Are you passionate about building a resilient and sovereign digital future for Europe? Join us at the Digital Sovereignty Summit and be part of the debate. Meet other high profile stakeholders from the public sector and regulated industries, and discover real-world areas of application for cloud and AI technologies.
November 13, 2025
09:00–19:00 CET
Leopoldstraße 170
80804 Munich
Your invitation. Europe’s future.
Digital Sovereignty Summit is your opportunity to be at the forefront of Europe's digital transformation. Discuss key challenges and opportunities related to digital sovereignty, sovereign AI, and security, and learn from public sector organisations already achieving success in this space.
Connect, collaborate, and shape the conversation at this vital forum:
To attend this exclusive event, please RSVP via the registration form. Digital Sovereignty Summit is free, but attendees are required to cover their own travel, lodging, and incidental expenses.
Google's first Sovereign Cloud Hub for Europe opens in Munich
On November 12, the first Google Sovereign Cloud Hub for Europe will officially open in Munich. To mark the occasion, an exclusive preview event will be held in the afternoon to give you a first-hand look at the hub's capabilities. This event is already fully booked, but if you would like to learn more about the Sovereign Cloud Hub at a later date, please contact your Google representative.
Digital Sovereignty Summit is your chance to help shape Europe’s sovereignty mission. Here’s how the day will run, the people you’ll meet, and the debates you can influence:
President, Customer Experience,
Google Cloud
Vice President and General Manager of Regulated & Sovereign Platforms,
Google Cloud
Vice President, EMEA North,
Google Cloud
Vice President, Engineering,
Google Cloud
Chief Executive Officer,
S3NS
General Manager,
Clarence
Managing Director, Workspace,
STACKIT
Government Chief Architect, Central Digital and Data Office, Cabinet Office UK
Senior Partner and Head of the Economics Practice,
Implement Consulting Group
Director at Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF)
09:00–10:00 | Registration and networking with light breakfast |
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10:00–10:17 | Opening Keynote Hayete Gallot, President, Customer Experience, Google Cloud |
10:17 – 10:32 | EU Sovereign Cloud Research Martin Thelle, Implement Consulting Group |
10:32–10:42 | EU Sovereign Cloud Fireside Chat |
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10:42–11:25 | Fostering innovation and competitiveness with sovereign solutions Thought Leader Panel |
11:25–11:45 | Coffee break |
11:45–12:20 | The Power of Partnership: Strengthen local sovereignty with Google Cloud's European partners Panel led by Dr. Marianne Janik, Vice President EMEA North, Google Cloud with:
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12:20–13:00 | Cloud. On Your Terms: Customer Success Stories from Europe Customer Panel hosted by Jai Haridas, VP/GM, Regulated and Sovereign Cloud, Google Cloud with:
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13:00–14:00 | Lunch Break + Networking |
14:00–14:40 | Breakout A – Please choose your session of interest. 1) Whiteboard to Reality: Your Sovereignty Roadmap for Hybrid Architecture Hosted by John Abel, Managing Director, Specialized Software, Google Cloud and Edward McCutcheon, Government Chief Architect, Central Digital and Data Office, Cabinet Office, UK This session will guide you through the critical decisions needed to build a robust, hybrid sovereignty model. We'll explore how to classify your data and applications, match them to the right environments, and maintain control across your entire digital estate. We'll also tackle a crucial topic often overlooked: how a smart exit strategy is the ultimate guarantee of your freedom and control. 2) Charting a Path Through Change: A Forum on risk strategy, sharing lessons from Google’s own journey This session is a workshop designed to bring clarity to the chaos. We will openly discuss the full spectrum of risks—from geopolitical tensions and data access concerns to the ever-present threat of sophisticated cybercrime and simple operational failure. Taking the unique concerns of the public sector as our starting point, we will work together to build a framework for objective risk assessment including insights from Google's own journey. 3) Mission Critical: Designing the Future of Sovereign Cloud for Defense Hosted by Imogen Verret, EMEA Public Sector Lead, Defence at Google Cloud and Eliot Danner, Managing Director, Distributed Cloud at Google Cloud This roundtable discussion will explore the opportunities and challenges of integrating Google technologies into air-gapped defense environments. We will discuss methods for secure deployment, data handling protocols, and the potential benefits for enhanced operational capabilities and efficiency within highly secure systems. The session is a collaborative dialogue on practical implementation strategies and addresses key concerns regarding security, compliance, and interoperability. |
14:50–15:30 | Breakout B – Please choose your session of interest 1) The Sovereignty Paradox: Why Your Security Strategy is Your Sovereignty Strategy Hosted by Prof. Dr. Igor Podebrad, Director, Office of the CISO, Google Cloud Digital sovereignty is more than just a line on a map; it's the absolute, verifiable control over your data and digital assets. This control is impossible to achieve without a foundation of elite, uncompromising security. The two are not separate initiatives; they are two sides of the same coin. Join a security expert from Google Cloud's Office of the CISO, and a former CISO himself, for a crucial executive briefing. We will dismantle the myth that sovereignty is just about data residency and demonstrate why a world-class security posture is the only true path to achieving digital autonomy. 2) AI on Your Terms: Accelerate Public Sector Innovation Hosted by Sanjay Jacob, Product Leader, Google Cloud The age of AI offers unprecedented opportunities for public sector innovation. For European organizations bound by strict data sovereignty and compliance requirements, the challenge isn't whether to adopt AI, but how to do so securely. This session demonstrates that sovereign AI is not a distant promise, but a viable solution today. Discover how you can deploy powerful AI and Generative AI models within a compliant cloud environment, giving you enhanced control over your data and operations. 3) Establishing a European Cloud Future: A fireside chat on building dedicated cloud services in Europe Hosted by Niall McDonagh, Director Public Sector EMEA, Google Cloud This session will delve into the strategic vision behind creating European cloud infrastructures. We'll discuss how Google's change of strategy is addressing the specific needs of European organizations and contributing to a more sovereign and secure digital future for the continent. Get an inside look at the challenges and opportunities in building a competitive, high-performance cloud ecosystem dedicated for the European market. |
15:30–16:00 | Coffee Break |
16:00–16:35 | Dynamic Data Resilience for Defence Panel hosted by Dr. Michael Kollig, Director Customer Engineering Europe North, Google Cloud |
16:35–16:50 | Wrap + Closing remarks Dr. Marianne Janik, Vice President EMEA North, Google Cloud |
16:50–19:00 | Social Reception We welcome you to stay, network and enjoy AI in action |