This April, Nextcloud Enterprise Day returns to Munich! We once again bring together industry professionals and key players in the field of IT to foster networking, share knowledge, showcase use cases, and discuss the latest advancements in technology around Nextcloud.

Following the success of the previous edition, we are aiming to enrich the agenda with new exciting topics around Nextcloud development and implementation, and dive deeper into the Nextcloud stories — brought by organizations across various sectors of economy. Tickets are available for booking starting with an exclusive Super Early Bird rate.

Why join Enterprise Day

Nextcloud Enteprise Day is not just another networking meetup — it is a means to learn from the successful setups, exchange your experience, and have a chat with the minds behind our collaboration platform along likeminded industry professionals.

The Enterprise day experience includes:

• Exclusive roadmap insights and the presentation of the upcoming major update — Nextcloud Hub 8.
• A deep dive into the newest features and enhancements to supercharge your instance.
• AI in Nextcloud: in-demand developments and the latest features to augment your platform
• Real-life case studies presented by the very users of Nextcloud across industries and business formats.
• Exploring the strategies to optimize your platform for peak performance at the table with Nextcloud senior management.
• Cozy networking with peers, industry leaders, and experts to expand your circle and foster collaborations.
• Exclusive Q&A and meetup with Nextcloud’s leadership.

Welcome to Munich

The event will be held at the spectacular Marriott München hotel, in the heart of Bavaria – Munich. Germany’s third-largest metropolis, it is one of the Europe’s true gems that blends tradition and modernity and offers vibrant cultural scene.

Program highlights

Nextcloud Enterprise day will take on Wednesday, April 24 2024. The main program stretches from 8:00 until 17:00 CET with regular refreshment breaks and continues into the informal get-together for the evening. The rough schedule below is going to be updated live on the Enterprise Day page.

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Today was the second and final day of the conference and we hope it was a great experience for all who attended. If you missed it, sit back and relax for an overview of day 2 with all the highlights from our 2 keynote speakers, 14 lightning talks, 3 panelists and much more.

Katrin Fritsch morning keynote: A just and green internet for all

To kick off the 2nd day of the Nextcloud Conference, we welcomed Katrin Fritsch to the stage. Katrin is a tech and climate researcher and consultant who advocates for an open internet that’s sustainable yet embraces human creativity.

In her talk, she examined the increasing amount of CO2 emissions that come from worldwide Internet usage and what that means for us today. In order to counteract this, she brought up the Consumption, Intensity and Direction model: Consumption – reduce how much tech we use; Intensity- make tech in a less harmful way and; Direction worldview is accelerating. We need to start asking ourselves questions about which direction we want to take in the future, as efficiency ultimately impacts usage and thus affects the climate.

She also described the Internet today as becoming a brittle monoculture, fit of just seven companies that dominate the industry. She exclaimed the need for people to first focus on changing this dynamic of power.

Katrin encouraged the audience to check out thegreenwebfoundation.org to learn more.

A morning of Lightning Talks!

The morning of Day 2, we had a whopping 14 Lightning Talks!

These 5 minute talks are speedy yet insightful bursts of information on a wide range of topics. From getting inspired by Robert Mizen’s talk about FOSS and the future to Kate Döen’s talk on using OpenAPI for API documentation, there was lots to learn this year.

Keynote with Simon Phipps

It was such a privilege to have Simon Phipps speak at the Nextcloud Conference this year. His wealth of knowledge in open source and experience as a consultant to companies and governments including the European Commission make him an excellent advocate and inspiration to us all.

In his talk, Simon discusses the emerging Fourth Sector. Being involved in the Open Source Initiative (OCS) as its president for the last 15 years has helped in his awareness of the Fourth Sector as it pertains to the direction and future of this piece of society.

Learn more about Simon and a more detailed explanation on his opinion of the Fourth Sector here.

Panel session: How to contribute?

Do you want to get involved in open source but don’t know where to start? Take the advice from our panelists: Marcel Scherello – Sales Engineer at Nextcloud, James Sunquist – avid Nextcloud contributor and Nimisha Vijay – UX Designer at Nextcloud. This afternoon, they engaged in an insightful discussion based on their own contribution journey’s.

