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EOSC Symposium 2025

3–5 Nov 2025
Hotel Le Plaza Brussels
Europe/Brussels timezone

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18. Welcome by the Chair
Maryline Fiaschi (CEO, Science Business)
03/11/2025, 13:00
33. Welcome from the Hosting Country
Vanessa Matz (Belgian Federal Minister)
03/11/2025, 13:10
34. Opening Speech
Marc Lemaître (Director-General, Directorate General for Research and innovation (DG RTD), European Commission)
03/11/2025, 13:15
19. Keynote
Robbert Dijkgraaf (President-elect, International Science Council)
03/11/2025, 13:30
35. Panel Discussion
03/11/2025, 14:00

Panel discussion on reflections on the future of Horizon Europe and the role of EOSC in supporting competitiveness and data sovereignty

Moderator: Simon Pickard (Network Director, Science Business)
Panellists:

  • Mattias Björnmalm (Secretary General, CESAER)
  • Robbert Dijkgraaf (President-elect, International Science Council)
  • Maria Leptin (President, European Research...
37. Welcome and Introduction
Maryline Fiaschi (CEO, Science Business)
03/11/2025, 15:15
38. European Commission
Jean-David Malo (Acting Director, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD), ERA & Innovation (RTD.A), European Commission)
03/11/2025, 15:20
39. EOSC Steering Board
Volker Beckmann (Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Space in France (MESRE) & Co-chair of EOSC Steering Board)
03/11/2025, 15:32
40. EOSC Association
Klaus Tochtermann (President, EOSC Association)
03/11/2025, 15:44
41. Panel Discussion
03/11/2025, 15:56
42. Welcome by the Chair
Maryline Fiaschi (CEO, Science Business)
03/11/2025, 16:45
43. Introducing the EOSC Federation
03/11/2025, 16:50

Speakers:

  • Bob Jones (Special Envoy for the EOSC Federation, EOSC Association)
  • Peter Szegedi (Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CNECT), C2, European Commission)
44. Welcome to the EOSC Federation: Scientific Use cases from the First Wave of EOSC Candidate Nodes
03/11/2025, 17:10
  • Use case #1 – REANA, Giovanni Guerrieri (Researcher, CERN)
  • Use case #2 – Galaxy, Björn Grüning (Galaxy Europe/University of Freiburg, Germany)
  • Use case #3 – MCVAL, Petr Holub (European Research Infrastructure Consortium for Biobanking and BioMolecular Resources (BBMRI-ERIC)) and Andreas Türk (Data Strategist, European Research Infrastructure Consortium for Biobanking and...
45. Q&A
03/11/2025, 17:40
46. The Next Steps for the EOSC Federation
Michael Arentoft (Head of Unit Open Science and Research Infrastructures, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD), ERA & Innovation (RTD.A.4), European Commission)
03/11/2025, 17:55
119. EOSC Federation Ceremony
Ute Gunsenheimer (Secretary General, EOSC Association)
03/11/2025, 18:00
127. Social Event
03/11/2025, 20:00

The social event takes place at the Symposium venue, in Theatre Room of the Hotel Le Plaza.
53. Welcome by the Chair
Maryline Fiaschi (CEO, Science Business)
04/11/2025, 09:15
16. Opening Keynote
Enrica Porcari (Incoming Chief Information Officer, CERN)
04/11/2025, 09:20
121. EOSC Federation 2nd Wave of Enrolment and EOSC Gravity Calls
Ute Gunsenheimer (Secretary General, EOSC Association)
04/11/2025, 10:00
54. Welcome by the Chair
Maryline Fiaschi (CEO, Science Business)
04/11/2025, 10:15
55. Lightning Talks
04/11/2025, 10:20
  • National Catalogue of Repositories: A Czech Pilot for EOSC | Alexandr Kuchynka (National Library of Technology, Czech Republic)
  • OSCARS FIESTA: FAIR Image Analysis Across Science | Anne Fouilloux (Simula Research Laboratory, Norway)
  • BERD@NFDI and Galaxy Infrastructures for Land Use Planning | Felicitas Sommer (Technical University of Munich, Germany)
  • ELIXIR on cloud:...
56. Demos
04/11/2025, 10:55
  • From National Resources to EOSC: The EOSC Node Poland Gateway | Roksana Wilk (Leader of Data Processing Laboratory in Cyfronet AGH Computing Centre in Krakow, Poland)
  • Creating Trust with FAIR Open Data: The RKI in the Pandemic | Hannes Wünsche (Robert Koch Institute, Germany)
  • FAIR Wizard: Lowering Barriers to FAIR Adoption through EOSC | Jakub Jirka (Codevence Solutions,...
57. Introduction
Erik Schultes (Scientific Director at partners in FAIR, Senior Researcher at the Metabolomics and Analytics Center, Leiden Academic Center for Drug Research, and consultant at the GO FAIR Foundation)
04/11/2025, 12:00
62. Setting the Scene
Licia Florio (Director, EOSC Association)
04/11/2025, 12:00
122. Welcome by the Chair
Aneta Pazik-Aybar (Head of Open Science Team, National Science Centre Poland), Suzanne Dumouchel (Director, EOSC Association)
04/11/2025, 12:00
63. How the EOSC EU Node Approached Cybersecurity - Lesson Learned
Mikolaj Dobski (Poznan Supercomputing and Networking Center, EOSC EU Node)
04/11/2025, 12:05
58. Impulse Statements
04/11/2025, 12:05

