About
The Nextcloud Summit is the only event bringing together experts, decision makers, and innovators to move from discussion to action on digital sovereignty.
At the Nextcloud Summit, leaders and innovators come together to shape the future of digital sovereignty. Through inspiring keynotes, interactive workshops, and strategic discussions on secure collaboration, open source infrastructure, and self-hosted solutions, you’ll gain the insights and connections to drive meaningful change.
Hear from top industry leaders, visionaries, and experts with different backgrounds: From businesses and organizations to science and software development.
Discover how to streamline workflows, improve scalability, and maintain full control of your data with sovereign open source solutions.
Build meaningful connections with decision-makers, innovators, and partners across industries. Share ideas, tackle challenges, and form lasting partnerships.
Highlights
In 2025, the Nextcloud Summit brought together 400+ participants from more than 10 countries, featuring 20 sessions, 30 speakers, and countless inspiring conversations.
Here’s a glimpse of what made it unforgettable – and what you can expect even more of in 2026.
Chair of OpenForum Europe & Senior researcher at RISE
Scientific director and Founder of cyberintelligence.institute
Tech Economy Lead - Rebalance now
Professor of Computer Science TUM & TU Graz
Project Manager at the French Ministry of National Education and Youth
VP DACH at SUSE
Journalist and Author
Founder & CEO of Nextcloud
Director of Technical Solutions at Thinkfree
Senior Linux Developer at B1 Systems
Co-Founder & CEO of Sendent
Manager Alliances & Ecosystem at Nextcloud
Managing Director at audriga GmbH
Germany Growth Manager at BlueMind
IT Consultant at Univention
CEO of Collabora Productivity
Director Sales and Professional Services at XWiki
Co-founder and CMO at OpenProject
Solution Lead Sovereign Workplace at Bechtle
Experience & Engagement Lead at Atos
SVP T Cloud at Deutsche Telekom
Chief Information Security Officer BMWET
Event agenda
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 08:00 | Registration & Welcoming Start your day with a warm welcome and a smooth registration experience | |
| 09:00 | Networking breakfast & Engaging Expo experience Connect with fellow attendees over breakfast & explore the engaging Expo area | |
| 09:30 | Welcome & Opening remarks Setting the tone for the Summit, this session will outline key goals, themes, and what to expect from the day ahead. | |
| 09:40 | keynote How Nextcloud navigates the complexities of open source, compliance, and political agenda | Frank Karlitschek CEO of Nextcloud |
| 10:00 | keynote A strategic approach to open source in the EU |  Dr. Sachiko Muto Chair of OpenForum Europe & Senior researcher at RISE |
| 10:15 | keynote The French Ministry of Education at scale: Turning sovereignty into reality | Benoît Piédallu Project Manager at the French Ministry of National Education and Youth |
| 10:30 | Networking Break & Expo Take a break to explore our exhibition area and network with partners, innovators, and like-minded professionals. | |
| 11:15 | keynote Nextcloud Hub 26 Spring release: Celebrating a decade of secure digital sovereignty |  Andy Scherzinger VP of Engineering at Nextcloud |
| 11:45 | Customer success stories: Lessons from the Frontlines Story 1 Minister of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Speaker: Dr. Heiko Geue Story 2 Magenta Business Cloud – Europes Hyperscaler No. 1 developed for SME Speaker: Lars Neumann Story 3 Amnesty International Spain approach to technological Independence and ethical alignment Speaker: Carlos Lopez Belenguer, IT Manager in Amnesty International ES Story 4 SURF: Digital Sovereignty, All at Once and Carefully Coordinated Speaker: Ron Trompert, Senior Consultant at SURF | |
| 12:30 | Lunch and networking Enjoy a networking lunch and continue conversations with fellow attendees and speakers. | |
| 14:00 | Breakout tracks Track 1 Open source for enterprises Session 1.1 Nextcloud Hub 26 Spring exclusive deep dive Session 1.2 HKN: Magic folder: How departments automate their own processes Speaker: Marco Nöchel, Managing Director of HKN Session 1.3 From policy to practice: how Nextcloud implemented the EU AI act Speaker: Daphne Muller, Manager Alliances & Ecosystem at Nextcloud Session 1.4 Rethinking the Microsoft Workspace: How Sendent reduces Big Tech dependency through the hybrid workspace Speaker: Richard Marx, Co-founder of Sendent Session 1.5 OpenProject: Beyond Jira: Taking Back Control of Your Project Management Speaker: Birthe Lindenthal, Co-founder and CMO at OpenProject Track 2 Digital sovereignty for public institutions Session 2.1 IONOS: How sovereign is Open Source? Real talk. Speaker: Tobias Waldmann Session 2.2 Atos x BMWET: Von der Vision zur Umsetzung: Praxisnahe Einblicke in Architektur, Integration und Betrieb inkl. Sicht eines zufriedenen Benutzers aus der öffentlichen Verwaltung Speaker: Martin Ollrom, CIO BMWET
Florian Zinnagl, Chief Information Security Officer BMWET
Günther Peichler, Digital Workplace Expert