All our panelists got involved with open source and Nextcloud in different ways, but what remains the same is that it all started with a personal need. For instance, Marcel was looking for an audio system for his children that worked for their family. James needed a way to stay in touch with his family who is living far away, and open source opened doors for them. Overall, they recommend to ask yourself what you need, or what others around you need, and just get started. You can’t get involved without just pressing go, so whatever passions you may have, then bring them to the open source world.

That’s a wrap!

We’d like to thank all our speakers and participants who joined us at this event and made it the success that it was.

Our conference was live all day Saturday and Sunday, and now you can skip to any part you’d like to see on video.

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If you missed it or want a recap, read on!

The motto of the 2023 Nextcloud Conference is “Trust, Transparency, Together.” With the increasing demands of today’s collaboration platforms, transparency becomes an essential aspect for how these platforms handle and communicate data processes to both users and developers. Nextcloud firmly believes that trust and transparency will form the cornerstone of collaboration platforms moving forward, nurturing a reliable and secure digital environment.

Nextcloud Hub 6 announcement

To kick off this year’s conference, the Nextcloud team announced the brand new Nextcloud Hub 6 release! For the first time, Nextclouders introduced the Nextcloud Assistant, distraction-free features and other new tools to prioritize a healthy work culture.

Thanks to the Nextcloud team for the awesome announcement of Hub 6 and our healthy meeting and work culture along will all the new improvements in Nextcloud Files, Talk, Office, Groupware and more!

Max Schrems Keynote: The EU-US dynamic on data privacy today

For our first keynote, Max Schrems hit the stage. As an Austrian lawyer with expertise on EU and US data privacy law, he took the audience through the intricacies of the new data privacy framework. With his experience fighting against previous data privacy laws in the European Court of Justice, the EU-US Privacy Shield and the Transatlantic Data Privacy Framework, he brought valuable insight about what actually goes on behind the scenes.

Panel session Trust, Transparency, Together

Following the keynote, Max was joined on stage by Katrin Fritsch, tech & climate researcher & consultant and Daphne Muller, Manager of Ecosystems & Alliances at Nextcloud as well as a privacy researcher.

Nextcloud Marketing Manager of North America, Brent Gervais started the talk with what “Trust, Transparency, Together” meant for each panelist in their area of expertise. For instance, Katrin Fritsch aligned “transparency” with the climate crisis and how government and companies are handling the CO2 emissions produced from machines creating AI.

Lightning Talks

Today, we had 9 Lightning Talks – our special 5 minute talks – from Nextclouders, developers and contributors about a variety of topics.

High performing Nextcloud apps

For instance, Varun Patil talked about his experience building high performing Nextcloud apps like his app Memories, a community maintained photo manager for Nextcloud.

UX design process

In another lightning talk by Clementine, UX Designer at Arawa, a Nextcloud partner, she talked about the benefits of usability testing.

Thanks for a great day!

Thanks for joining us! Now, it’s time to mingle and chat with other attendees, speakers, partners and Nextcloud employees with a pizza party at our venue.

Missed today’s livestream or couldn’t be present in-person in Berlin? We’ve got you covered!

Tomorrow stay tuned for the second and final day of #NextcloudConf . Check out the program to know what to expect.

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Keynote speakers

Nextcloud is pleased to welcome the following keynote speakers at our Conference.

Whether you’re intrigued to learn more about European data privacy law from Max Schrems, digital sustainability from consultant Katrin Fritsch or about open source from computer scientist Simon Phipps, you are sure to gain new insights.

On Saturday, September 16th at 10 am, we will kickoff the event with a special keynote announcement by the Nextcloud team followed by the other keynote speakers.

Panel Sessions

In addition to our wonderful keynote speakers, we also have a board of panelists.

Day 1: Trust, transparency, together

On Saturday, September 16th, you will have an opportunity to listen to our first panel session called “Trust, transparency, together.” The moderator of the panel will be our Nextclouder and podcaster Brent Gervais, and our panelists include: Max Schrems, data privacy activist and lawyer, Katrin Fritsch, researcher & consultant, and Daphne Muller, privacy researcher and advocate. You can find more information about this panel session and the speakers here.

Day 2: How to contribute?

On Sunday, September 17th, we will continue with our second panel “How to contribute?” The moderator (and one of the panelists) will be Nimisha Vijay, UX Designer at Nextcloud and the panelists include: James Sundquist, avid Nextcloud contributor and Marcel Scherello, Sales Engineer at Nextcloud. You can find more information about this panel session and the speakers here.

