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Lars Nagel

CEO, International Data Spaces Association IDSA

Lars Nagel is CEO of the International Data Spaces Association with 140+ global members since its foundation in 2016. He is also a member of the Executive Board of Digital Hub Management GmbH, where he manages innovation and technology transfer. He has been a member of the first board of directors of Gaia-X AISBL and held the role as COO in the first year, furthermore, he is a member of various advisory boards of European research projects.

Previously, Lars founded and led GlobalGate, a provider of corporate education programs with blended learning courses for industrial and economic content based on a digital learning platform.

Lars graduated at the Technical University of Dortmund with a diploma in Mechanical Engineering. Lars’ main fields of work are innovation management, network engagement and technology transfer – always with a focus on digital, complex systems and data economy.

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