Speakers:

  • Álvaro López García (Head of Advanced Computing and e-Science Group at the Institute of Physics of Cantabria (IFCA), associated with the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) (IFCA, CSIC-UC), AI4EOSC)
  • Sonja Schimmler (Visiting professor for research data infrastructure at Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin), Research group lead at Fraunhofer FOKUS, NFDI4DS)
123. Lightning Talks: Node Perspectives
04/11/2025, 12:05
  • EOSC Node PaNOSC: Andy Götz (EOSC Node PaNOSC Coordinator, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF))
  • EOSC Node Finland: Jessica Parland-von Essen (EOSC Node Finland Coordinator, CSC – IT Center for Science)
  • EOSC Node Italy: Matteo Zanaroli (EOSC Node Italy Coordinator, ICSC Foundation)
  • EOSC Node EUDAT: Jos van Wezel (EOSC Node EUDAT Coordinator, Karlsruhe...
64. eduGAIN Approach to Cybersecurity - Lesson Learned
Maarten Kremers (Project Manager and Technical Product Manager for Trust and Identity (T&I) services, SURF)
04/11/2025, 12:15
59. Panel Discussion
04/11/2025, 12:15

Panellists:

  • Álvaro López García (Head of Advanced Computing and e-Science Group at the Institute of Physics of Cantabria (IFCA), associated with the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) (IFCA, CSIC-UC), AI4EOSC)
  • Sonja Schimmler (Visiting professor for research data infrastructure at Technical University of Berlin (TU Berlin), Research group lead at Fraunhofer FOKUS,...
124. Audience Poll
04/11/2025, 12:25
65. Steps under way to Define a Cybersecurity Framework Fit for the EOSC Federation
Urpo Kaila (Head of Cybersecurity Policies, CSC – IT Center for Science Ltd.)
04/11/2025, 12:25
66. Cybersecurity from Research Infrastructure Perspective
Jean-François Perrin (Head of IT, European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF); PaNOSC)
04/11/2025, 12:35
125. Panel Discussion: Enabling the Federation
04/11/2025, 12:35
60. Interaction with the Audience
04/11/2025, 12:45
67. Q&A with the Speakers
04/11/2025, 12:45
126. Key Takeaways and Conclusions
04/11/2025, 13:05
61. Wrap-up
Erik Schultes (Scientific Director at partners in FAIR, Senior Researcher at the Metabolomics and Analytics Center, Leiden Academic Center for Drug Research, and consultant at the GO FAIR Foundation)
04/11/2025, 13:10
74. Opening
Sean Hilll (Co-founder and CEO of Senscience. Professor at the University of Toronto and at EPFL in Switzerland)
04/11/2025, 14:30
47. Welcome by the Chair
Roxanne Wyns (Director, EOSC Association)
04/11/2025, 14:30
68. Welcome by the Chair
Peter Szegedi (Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CNECT), C2, European Commission), Spiros Athanasiou (Project Manager and Scientific Associate, Athena Research Center)
04/11/2025, 14:30
69. EOSC EU Node – Support for the EOSC Federation Build-up Phase
Thanassis Karmas (Chief Architect & Operations Lead of the EOSC EU Node, Athena RC)
04/11/2025, 14:35
75. Impulse Statements
04/11/2025, 14:35

Speakers:

