Meet the first Attendees
Look Who’s Coming to CloudFest
A snapshot of the Cloud and internet infrastructure specialists you’ll meet at Europa-Park.
CloudFest welcomes attendees from every corner of the globe. Every region sends its best and brightest to share insights and knowledge to make the Cloud stronger as a whole. Diversity is celebrated here: it only makes us stronger. These numbers are based on over 6,000 approved registrations so far, and we expect over 10,000 from the Cloud leadership community to show up at Europa-Park in 2026—will you be one of them?
CloudFest 2026 in Numbers Based on the First 6,000+ Registered Attendees
Company Focus
No matter your field of expertise, there’s no better place to get a deeper understanding of the ever-more-complex world of the Cloud. From hardware providers to web hosters, telecom giants to CSPs, CloudFest delivers once-in-a-lifetime partnership opportunities.
27%
Corporate IT
23%
Cloud Service Providers
12%
Managed Service Providers
10%
SAAS / ISV
8%
Infrastructure
7%
Cybersecurity
6%
Web Agencies
4%
Hardware / OEM
2%
Open Source Professionals
1%
Media
Why Everyone Comes to CloudFest
Industry leaders come to CloudFest for different reasons. These are the main motivations for 2026.
35%
Meeting potential new
vendors / partners
34%
Networking with others in my industry
31%
Key issues in the industry
Our Attendees Are Gathering from 80+ Countries
These countries are home to the largest numbers of internet infrastructure industry professionals who attend CloudFest. It’s time to put your company on the map at our next event!
Getting Connected at CloudFest
CloudFest is where the decision-makers in the internet infrastructure industry meet, connect, and form valuable partnerships. Instead of spending months setting up meetings, Cloud leaders all connected in the same place within a few days—and they had a great time doing it.
39%
Executives
28%
Manager
14%
Product Manager
12%
DevOps
7%
Web Professionals
Last Year’s CloudFest in Numbers
+64
Attendee
Net Promoter Score (NPS)
+79
Exhibitors
Net Promoter Score (NPS)
9,300+
Participants
188
Speakers
204
Partners
87
Countries
The Whole World Comes to CloudFest!
76%
EMEA
15%
America
9%
APAC
Our 2025 Attendees Joined Us from 80+ Countries
These countries are home to the largest numbers of internet infrastructure industry professionals who attend CloudFest. It’s time to put your company on the map at our next event!
Company Focus
No matter your field of expertise, there’s no better place to get a deeper understanding of the ever-more-complex world of the Cloud. From hardware providers to web hosters, telecom giants to CSPs, CloudFest surfaces once-in-a-lifetime partnership opportunities.
31%
Cloud Service Provider (CSP)
18%
Managed Service Provider
17%
Corporate IT
9%
ISV
6%
Original Equipment Manufacturer
6%
Distributor
5%
Reseller
Platform Integrator
2%
Media
The Crowd Got Connected at CloudFest 2025
CloudFest is where the decision-makers in the internet infrastructure industry meet, connect, and form valuable partnerships. Instead of spending months setting up meetings, Cloud leaders all connected in the same place within a few days—and they had a great time doing it.
43%
Executives
30%
Manager
13%
Product Manager
8%
DevOps
6%
Web Professionals
Why they all came to CloudFest
Industry leaders came to CloudFest for different reasons. These were the main motivations for 2025.
38%
Meeting potential new
vendors / partners
32%
Networking with others in my industry
30%
Key issues in the industry
They Rocked It!
Almost all respondents said that they achieved their business goal by the time CloudFest 2025 ended.
93%
Said Yes
»I Can’t Wait Until Next Time!«
Also, almost all respondents said that they’ll return to Europa-Park for CloudFest 2026. We look forward to seeing them—and you, too!
95%
Will attend CloudFest 2026
We Welcomed Attendees from These Companies and More
Industry leaders serving every market in the world come to CloudFest—so where will YOU be?
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
»In the years that I’ve been coming to CloudFest, the thing that surprises me the most is that CloudFestbrings these businesses together, and what I’ve seen is is that it becomes a collaborative space—an opportunity for us as companies, especially in the WordPress space, to work together, to lift everybody up«
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
Want to Reach This Audience?
Featured Attendees
These are our featured attendees from CloudFest 2025: decision-makers in the cloud computing industry who are gathering to help shape the future of the internet. These are just some of the faces you can expect to find when you arrive at Europa-Park for a CloudFest event.
Andreas Bamert
Head of Datacenter and Managed Services
abitX
Switzerland
Jordan Unegbu
Chief Executive Officer
BoostedHost
Tom Müller
CEO
ARES Group
Germany
Alexander Ortenburger
COO
deepwerk UG
Nadir Monaco
Founder & CEO
Hosting Partners
Netherlands
Paul Halfpenny
CTO
Filter
Agathe Medvedieff
VP Marketing WordPress Ecosystem
group.one
France
Haider Ali
Founder and CEO
HAW.Company
Stephan Röder
Managing Director
SHD Technologie und Service GmbH
Germany
Tiago Reis
CTO
WebSP, Lda
Till Krüss
Founder
Object Cache Pro
Canada
Stefan Gottwald
ISB
Stadtwerke Schwäbisch Gmünd GmbH
Germany
Panos Kesisis
Co-Founder & COO
Hosting.com
Greece
Mustafa Tahhan
Application Engineer
Superspace
Netherlands
Muhammad Fayyaz Uddin Khattak
DevOps Engineer
Convesio
Germany
Anadeel H. Rahman
CEO
Bayern Bee
Germany
Monika Pucher
owner
4Business IT
Austria
Richard Sikkel
Founder
CloudMonsters
Netherlands
Simeon Mitev
CEO & Co-Founder
HostArmada
United States
Bhavesh Jain
AI Researcher
Fraunhofer ISI
Germany
Alireza Pourmahdavi
CEO
Caasify
Lithuania
Sy Crampton
Founder / UX UI Designer
Grid Design Agency
United Kingdom
Tural Rahimli
CEO
Rahimli Tech Solutions
United States
Dennis Weimer
Technical Consultant
c-entron Software GmbH
Germany
Janine Swoboda
Owner
Lösungsinsel
Germany
Guido Santer
Teamlead Software Development
GRÜN raw GmbH
Germany
Tom Braun
Sales
Wortmann AG
Germany
Jan Dittel
Marketing and Business Development Lead
bluvisio GmbH
Germany
Ivan Pjano
CEO
IVAPIX
United States
Tarik Lahri
Business Unit Manager
ChannelConnect
Netherlands
