3rd Cross-sector Symposium on Interoperability: Governance and Testing Strategies for Interoperability
TRI 5: Integrated Regional Energy Systems
3rd Cross-sector Symposium on Interoperability:
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Vienna Allianz Stadion, Gerhard-Hanappi-Platz 1, 1140 Wien, Austria

Join us for an insightful exploration into the challenges for governance and interoperability testing to ensure digitalisation. 

This event provides a platform for industry experts, researchers, and policymakers to exchange ideas, engage in discussions, and shape the future of energy and other sectors.

Date: June 26th, 2025, 09:00 – 16:30 (CEST)

Location: Vienna Allianz Stadion, Gerhard-Hanappi-Platz 1, 1140 Wien, Austria

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What to expect?

 Interoperability is a cross-sector challenge – and solving it requires joint strategies. This symposium brings together perspectives from energy, healthcare, mobility and more, framed by the IHE Connectathon as a proven environment for structured, real-world testing. A unique chance to explore how shared approaches can drive digital progress across sectors.

What's on the Agenda?

  • Symposium: Have a look at the efforts into the challenges for governance and interoperability testing in general and for the energy sector in Europe and get first-hand information on CETP activities and int:net results.
  • Test floor visit: Experience the spirit and results of the interoperability test events of an already established community aimed at participants from different backgrounds.
  • Networking Reception: Make valuable connections with other thought leaders, executives and innovators from a variety of sectors.

Who is organising it?

The European Collaboration Network for Interoperability Testing is a lighthouse activity of the CETPartnership – Clean Energy Transition Partnership, aiming to establish a forum for information and knowledge exchange about interoperability and its testing.

The EC funded project int:net has the objective of building an interoperability community and providing tools to foster interoperability on multiple levels of governance.

IHE Europe and IHE Catalyst are pioneers in interoperability testing, whose established methodology has already served as the basis for activities in the energy sector.

Our common vision is to accelerate digitalisation processes in the energy sector level through cross-sector collaboration of experts.

We look forward to your valuable contribution at the Interoperability Symposium and the Test Event as we work together to shape the digital future of the energy and other sectors. 

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Agenda

Moderation: Helena Lindquist, Lightswitch and Angela Berger, CETPartnership

Starting at 09:00 a.m  Welcome by the organisers and framing

    • CETPartnership: Angela Berger, Lead CETP EU Collaboration Network for Interoperability Testing
    • HE project int:net: Markus Stroot, Consortium lead int:net 

9:30-10:30 The concept of an interoperability framework 
Jürgen Brandstätter, Senior Adviser, GDHP representative

  • Moving from use case definition to implementation scenarios
  • Focus on the needed governance for consensus building
  • Promote, co-create consensus based specifications and reusability of specifications
  • Manage testable interoperability specifications

Coffee Break

    11:00-13:00 Challenges for cross-sector interoperability for the different verticals

     

    • Interoperability for the public sector: Introducing the Interoperable Europe Act, Felicitas Bitzenhofer, DG DIGIT
    • The EU Health Data Space has come into force, Aurora Joala, DG SANTE
    • Working towards a common European Energy Data Space, Mark van Stiphout, DG ENER
    •  From data spaces to cross-sector platforms and standards, Rolf Riemenschneider, DG CONNECT,

     

    Viewpoints from customers

    • Interoperability in Smart Cities: A State-of-the-Art Analysis from the German perspective; Thomas Reukauf, Smart

      Solutions Management Consulting

    • Cross-sector interoperability and the importance of common IT infrastructure, Georg Hartner, Austrian Energy Association, Entarc.eu

    13:00 Lunch break

     14.00 p.m Behind the scenes tour (IHE) Connectathon test floor

    • VIP Tour on IHE Connectathon test floor and Energy projectathon test floor

    15.00 p.m Interactive Session on practical views to interoperability testing

    Interoperability testing in the different sectors

    • InterOpEnergy – the next step for Interoperability Tests in the Energy Sector, Rene Kuchenbuch, Meng Lin, OFFIS

    • Testing for energy communities, Matthias Frohner, Technikum Wien

    Ending at 16:30 p.m.  

    In the evening, there will be another opportunity to network with the IHE community.

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