  • Fotis Psomopoulos (Director of the Bioinformatics Laboratory at the Institute of Applied Biosciences (INAB), at the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH))
  • Susanna-Assunta Sansone (Professor and Academic Lead for Research Practice, University of Oxford)
  • Elli Papadopoulou (Digital Librarian and Research Associate at the Institute for the Management of...
48. Towards Understanding Identification, Selection and Appraisal in Contemporary Digital Preservation Practice
Maria Benauer (Preservation Process Analyst, TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology)
04/11/2025, 14:35
49. #1 Presentation on Domain-specific Approaches to Identification, Selection, Appraisal and Preservation
Tuomas J. Alaterä (Head of User Services and Data Processing, Finnish Social Science Data Archive (FSD))
04/11/2025, 14:45
70. Building Bridges: The EOSC EU Node meets CERN’s Open Science Services
Jose Benito Gonzalez Lopez (Head of Institutional Repositories,CERN)
04/11/2025, 14:45
50. #2 Presentation on Domain-specific Approaches to Identification, Selection, Appraisal and Preservation
Frédérique Gros (Data Documentation and Distribution Specialist at IR* Progedo, French Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS))
04/11/2025, 14:55
76. Panel Discussion on Transparency, Bias, and Responsible AI Practices
04/11/2025, 14:56

Panellists:

  • Sean Hill (Co-founder and CEO of Senscience. Professor at the University of Toronto and at EPFL in Switzerland)
  • Fotis Psomopoulos (Director of the Bioinformatics Laboratory at the Institute of Applied Biosciences (INAB), at the Centre for Research and Technology Hellas (CERTH))
  • Susanna-Assunta Sansone (Professor and Academic Lead for Research Practice,...
71. Galaxy Onboarding Cases to the EOSC EU Node
Björn Grüning (Galaxy Europe/University of Freiburg, Germany)
04/11/2025, 15:00
51. Panel Discussion
04/11/2025, 15:05

Moderator: Roxanne Wyns (Director, EOSC Association)
Panellists:

  • Maria Benauer (Preservation Process Analyst, TIB – Leibniz Information Centre for Science and Technology)
  • Tuomas J. Alaterä (Head of User Services and Data Processing, Finnish Social Science Data Archive (FSD))
  • Frédérique Gros (Data Documentation and Distribution Specialist at IR* Progedo, CNRS)
  • Jacques...
72. Connecting Life Science Data and Services to the EOSC
Aastha Mathur (Head of Image Data Services, Euro-BioImaging ERIC)
04/11/2025, 15:10
77. Interaction with the Audience
04/11/2025, 15:22
73. Open Discussion
04/11/2025, 15:25
78. Wrap-up
Karel Luyben (President Emeritus of the EOSC Association, Rector Magnificus Emeritus of the Delft University of Technology), Klaus Tochtermann (President, EOSC Association)
04/11/2025, 15:40
52. Wrap-up by the Chair
Roxanne Wyns (Director, EOSC Association)
04/11/2025, 15:40
79. Welcome by the Chair
Peter Maccallum (Chief Technical Officer, ELIXIR)
04/11/2025, 16:15
86. Welcome by the Chair
Ingrid Dillo (Member, EOSC-A Long-Term Data Retention Task Force; Senior Adviser, Data Archiving and Networked Services (DANS))
04/11/2025, 16:15
27. Welcome by the Chairs
Peter Szegedi (Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CNECT), C2, European Commission), Sara Garavelli (Director, EOSC Association)
04/11/2025, 16:15
28. Data Spaces, EuroHPC and DestinE: the Policy Perspective
Charalampos Tsitlakidis (Head of Sector, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CNECT), C1, European Commission)
04/11/2025, 16:20
80. Introduction to the Memorandum of Understanding of the EOSC Federation
Peter Maccallum (Chief Technical Officer, ELIXIR)
04/11/2025, 16:20
87. Trustworthy Repositories as a Pillar of Data Sovereignty
Jan Meijer (Senior Advisor, Norwegian Agency for Shared Services in Education and Research (SiKT), FIDELIS)
04/11/2025, 16:20
88. Approaches to Strengthening Data Sovereignty of Repositories
Hervé L'Hours (Associate Director, UK Data Archive, UK Data Service, University of Essex; FIDELIS)
04/11/2025, 16:30
29. EOSC & Simpl – State of the Art and Future Interaction
Ana Juan Ferrer (Programme Officer - EU policies, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CNECT), E.2, European Commission)
04/11/2025, 16:30
81. Governance of the EOSC Interoperability Framework
Ludek Matyska (Professor, Masaryk University; Director of CERIT-SC)
04/11/2025, 16:30
89. Best Practices from the Field: PANGAEA
Robert Huber (Geologist, Paleontologist, and Information Specialist, University of Bremen, PANGAEA)
04/11/2025, 16:40
30. EOSC & DestinE – State of the Art and Future Interaction
Daniel Draghicescu (Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CNECT), C.1, European Commission)
04/11/2025, 16:40
82. Open Governance example Federated-EGA
Abdulrahman Azab (Senior Advisor, Sigma2 AS; Executive Board Member, EUDAT)
04/11/2025, 16:40
90. Best Practices from the Field: Strasbourg Astronomical Data Center
Mark Allen (Research Scientist, Strasbourg Astronomical Observatory (CDS))
04/11/2025, 16:50
31. EOSC and EuroHPC / AI factories – the Synergies on the Ground
Kimmo Koski (Managing Director, CSC – IT Center for Science Ltd.)
04/11/2025, 16:50
83. Role and Scope of the Memorandum of Understanding of the EOSC Federation
Jos van Wezel (KIT, EUDAT) on behalf of Amaranta Amador Bernal (Head of Legal Services and International Relations, Euro-BioImaging ERIC)
04/11/2025, 16:50
84. EOSC AAI, Cybersecurity, RoP policies and the Handbook
Andy Götz (Science Officer, EOSC Association)
04/11/2025, 17:00
91. Panel Discussion
04/11/2025, 17:00

