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European Sovereign Cloud: navigating opportunities and challenges

October 28, 2026 · 15:00–17:00 CET Online · Live streaming English

Description

Digital sovereignty has become a strategic priority for Europe. Regulatory developments, geopolitical tensions and the growing dependence on non-European technologies and infrastructures are prompting organisations to rethink how data and critical workloads are managed. The digital talk “European Sovereign Cloud: navigating opportunities and challenges”, organised by European Digital Tech Watch in collaboration with the Cloud Ecosystem & Sovereignty and Data Center Observatories, will explore the role of sovereign cloud in strengthening Europe’s strategic autonomy and competitiveness.

Experts will discuss European policies for cloud sovereignty, as well as the current and potential capacity of the European data centre market, and the positioning and the sovereignty models offered by European cloud providers. The event will be enriched by a keynote speech by the Secretary General of EUDCA (European Data Centre Association), who will provide the industry perspective on sovereignty, and a discussion among companies that have implemented digital sovereignty projects, which will shed light on the drivers, benefits and challenges of adopting sovereign cloud and infrastructure solutions.

Objectives & key questions

  • Which policies and requirements are shaping Europe’s path towards cloud sovereignty?
  • How autonomous and competitive is Europe’s data centre and cloud ecosystem?
  • What lessons can be learned from companies that have implemented digital sovereign projects?

Programme

  • 15:00 Welcome and introduction European Digital Tech Watch
  • 15:10 The European path towards digital sovereignty European Digital Tech Watch
  • 15:20 The European data center ecosystem Data Center Observatory (Politecnico di Milano)
  • 15:30 Keynote Speech European Data Centre Association (EUDCA)
  • 15:50 European cloud providers: market overview Cloud Ecosystem & Sovereignty Observatory (Politecnico di Milano)
  • 16:00 Roundtable - Digital Sovereignty in Practice Autostrade per l'Italia, Aruba Cloud, Data4, Fujitsu, OVHcloud
  • 16:30 Closing and next steps European Digital Tech Watch

Topics addressed

European Digital Watch Cloud & Infrastructure Cybersecurity Digital Infrastructures

Speakers

Massimo Bandinelli Marketing Manager Aruba Cloud
Michael Winterson Secretary General European Data Centre Association (EUDCA)
Alex Quber Pre-Sales Engineer Data4
Peter Reiner Cloud Compliance & CX Evangelist - Adoption and Business Change Consultant Fujitsu
Marco Giletta Managing Director Corporate Italy OVHCloud

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