Lightning Talks

On both Saturday and Sunday of our Nextcloud Conference weekend, we will host our famous Lightning Talks!

Lightning Talks are ~5 minute talks covering a wide range of topics from how to build an app to topics on data privacy.

Workshops

After the Lightning Talks on both days, we host 1 hour long workshops so you can learn a new skill or get motivated! From what it takes to actually to build your own app or contribute to Collabora Online (Nextcloud Office), you will get to participate at the conference in a more hands on way!

See you there!

We look forward to meeting you!

Be sure to use the hashtag #NextcloudConf on all your social media platforms to spread the word and share your experience!

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This blog is your guide to everything you need to know about the Nextcloud Conference.

Our goal is to help you feel prepared, relaxed and excited for an incredible weekend!

What to expect

Our venue MotionLab.Berlin is unique to say the least. The large industrial space of 1.500sqm is full of inviting areas to work like spacious open spaces as well as many small nooks and corners to retreat to – including a renovated bus!

At Nextcloud Conference, you’ll be able to sit and code with like-minded individuals – developers, coders, entrepreneurs and designers – for the whole week. You’ll also have plenty of spaces to enjoy a meal or snack, take time for yourself, and unwind.

We hope you enjoy this space and use it to your full advantage!

Hours of the Conference & Contributor Week

What to bring

• Lanyards: In light of sustainability, we would ask attendees who have come before to bring their lanyard. If you haven’t been before, don’t worry, we will have lanyards and badges for you to wear.
• Nextcloud T-shirt: If you have a Nextcloud T-shirt, please bring and wear it! If not, then there will be T-shirts available!
• Headphones: There will be free time and areas to work in, so be sure to bring your own ear buds or headphones if that’s your thing to get in the zone.
• Laptop (+ charger): You will need to bring your own laptop if you want to use one, as we will not have ones for rent or borrowing.

Arrival

To get to our venue MotionLab.Berlin, the most convenient way is to take public transport with the bus or S-Bahn. The closest S-Bahn station is Treptower Park. The easiest way to enter is via Jordanstrasse, 3rd entrance. To your left, you will find Hall 20 – MotionLab.Berlin.

We recommend to put in the following address into a Maps app on your mobile device:

MotionLab.Berlin in Treptow
Bouchéstrasse 12, Halle 20
12435 Berlin

Upon your arrival, there will be some signs to help guide you.

There is free street parking available but it can fill up. Bikes, scooters, etc. can be parked on the commercial yard, The Bouché-Höfe.

Admission

Once you’ve entered the building, you will be greeted at our registration desk where you will check in, receive a badge and lanyard (if you didn’t bring your own lanyard from the last Conference), and have the opportunity to be able to ask any questions you might have.

Hygiene & safety

MotionLab.Berlin has all the mandatory protocols for upholding a safe environment, including first aid kits around the building and an in-house staff that keeps things running smoothly.

We thank you for your cooperation in being mindful of others to maintain a healthy and safe event.

Code of conduct

The Code of Conduct presents a summary of the shared values and “common sense” thinking in our community. The basic social ingredients that hold our project together include:

• Be considerate
• Be respectful
• Be collaborative
• Be pragmatic
• Support others in the community
• Get support from others in the community
• Our community

Read our code of conduct here.

Sustainability

Nextcloud is committed to sustainable, responsible practices and ensuring empathy in a (digital) society. As we host a major in-person event, we are aware of our social responsibility and environmental impact. Therefore, we will recycle all we can and try to avoid waste. As for your contribution, we ask you to bring your old lanyard and/or Nextloud T-shirt from a previous event to help our cause. We hope to make the #NextcloudConf a sustainable and friendly environment for all so we can continue these events in the future responsibly.

Food & Drinks

Every day of the conference there will be access to free water (regular and sparkling), soft drinks, tea, and coffee. The fridges will be re-stocked regularly so there won’t be any shortages!

In addition, a complimentary lunch is provided during the two days of the conference including vegetarian, vegan, lactose-free, and gluten-free options. By registering for the event, you already filled out your dietary preferences. On Saturday for the party, we will provide pizza which will also have vegetarian, vegan, lactose-free, and gluten-free options.

