Fireside Chat

Thought Leader Panel

Panel led by Dr. Marianne Janik, Vice President EMEA North, Google Cloud with:

• Cyprien Falque, CEO, S3NS
• Pascal Rogiest, General Manager, Clarence 
• Michael Brenzel, Managing Director, Workspace, STACKIT

Customer Panel hosted by Jai Haridas, VP/GM, Regulated and Sovereign Cloud, Google Cloud with:

• Jean-Pierre Faber, Director at Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF)

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.

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. 

Panel hosted by Dr. Michael Kollig, Director Customer Engineering Europe North, Google Cloud

Dr. Marianne Janik, Vice President EMEA North, Google Cloud

We welcome you to stay, network and enjoy AI in action