Data Spaces Symposium 2026

The Data Spaces Symposium brings together pioneering thinkers, innovators, and organisations shaping a connected, data-driven future.​

Under the motto “Accelerating adoption. Increasing impact.”, the 2026 edition will highlight how data spaces enable collaboration and competitiveness — how they unfold impact on a global scale.​

Following the success of previous editions — The Hague (2023), Frankfurt (2024), Warsaw (2025) — the Data Spaces Support Centre, together with BDVA, Gaia-X, and the International Data Spaces Association, is proud to host the 2026 edition on 10–11 February in Madrid, under the tutelage of the Gaia-X Hub Spain. Spain has emerged as one of the frontrunners, investing heavily in data spaces as a driver of innovation and competitiveness.​

Key themes in 2026 will include:​

• Data Spaces as value creators and enablers of uniting economies​
• Data Spaces as enablers of AI: providing the trustworthy data for future AI​
• Relevance of standards and interoperability: advancing international harmonisation of data space technologies​
• Showcases of best practices and real-world impact: highlighting successful adoptions and market-ready solutions​
• The first European Data Spaces Awards ceremony​

The DSSC will also highlight its achievements in its first three years, presenting the foundations it has laid for building and operating trusted data spaces.​

Expect transformative discussions, visionary insights, and tangible solutions for everyone planning, building, or scaling data spaces.​

Mark Dietrich will represent the SAGE Data Space project in the session “The State of Industrial Data Spaces: Global Insights and European Leadership” on 10 February at 11:00 CET.

The EGI Foundation team also takes part in the DATAMITE Final Event, co-located with the Symposium on 11 February at 9:30-10:30.