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Speakers of the event
The event is fully booked.
The programme includes keynotes, dialogue on public-private partnership and networking opportunities. If you are working on developing new data products, learning about data spaces or how to comply with the different new data laws, this event is for you.
We expect 300 participants who are motivated to learn from and network with successful data space companies and understand the why, what, and how of building the data economy. Participants will include companies from manufacturing, logistics, maritime, forestry, textile, smart cities, governments and many others.
Come to experience and learn
- The data economy – how others are making money from data and capturing value
- The latest developments in data spaces, the business drivers, and opportunities
- Learn about the different data laws that are driving compliance and the regulatory framework.
- Network with your peers, policymakers, and industry professionals
The event is free of charge. Please note that this is an in-person event, and no hybrid options are available.
Once you have registered for the event, you will receive a discount code for accommodation at the venue.
We look forward to seeing you!
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Programme
The programme will be updated regularly.
Time zone EEST
| 8:00 |
Registration and Coffee
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| 9:00 |
Welcome and Opening
Lotta Backlund, The Host of the Event
Anssi Komulainen, Project Director, Gaia-X Finland, Sitra Denny Wong, Specialist, Gaia-X Finland, Sitra |
| 9:10 |
The opportunities and benefits for businesses within the Fair Data Economy enabled by data spaces, and data sharing across the ecosystem.
Peter Sarlin, CEO and Co-Founder of Silo AI |
| 9:30 |
Catena-X – The first Automotive Data Space & Volkswagen’s way to adopt.
Ute Burkhardt, Product owner, Catena-X Automotive Alliance |
| 9:50 |
Lightning Talks: Examples of Leading Data Spaces across Europe
Real-life examples of leading data spaces.
The International Data Spaces Association (IDSA) is on a mission to create the future of the global, digital economy across Europe and around the world. What are data spaces? Lars Nagel, CEO of IDSA Smart Connected Supplier Network (SCSN) An open communication standard for exchanging order-related data between organizations. John Blankendaal, Managing Director of Brainport Industries, The Netherlands Agdatahub Founded by and for the agricultural sector to enable the circulation of agricultural data in France and Europe. Sébastien Picardat, CEO of AGdatahub France |
| 10:20 |
Introduction to Networking and Data Spaces Initiatives in Finland
Announcing Data Spaces Innovation Lab launch by VTT
Tuomo Tuikka, Lead of Data Space Solutions at VTT Highlighting Key Participants at the Networking Tables Denny Wong, Specialist, Gaia-X Finland, Sitra |
| 10:35 |
Networking Session and Coffee Break
standing tables
Meet the speakers and key participants
Meet the Speaker Table Finnish Maritime Data Space Initiative led by Fintraffic Potato-X: Finnish and Belgium Agriculture Data Space Initiative led by 1001 Lakes Trusted Ecosystem for Skills Foresight Data Space Initiative led by Head.ai VTT Data Space Innovation Lab: How to Start a Data Space Data Spaces Support Centre (DSSC) Fintraffic’s Traffic Data Ecosystem MyData Global Finnish Language Data Space Initiative – ALT-EDIC Business Finland: Presenting EU networks report by 1001 Lakes ZOOOM 3Os and IP Awareness raising for collaborative ecosystems. Snowflake Enables organizations to learn, build, and connect with their data-driven peers. Data Spaces Alliance Finland Athumi |
| 11:35 |
Lunch
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| 12:30 |
Break-Out Sessions
THREE TRACKS: BUSINESS-, TECHNOLOGY- AND PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP
BUSINESS TRACK
Presentation, discussion and Q&A Harnessing the Power of Data and Artificial Intelligence Teemu Toivonen, Senior Sales Specialist, Data and AI at Microsoft Orchestrating and Managing Complex Business Ecosystems Based on System Dynamics Approach for Better Strategy Development and Decision Making Peter Ylén, Principal Scientist and Foresight and Data Economy Lead, VTT Digital Product Passport in Fashion Emilia Gädda, Chief Advisor of Sustainability and Circular Economy, Finnish Textile & Fashion Association Generative AI and Innovation Tuomas Syrjänen, Co-founder, AI Renewal/Artificial Officer, Futurice TECHNOLOGY TRACK Presentation, discussion and Q&A Data and AI Governance Aapo Mustonen, Ecosystem Business Development, IBM The Future of Data Space Markus Taumberger, Research Team Lead, VTT Interoperable Cloud Services Alban Schmutz, Independent board member of CISPE Federated Trust Governance for Data Spaces Gerard van der Hoeven, Executive Director of iSHARE PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP TRACK Presentation, discussion and Q&A Finland’s Digital Compass and Data Spaces Merita Erkkilä, Senior Specialist, Ministry of Transport and Communications Traffic Data Ecosystem Janne Lautanala, Chief Ecosystem and Technology Officer, Fintraffic Finnish Language Data Space Krister Lindén, Research Director, University of Helsinki Data Space Enabling Public-Private Partnership Matthias De Bièvre, CEO, Visions Data Governance for the Agricultural Sector – Opportunities & Perspectives for the Private Sector Seth van Hooland, Policy Officer, AGRI.A4 Alexander Kotsev, Team Leader, Joint Research Centre of the European Commission |
| 14:40 |
The key takeaways for businesses when it comes to data sharing and building data spaces. Data Governance Act, the Digital Markets Act, the Digital Services Act, the Artificial Intelligence Act, the Data Act, and others.
Kalle Hynönen, Partner, Head of Technology, Data & IP, Krogerus Iiris Rantanen, Senior Associate, Krogerus |
| 15:00 |
Recap of the Day
Lotta Backlund, The Host of the Event
Highlighting Key Participants at the Networking Tables Denny Wong, Specialist, Gaia-X Finland, Sitra |
| 15:15 |
Networking Session and Coffee Break
standing stables
Meet the speakers and key participants
Meet the Speaker Table iSHARE Trust Framework for data spaces, fostering trust and ensuring data sovereignty. CISPE The voice of cloud infrastructure service providers. Cloud Data Engine: Elevating trust with secure, interoperable cloud solutions for innovative digital management. TIEKE The Finnish Information Society Development Centre is a non-profit organization aiming to develop, improve, and support the information society. Finnish Textile and Fashion Association STJM The Finnish textile and fashion industry represents leading companies in bio-based raw materials and smart technologies. DataMust-project and Nokia Data Marketplace Provides enterprises and communications service providers access to rich datasets as well as AI/ML orchestration capabilities. Technology Industries of Finland Represents the most important export industry in Finland. The International Data Spaces Association (IDSA) Established a standard for data sovereignty. 1001 Lakes Building trust in data ecosystems Competitiveness through Data project by SITRA: Basics of the Data Economy trainings FINNPASS/VTT: The Digital Product Passport (DPP) group for Finland IBM Microsoft |
| 16:15 |
Business and innovation opportunities for Platform businesses within the data economy.
John Bruce, CEO of Inrupt |
| 16:30 |
Final Words
Epilogue and unveiling the Data Spaces Alliance Finland.
Atte Jääskeläinen, President, Sitra Anssi Komulainen, Project Director, Gaia-X Finland, Sitra |
| 17:00 |
Cocktails
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| 18:00 |
Event ends
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Organisers
Sitra is organising the Nordic Data Festival 2024 together with VTT and Business Finland in cooperation with Snowflake.
