Participants will discuss:
- How to re-use data protected by intellectual property or confidentiality.
- Approaches to enabling the creation of large-scale, AI-ready datasets.
- The role of public authorities in generating, curating, and procuring data for green AI use cases.
- The workshop will feature five real-world use cases and a structured discussion with stakeholders across sectors.
Preliminary Agenda:
14.00 to 14.10 | Welcome & Opening Remarks by DG ENV
- Andrea Halmos, Deputy Head of Department at DG ENV.01 – Strategy, Digitalization, Better Regulation & Economic Analysis
14.10 to 14.30 | Technology Safeguards for the Re-Use of Confidential Data for training ML models
- Alex Kotsev, Team Lead Data Sharing at JRC
- Manlio Bacco, Scientific Project Officer at JRC
- Ruben Valbuena, Professor of Remote Sensing of Forests at SLU
- Thorsten Reitz, CEO & Founder at WeTransform
14.30. to 14.45 | Multiparty computation for training AI models with sensitive dats: the case of forest algorithm
- Ian Wachters, Senior Commercail Advisor, ROSEMANLAB
14.45. to 15.00 | The public sector as a provider and procurer of AI-ready data, the case of ECMWF
- Stephan Siemen Strategic Projects Coordinator at ECMWF
15.00 to 15.15 | Data to support AI and GenAI for the circular transition
- Dr. Dominik Patzelt, Director of Business Development at VCG
15.15. to 15.30 | Generative AI and Data Space link to the paper: white paper from the DSSC
- Daniel Alonso Román, Senior Technical Lead Big Data and AI ecosystems at BDVA (Link to white paper here)
15.30 to 16.00 | Structured discussion with all participants
This event sets the stage for two follow-up thematic workshops and a final in-person validation workshop on 8 September 2025 in Brussels. Contributions will be synthesised into a public report and help shape Europe’s future approach to a digitally powered green transition.
