This session will explore how the collaborative Edge projects by Corporación MONDRAGON, Arsys, OpenNebula Systems, and Telefónica de España—supported by the European IPCEI-CIS initiative—are contributing to building a sovereign, distributed, and interoperable infrastructure aligned with Europe’s digital autonomy strategy.
Event details
Title: “Digital Sovereignty and Edge Computing within European IPCEI Projects: The 8ra Initiative”
Date: 23 April 2025 | 09:00 – 12:30 CEST
Location: La Cabina, Distrito Telefónica (Building East 1, Ronda de la Comunicación 50, 1st Floor, Madrid).
Format: in person
Throughout the event, the partners will share the progress of their IPCEI-CIS projects, highlighting synergies and real-world use cases. They will explore how their solutions, combined with Edge Cloud infrastructure and nodes, are bringing services closer to the edge, reducing latency, and strengthening data control. Furthermore, they will demonstrate how they enable an open, multi-vendor, and interoperable model for both businesses and public administrations. These projects are part of the European ‘8ra’ initiative, which aims to promote the Cloud Continuum as an interoperable Edge ecosystem.
Agenda
12:25 – 12:30: Closing Remarks
09:00 – 09:30: Reception
09:30 – 09:40: Welcome Address – Rosa Hernanz González, Edge Computing Expert, Telefónica.
09:40 – 10:00: European and National Policies – Jesús Marcos, National Coordinator of IPCEI-CIS (SETELECO).
10:00 – 11:50:Demonstrations & Use Cases
10:00 – 10:25: IPCEI “PlanEdge” Project Status. The CAF experience as a use case.
Speaker: Luis Almansa, IT Strategy Expert, Telefónica de España.
10:25 – 10:50: Arsys IPCEI Project Status. Infrastructure integration with OpenNebula and Managed LLM Systems.
Speaker: Javier Arnáez, Head of Innovation Lab, Arsys.
10:50: Coffee Break.
11:00 – 11:25: MONDRAGON Group IPCEI Project Status. Use case: Predictive Maintenance in Machine Tools.
Speaker: Michel Iñigo, Senior Innovation and Technology Manager, MONDRAGON Group.
11:25 – 11:50: ONEnextgen IPCEI Project Status. Next-generation European open-source platform for the Continuum.
Speaker: Jordi Guijarro, Sovereign Cloud Innovation Manager, OpenNebula Systems
11:50 – 12:25: Q&A Session