Webinar Digital Sovereignty – Paths to independent IT
24. October @ 10:00 am - 11:30 pm UTC+0
Free
Digital sovereignty has long been more than just a buzzword — it determines how independently companies, institutions, and individuals can operate in the digital space. Cloud services, AI agents, quantum computing, and proprietary software solutions are caught between the conflicting priorities of efficiency, security, and independence.
Our webinar “Digital Sovereignty” highlights the opportunities and risks this presents for Europe, its companies, and its developers. Experts from industry and software development discuss practical ways to reduce technological dependencies and shape a self-determined digital future.
Agenda:
1) AI or KO agents?
Speaker: Georg GESEK, CEO Novarion Systems GmbH
Why Big Tech is investing trillions in data centres – and how you should react now to preserve your digital sovereignty.
Georg Gesek, founder of Novarion Systems, uses AI projects in Austria and Germany to show how we can utilise Silicon Valley’s mega-investments for our own independent AI agent infrastructure. As a concrete example, he presents “NOVARA”, Novarion Systems’ in-house AI agent, which shows how such approaches are implemented in practice.
AI agent “NOVARA”
2) Digital sovereignty for European software developers
Speaker: DI Siegfried GÖSCHL, CEO asciifish Software Consulting GmbH
What dependencies exist between programming languages, developer tools and large international corporations?
Siegfried Göschl provides insights into how software developers can strengthen their digital independence through strategic technology decisions – from open source tools to production environments. He sheds light on the advantages and disadvantages of such approaches and shows how digital sovereignty can be realised in software development in a practical way.
3) Nextcloud: data protection, automation and digital sovereignty
Speaker: Klaus BULANT, CEO, EXACON-IT
Klaus Bulant shows how companies can strengthen their digital sovereignty with Nextcloud – an open source platform for file sharing, collaboration and automation. The presentation will cover the basics, privacy & security and specific practical application examples. He will explain how self-hosting, encryption and compliance functions (e.g. GDPR conformity) ensure greater data security and what opportunities arise for organisations in Europe.
Our experts:
Georg GESEK – Founder & Managing Director, Novarion Systems GmbH
Georg Gesek has been shaping the development of high-performance computer systems and quantum computing solutions in Europe since 2004. With Novarion Systems, an Austrian company for high-performance, sustainable data centres and quantum computing technologies, he is committed to digital sovereignty and future-proof IT value creation. His focus is on AI agents, software-defined brains™ and the promotion of European security standards.
DI Siegfried GÖSCHL – asciifish Software Consulting GmbH
Siegfried Göschl is a software developer with many years of experience in server-side Java development, performance engineering and quality assurance. With his company asciifish Software Consulting in Vienna, he supports projects in Java backend development, performance engineering and quality assurance. He is also heavily involved in the open source community and regularly appears at specialist events.
Ing. Klaus BULANT, CEO, EXACON-IT
With almost 40 years of professional experience in software development, IT automation and optimisation as well as specialising in IT security, Klaus Bulant has extensive know-how. He has managed numerous successful projects, from complex software solutions to advanced automation systems. It was particularly important to him to make IT infrastructures not only more efficient, but also more secure, with a focus on IT security.
His broad experience in various industries enables him to develop customised solutions that meet the individual requirements of modern IT landscapes.
We look forward to welcoming you to the “Digital Sovereignty” webinar and discovering ways to become more independent in the digital space together.