EOSC Symposium 2026

Session

EOSC and Data Spaces

Track 1: EOSC collaborations and future opportunities

15 Oct 2026, 16:30

Palazzo dei Congressi, Florence

Description

Chairs:
Marialuisa Lavitrano (Vice-President, EOSC Association and Full Professor, Milano-Bicocca University);
Enrique Bernal-Delgado (Director, EOSC Association and Senior Scientist, Aragonese Institute of Health Sciences (IACS))

Objectives:
– Explore synergies between EOSC and European Data Spaces initiatives.
– Examine legal and regulatory considerations, with a focus on the European Health Data Space.
– Highlight practical experiences from sectoral data spaces, including health and cultural heritage.
– Assess the role of infrastructures such as SIMPL in supporting data space implementation. Identify opportunities for collaboration between research communities, policymakers, and data space stakeholders.

11. Welcome by the Chairs

15/10/2026, 16:30

12. Presentations

15/10/2026, 16:40

17. Panel discussion and audience interaction

15/10/2026, 17:20

Chairs:
Enrique Bernal-Delgado, Aragonese Institute of Health Sciences and EOSC Association Board;
Marialuisa Lavitrano, Milano-Bicocca University and EOSC Association Board

Panelists:
Juan González-García, Aragonese Institute of Health Sciences;
Valeria Ardizzone, EGI Foundation;
Irene Schluender,Technology and Methods Platform for Networked Medical Research...

18. Wrap-up and closing remarks by the Chairs

15/10/2026, 17:40

16. Cultural Heritage Data Space

Speaker: Vania Virgili, European Research Infrastructure for Heritage Science

14. EOSC and SIMPL

Speaker: Valeria Ardizzone, EGI Foundation

15. Legal Frameworks

Speaker: Irene Schluender, Technology and Methods Platform for Networked Medical Research e.V.

13. The Health Data Task Force and European Health Data Space

Speaker: Juan González-García, Aragonese Institute of Health Sciences