OpenCloud at the Univention Summit 2026
On 28 and 29 January 2026, the Univention Summit will once again take place in Bremen - one of the most important events for open source, digital sovereignty and sustainable IT strategies. The conference brings together experts from administration, education, business and politics to discuss current developments, challenges and practical solutions for sovereign IT. This year, we are once again represented at the summit together with OpenTalk.
Keynote: „Ein digitaler Fallschirm für die Demokratie“
In her keynote, Jutta Horstmann, Co-CEO of the Heinlein Group, describes how organisations remain capable of acting when primary communication structures are no longer available and what role prepared alternatives play in this.
28. January 2026 | 10:40 am - Main Stage
OpenCloud talk: "OpenCloud produktiv auf Kubernetes - Deployment mit dem offiziellen Helm Chart"
Dr. Jörn Dreyer will give a compact overview of the officially supported Helm Chart for OpenCloud and show how productive Kubernetes deployments can be reliably implemented. The session is aimed at DevOps teams, technical decision-makers and operators who want to integrate OpenCloud into their infrastructure in a scalable and confident manner.
29 January 2026 | 11:30 am - Tech Stage
OpenTalk workshop: „Datenschutz in Echtzeit: Sichere Kommunikation souverän gestalten“
Real-time communication places high demands on data protection and security. In the workshop, Dennis Kalbhen and Daniel Zielke explain how organisations can reliably protect confidential meetings and ensure digital sovereignty.
Using practical examples, they show which technical and organisational measures modern solutions such as OpenTalk provide - from secure connection paths and transparent architecture principles to granular rights concepts for sensitive communication situations.
28 January 2026 | 11:30 a.m. - Public Stage
Panel: "Anforderungen an den Deutschland-Stack"
The planned German stack is currently the subject of many political and administrative discussions. But what requirements must it fulfil in order to actually guarantee digital sovereignty? Among other things, the panel will discuss the role of open source, the operation of such a stack and the question of which functional and organisational requirements are crucial, especially for municipalities and federal states.
The panel will include Jutta Horstmann (OSBA), Felix Kronlage-Dammers (Sovereign Cloud Stack), Leonhard Kugler (ZenDiS), Dr. Dirk Gerhardt (City of Munich) and Dr Martin Hagen (State Councillor at the Senator for Finance Bremen).
29 January | 11:00 am - Main Stage (Main Track)
Meet us on site
You will find the OpenCloud and OpenTalk teams in the exhibition area of the Summit on both days. We look forward to talking to you and exchanging ideas about future developments.
For more information about the event and the programme, visit the official pages of the Univention Summit.
