CloudFest 2019

WORK HARD, PLAY HARD.

March 23-29, 2019 | Europa-Park | Germany

Where cloud-industry decision-makers gather from all over the world for a truly immersive networking and deal-making experience. This is the industry’s unmissable conference.

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Let's do it again!

Welcome to CloudFest 2019—everything you loved about WHD.global, only bigger, bolder, and reflecting the entire cloud ecosystem. It’s a place where partners and attendees become as much a part of the program as the inspiring speakers who take to the stage. CloudFest embraces and celebrates the cloud industry, showcasing everything new and exciting in technology and internet innovation. Join us in a place where like-minded thinkers and visionaries collaborate to move the cloud industry forward.

CloudFest in moving pictures

Accommodations

Never worry about where you are going to lay your head down at night —CloudFest offers an abundance of hotels with various themes, facilities, and amenities to meet the diverse needs of all of our attendees. Check out our listing of premium accommodations to learn more!

Hotels

»This is the place where you will learn about everything that is related to change in the world.«

Ian Khan, Technology Futurist

Line Up

Headliners

CloudFest draws celebrities, newsmakers, influencers, and experts from around the world in the fields that matter to us – technology, government, media, and beyond. They come to communicate the kinds of important insights into advancing technology and the democratic web that makes CloudFest one of the best content-driven technology events of the year. Here is the line-up for 2019 so far.

Mark Russinovich

Chief Technology Office

Microsoft Azure

Mark Russinovich

Chief Technology Office

Microsoft Azure

Mark Russinovich is Chief Technology Officer for Microsoft Azure, Microsoft’s global enterprise-grade cloud platform. A widely recognized expert in distributed systems and operating systems, Mark earned a Ph.D. in computer engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. He later co-founded Winternals Software, joining Microsoft in 2006 when the company was acquired. Today he remains the primary author of the Sysinternals tools and website, which include dozens of popular Windows administration and diagnostic utilities. Mark is a popular speaker at industry conferences such as IPExpo, Microsoft Ignite and Build, and RSA Conference. He has also authored several nonfiction and fiction books, including the Microsoft Press Windows Internals book series, as well as fictional cyber security thrillers Zero Day, Trojan Horse and Rogue Code.

General Information

Saturday, March 23

Hackathon
(non-public)

2 pm

Sunday, March 24

Hackathon
(non-public)

10 am

Monday, March 25

Registration Opens for Exhibitors	9 am
Hackathon	10 am
Come2Gather Party	7 pm
Karaoke	11 pm

Tuesday, March 26

Registration Opens	8 am
cloud.FAIR Opens	9 am
Welcome Speech main.FORUM	9 am
cloud.FAIR Closes	6 pm
VIP Event	7 pm
Lords of Uptime Concert	9 pm
Karaoke	11 pm

Wednesday, March 27

Registration Opens	8 am
cloud.FAIR Opens	9 am
Sessions Begin main.FORUM	9 am
cloud.FAIR Closes	6 pm
ConneXion Party	7 pm
Karaoke	11 pm

Thursday, March 28

Registration Opens	8 am
cloud.FAIR Opens	9 am
Sessions Begin main.FORUM	9 am
cloud.FAIR Closes	5 pm
Havana Night	6 pm
Karaoke	11 pm

Friday, March 29

BizBrunch

10 am

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Headliners

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Passes

Standard Pass

399 € (VAT not included)