Breakfast, snacks and dinners (excluding Saturday night) are on the attendee.

Accessibility & Inclusion

We are committed to #NextcloudConf being an accessible event to everyone who wants to participate.

The entire conference will be held in English, however there’s a good chance you will meet other people attending who speak your native language as we attract many international visitors.

The venue is completely barrier-free, wheelchair accessible and accessible for persons with disabilities.

As every year, we will be taking photos and videos throughout the event purely for our marketing purposes i.e. photos for our website and a compilation video of the event. If you don’t want your photo taken or don’t want to be in a video, please let us know during your registration time.

At the Nextcloud Conference, we want everyone to feel part of the community and rest assured they are safe and feel heard. It’s a great time for unity and togetherness as we have fun, share ideas, learn and grow. If at any time you get stuck, have any questions, or just need a mentor, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our team via email, Twitter, or through other attendees.

#NextcloudConf Survey

After the #NextcloudConf, we will provide an optional survey for you to provide feedback about the conference. The survey will be available already during the event and we’ll send it afterward in our newsletter!

See you there!

We look forward to meeting you!

Be sure to use the hashtag #NextcloudConf and connect with us on Mastodon, LinkedIn, Instagram and ex-Twitter, or join our forum to spread the word and share your experience!

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Simon is a web and open source advocate often writing about key topics in Free and Open Source Software or FOSS.

Today, we’ve asked him a few questions:

Simon, you’ve done hard core development, management, legal and arguably philosophical writing and if I dare say so, you seem to like to define things. So may I challenge you to define your recent activities?

My work currently aims to protect and develop the digital rights of individuals within democracies. I do that at OSI where I have been intervening around the European Commission’s proposed Cyber Resilience Act, at AlmaLinux OS Foundation where I have been helping them develop community-led governance, as part of the UK’s Open Standards Board and in a few other contexts

You’ve been involved in defining open source for a long time. And your various writings suggest you care deeply about personal freedoms and privacy. What would you say is the relation between privacy and open source?

I like to define open source as software that respects and enables the self-sovereignty of each individual. So I regard open source first as a key enabler for those wishing to build software that embodies self-sovereignty, and further as a critical indicator of an intent to accommodate self-sovereignty. When people abridge software freedom they are frequently careless of the rights of the users of their software. Open source is no guarantee – there are plenty of companies who enjoy the benefits of software freedom without extending them to their customers – but a willingness to lock anyone out  (or in!) is a red flag.

You want to talk about the Fourth Sector, creators, if I may crudely summarize who they are. What made you think and write on this subject?

Legislators conveniently divide society into the commercial sector, the labour sector and the consumer sector. That’s a natural consequence of the legacy of the industrial revolution. But with the advent of the Internet, people started connecting directly to each other, and that in turn allowed some to play roles that spanned all three of those sectors. The people and civil groupings who dare to engage socially and commercially across the prior three sectors are what I and others term the Fourth Sector. As I have engaged more and more with legislators I have realised they are failing to consider, much less consult, fourth sector actors and the activities they conduct, such as open source software. I’ll be explaining these ideas in more depth at the conference.

About Simon Phipps

Simon Phipps is known for his time at Sun Microsystems, where he took over leadership of Sun’s open source program and ran one of the first OSPOs. During this time in the 2000s, most of Sun’s core software was released under open source licenses, including Solaris and Java (which he had previously worked on co-establishing IBM’s Java business in the 1990s). When Sun was broken up in 2010, he was freed to focus purely on open source and dedicated time to re-imagining the Open Source Initiative (OSI) – the non-profit organization that acts as a steward of the canonical list of open source licenses and the Open Source Definition. Today Simon leads OSI’s work educating European policymakers about the needs of the open source community. Learn more here.

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Introducing Katrin Fritsch, tech and climate researcher and consultant, who will be giving a keynote at this year’s conference!

Katrin is a researcher, writer and consultant on technology, climate, and feminism. She advises organizations on data, justice, and emerging technologies. Katrin is also a Senior Program Manager at the Green Web Foundation and the chair of epicenter.works. Green Web Foundation is working towards a fossil-free internet by 2030 and is maintaining the world’s largest open dataset of websites that run on green energy. They offer open source tools to manage the environmental impact of digital services. And support movement leaders and policymakers to effectively frame the conversation and advocate for a sustainable and just internet.

