Digital sovereignty is becoming a concrete requirement for public institutions and organizations across Europe.
In this talk, Frank Karlitschek, founder and CEO of Nextcloud, shares how open source collaboration platforms help regain control over data and infrastructure while remaining practical and scalable. Sign up now for this exciting event!
| When? | Wednesday, 25.2.2026 16:00 – 20.00 |
| Where? | Berner Fachhochschule (Brückenstrasse 73, 3005 Bern) |
Programme:
16:00h Start
16:30h Welcoming by Matthias Stürmer
16:40h Presentation by Frank Karlitschek
17:30h Discussion
18:00h Apéro
Speaker:
Frank Karlitschek
Frank Karlitschek Born in 1973, Frank Karlitschek is the founder and CEO of Nextcloud GmbH. He studied computer science at the University of Tübingen and lives in Berlin. For over 25 years, Frank Karlitschek has been developing open source software and has been involved in various projects, including KDE, where he previously served on the board. In 2016, he founded Nextcloud to create a decentralized, open-source, European alternative to the major cloud services from the United States and China. Frank Karlitschek is an internationally renowned keynote speaker and has delivered talks at institutions such as MIT, Harvard, CERN, and ETH Zurich. He is a Fellow of Open Forum Europe, an Invited Expert at the W3C, and advises the United Nations on open source matters.