Thank you, Bern!
The first edition of the Nextcloud Enterprise Day in Bern left a strong impression on us, especially the level of interest and engagement throughout the day.
One thing became very clear: in Switzerland, government agencies, research institutions, and companies are increasingly addressing the question of how to regain greater control over their data and infrastructure. Digital collaboration, in particular, plays a crucial role in this context. Local projects such as those by CH Open are helping to drive the transition toward sovereign, Nextcloud-based collaboration platforms in Europe.
The discussions in Bern also showed how much interest there is in continuing these conversations locally. The exchange was open, practical, and grounded in real-world challenges and experiences.
We look forward to continuing the conversation and hopefully meeting again in Bern soon or hopefully sooner at the upcoming Nextcloud Summit on June 9 in Munich!
Speakers
Discover the exciting lineup of speakers!
Event schedule
Why you can’t miss
Nextcloud Enterprise Day Bern
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 09:15 - 10:00 | 🇬🇧🇨🇭 Registration and welcome breakfast | |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | keynote 🇨🇭 Opening keynote: The future of sovereign collaboration |  Frank Karlitschek Chief Executive Officer of Nextcloud |
| 10:30 - 10:40 | keynote 🇨🇭 Digital sovereignty update from a Swiss perspective |  Matthias Stürmer Professor at BFH and President of CH Open |
| 10:40 - 11:00 | keynote 🇨🇭 Nextcloud Hub 26 Winter |  Oliver Blind-Galties Vice President Sales at Nextcloud |
| 11:00 - 11:40 | 🇬🇧🇨🇭 Coffee break and networking | |
| 11:40 - 12:00 | keynote 🇨🇭 Modernizing Drive: Lessons from a real migration |  Gianluca Caratsch Service Owner & DevOps Engineer at Switch |
| 12:00 - 12:30 | keynote 🇬🇧 Austrian ministry chooses autonomy |  Jos Poortvliet VP of Communications at Nextcloud |
| 12:30 - 13:30 | 🇬🇧🇨🇭 Lunch break and networking | |
| 13:30 - 15:00 | Breakout sessions Track 1 Breakout track 1 Session 1.1 🇬🇧 Beyond Jira and Confluence: European digital sovereignty & control with OpenProject and XWiki Clément Aubin, XWiki & Birthe Lindenthal, OpenProject Session 1.2 🇨🇭 Nextcloud Workspace: Sovereign European alternative to Microsoft 365 Tobias Waldmann, ISV Partner Manager at IONOS Session 1.3 🇨🇭 Files, Email, Calendar, Tasks, Notes & Chat: Seamless migration of data from any system to Nextcloud Frank Dengler, Managing Director at audriga GmbH Track 2 Breakout track 2 Session 2.1 🇬🇧 Beautiful documents, native in Nextcloud Michael Meeks, CEO of Collabora Productivity Session 2.2 🇬🇧 Rethinking the Microsoft Workspace: A strategic approach to digital sovereignty with Nextcloud and Sendent Ilayda Siner, Marketing Manager at Sendent Session 2.3 🇨🇭 Magic Folder: Wie Fachabteilungen ihre eigenen Prozess automatisieren Marco Nöchel, Managing Director of HKN | |
| 15:00 - 15:45 | 🇬🇧🇨🇭 Coffee break and networking | |
| 15:45 - 16:05 | keynote 🇨🇭 Polybox Service an der ETH Zürich – ein paar Zahlen, Anwendungsfälle und die CS3 community |  Dr. Tilo Steiger Business Continuity Manager at ETH Zürich |
| 16:05 - 16:30 | keynote 🇨🇭 Cloud rot, Traktor tot – Digitale Souveränität in der Lebensmittelversorgung | Alexander Steiner Fachgruppe 'Digitale Souveränität' der Digitalen Gesellschaft |
| 16:30 - 16:45 | keynote 🇬🇧 Journey to a sovereign workplace |  Olivier Vareilhes Head of Switzerland, Atos |
| 16:45 - 17:20 | panel session 🇨🇭 Swiss tech dependencies: the status quo |  Moderator Rob Holub Moderator & Communication Expert Matthias Stürmer Professor at BFH and President of CH Open  Adrienne Fichter  Nick Mayencourt |
| 17:20 - 17:30 | 🇬🇧🇨🇭 Closing remarks & open Q&A with Nextcloud Management |  Frank Karlitschek, Oliver Blind-Galties, Jos Poortvliet Nextcloud |
| 17:30 - 19:30 | 🇬🇧🇨🇭 Networking reception 🥂 | |
Benefits of joining Nextcloud Enterprise Day Bern
At Nextcloud Enterprise Day, you get the opportunity to discuss changing demands in business and their impact on IT security. Our experts will help you get ahead of the curve, and benefit from the opportunities while avoiding the downsides of the cloud.
- Gain strategic perspective: Understand the broader political, regulatory, and technological context of digital sovereignty in Europe and why it matters now more than ever.
- Learn from real-world deployments: Hear directly from organizations using Nextcloud at scale, including public-sector and enterprise environments.
- Evaluate enterprise readiness: Get insights into security architecture, compliance, scalability, governance, and long-term sustainability.
- Connect with the right people: Enterprise Days are built around networking, with peers, customers, partners, and the Nextcloud leadership team.
- Speed up decision making, deployment, integration & development.
- Find out what’s on the Nextcloud road map and influence it.
Nextcloud Enterprise Day Bern sponsors
Core topics
Every Nextcloud Enterprise Day is structured around four key pillars:
Digital sovereignty
Data control, vendor independence, jurisdiction, and European compliance.
Security & compliance
Architecture, certifications, governance models, and trust frameworks.
Enterprise readiness
Scalability, reliability, support models, and roadmap transparency.
Real-world use cases
Customer stories from public administrations and large organizations.
What to expect on the day
Strategic opening keynote
Enterprise roadmap & architecture sessions
Customer and public-sector use cases
Partner contributions and panels
Open Q&A and discussion
Dedicated networking time
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Event location
Eventforum Bern
We will meet in Bern, a strategic center of the European and global economy. This modern and spacious venue is an ideal space for our discussions of digital sovereignity and data security. Its central location and excellent transport links also make it a great starting point to explore Bern.
Address: Fabrikstrasse 12, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
Moments from previous Nextcloud Enterprise Days
Nextcloud Summit
The Nextcloud Summit is the premier event for experts, decision-makers, and innovators focused on turning digital sovereignty discussions into actionable solutions. As reliance on Big Tech grows and concerns over data control, compliance, and security rise, the Summit offers a platform for organizations, governments, and experts to connect, exchange ideas, and implement practical solutions. It’s a space for hands-on learning and strategic discussions on secure collaboration, open-source infrastructure, and self-hosted solutions.