Previously, Katrin co-founded and co-led MOTIF, a think tank working towards social justice in the digital age. Furthermore, she is a co-initiator of Feminist Futures, holds an MSc in Data & Society and was nominated on Forbes’ 30 under 30 list.

At the Nextcould Conference, Katrin will talk about digital sustainability — and why it matters to create a just and green internet for all.  

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We are pleased to announce that privacy activist and lawyer, Max Schrems, will be giving a keynote at this year’s conference!

Max Schrems is a pioneer in the European data privacy movement, most well known for his lawsuits on the Safe Harbor agreement (Schrems I) and the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield (Schrems II).

He’s also the founder of NOYB, or My Privacy is “None of Your Business,” which is a privacy enforcement platform and NGO that raises awareness and brings to court data protection cases that don’t follow GDPR.

At the Nextcloud Conference, Max will be talking about the newly adopted Transatlantic Data Privacy Framework and why local hosting like Nextcloud is important. His talk is scheduled for Saturday, September 16th.

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We are excited to announce Simon Phipps, computer scientist and web and open source advocate, as one of our keynote speakers at Nextcloud Conference!

Simon Phipps is known for his time at Sun Microsystems, where he took over leadership of Sun’s open source program and ran one of the first OSPOs. During this time in the 2000s, most of Sun’s core software was released under open source licenses, including Solaris and Java (which he had previously worked on co-establishing IBM’s Java business in the 1990s). When Sun was broken up in 2010, he was freed to focus purely on open source and dedicated time to re-imagining the Open Source Initiative (OSI) – the non-profit organization that acts as a steward of the canonical list of open source licenses and the Open Source Definition. Today Simon leads OSI’s work educating European policymakers about the needs of the open source community.

Keynote speech: The Fourth Sector

On Sunday, September 17th, Simon will be giving a keynote speech about The Fourth Sector: an often overlooked and misunderstood sector in the European worldview. To get a better idea about this insightful topic, check out Simon’s work on the Voices of Open Source blog.

Learn more about Simon:

• Guide to Simon’s presence on the web: The Minkiverse
• LinkedIn page: Simon Phipps

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Are you passionate about open source?

Do you want share an update about developments in Nextcloud?

Passionate about privacy-focused projects?

These are just a few questions to ask yourself that could be great speaking topics!

Be a speaker at Nextcloud Conference

We are looking for sessions that give an insight into our ecosystem and what’s happening! Think of an update about developments in a Nextcloud application, the presentation of a privacy-focused project, a piece of hardware with Nextcloud, and the development status of a feature. Anything that is interesting and useful for people in the Nextcloud community will be considered.

The deadline for the Call for speakers is  August 18th. If your talk is accepted, you’ll receive a confirmation from us. After that, you have time until the  4th of September to submit a draft of your slides! 

You have the option to either give a 5-minute ‘lightning talk’ or lead 30 to 60 minutes long workshop:

• Workshops: These are meant to be interactive learning sessions, allocated in slots of 30 or 60 minutes, examples include: Learning how to develop a Nextcloud app, building Workflows, bringing your Nextcloud app to Vue.js, and much more!
• Lightning Talks: These are 5 minutes talks on many different topics, like the status of a Nextcloud app or a presentation of a privacy-focused project, and more!

Proposals FAQ

What if I am not a public speaker?

Bear in mind that the talks are meant to be low-key and low-stress. We encourage and welcome anyone to present and just want to provide you a cool platform to share what you love! The conference team is happy to help prep you and practice if you’re worried about anything.

When will I hear back if my proposal was accepted?

We will get back to you as soon as possible. If your proposal is accepted, you’ll receive an email from us! Note that sometimes we receive a lot of talk proposals, so then we have to select them based on the first come, first serve model. Nevertheless, we accept most proposals that are sent in so your chances are high.

Do I have to prepare anything?

Yes. For both lightning talks and workshops, you will have to submit a draft of your slides for us to approve. The deadline for slide submission is September 4th.

Does it need to be memorized?

No. Prepare your talk how you see fit! If you prefer to memorize it, create note cards, or have a word-for-word copy to read from, all options are acceptable.

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