Panellists:

  • Jan Meijer (Norwegian Agency for Shared Services in Education and Research (Sikt); FIDELIS)
  • Hervé L'Hours (UK Data Archive, UK Data Service, University of Essex, FIDELIS)
  • Robert Huber (University of Bremen, PANGAEA)
  • Mark Allen (Strasbourg Astronomical Observatory (CDS))
  • Anna-Maria Höfler (Science Policy Coordinator, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for...
32. Panel Discussion: Synergies, Complementarities and Future Scenarios for Better Integration of Efforts
04/11/2025, 17:00
  • Daniel Draghicescu (Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CNECT), C.1, European Commission)
  • Ana Juan Ferrer (Programme Officer - EU policies, Directorate-General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology (DG CNECT), E.2, European Commission)
  • Bob Jones (Special Envoy for the EOSC Federation, EOSC Association)
  • Kimmo...
85. Discussion Session
04/11/2025, 17:10

including an audience poll
13. Welcome by the Chair
Sara Garavelli (Director, EOSC Association)
05/11/2025, 09:15
14. Opening Keynote: Collaborating Across Borders: Resilience for U.S. Research Data and Beyond
Shelley Stall (Vice President, American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) Open Science Leadership Program)
05/11/2025, 09:20
15. Q&A
05/11/2025, 09:50
92. Welcome by the Chair
Jan Hrušák (Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS), ESFRI)
05/11/2025, 10:00
93. Impulse Talks
05/11/2025, 10:05
  • Michael Arentoft. The Strategic Role of Digitalisation in Research and Technology Infrastructures.
  • Peter Gumbsch. The MaterialCommons4EU Perspective. The Role of Open Data Commons and Digital Services in Enabling High-impact Research and Innovation
  • Lise Fuhr. GÉANT Perspective on Building Trusted Digital Ecosystems.
94. Panel Discussion
05/11/2025, 10:30

Moderator:Jan Hrušák
Panellists:

  • Michael Arentoft (Head of Unit Open Science and Research Infrastructures, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD), ERA & Innovation (RTD.A.4), European Commission)
  • Anna Fill (Scientific Advisor, Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI), EOSC Steering Board)
  • Robert Finn (Section Head, Team...
95. Q&A and Polling
05/11/2025, 10:55
98. Closing Remarks and Take-aways
Jan Hrušák (Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS), ESFRI)
05/11/2025, 11:10
110. Introduction
Marialuisa Lavitrano (Vice-President, EOSC Association)
05/11/2025, 11:45
106. Knowledge Valorisation and Links with Industry: Setting the Scene
Bertil Egger-Beck (Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD), A.4. European Commission)
05/11/2025, 11:45
99. Welcome by the Chair
Volker Beckmann (French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Space (MESRE); Co-chair of EOSC Steering Board)
05/11/2025, 11:45
118. Intro Talks
05/11/2025, 11:50
  • Competence Centres as Skills Hubs – Role of National Competence Centres in Coordinating and Delivering EOSC-related Training, Gilles Mathieu (Competence Centre France & Recherche Data Gouv)
  • Upskilling Research Support Staff and Training of Data Stewards, Mariarita de Luca (Research Technologist, Area Science Park)
  • Challenges and opportunities for skills, engagement and...
104. The Case of Poland: Moving Ahead Together in Building the National EOSC Node
Aneta Pazik-Aybar (Head of Open Science Team, National Science Centre Poland)
05/11/2025, 11:50
100. Creating Research Opportunities with the Help of a National e-Infrastructure Ecosystem
Laurents Sesink (Program Manager Innovation Zone Open Science, SURF)
05/11/2025, 12:00
107. Panel Discussion
05/11/2025, 12:00

