Sergio Gusmeroli is Research Coordinator at Politecnico di Milano, Industrial Engioneering Derpartment. He has been and is coordinating several H2020 and HEP projects in the domain of Digital Manufacturing, especially focussing on Data Technologies and Artificial Intelligence. Sergio is also co-leading the BDVA working group about Smart Manufacturing Industry and is workpackage leader of the Data Space 4.0 Coordination and Support Action in the Digital Europe Programme about Data Spaces for Manufacturing.

The key question to be debated in the panel is: how can Data Spaces be successfully adopted in the Manufacturing Industry production plants, product lifecyles and value chains?

Dr. Oscar Lazaro is Director of Innovalia. He supported the EC DIH I4MS Programme set up and leads the WEF Advanced Manufacturing HUB (AMHUB), IDSA Hub in Spain. He is board member of the BAIDATA, EIT Digital Spanish CLC and actively engaged with the Data Space Support Centre (DSSC) and Digital Factory Alliance (DFA) activities, from where he led the set-up of the Data Space 4.0 initiative. He is representative of Innovalia in EFFRA, GAIA-X and BDVA. He led EU OpenDEI Think Tank on multilateral Digital Value Chains (DVC).

Maria Rossetti is R&D Programme Manager, MADE Compentece Center I4.0. MADE Competence Center is the Italian Compentence Center with over 2000 Testing Facilities supporting digital transformation of manufacturing industry. She’s coordinating European Digital Innovation Hub Lombardia and R&D innovation project in the field of digital manufacturing in innovation (test before einvest), education (teaching and learning factories), and ecosystem.

Christoph Mertens is a dedicated professional with a background in computer science, having graduated at the Technical University of Dortmund. As Head of Adoption at International Data Spaces Association (IDSA), he is strongly focused on the implementation of data spaces. With his interest in the technical aspects of data spaces in combination with his expertise in business cases and usage scenarios, he plays an important role in shaping the future of the global data economy in the data space community.

Throughout his career, Christoph has always searched for innovative ways to make data ecosystems as efficient, safe and secure as possible for companies. His work within IDSA added the aspects of data sovereignty and trust, as key enablers for data spaces that facilitate efficient collaboration across industries and domains on a global scale.

Maximilian Wagner is Project Manager in the department Machine Information Interoperability at VDMA in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and coordinates the SM4RTENANCE project from VDMA´s side. Before he was head of the research group “Manufacturing Technology” at the institute PTW at the Technical University Darmstadt, Germany, in the research field of data-driven, adaptable manufacturing technologiesMaximilian Wagner is Project Manager in the department Machine Information Interoperability at VDMA in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, and coordinates the SM4RTENANCE project from VDMA´s side. Before he was head of the research group “Manufacturing Technology” at the institute PTW at the Technical University Darmstadt, Germany, in the research field of data-driven, adaptable manufacturing technologies