Thomas Maurer speaks about digital sovereignty, Microsoft Sovereign Cloud, Azure Local, hybrid infrastructure, digital resilience, and sovereign AI.
His sessions connect strategy with practical architecture, ranging from executive briefings to technical deep dives and live demonstrations. He speaks at conferences, customer events, partner summits, and community events in English or German.
Speaking topics
Digital sovereignty and Sovereign Cloud
How organizations can benefit from cloud and AI innovation while meeting requirements for data residency, operational control, resilience, and regulatory compliance.
Sovereign Private Cloud with Azure Local
Practical architecture for running cloud services in customer-controlled environments, including connected and disconnected operations.
Sovereign AI and AI at the edge
Running AI workloads closer to sensitive data using local infrastructure, GPUs, and customer-controlled environments.
Hybrid cloud and Azure Arc
Consistent management, governance, and security across public cloud, datacenters, edge locations, and multicloud environments.
Digital resilience
Designing platforms and applications for service disruptions, connectivity loss, regulatory change, and evolving sovereignty requirements.
Modern infrastructure beyond virtualization
Moving from traditional virtualization to a cloud operating model with Azure Local, Windows Server, Kubernetes, and Azure management services.
Upcoming
Hybrid Platform Conference 2026
28 September 2026 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Opening keynote
Digital Sovereignty at Cloud Scale: The Microsoft Sovereign Cloud Story
Thomas will explore how organizations can use cloud and AI innovation while addressing sovereignty, resilience, and operational-control requirements.
Learn more about the conference
Selected appearances
2026
- EMPOWER Conference, Zurich
Sovereign Private Cloud with Azure Local - Microsoft Digital Sovereignty Day, Zurich
Sovereign Private Cloud in Practice: Azure Local
View event details - Microsoft Sovereignty Day, Lisbon
Microsoft Sovereign Cloud Technical Deep Dive
View event details - Microsoft Sovereignty Day, Madrid
Sovereign Private Cloud with Azure Local
View event details - Mobile World Congress, Barcelona
Modernizing Sovereign and Edge Infrastructure with Azure Local
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl2LvcM7DjA
2025
- Microsoft Ignite 2025
Expert discussions about Sovereign Cloud, Azure Local, Azure Arc, resilience, and infrastructure modernization.
https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2025/11/driving-impact-in-the-era-of-ai-sovereign-cloud-adaptive-cloud-at-microsoft-ignite-2025/ - Windows Server Summit 2025
Modernize Server Management and Connectivity with Azure Arc
https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2025/04/speaking-at-the-windows-server-summit-2025/
Session formats
Thomas is available for:
- Keynotes for business and technical audiences
- Technical sessions with architecture guidance and demonstrations
- Executive briefings for technology and business leaders
- Workshops and hackathons focused on practical enablement
- Panels, webinars, and fireside chats
Sessions can be delivered in English or German, in person or online.
Previous conferences
Thomas has presented at conferences and events around the world, including:
- Microsoft Ignite and Microsoft Ignite The Tour
- Mobile World Congress
- Microsoft Tech Summit and Microsoft TechDays
- Microsoft Sovereignty Day
- HPE Discover
- Experts Live and Experts Live Europe
- Techorama
- MMS
- ITCamp
- E2EVC
- System Center Universe
- Cloud and Datacenter Conference Germany
Invite Thomas to speak
Thomas is available for conferences, customer events, executive briefings, partner summits, webinars, and technical workshops.
Booking requests should include the event date, location, intended audience, session format, and preferred topic.