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 2018 so far.

Max Schrems
Max Schrems

Edward Snowden
Edward Snowden

Birgitta Jonsdottir
Poetician and a former parliamentarian for the Civic Movement & Pirate Party in the Icelandic Parliament & chairman for IMMI
Birgitta Jonsdottir
Poetician and a former parliamentarian for the Civic Movement & Pirate Party in the Icelandic Parliament & chairman for IMMI

Bahtiyar Duysak
Employee of the Month
Bahtiyar Duysak
Employee of the Month

Alexander Schulz
Slackliner, World Record Holder
Alexander Schulz
Slackliner, World Record Holder

Billy Morrison
Guitarist and Musical Entrepreneur
Billy Morrison
Guitarist and Musical Entrepreneur

Ian Khan
Technology Futurist
Ian Khan
Technology Futurist
Session Speakers
Amazing keynotes are not enough. Each year, CloudFest assembles business leaders covering every aspect of our industry – including infrastructure, security, services, software, content, deployment, and more. These leading experts consistently deliver valuable, cutting-edge data and analysis into every session. The complete lineup of speakers will be posted soon – so subscribe to our newsletter to get the latest updates, and follow us on social media (Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and YouTube) to stay in the know.

Marietje Schaake
Member of European Parliament
Marietje Schaake
Member of European Parliament

Jonas Dhaenens
Founder & CEO
Combell / Intelligent Group
Jonas Dhaenens
Founder & CEO
Combell / Intelligent Group

Marcin Szluga
Department Director Security and Trust Services Division
Asseco Data Systems
Marcin Szluga
Department Director Security and Trust Services Division
Asseco Data Systems

Michiel Steltman
Managing Director Digital Infrastructure Association
Stichting Digitale Infrastructuur Nederland
Michiel Steltman
Managing Director Digital Infrastructure Association
Stichting Digitale Infrastructuur Nederland

Mitch Haber
Head of Corporate Strategy and Partnerships
Endurance
Mitch Haber
Head of Corporate Strategy and Partnerships
Endurance

Igor Lebedev
CTO
SONM
Igor Lebedev
CTO
SONM

Higor Franco
General Director of Retail
Locaweb
Higor Franco
General Director of Retail
Locaweb

Dr. Andreas Palm
Managing Director
GoDaddy EMEA
Dr. Andreas Palm
Managing Director
GoDaddy EMEA

Yusuf Nurrachman
CEO
Rumahweb Indonesia
Yusuf Nurrachman
CEO
Rumahweb Indonesia

Ozer Metin
Vice President
Comodo Cyber Security Solutions
Ozer Metin
Vice President
Comodo Cyber Security Solutions

Robert Schovenberg
CEO and Co-Founder
CM4all
Robert Schovenberg
CEO and Co-Founder
CM4all

Michael Marques
Senior Account Executive
StackPath
Michael Marques
Senior Account Executive
StackPath

Lindsey Leonard
Enterprise Territory Sales Manager
Seagate
Lindsey Leonard
Enterprise Territory Sales Manager
Seagate

Vincentas Grinius
Co-Founder and CEO
Host1Plus, presentetd by Virtuozzo
Vincentas Grinius
Co-Founder and CEO
Host1Plus, presentetd by Virtuozzo

Ridley Ruth
COO
Dropsuite
Ridley Ruth
COO
Dropsuite

Rony Moyal
SVP, Sales
ActivePlatform
Rony Moyal
SVP, Sales
ActivePlatform

Jay Schiavo
Vice President of ECS Products and Markets
Entrust Datacard
Jay Schiavo
Vice President of ECS Products and Markets
Entrust Datacard

Hiren Shah
Founder & CEO
ConnectReseller
Hiren Shah
Founder & CEO
ConnectReseller

Dirk Zielinski
Cloud Architect – Next Generation Computing Solutions (NGCS)
Dell EMC
Dirk Zielinski
Cloud Architect – Next Generation Computing Solutions (NGCS)
Dell EMC

Pol Valls
CPO and Co-Founder
Submer Technologies
Pol Valls
CPO and Co-Founder
Submer Technologies

Daniel Pope
CEO and Co-Founder
Submer Technologies
Daniel Pope
CEO and Co-Founder
Submer Technologies

Eric Ellis
Vice President of Customer Experience
cPanel
Eric Ellis
Vice President of Customer Experience
cPanel

Dave Saxton
SVP of Marketing & BD
Yola
Dave Saxton
SVP of Marketing & BD
Yola

Lennert den Teuling
CEO
PC Extreme
Lennert den Teuling
CEO
PC Extreme

Frans Ter Borg
Vice-chairman, board member, Owner
ISPConnect & DINL, Quanza Engineering & CloudMerge
Frans Ter Borg
Vice-chairman, board member, Owner
ISPConnect & DINL, Quanza Engineering & CloudMerge

Sven Visser
Chairman
Dutch Hosting Provider Association & Digital Infrastructure Netherlands (DINL)
Sven Visser
Chairman
Dutch Hosting Provider Association & Digital Infrastructure Netherlands (DINL)

