Agenda

European Cloud Accelerator Workshop Agenda

📍 Bergamo – October 6,7 2025

Logistics: Facility closes at 17:00. No parking at the premises; if you parked in adjacent lots, please relocate by 17:00 due to site closure.
Dinner (Mon): Ristorante Ponte di Briolo — walking distance 600m (~9 min). Walking route map (PNG)

📌 Workshop Structure at a Glance

• Monday, October 6

  • 09:00–10:30 — Plenary (all participants together)
  • 10:30–16:30 — Two parallel tracks:
    • Business Track (Plenary Room)
    • Technical Track (Breakout Rooms)

• Tuesday, October 7

  • Two dedicated technical streams:
    • Technical Track for Developers — 09:30–16:30
    • Technical Track for Decision Makers — 09:30–16:30

📍 Facility closes at 17:00 each day.

🗓 Monday, October 6 — Plenary (Big Room)

⏰ 09:00–09:30 — Arrival & Welcome Coffee

Allow time for an on-time start at 09:30.

⏰ 09:30–09:40 — Welcome & Venue Logistics

Host: Aruba
Presenter: Stefano Sordi (10 min)

Abstract:
Explaining why we support the event/project, and briefly say something about the data center campus and its history.

⏰ 09:40–10:10 — Workshop Kick-off & Goals

Owner/Presenter: Jason Matusow (30 min)

Abstract:
Establish a simplified, high-level picture of the ECA project and to help everyone start with a similar context.

⏰ 10:10–10:20 — Project Status Since Milan

Owner: Babak Jahromi
Presenter: Jason Matusow or Babak Jahromi (10 min)

Abstract:
Status and history of the project Progress since Milan, on all fronts (for people newly joining)

10:30: Tracks begin — Business remains in plenary room; Technical moves to breakout rooms.

BUSINESS TRACK – MONDAY (Plenary Room)

Format: 45-minute open discussion/panel sessions with abstracts preserved.

⏰ 10:30–11:15 — Business Models

Participants: Representatives from enterprises, dataspace associations, cloud service providers, trust framework providers, SMEs.

Abstract:
Business models: clarify what each community of actors needs to make the ECA successful.
Topics include:

• Top-level enterprises
• Dataspace Associations
• Cloud Service Providers
• Trust Framework Providers
• Supply chain participants (SMEs)

⏰ 11:15–12:00 — Scale & Segmentation

Abstract:

• Clarify what “scale” really means for each of the community actors
• Discuss how the segmentation of supply chain elements may require different approaches to achieve scale
• Clarify milestones needed for establishing that the solution is on-track over time

⏰ 12:00–12:30 — IDC Presentation

Presenter: IDC Analyst

Abstract:

• Phase 1 analysis and conclusions
• Phase 2 research targets and inputs

⏰ 12:30–13:30 — 🍽 Lunch Buffet

⏰ 13:30–14:15 — Incentives

Abstract:

• How can the ECA community use incentives to drive behaviors
• Where should incentives be focused to maximize success metrics (i.e., is scale the primary objective)
• Are there additional incentive programs to be targeted for maximizing impact of the ECA

⏰ 14:15–15:00 — Labeling & Evaluation

Abstract:

• Sovereignty, compliance…
• Role of trust frameworks
• Labeling objectives and methods
• Data Act, European values, claims

⏰ 15:00–15:30 — Metrics, Measurement & Reporting

Abstract:

• How does success looks like?
• Can we settle on a limited set of essential metrics that will unify the community of actors on shared objectives
• What is needed to measure those metrics
• What kind of reporting will be needed to provide evidence back to funding sources for incentive programs, etc.

⏰ 15:30 — Break

⏰ 15:45–16:15 — Marketing & Communications

Abstract:
Possible February public launch of the ECA

⏰ 16:15–16:30 — Next Steps

⏰ 16:30 — End of Day 1 (Business Track)

Facility closes at 17:00. Please relocate any cars by 17:00.

Evening — 🍷 Drinks & Networking Dinner

• 17:30–18:30 Networking Drinks hour
• 18:30 Dinner at Ristorante Ponte di Briolo (walk/taxi).
  Site: www.ristorantepontedibriolo.it/
  Walking distance from Aruba (600m, ~9 min)

TECHNICAL TRACK – MONDAY

Technical Track for Developers

⏰ 10:30–10:45 — ECA Technical Track Kick-off

Owner/Presenter: Babak Jahromi / Thomas Obermeyer

Abstract:
Kick-off the two-day technical track. Describe a brief history of ECA, refer attendees to the pre-read covering Milan workshop, and set the stage for the two-day technical workshop, its tracks, goals, and the hands-on nature of the developer track.

