Futurice

Most conversations about cloud and AI infrastructure in Europe start with risk - risk to core infrastructure, critical data and the services built on them. The more interesting question, however, is what happens when you look at tech and AI sovereignty as an opportunity. The organisations I speak with that are moving well on this are not just managing exposure. They are building something their customers and partners can see and trust. In regulated industries especially, that is starting to matter in procurement conversations. On 19 August, Futurice and UpCloud are hosting a breakfast in central Stockholm for senior leaders thinking about this strategically. Small group, cross-functional, real conversation. Participation is by waitlist. If this is the kind of question your organisation is navigating, the link is below. https://lnkd.in/dTXQT3QV

🔒 Confusing data residency with data sovereignty is a dangerous illusion 🔓 Even if your data is physically sitting on Nordic soil, thanks to the US CLOUD Act, foreign authorities can still legally demand the master keys to your US-hosted tech stack. Your business strategy is now one geopolitical mood swing or foreign policy shift away from a massive crisis. 🥐 On 19 August, Futurice and UpCloud are hosting a breakfast in central Stockholm on exactly this. Sovereign cloud, geopolitical risk, and what compliant AI infrastructure looks like in practice. Small group, senior audience, live demo included. Join us on Wednesday 19 August, 08:00 to 10:00, central Stockholm. Participation is curated. Waitlist link in comments.

Something I hear consistently from senior leaders in Sweden right now: they know the landscape around cloud and AI infrastructure is shifting, but they are not yet sure what it means concretely for their organisation. The pressure is real. Customers are asking harder questions. Regulators are catching up. And the decisions made today about where data is processed and which providers an organisation depends on are increasingly difficult to undo. On 19 August I am bringing together a small group of senior leaders in Stockholm to work through this properly. Co-hosted with UpCloud, deliberately small at 25 people, breakfast format. Cross-functional by design: cloud, security, compliance, AI and business leadership in the same room. On the agenda: the geopolitical perspective from Tuure-Eerik Niemi, First Secretary for Economic and EU Affairs at the Finnish Embassy in Sweden. The cloud architecture reality from Mikael Storbjörk at UpCloud. And a live demo of a sovereign cloud AI solution, including a tool that scores your current compliance posture. The conversation I want to have is not about checklists. It is about what a defensible, future-proof AI architecture actually looks like for companies operating in Europe right now. Wednesday 19 August, 08:00 to 10:00, central Stockholm. Participation is curated to keep the discussion high quality. Add yourself to the waitlist below. https://lnkd.in/dwKVP7Es

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