Panellists:

  • Kacper Szkalej (Researcher in Intellectual Property and Technology Law at the Institute for Information Law (IViR) at the Amsterdam Law School and co-ordinator of the IViR Lecture Series)
  • Julia Priess-Buchheit (Prof. Dr. phil., Kiel University; Coordinator, IP4OS)
  • Ignacio Blanquer (Director, EOSC Association; Professor, Universitat Politècnica de València)
    -...
101. How the Commission Can Help Leverage National Capacities
Pantelis Tziveloglou (Team Leader for the European Open Science Cloud at the Open Science and Research Infrastructures Unit, Directorate General for Research and innovation (DG RTD), RTD A4, European Commission)
05/11/2025, 12:10
115. Panel Discussion
05/11/2025, 12:15

Panellists:

  • Gilles Mathieu (Competence Centre France & Recherche Data Gouv)
  • Mariarita de Luca (Area Science Park)
  • Celia Van Gelder (Health-RI & ELIXIR; EOSC-A Opportunity Area on Skills, Training, Rewards and Recognition)
  • Anca Hienola (Leading Specialist in Open Science, Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI); OSCARS)
  • Anne Fouilloux (Simula Research Laboratory;...
105. Polling
05/11/2025, 12:22

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103. Panel Discussion
05/11/2025, 12:30
108. Interaction with the audience
05/11/2025, 12:40
116. Interaction with the Audience
05/11/2025, 12:40
109. Wrap-up by the Chair
Bertil Egger-Beck (Policy Officer, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation (DG RTD), A.4. European Commission)
05/11/2025, 12:55
117. Wrap-up by the Chair
Marialuisa Lavitrano (Vice-President, EOSC Association)
05/11/2025, 12:55
25. AAI, Cybersecurity, RoP policies and the Handbook
Andy Goetz (EOSC Association)
96. Closing Remarks and Take-aways
Jan Hrušák (Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS), ESFRI)
97. Closing Remarks and Take-aways
Jan Hrušák (Institute of Physical Chemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS), ESFRI)
112. Competence Centres as Skills Hubs – Role of national competence centres in coordinating and delivering EOSC-related training
26. Discussion Session
120. EOSC Federation 2nd wave of enrolment and EOSC Gravity calls
114. EOSC Opportunity Area on Skills, training, rewards and recognition
22. Governance of the IF Framework
Jiri Marek (EOSC CZ Secretariat), Wolmar Akerstrom (ELIXIR)
21. Introduction to the MoU activities of the sub-group
Peter Maccallum (ELIXIR)
23. Open Governance example Federated-EGA
Abdulrahman Azab (EUDAT)
11. Panel Discussion
102. Polling

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10. Presentations on domain specific approaches to identification, selection, appraisal and preservation
Iolanda Maggio, Tuomas Alaterä
  • Finnish Social Science Data Archive
  • Earth Science Data: quality, reuse, curation
24. Role and scope of MoUs
Amaranta Amador Bernal (Euro-Bioimaging)
111. Setting the Scene
20. Test Presentation
TBC (Org)
9. Towards understanding identification, selection and appraisal in contemporary digital preservation practice
Micky Lindlar

This presentation offers a global overview of current digital preservation practices, with a particular focus on how institutions identify, select, and appraise data for long-term preservation. We will explore a developing framework within the EOSC EDEN project that guides the identification of preservation-worthy data based on criteria such as usage, benefit, and quality.
To foster...
113. Upskilling Research Support Staff and training of data stewards
8. Welcome to the session
Session chair

Introducing the agenda and speakers, the panel and interactive discussion
36. Welcoming the EOSC Federation

Objectives:

  • Show that the EOSC Federation is in place and its added value
12. Wrap-up
Session chair
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