EuProGigant Open House Day 2026 – featured by LeOniDaS
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Data is becoming a shared economic resource. Yet many organisations, especially small and medium‑sized enterprises, still face one key question: how can data be shared, protected and turned into real business value at the same time?
Build trusted data value – together
At the heart of data spaces lies a clear promise: data sovereignty, trust and interoperability. Companies remain in control of their data while gaining access to new markets, partners and value chains. For SMEs in particular, this opens doors that were previously reserved for large organisations with extensive digital infrastructures.
Leveraging data spaces means:
- creating new, scalable business models based on shared data
- collaborating across organisational and sector boundaries without losing control
- reducing technical and legal complexity through common standards
- building trust through transparent rules and sovereign data usage
Take a first step into data spaces!
As a German knowledge transfer project born from the Gaia-X lighthouse project EuProGigant, LeOniDaS focuses on simple and practical onboarding processes into data spaces and on consulting on how business models can grow through collaboration rather than isolation.
How to learn about this?
Building a resilient, data-driven and sustainable manufacturing ecosystem to strengthen Europe’s industrial leadership: this March, the Technical University of Darmstadt – one of Europe’s leading engineering universities – becomes a focal point for pioneering manufacturing initiatives.
Hosted in the research environment of the university the EuProGigant Open House Day – featured by LeOniDaS – brings together project partners, funding authorities, policy makers and industry leaders from the manufacturing domain.
Date and location
When:
26 March 2026
Where:
PTW Institut für Produktionsmanagement, Technologie und Werkzeugmaschinen
Room L1 | 01 / 24K · Otto-Berndt-Straße 2 · 64287 Darmstadt, Germany
Agenda
9:00 Admission
EuProGigant Open House Day 2026 – featured by LeOniDaS
- 09:30 Welcome and Opening, Matthias Weigold, PTW
- 09:45 Importance of data spaces in Germany and Europe, Eric Schmidt, VDMA
- 10:00 Impact of data spaces on SMEs and presentation of a simple onboarding concept, Thomas Komenda, deltaDAO
10:30 Coffee break & networking
- 11:00 How policies add value to sovereignty in data spaces, Roland Fadrany, Gaia-X
- 11:30 Insights from an SME, Markus Weber, GMN
- 12:00 Exploration of simple methods to take the first steps into data spaces, Fabian Gast, PTW
- 12:15 Future steps for developing more interest into data spaces
12:30 Lunch break & networking
- 13:30 Learning expedition + workshop I
- 13:30 Learning expedition + workshop II
14:30 Networking
16:00 End of event
Who should participate?
This event is designed for:
- SMEs interested in data‑driven business models
- industry professionals and decision‑makers
- innovation, digitalisation and data experts
- anyone curious about data spaces and their practical benefits
No prior technical knowledge is required – curiosity and openness are enough.
Important
The event will be held in German. Please speak with us about possibilities to follow the agenda in English.
Register now!
Register now and become part of a growing ecosystem where data creates value through trust, collaboration and vision.