• Track 1 for developers
• Track 2 for technical decision makers and program managers

Engineering focused collaboration to help B2B data sharing across Europe based on EU requirements and ideas. It is an OSS initiative and its output is ultimately code that participants can build a product out of.

The tracks are meant to be collaborative and interactive. No long lectures. It should be a discussion. Each session will have a lead/facilitator who starts up the session and guides conversations. Everyone needs to engage.

⏰ 10:45–11:30 — White-label Management UI for EDC

Presenter: Marco Mangiulli (Aruba)

Abstract:
This session will introduce the new “white label” workload management UI that simplifies onboarding and operations for Eclipse Dataspace Components, evolving the project from single-tenant connectors to a multi-tenant, SaaS-ready platform. The UI, contributed as open source, enables organizations to set up, configure, and manage dataspace connectors with ease across hybrid and multi-cloud environments. Attendees will see how this approach lowers adoption barriers, enhances user experience, and provides a reusable foundation that any adopter can customize for their needs.

Will it offer telemetry about the state of EDC workload, its clusters/cells, their health, etc. It should also include metering and billing interfaces to support billing of the tenants/customers.

This session will include a demo showcasing integration with the south-bound APIs to mount multi-tenant EDC onto Aruba’s cloud infrastructure.

⏰ 11:30–12:15 — Hosting & Onboarding Dataspaces: Fulcrum’s Approach

Presenters: Opiquad / Fulcrum

Abstract:
Opiquad will share their perspective as a hosting partner, highlighting how they approach onboarding using Fulcrum (Open Source project) and managing dataspace environments. The session will provide insights into the operational requirements for hosters, their control plane priorities, and lessons learned from real-world deployments

FULCRUM/EDC integration

⏰ 12:15–12:30 — OPC UA: Update Since Milan

Presenter: Stefan Hoppe

Abstract:
10 min slot for a greeting word but also with the message, that OPC UA is clearly growing to the IT/cloud world and we partner successfully with other partners like Catena-X. In general, the trend is, that associations work together like OPCF & Catena-X & VDA & VDMA e.g. for the battery passport. I am NOT diving into any details – just highlight this need and willingness to cooperate. (and reference the recording Stefan has created)

⏰ 12:30–13:30 — 🍽 Lunch Buffet

⏰ 13:30–14:30 — Catena-X: Progress & Contributions

Presenters: Thomas Obermeyer + Lars Geyer-Blaumeiser + Mathias Brunkow Moser

Abstract:
Catena-X will provide a project update, outlining their engagement, models, and early implementation work. The session will highlight how industry consortia are adopting EDC, what requirements they bring, and how their contributions fit into the broader roadmap of dataspace adoption

Status and progress since Milan workshop back in June

Overview of the onboarding experience of a new participant, including application marketplace from Cofinity-X

List of Challenges

Examples for topics to address:

• AAS models as data exchange format
• End user experience and requirements for corresponding UI/UX to be built by hosters
• Identity management (onboarding, data sourcing, actual sharing)
• Focus on on-boarding, data sourcing/uploading
• Various roles who will be hosting/offering components and/or services

⏰ 14:30–15:30 — Modeling Data for Dataspaces

Presenter: Erich Barnstedt (Microsoft)

Abstract:
Erich will discuss the role of semantic and data models in enabling interoperability within dataspaces. The session will cover how models are evolving, where they fit in the architecture, and how they enable practical scenarios such as automotive and aviation data sharing

Hosting Cloud Library Web UI which will also enable use of Industrial Data Plane

• Web site
• Postgres instance (can start with a shared instance of the database)
• Branding, White Label opportunity

⏰ 15:30 — Open discussion

⏰ 16:30 — End of Day 1 (Developers)

Facility closes at 17:00.

🗓 Tuesday, October 7 — TECHNICAL TRACK DAY 2

Technical Track for Developers

⏰ 09:30–10:00 — Developing & Deploying Hosted Dataspace Services

Presenter: Jim Marino (Metaform)

Abstract:
An overview of the components that will power hosted dataspace services and how they will be developed as open source at the Eclipse Foundation. The introduction will cover key technical requirements and highlight the main challenges that will need to be solved when moving from self-hosted EDC deployments to a multi-tenant architecture.

