Great day at #OpenSovereignCloudDay, co-located with #KubeCon + #CloudNativeCon Europe!
Thanks to Paula Grzegorzewska, Thierry Carrez, all speakers, volunteers, and our events team 🙌
Also great to join #OSPOlogy Day discussing CRA impacts on CNCF projects. More soon!

Panel: Kill the Kill Switch - Reclaiming Digital Sovereignty for Citizens and Institutions Rossella Sblendido, SUSE; Vasu Chandrasekhara & Sebastiaan van 't Erve, Independent; Kurt Garloff, S7n Cloud Services GmbH; Jutta Ho- Open Sovereign Cloud Day 2026

At #OpenSovereignCloudDay at #KubeCon + #CloudNativeCon EU, the panel “Kill the Kill Switch - Reclaiming Digital Sovereignty for Citizens and Institutions” explores the risks of digital dependency and how open source and sovereign cloud initiatives can strengthen resilience. Session: sched.co/2H5Uf

Beyond the DBaaS Trap: Achieving Data Sovereignty With Kubernetes and CloudnativePG Floor Drees & Gabriele Bartolini, EDB- Open Sovereign Cloud Day 2026

At #OpenSovereignCloudDay at #KubeCon + #CloudNativeCon EU, Floor Drees & Gabriele Bartolini (EDB) show how to avoid DBaaS lock-in with Kubernetes + CloudNativePG. Session: sched.co/2H5Uc. Event info: events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-clou...

Bridging CNCF and OpenInfra: Kubernetes as the Unified Control Plane for Sovereign Clouds Michael Schmidt, SAP SE - Open Sovereign Cloud Day 2026

At #OpenSovereignCloudDay at #KubeCon + #CloudNativeCon EU, Michael Schmidt (SAP SE) presents “Bridging CNCF and OpenInfra.” Introducing CobaltCore, a Kubernetes-enabled OpenStack distribution connecting cloud native and IaaS worlds. Session info: sched.co/2H5UZ

#opensource #digitalsovereignty

Sovereignty and Open Source? How To Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is! Vasu Chandrasekhara, Independent & Christian Hüning, BWI GmbH- Open Sovereign Cloud Day 2026

At #OpenSovereignCloudDay at #KubeCon + #CloudNativeCon EU, Vasu Chandrasekhara and Christian Hüning explore how #opensource and purchasing power drive #digitalsovereignty.
From interoperability challenges to the German Army’s Open Defense Cloud strategy, built on OSS ecosystems. sched.co/2H5UW

Running Sovereign Cloud Stack Cluster for International Telecommunication Union: Lessons Learned Martin Pilka, dNation & Karsten Samaschke, VanillaCore GmbH- Open Sovereign Cloud Day 2026

At #OpenSovereignCloudDay at #KubeCon + #CloudNativeCon EU, Martin (dNation) & Karsten (VanillaCore) share lessons from deploying a Sovereign Cloud Stack (SCS) cluster for the International Telecommunication Union.
Session: sched.co/2HEOl
Event info: events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-clou...

Lightning Talk: Designing for Exit: Why Portability Is a Sovereignty Requirement Alireza Rahmani, Red Hat- Open Sovereign Cloud Day 2026

At #OpenSovereignCloudDay at #KubeCon + #CloudNativeCon EU, Alireza Rahmani (Red Hat) presents “Designing for Exit: Why Portability Is a Sovereignty Requirement.”
How cloud-native design and open standards enable portability and why it matters for #digitalsovereignty. sched.co/2H5UT

Lightning Talk: Progress Over Purity: Sovereignty That Actually Ships Antoine Tielbeke, Team Rockstars IT - Open Sovereign Cloud Day 2026

At #OpenSovereignCloudDay at #KubeCon + #CloudNativeCon EU, Antoine Tielbeke (Team Rockstars IT) presents “Progress Over Purity: Sovereignty That Actually Ships.”
A practical perspective on #digitalsovereignty, why making progress matters more than waiting for perfect solutions. sched.co/2H5UQ

EU Cloud Sovereignty Framework Explained - Emiel Brok, SUSE / DOSBA - Open Sovereign Cloud Day 2026

At #OpenSovereignCloudDay at #KubeCon EU, Emiel Brok (SUSE / DOSBA) unpacks the EU Cloud Sovereignty Framework, explaining SEAL levels, Sovereignty Score & why #opensource is essential to achieving #digitalsovereignty in Europe. sched.co/2H5UN
Event info: events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-clou...

Opening #OpenSovereignCloudDay, Thierry Carrez and Paula Grzegorzewska will kick off discussions on how #opensource and #cloudnative technologies support interoperable, resilient sovereign cloud infrastructure.
sched.co/2H5wv #digitalsovereignty #KubeCon

#OpenSovereignCloudDay Europe, 23 March in Amsterdam is a great event to discuss how #OpenInfra technologies, in particular #OpenStack, can be used to achieve digital sovereignty.

Register now: bit.ly/41rO7JB

Mark your calendars for #OpenSovereignCloudDay Europe, 23 March in Amsterdam! The schedule will cover essential topics of sovereignty in practice, data & #AI sovereignty, public sector & regulated use cases, and more.

Register now: bit.ly/41rO7JB

Open Sovereign Cloud Day

📣 CFP is open for #OpenSovereignCloudDay (23 March 2026, Amsterdam)! We’re looking for talks on digital & cloud sovereignty. Closes 25 Jan 2026 at 23:59 CEST. Co-located with #KubeCon + #CloudNativeCon EU. events.linuxfoundation.org/kubecon-clou... #opensource #digitalsovereignty