Valid for the whole event
Enjoy inspirational keynote presentations, educational breakouts, exploring new cloud technologies and services, exceptional networking opportunities, and entertaining social activities.
Entrance to main.FORUM, breakout.SESSIONs and cloud.FAIR
Learn from the leaders of the cloud industry and visit cutting-edge technologies with full access to the three primary arenas at CloudFest.
Catering, incl. lunch and coffee breaks
Enjoy complimentary lunches, coffee, drinks, and food during the primary event days to keep you energized and engaged throughout CloudFest.
Come2Gather Party
Join us for this casual welcome reception on Monday evening! Raise a few drinks, network, relax, and have fun with colleagues and new friends. It’s the perfect way to kick-off your CloudFest experience.
ConneXion Party
No one wants to miss our famous ConneXion Party! Each year we go all-out to create an evening filled with dazzling entertainment, spirits, great food, and amazing hospitality at the biggest networking party at CloudFest.
Havana Night
It’s new, it’s sexy, and guaranteed to be overflowing with fun … welcome to the debut of CloudFest’s Havana Night! Taking a cue from the quintessential Cuba experience, Havana Night will offer our guests a night dripping in all manner of first-class indulgence. Exotic food, artful drinks, premium cigars, and alluring music designed to get you moving is just a taste of what you can expect when you let the rhythm of Cuba take you away.
Event bag with CloudFest documentation
Every attendee receives a keepsake event bag filled with giveaway items and promotions.
Free shuttle from Offenburg to Rust and back
Nearby Offenburg station provides easy access to all major airports. During the event, our Offenburg bus shuttles will be running back and forth between CloudFest, Offenburg station, and overflow hotels all day long – just hop on and enjoy a ride for free!

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VIP Pass

1199 € (VAT not included)

All benefits of standard admission, plus:

VIP status with distinctive badge
Everything about being a VIP is special, even your conference badge is distinctive to easily identify you as the VIP that you are. Keep your badge with you at all times to guarantee fast and easy access to all of the special events, privileges, and benefits you deserve
VIP Event admission
It’s the hottest ticket at CloudFest – available ONLY to VIP pass-holders. If you’re a VIP guest and have reserved your spot for the VIP event, you will enjoy an exclusive evening of gourmet food and entertainment surrounded by industry leaders, event sponsors, and speakers.
Personal concierge
As a CloudFest VIP, you can call your own personal concierge service to help you make any arrangements you may need – from travel questions and meeting requests to locating personal items. All you have to do is ask.
Special lunch restaurant with gourmet catering
CloudFest has reserved a special restaurant lunch-service for VIP attendees. At Restaurant Venezia, you and your fellow VIPs will be able to enjoy a delicious meal and superior service in a relaxed environment.
VIP treatment at all event hotels
VIPs staying at one of the official CloudFest conference hotels will receive a premium guest experience – including an elevated level of recognition and service, free use of your in-room mini-bar, laundry service, and more.
Access to VIP Lounge
At CloudFest, there’s always something exciting going on. But sometimes you just need to break away from the crowd to have a quiet meeting, find a refreshing drink, or charge your phone. The CloudFest VIP Lounge is your private club oasis in the heart of all the action.
Access to 1-on-1 tables
All VIPs have access to our 1-on-1 tables. These are areas set off from the cloud.FAIR with individual tables arranged in a quiet area for personal meetings and discussion away from all the traffic.

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Become a partner

There is no substitute for being here.
More than 7,000 of your potential customers, peers, and technology leaders will attend CloudFest 2019 in Rust, Germany (March 23 – 29) for a full week of innovation, opportunity, and fun. There will be hundreds of exhibits, as well as insightful keynotes by leading voices in technology, deep dives into the industry’s latest advancements, and an agenda full of exciting activities. You won’t want to miss a thing!

Get In Touch Exhibition Area

»Control the value chain, guide the end customer, choose partners who need you, monetize every interaction. It’s your job to solve real problems for the end customer – no matter whether the cloud is on premise, hybrid or even multi-cloud«

Lukas Hertig, Plesk

Partners 2019

In 2018, CloudFest was pleased to welcome some of the most globally recognized companies from the cloud, hosting, and internet infrastructure spaces to our annual gathering—and we anticipate 2019 to be even bigger, better, and bolder than last year. Join us again (or perhaps for the first time!) as a partner and be a champion of everything that is new and exciting in the world of technology and internet innovation.