255, 255, 255);}.ld_fancy_heading_6ac04adb426f3 h1 {font-size:48px; } @media (min-width: 768px) { .ld_fancy_heading_6ac04adb426f3 h1 {font-size:57px; }  } .ld_fancy_heading_6ac04adb426f3 h1 {line-height:0.9em; } .ld_fancy_heading_6ac04adb426f3 h1 {--element-line-height:0.9em; } .ld_fancy_heading_6ac04adb426f3 h1 {font-weight:500; } @media (min-width: 1200px) { .ld_fancy_heading_6ac04adb426f3 h1 {font-weight:500; }  } .ld_fancy_heading_6ac04adb426f3 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em!important;bottom:0px!important;}.ld_fancy_heading_6ac04adb426f3 h1 {font-size:48px; } @media (min-width: 768px) { .ld_fancy_heading_6ac04adb426f3 h1 {font-size:57px; }  } .ld_fancy_heading_6ac04adb426f3 h1 {line-height:0.9em; } .ld_fancy_heading_6ac04adb426f3 h1 {--element-line-height:0.9em; } .ld_fancy_heading_6ac04adb426f3 h1 {font-weight:500; } @media (min-width: 1200px) { .ld_fancy_heading_6ac04adb426f3 h1 {font-weight:500; }  } <\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_6ac04adb426f3\">\n\t<h1 class=\"ld-fh-element lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left text-decoration-default\"   >  <strong>Social Media Toolkit<\/strong><\/h1><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column offset=&#8221;vc_col-lg-offset-2 vc_col-lg-4 vc_col-md-5&#8243;][\/vc_column][vc_column]<style>.ld_particles_6ac04adb42d0f{height:30vh!important;position:absolute;}.ld_particles_6ac04adb42d0f {right:0px !important; bottom:0px !important;  } <\/style><div class=\"ld-particles-container ld_particles_6ac04adb42d0f\">\n\n\t<div class=\"ld-particles-inner\" id=\"agenda-lq02342423423\" data-particles=\"true\" data-particles-options='{\"particles\":{\"number\":{\"value\":60,\"density\":1},\"color\":{\"value\":\"#ffffff\"},\"shape\":{\"type\":[\"triangle\"],\"stroke\":{\"color\":\"#ffffff\"}},\"opacity\":{\"value\":0.2},\"size\":{\"value\":1},\"line_linked\":{\"enable\":true,\"opacity\":0.2,\"color\":\"#ffffff\",\"width\":2},\"move\":{\"enable\":true,\"direction\":\"top-left\",\"speed\":1,\"random\":true,\"out_mode\":\"out\",\"bounce\":true,\"attract\":{\"enable\":true}}},\"interactivity\":{\"detect_on\":\"canvas\",\"events\":{\"onhover\":{\"enable\":true,\"mode\":[\"bubble\"]},\"resize\":true},\"modes\":{\"bubble\":{\"distance\":100,\"size\":10,\"duration\":1.5},\"repulse\":{\"distance\":200,\"duration\":1.5},\"push\":{\"particles_nb\":4}}},\"retina_detect\":true}'><\/div>\t\n\n<\/div><!-- \/.particles -->[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1784716248852{background-color: #000071 !important;}&#8221;][vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1784795954635{margin-bottom: -20px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column]<style>.ld_fancy_heading_6ac04adb43165 p{color:rgb(255, 255, 255);}.ld_fancy_heading_6ac04adb43165 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em!important;bottom:0px!important;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_6ac04adb43165\">\n\t<p class=\"ld-fh-element lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left text-decoration-default\"   >  Gaia-X is excited to partner with you to make Gaia-X Summit 2026 a huge success! Build momentum and amplify your participation with our Social Media Toolkit. Use these resources to share your involvement, engage with your audience, and spread the word about the upcoming Gaia-X Summit 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Stay connected and follow Gaia-X on social media to receive the latest updates, announcements, speaker highlights, and event news leading up to the Summit.<\/p><\/div><style>.ld_fancy_heading_6ac04adb4358e h3{color:rgb(255, 255, 255);}.ld_fancy_heading_6ac04adb4358e .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em!important;bottom:0px!important;}<\/style><div class=\"ld-fancy-heading ld_fancy_heading_6ac04adb4358e\">\n\t<h3 class=\"ld-fh-element lqd-highlight-underline lqd-highlight-grow-left text-decoration-default\"   >  <strong>Tips for Promoting Gaia-X Summit 2026<\/strong><\/h3><\/div><style>.ld_spacer_6ac04adb43925{height:10px;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"ld-empty-space ld_spacer_6ac04adb43925\"><\/div><style>.ld_fancy_heading_6ac04adb43a01 p{color:rgb(255, 255, 255);}.ld_fancy_heading_6ac04adb43a01 p {margin-left:20px !important;  } .ld_fancy_heading_6ac04adb43a01 .lqd-highlight-inner{height:0.275em!important;bottom:0px!important;}.ld_fancy_heading_6ac04adb43a01 p {margin-left:20px !important; 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Join us at <strong>#GaiaXSummit26<\/strong> in Vienna to explore how Gaia-X enables secure collaboration, compliance automation, and scalable value creation across digital ecosystems. Learn more: <a href=\"https:\/\/gaia-x.eu\/summit-2026\/\">https:\/\/gaia-x.eu\/summit-2026\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Heading to Vienna for the <strong>#GaiaXSummit26<\/strong>! Excited to discover how trusted frameworks, interoperable data spaces, and trustworthy AI can help organisations make faster decisions, unlock new value, and collaborate with confidence. Details at: <a href=\"https:\/\/gaia-x.eu\/summit-2026\/\">https:\/\/gaia-x.eu\/summit-2026\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Ready to shape the future of trusted digital ecosystems? See you at <strong>#GaiaXSummit26<\/strong> in Vienna on 19\u201320 November 2026 to explore the next chapter of Sovereign, Trusted AI &amp; Data Ecosystems. 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Join us on a journey through What &amp; Why, How, Value, and Get Involved \u2014 discovering the challenges we address, the solutions we enable, and the impact we create for trusted digital ecosystems.<\/p>\n<p>Heading to Vienna for the <strong>#GaiaXSummit26<\/strong>! Visit us in the <strong>Expo Area<\/strong> and discover how our project contributes to <strong>Season 2.0: Sovereign, Trusted AI &amp; Data Ecosystems<\/strong> \u2014 from challenges and solutions to real-world impact and opportunities to collaborate.<\/p>\n<p>We are proud to showcase our project at <strong>#GaiaXSummit26<\/strong>! We look forward to sharing our work, exchanging ideas, and connecting with the Gaia-X community. 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