The Human Edge

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First Highlight Speakers

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Roger Dingledine

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Cory Doctorow

George Sadowsky

George Sadowsky

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This is CloudFest

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CONFERENCE

The Human Edge

SEE THE CLOUDFEST THEMES

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BECOME A PARTNER

Exhibit with us

GET IN TOUCH

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NETWORKING

After Work

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LOCATION

This Park is Yours

LIFE IS A ROLLERCOASTER

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ACCOMMODATION

Epic Theme Hotels

BOOK YOUR ROOM

The Stars Come Out at CloudFest

Internet heroes, industry leaders, and Cloud-relevant celebrities rock our main stages every year: meet some of our previous speakers here.
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Birgitta Jonsdottir

Politician

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Dr. Buzz Aldrin

Apollo 11 astronaut

Nasa

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Sir Tim Berners-Lee

Inventor of World Wide Web

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Neil Harbisson

Cyborg Artist

Cyborg Arts

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Fabian Thylmann

Founder

mindgeek (Youporn, pornhub)

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Sandra Wachter

Professor of Technology and Regulation

University of Oxford

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Dr. Auma Obama

Founder

Sauti Kuu Foundation

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Edward Snowden

Former Intelligence Community Officer & Whistleblower

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Jürgen Schmidhuber

Director, KAUST AI Initiative; Scientific Director, Swiss AI Lab IDSIA;

Co-Founder & Chief Scientist, NNAISENSE

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Nii Narku Quaynor

Father of the African Internet

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Aaron Draplin

Graphic Designer

Draplin Design

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Laura dekker

Youngest person to Circumnavigate the globe

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James Gosling

Inventor of Java

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Boris Becker

Legendary Tennis Star

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Jimmy Wales

Founder

Wikipedia

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Max Schrems

lawyer, author, and privacy activist

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Prof. Yuval Noah Harari

Historian, Philosopher, and Author

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Steve Wozniak

CO-Founder

Apple

CloudFest: Bird’s-Eye View

WEEKEND

Mar 15-16

HACKATHON

9:00 am
Registration opens
(for Partners)
10:00 am
Hackathon
(reg. hackers only)

MONDAY

March 17

WP DAY

9:00 am
Registration opens
9:00 am
Exhibitor Move-In
10:00 am
Hackathon
(reg. hackers only)
1:00 pm
WP Day
7:00 pm
Come2Gather
in the Streets

TUESDAY

March 18

EVENT DAY

8:00 am
Registration opens
9:00 am
Cloud Fair Opens
9:30 am
Welcome speech
6:00 pm
Cloud Fair closes
7:00 pm
VIP Event
(VIPs only)
7:00 pm
Shamrock Shake
10:00 pm
Karaoke

WEDNESDAY

March 19

EVENT DAY

8:00 am
Registration opens
9:00 am
Cloud Fair Opens
9:30 am
Welcome speech
6:00 pm
Cloud Fair closes
7:00 pm
ConneXion Party

THURSDAY

March 20

EVENT DAY

8:00 am
Registration opens
9:00 am
Cloud Fair Opens
9:30 am
Welcome speech
6:00 pm
Cloud Fair closes
7:00 pm
BierFest

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

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Attendee Experiences

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»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

Sebastian Noelting

»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

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»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

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»CloudFest is breaking the record every year. More and more attendees.«


Jan Löffler

CTO, WebPros

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»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

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»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

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»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!«


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VP of Acronis Research, Acronis

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»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

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»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

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»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

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»It’s such an exciting and vibrant atmosphere!«


Roland Kunz

EMEA Principal System Engineer, Dell Technologies

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»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


CloudFest 2024 Recap Video

Relive the magic of CloudFest’s 20th Anniversary festival in one short video. If you couldn’t attend, let this highlight reel motivate you to join us in 2025!

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CloudFest Passes

Only for CloudFest’s core audience of CSPs, hosters, MSPs, corporate IT, web agencies, and WordPress developers.  

The Standard Pass is like general admission at a sports stadium or concert: you get the full access to the CloudFest venue, plus free lunch and coffee breaks; as well as free shuttle service to and from Offenburg.

Benefits

  • Access to the entire CloudFest venue at Europa-Park
  • Invitation to all of the main parties networking events
  • Event bag with CloudFest documentation
  • Participation in Keynote, Breakout, and Masterclass tracks, and Exhibition Hall
  • Catering, including lunch and coffee breaks
  • Free shuttle from Offenburg HBF to Rust and back
Only for CloudFest’s core audience of CSPs, hosters, MSPs, corporate IT, web agencies, and WordPress developers.  

The VIP Pass is like box seats at a sports stadium or concert: you will enjoy all of the features included in the Standard Pass, plus VIP-only perks like private social events and free shuttle service around Europa-Park in high-end cars.

Benefits

  • All benefits from the Standard Pass
  • Chauffeured luxury car service between venues and EP hotels
  • Exclusive high-level networking events
  • Hotel VIP treatment and concierge service (Book your hotel separately
  • Access to VIP Lounge
  • Special lunch restaurant with gourmet catering
This pass is for professionals who sell to CloudFest’s core channel.

The Vendor Pass gives you full access to the venue, as well as discoverability and meeting tools so you can meet your most motivated customers. You also get free lunch and coffee breaks; as well as free shuttle service to and from Offenburg.

Benefits

  • Access to the entire CloudFest venue at Europa-Park
  • Invitation to all of the main parties networking events
  • Event bag with CloudFest documentation
  • Participation in Keynote, Breakout, and Masterclass tracks, and Exhibition Hall
  • Catering, including lunch and coffee breaks
  • Free shuttle from Offenburg HBF to Rust and back
  • The ability to book 1on1 Meeting Tables
  • Badge scanning to create downloadable lead lists with your smartphone
  • Inclusion in a dedicated Vendor Register so attendees can find and connect with the vendors they want to meet
This pass is for professionals who sell to CloudFest’s core channel.

The Vendor VIP Pass is like getting box seats at a sports stadium or concert: you get all the features included in the Vendor Standard Pass, plus VIP-only perks like private social events and free shuttle service around Europa-Park in high-end cars.

Benefits

  • All benefits from the Vendor Pass
  • Chauffeured luxury car service between venues and EP hotels
  • Exclusive high-level networking events
  • Hotel VIP treatment and concierge service (Book your hotel separately)
  • Access to VIP Lounge
  • Special lunch restaurant with gourmet catering

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