Simon Besteman
Director
ISPConnect
Simon Besteman
Director
ISPConnect

Ruud Alaerds
Director
Dutch Hosting Provider Association
Ruud Alaerds
Director
Dutch Hosting Provider Association

Stijn Grove
Managing Director
DutchData Center Association
Stijn Grove
Managing Director
DutchData Center Association

Peter Neumeier
Head of Channel Sales Germany
Kaspersky
Peter Neumeier
Head of Channel Sales Germany
Kaspersky

Florentin Stafie
Principal Software Architect
Microsoft
Florentin Stafie
Principal Software Architect
Microsoft

Alban Schmutz
President CISPE and Vice President Strategic Development & Public Affairs
OVH
Alban Schmutz
President CISPE and Vice President Strategic Development & Public Affairs
OVH

Dr. Thomas King
CIO
DE-CIX
Dr. Thomas King
CIO
DE-CIX

Andreas Weiss
Head of business unit
eco - Association of the Internet industry and Director EuroCloud Germany
Andreas Weiss
Head of business unit
eco - Association of the Internet industry and Director EuroCloud Germany
- Secure Management of Cloud Services (NGCert)
- Standardization „Management of Cloud Computing Solutions“ (DIN SPEC 66268)
- Compliance assessment and certification of digital services (Star Audit, Trusted Cloud)
- GDPR certification (AUDITOR)

Daniel Wette
CEO, CO-Founder
rankingCoach
Daniel Wette
CEO, CO-Founder
rankingCoach

Eric Tholomé
CEO
1&1 Internet SE
Eric Tholomé
CEO
1&1 Internet SE

Jacques Boschung
SVP Global Alliances and Telco
Dell EMC
Jacques Boschung
SVP Global Alliances and Telco
Dell EMC

Søren Dandanell Nielsen
Co-founder & Chief Business Development Officer
Cloudeon
Søren Dandanell Nielsen
Co-founder & Chief Business Development Officer
Cloudeon

Lutz Lange
Solution Architect
Red Hat
Lutz Lange
Solution Architect
Red Hat

Christian Heutger
CEO
PSW group
Christian Heutger
CEO
PSW group

Berend van Dalfzen
Commercial Director
Resello
Berend van Dalfzen
Commercial Director
Resello

Rolf Brink
Founder & CEO
Asperitas
Rolf Brink
Founder & CEO
Asperitas

Ebrahim Keshavarz
Senior Vice President, Product Management
Verisign
Ebrahim Keshavarz
Senior Vice President, Product Management
Verisign

Scott Schnell
Senior Vice President of Global Marketing and Channel Management
Verisign
Scott Schnell
Senior Vice President of Global Marketing and Channel Management
Verisign

David Moeller
CEO
CodeGuard
David Moeller
CEO
CodeGuard

Pawel Kowalik
Head of Product Owners Domains
1&1 Internet SE
Pawel Kowalik
Head of Product Owners Domains
1&1 Internet SE

Robert Jacobi
EVP, Sales
Perfect Dashboard
Robert Jacobi
EVP, Sales
Perfect Dashboard

Aleksander Kuczek
CEO
Perfect Dashboard
Aleksander Kuczek
CEO
Perfect Dashboard

Chris Sheridan
Head of Weebly Cloud
Weebly
Chris Sheridan
Head of Weebly Cloud
Weebly

Arno Vis
CEO & founder
Openprovider.com, PowerPanel.io and SMBin
Arno Vis
CEO & founder
Openprovider.com, PowerPanel.io and SMBin

Axel Rosenberg
Sr. Director Technical Services
Excelero, presented by Boston Server & Storage Solutions
Axel Rosenberg
Sr. Director Technical Services
Excelero, presented by Boston Server & Storage Solutions

Thorsten Deutrich
VP Sales
GlobalDots
Thorsten Deutrich
VP Sales
GlobalDots

Laurent Allard
Executive Board Member, head of Strategic Development, Vice Chairman
OVH
Laurent Allard
Executive Board Member, head of Strategic Development, Vice Chairman
OVH

Das Kamhout
Sr. Principal Engineer and Global Director, Cloud Solution Architecture
Intel Data Center Group
Das Kamhout
Sr. Principal Engineer and Global Director, Cloud Solution Architecture
Intel Data Center Group

Brett Tackaberry
Director of Technology,
Rebel.com
Brett Tackaberry
Director of Technology,
Rebel.com

Ricardo Lasa
Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer
SiteWit
Ricardo Lasa
Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer
SiteWit

Nick Dellis
VP Business Development & Strategy
Weebly
Nick Dellis
VP Business Development & Strategy
Weebly

Arnold Blinn
Chief Architect
GoDaddy
Arnold Blinn
Chief Architect
GoDaddy

Bogdan Carstoiu
CEO
Hubgets
Bogdan Carstoiu
CEO
Hubgets

Tom Leyden
VP Corporate Marketing
Excelero presented by Boston IT
Tom Leyden
VP Corporate Marketing
Excelero presented by Boston IT

Daniel Bounds
Sr. Director Datacenter Products
AMD
Daniel Bounds
Sr. Director Datacenter Products
AMD