Atos Friso Jankowsky, Experience & Engagement Lead Atos Session 2.3 Shape your digital sovereignty - Bechtle Index of Sovereignty, measurable sovereignty for data-driven decisions Speaker: Timo König, Solution Lead, Sovereign Digital Solutions at Bechtle Session 2.4 Univention: Univention Nubus as Central Identity & Access Management – The Foundation of Digital Sovereignty in Schleswig-Holstein Speaker: Silke Meyer, IT Consultant at Univention Session 2.5 BlueMind: Your IT wants email sovereignty. Your users want Outlook. Find out how BlueMind brings both. Speaker: David Voisin, Germany Growth Manager at BlueMind Track 3 Technical workshop Session 3.1 B1 Systems Session 3.2 Digital Sovereignty at Work : Migrating from Atlassian Confluence to XWiki Speaker: Clément Aubin, Director Sales and Professional Services at XWiki Session 3.3 Collabora: Beautiful Document Collaboration, Native in Nextcloud Speaker: Michael Meeks, CEO of Collabora Productivity Session 3.4 audriga: Migrating Files, Email, Calendar, Tasks, Notes & Chat to Nextcloud: Real-World Examples Speaker: Frank Dengler, Managing Director at audriga GmbH Session 3.5 Thinkfree: AI Agents Meet Real Office Documents Speaker: Kevin Toy, Director of Technical Solutions at Thinkfree | |
| 15:30 | Networking Break & Expo Take a break to explore our exhibition area and network with partners, innovators, and like-minded professionals. | |
| 16:15 | panel session From open source to open ecosystems: Europe’s next digital play |  Moderator Ingo Dachwitz Political journalist at netzpolitik.org  Aline Blankertz  Prof. Dr. Dennis-Kenji Kipker  Prof. Dr. Johanna Pirker  Holger Pfister |
| 17:00 | keynote Why open source is not enough for digital sovereignty - What to consider in order to become less dependent | Holger Pfister VP DACH at SUSE |
| 17:20 | Nextcloud Awards Ceremony Join us as we honor this year's award winners | |
| 17:30 | Closing remarks Wrapping up the Summit with a recap of the day’s highlights and a look ahead to the future of digital sovereignty. | |
| 17:45 | Post-Event networking on the rooftop End the day on a high note with drinks, hors d'oeuvres, and music, while networking in a relaxed setting with breathtaking views of Munich. | |
Expo
Discover fresh ideas, practical use cases, and hands-on technology sessions across the Nextcloud ecosystem. From live booth demos to exclusive sponsor showcases and Technology in Practice (TIP) Sessions, these experiences are designed to spark conversations and show technology in action.
| Time | Topic and speaker | |
| 09:05 - 09:25 | Nextcloud Files: Organize your data in highly secure environments (zero trust principle, etc) Maxime Le Héricy Sales Engineer at Nextcloud | |
| 10:40 – 11:00 | From Microsoft to Nextcloud / New migration guide  Eric Fischer Technical Project Manager | |
| 12:40 – 13:00 | EuroOffice  Fabien Germain Team Lead Sales Engineering | |
| 13:10 – 13:30 | Nextcloud Talk – Efficient communication and collaboration  Patrick Zarnikow Sales Engineer | |
| 15:40 – 16:00 | Nextcloud Groupware  Johan Prinsloo Sales Engineer | |
| 17:40 – 18:00 | Nextcloud AI and Workflows  Martin Zeitler Sales Engineer | |
| Time | Topic and speaker | |
| 10:40 – 10:50 | XWiki and CryptPad in Nextcloud Hub Clement Aubin Director Sales and Professional Services at XWiki | |
| 10:55 - 11:05 | Collabora Online  Eloy Crespo VP of Sales & Business Development at Collabora | |
| 13:00 – 13:10 | OpenProject  Birthe Lindenthal Co-founder and CMO at OpenProject | |
| 13:15 – 13:25 | audriga: Migration Demo  Frank Dengler Managing Director at audriga GmbH | |
| 13:30 – 13:40 | MariaDB Stefan Schmitt Sr. Solution Engineer EMEA at MariaDB | |
| 13:45 – 13:55 | Sendent  Richard Marx Co-founder of Sendent | |
| 16:00 – 16:10 | Thinkfree Jeremy Park Head of Sales at Thinkfree | |
| Time | Topic and speaker | |
| 10:40 - 11:10 | TIP Session 1 (pre-registration required)   | |
| 15:40 - 16:10 | TIP Session 2 (pre-registration required)   | |
Digital sovereignty matters – more than ever. With growing concerns about the resiliancy of centralized IT infrastructure and data privacy it’s time to recognize those who make a real difference in pushing forward digital sovereignty.
With the Nextcloud Awards, which will be presented at the Nextcloud Summit 2026, we want to highlight people, organizations, and projects that are actively working towards a future where users – not corporations – control their data.
Event location
Join us at the Marriott City Munich West, a premier venue located in the heart of one of Europe’s most dynamic cities. With its state-of-the-art facilities and central location, it’s the perfect setting for networking, innovation, and collaboration with customers, partners, and Nextcloud experts.
Register today to secure your spot and step into a world of collaboration, growth, and success!
Regular entry price starting at €350 + 19% VAT
| Enterprise Day | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 🇫🇷 Nextcloud Enterprise Day Paris 2026 | December 8, 2026 | Paris, France |
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