Speaking at the Microsoft Digital Sovereignty Day – Zurich, Switzerland 2026

I’m excited to share that I will be speaking at the Microsoft Digital Sovereignty Day – Zurich, Switzerland, taking place on July 9, 2026, at Microsoft The Circle in Zurich. The event brings together architects, security leaders, platform owners, and IT decision makers to explore how organizations can move from sovereignty discussions to practical implementation.

👉 Register here: Microsoft Digital Sovereignty Day – Zurich, Switzerland

Sovereignty Is Becoming an Operational Requirement

Across Europe, and especially in Switzerland, organizations are facing increasing requirements around data protection, operational resilience, compliance, and AI governance. At the same time, they need to continue innovating, modernizing applications, and leveraging cloud and AI technologies.

Digital sovereignty is no longer just a policy discussion. It has become an architectural and operational challenge that requires practical solutions. Organizations need flexibility to decide where workloads run, how data is protected, who controls encryption keys, and how critical services remain available under changing regulatory or geopolitical conditions.

My Session: Sovereign Private Cloud in Practice with Azure Local

During my session,“Sovereign Private Cloud in Practice: Azure Local,” I will show how organizations can build and operate sovereign private cloud environments while maintaining a consistent Azure experience.

We will explore:

• What Azure Local is and where it fits within the Microsoft Sovereign Cloud portfolio
• How organizations can meet data residency, compliance, and operational control requirements
• Hybrid and disconnected deployment scenarios
• Extending Azure services to customer-controlled environments
• Managing and securing distributed infrastructure using Azure Arc
• Practical examples for regulated industries, government, healthcare, finance, and critical infrastructure

Azure Local enables organizations to run workloads in their own datacenter, at a hosting provider, or in edge locations while benefiting from Azure-consistent management, security, governance, and operations. For many customers, it provides the ideal foundation for a sovereign private cloud strategy.

A Full Day of Technical Sovereignty Discussions

The event covers the full spectrum of digital sovereignty, including:

• Digital Sovereignty in Switzerland
• Sovereign Public Cloud Foundations
• Data Residency, Encryption, and Key Management
• Sovereign Private Cloud with Azure Local
• Azure Confidential Computing
• Governing AI in Regulated and Sensitive Environments
• Open Q&A with Microsoft experts and partners

The goal is to provide practical guidance and real-world examples that help organizations design, deploy, and govern sovereign cloud environments.

See You in Zurich

If you’re working with cloud architecture, security, compliance, AI, or digital transformation in a regulated environment, this event is a great opportunity to learn how Microsoft is helping organizations balance innovation, control, resilience, and compliance across sovereign public, hybrid, and private cloud environments.

I look forward to meeting customers, partners, and fellow technology professionals in Zurich and discussing how Azure Local can help address real-world sovereignty requirements.

👉 Reserve your seat today: Microsoft Digital Sovereignty Day – Zurich, Switzerland

See you at The Circle in Zurich! 🚀