The Human Edge
Finding Your Place in an AI World
Europa-Park, Germany
CloudFest gathers over 9,000 leaders of the internet infrastructure industry for a festival of learning, sharing, networking, and forming partnerships—taking over a theme park in Germany’s Black Forest.
This is CloudFest
CloudFest is the #1 internet infrastructure event in the world, connecting the global cloud computing industry: you’ll form the partnerships that help you reach your business goals, and have a great time doing it. CloudFest returns to deliver an even bigger, more engaging live event experience that will surprise longtime attendees and first-timers alike.
The world’s largest cloud industry event is ready to once again take over a spectacular European amusement park to facilitate new partnerships, deep knowledge sharing, and the best parties the industry has ever seen. We do this because we love technology, we love people, and we’re excited for the possibilities that emerge when brilliant human beings connect.
CloudFest Totally Rocks!
Once you arrive, you’ll see why we call CloudFest a festival instead of a conference.
Keynote and Panels
- Celebrities, internet heroes, and industry experts live on stage
- Hands-on masterclass and Barcamp sessions
- 4 full days of learning and sharing
Exhibition
- Exciting Exhibition Hall the size of a village
- Vendors from throughout the Cloud industry
- Hardware, software, cybersecurity, domain name services, eCommerce, open source, startups, and more
Social Events
- Networking events each day (and night)
- Themed social events that make the most of Europa-Park
- Home of the World Server Throwing Championship and other unique activations
Learn More About CloudFest
Headline Speakers for 2025
CloudFest 2025 brings together the top minds in the technology world—and beyond. From emerging innovators to living legends and internet Hall-of-Famers, they’re all pushing the Cloud forward.
Roger Dingledine
Original Developer
Tor Project
Cory Doctorow
Author/Journalist/Activist
Electronic Frontier Foundation
Dave Crocker
Principal
Brandenburg InternetWorking
Julie Nolke
Actor
Karlheinz Brandenburg
MP3 Creator
Albert Einstein
Physicist/Lecturer/Ghost
George Sadowsky
Internet Hall of Fame
Gina Louise Phillips
Actor
Industry Leaders Onstage
Meet the speakers who will rock our main stages at Europa-Park—and bring you your next big idea.
Christine Eckle
Senior Solution Engineer
AvePoint Deutschland GmbH
Rainer W. Kaese
Senior Manager Business Development Storage Products Division
Toshiba Electronics Europe GmbH
Abiodun Sowemimo
President
Cyberpedia Internet Governance
Aurelio Volle
CEO & Co-founder
WP Umbrella
Gabriele Fronzé
CEO
Elemento Cloud
Lukasz Lukowski
Chief Commerce and Communication (CSMO)
STORDIS
Christopher Luft
Partner Account Manager
Hornetsecurity GmbH
James Webb
COO
BigScoots
benny Vasquez
Chair, board of directors
AlmaLinux OS Foundation
Jim Freeman
Technical Product Manager
OpenNebula
Ditlev Bredahl
CEO / Co-Founder
HostedAI
Jeff Wittich
Chief Product Officer
Ampere Computing
Adrian Boguszewski
AI Software Evangelist
Intel
Beau Lebens
Artistic Director
Woo
Elias Schneider
CEO & Founder
codesphere
The CloudFest Chronicles .
Not Just “Blog Content”
Check out some interviews with internet infrastructure industry leaders; insights into how CloudFest works and what to expect; and deep dives into the pressing issues facing the Cloud. We don’t really like the word “content”, so we focus on creating and delivering articles that the CloudFest community really wants to read—and can really use.
CloudFest: Bird’s-Eye View
WEEKEND
Mar 15-16
HACKATHON
(for Partners)
(reg. hackers only)
MONDAY
March 17
WP DAY
(reg. hackers only)
powered by WebPros
powered by WebPros
in the Streets
TUESDAY
March 18
EVENT DAY
(VIPs only)
rankingCoach
WEDNESDAY
March 19
EVENT DAY
powered by hosted.ai
THURSDAY
March 20
EVENT DAY
Meet our Top-Tier Partners for 2025
These industry-leading companies are helping us deliver an incredible experience for the entire Cloud industry. It would normally be impossible to meet with even a few of these decision-makers within a year. At CloudFest, you can meet them all within four days!
Diamond+ Partner
Diamond Partners
Platinum Partners
Want to Exhibit at CloudFest?
There’s no substitute for being at the world’s top cloud conference! Face-to-face is by far the best way to engage with customers, partners, and peers: with over 8,700 professionals eager to do business with you, it’s no surprise so many technology companies use CloudFest as the launchpad for their latest solutions. Becoming a CloudFest exhibition partner is not only easy—it also makes perfect business sense.
Your Quick Guide to CloudFest
Discover Europa-Park
Attendee Experiences
»You get to talk to people you’d normally never get to talk to. You get to engage in a way that is much more personal and much more direct«
benny Vasquez
Chair, Board of Directors, AlmaLinux OS Foundation
»It was a combination of exhibition and parties every night. This combination is unique, and it’s the reason I love CloudFest«
Sebastian Noelting
CEO, RNT Rausch
»What a great opportunity to engage with industry in so many different companies all here in one place. It’s a really great event.«
Zane Ball
Corporate Vice President,
Intel
»CloudFest is breaking the record every year. More and more attendees.«
Jan Löffler
CTO, WebPros
»In one sentence, I’d say it’s the most powerful and entertaining event in the Cloud industry«
Patrick Hauss
Head of Corporate Development and Strategic Alliances EMEA, CSC
»It’s not a stuffy conference center—it’s got an atmosphere, it’s got something special about it. I’m really impressed by CloudFest, I really like the event, and I really encourage people to come«
Paul Alexander
Sales Director, Nokia
»CloudFest is the largest exhibition and conference, so it’s very important because it’s the place where everyone meets—and of course has a good time!«
Candid Wüest
VP of Acronis Research, Acronis
»CloudFest brings businesses together, creating a collaborative space where companies, especially in the WordPress space, can work together and grow.«
Jesse Friedman
Head of WP Cloud, Automattic
»I would say, exceeded our expectations I think we’ve met some very interesting people, a lot of open feedback, good suggestions. And so, opportunities that we didn’t even expect.«
Oren Todoros
Head of Strategy, Spike
»We’re meeting very interesting people and very interesting companies, and potential partners—so I’m really happy about CloudFest«
Francesco Bianchi
Growth /Marketer, Cubbit
»It’s such an exciting and vibrant atmosphere!«
Roland Kunz
EMEA Principal System Engineer, Dell Technologies
»This is a perfect platform to meet our customers, new partners, and also existing partners.«
Thomas Mitzka
Head of Partner & Portfolio Management, Bechtle Clouds GmbH