Juan Rogers Sr.
Sr. Product Manager
R1Soft
Juan Rogers Sr.
Sr. Product Manager
R1Soft

Markus Bauer
Partner Technology Evangelist
Acronis
Markus Bauer
Partner Technology Evangelist
Acronis

Jonathan Kagan
Systems Engineer
Litespeed Tech
Jonathan Kagan
Systems Engineer
Litespeed Tech

Thomas Meier
Chief Technologist Hybrid-IT
HPE
Thomas Meier
Chief Technologist Hybrid-IT
HPE

Marisa A. de Peralta
Global Programs Director, CSP Market
IBM
Marisa A. de Peralta
Global Programs Director, CSP Market
IBM

Kilian Ries
Senior System Engineer
InterNetX
Kilian Ries
Senior System Engineer
InterNetX

Marco Revesz
Business Automation Evangelist
InterNetX
Marco Revesz
Business Automation Evangelist
InterNetX

Steve Garrison
VP of Marketing
ZeroStack
Steve Garrison
VP of Marketing
ZeroStack

Yuri Sukhov
Cloud Systems Engineer, EMEA
Veeam
Yuri Sukhov
Cloud Systems Engineer, EMEA
Veeam

Remco Hobo
Security Solution Architect
Infradata
Remco Hobo
Security Solution Architect
Infradata

Dr. Jerry M. Chow
Manager of Experimental Quantum Computing
IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
Dr. Jerry M. Chow
Manager of Experimental Quantum Computing
IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center

Dr. Robert Haas
Department Head, Cloud and Computing Infrastructure
IBM Research
Dr. Robert Haas
Department Head, Cloud and Computing Infrastructure
IBM Research

Jan Loeffler
CTO
Plesk
Jan Loeffler
CTO
Plesk

Eeshaan Satwalekar
Manager - Business Development
LogicBoxes
Eeshaan Satwalekar
Manager - Business Development
LogicBoxes

Wilfried Beeck
Founder and CEO
ePages
Wilfried Beeck
Founder and CEO
ePages

Michael Detwiler
Market Development Manager Datacenter Products
AMD
Michael Detwiler
Market Development Manager Datacenter Products
AMD

Jeremy Rowley
Executive VP of Product
Digicert
Jeremy Rowley
Executive VP of Product
Digicert

Steve Fingerhut
Senior VP and General Manager
Toshiba
Steve Fingerhut
Senior VP and General Manager
Toshiba

Federico Reimers
Head of Marketing & Sales
CertCenter
Federico Reimers
Head of Marketing & Sales
CertCenter

André Heidekrüger
Solution Architect Datacenter Products EMEA
AMD
André Heidekrüger
Solution Architect Datacenter Products EMEA
AMD

Xavier Poisson Gouyou Beauchamps
VP Service Providers and Cloud28+ WW
HPE
Xavier Poisson Gouyou Beauchamps
VP Service Providers and Cloud28+ WW
HPE

Gisli Kr
Chief Commercial Officer
Advania Data Centers
Gisli Kr
Chief Commercial Officer
Advania Data Centers

Christoph Harvey
CEO
CPL24
Christoph Harvey
CEO
CPL24

Igor Seletsky
CEO
CloudLinux
Igor Seletsky
CEO
CloudLinux

David Clayton
Non-Executive Director
Solar Archive
David Clayton
Non-Executive Director
Solar Archive

Kim Asmussen
Head of Product Management
ePages
Kim Asmussen
Head of Product Management
ePages

Pavel Guralnik
CEO
ISPsystem Hosting Software
Pavel Guralnik
CEO
ISPsystem Hosting Software

Amir Glatt
CTO
Duda
Amir Glatt
CTO
Duda

Toan Nguyen
Director Business Development & Cloud Platform
e-shelter services
Toan Nguyen
Director Business Development & Cloud Platform
e-shelter services

Joe Fagan
Snr Dir WW Cloud Pre-sales
Seagate
Joe Fagan
Snr Dir WW Cloud Pre-sales
Seagate

Gabriel Willigens
Head of Business Unit Data LogistIX
ITENOS
Gabriel Willigens
Head of Business Unit Data LogistIX
ITENOS

Andrzej Dopierala
President of the Management Board
Asseco Data Systems
Andrzej Dopierala
President of the Management Board
Asseco Data Systems

Thomas Hiermayer
Senior Solution Architect and Authorized Officer
Myra Security
Thomas Hiermayer
Senior Solution Architect and Authorized Officer
Myra Security

Sergey Lystsev
Head of Research and Development
Plesk
Sergey Lystsev
Head of Research and Development
Plesk

Dr. Markus Leberecht
Senior Cloud Specialist
Intel Deutschland
Dr. Markus Leberecht
Senior Cloud Specialist
Intel Deutschland

Boyan Ivanov
CEO
Storpool
Boyan Ivanov
CEO
Storpool

Simon Russin
Manager Multi-Cloud Solutions
Cancom Pironet
Simon Russin
Manager Multi-Cloud Solutions
Cancom Pironet

Rainer W. Kaese
Senior Manager Business Development
Toshiba
Rainer W. Kaese
Senior Manager Business Development
Toshiba