⏰ 10:00–11:30 — Architecture Blueprint Working Session

Facilitator: Jim Marino (Metaform)

Abstract:
Design and detail an architecture blueprint for hosted dataspace services. We will breakout into three sub-groups:

• Onboarding: SME automated signup and credential issuance
• Tenant Management: Infrastructure and service provisioning, monitoring, and management
• Operational Experience: SME interactions (data loading, sharing), CSP interactions (Management UO), white labeling

Each working group will present their results and we will align on an overall technical architecture for the project.

⏰ 11:30–12:30 — Catena-X Enablement Working Session

Presenter: Thomas Obermeyer + Lars Geyer-Blaumeiser + Mathias Brunkow Moser

Abstract:
This session will focus on applying the architecture blueprint to Catena-X. It will begin with an overview of the Catena-X 2026 roadmap, including support for self-hosted wallets and the main use cases that will be enabled in the network. We will then deep-dive to into requirements for AAS industrial data sharing for SMEs in Catena-X. A roadmap will be devised for enabling the architecture blueprint with Catena-X.

⏰ 12:30–13:30 — Aruba Datacenter Tour

Note: QR code is needed (need to register in advance - link in Welcome email).
Attendees will be divided into 3 groups, each escorted by an Aruba employee to access the secure facility. QR code is needed to get passed data center security. Hence the need for participants names, email, etc.

⏰ 13:30–14:30 — 🍽 Lunch Buffet

⏰ 14:30–15:30 — Developing Data Planes with the Data Plane SDK

Presenter: Jim Marino (Metaform)

Abstract:
This session provides a deep dive into the Data Plane SDK and how to develop custom data planes. This hands-on technical session will cover:

• An overview of different data types (HTTP-based, streaming)
• Standardization efforts at Eclipse
• A code walkthrough

⏰ 15:30–16:00 — CNCF Radius

Presenter: Zach Casper (Microsoft)

Abstract:
30 min - Presenting Radius and how it could help with workload portability and ease the cost of cloud federations in Europe and elsewhere .

Microsoft’s Azure Office of CTO introduces Radius, a Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF) sandbox open-source project that revolutionizes how developers and platform engineers collaborate on cloud-native applications. This session demonstrates how Radius serves as a cloud-native application platform that enables teams to deliver and manage applications following corporate best practices for security, cost, and operations by default.

⏰ 16:00–16:15 — Wrap-up

Facilitator: Jim Marino (Metaform)

Abstract:
Closing of the day, look back, future plans

⏰ 16:15–16:30 — Buffer / End of Day 2 (Developers)

🗓 Tuesday, October 7 — TECHNICAL TRACK DA

Technical Track for Decision Makers

⏰ 09:30 — Governmental Perspective on Data Spaces in Europe

Presenter: Jon Kuiper

Abstract:
In my presentation I will address the initiative of multiple European member states to create an “European Digital Infrastructure Consortium”(EDIC) in the domain of Mobility and Logistics. This EDIC and the cross-border use cases they will implement and subsidize, need to lead to standardisation and interoperability between isolated national initiatives.

I will also address the role IT service providers can play in developing “Data Spaces as a Service” and how business development can support the EDIC initiative.

⏰ 10:00 — Standards & OSS

Presenter: Peter Koen

Abstract:

• 20151
• DSP
• DCP
• EDWG

⏰ 10:30 — Trust Frameworks (iSHARE)

Presenter: Gerard van der Hoeven (iSHARE)

Abstract:
Present iShare and what it could do for the participants of this workshop

⏰ 12:30–13:30 — Aruba Datacenter Tour

Note: QR code is needed (need to register in advance - link in Welcome email).
Attendees will be divided into 3 groups, each escorted by an Aruba employee to access the secure facility. QR code is needed to get passed data center security. Hence the need for participants names, email, etc.

⏰ 13:30 — 🍽 Lunch Buffet

⏰ 14:00 — IDSA

Presenter: Lars Nagel (IDSA)

Abstract:
Present IDSA and what it can do for the participants

⏰ 14:30 — FDOs

Presenter: Sven Bingert

Abstract:
Global Integrated Dataspace and FDOs

⏰ 15:00 — Decade-X (Aviation): Requirements & Progress

Presenter: Patrice Brossier

Abstract:
Requirements and progress report from Decade-X aviation dataspace. Theme is requirement gathering Intro to Decade-X. Why dataspace for aerospace supply chain?

⏰ 15:30 — Dataspaces & AI

Presenter: Peter Koen

⏰ 16:00 — Dataspace Clinic

Facilitator: Peter Koen

Abstract:
Ask all the questions you always wanted to ask…

⏰ 16:30 — End of Day 2 (Decision Makers)