■ 2026 PROGRAMME

Eight thematic tracks exploring the challenges of Europe’s digital future.

Conferences, practical insights and strategic analysis to understand the challenges and identify actionable solutions.

■ THE 2026 PROGRAMME

A programme designed to turn discussion into action.

As technological dependencies reshape the geopolitical landscape, digital sovereignty has become a strategic imperative. In 2026, SSN brought together an action-focused programme of conferences and first-hand insights.

Structured around eight thematic tracks, the programme enabled public and private sector decision-makers, experts and innovators to explore Europe’s digital challenges and identify practical solutions to strengthen their technological autonomy.

■ THE THEMATIC TRACKS

Explore the eight tracks of the 2026 programme.

Each track brings together conferences, practical insights and expert analysis to explore a key aspect of digital sovereignty.

Geopolitics, strategic autonomy & resilience

Technological dependencies, geopolitical tensions and strategies to strengthen Europe’s digital autonomy and resilience.

European regulation & operational impact

The AI Act, NIS2 and Cyber Resilience Act: turning European regulatory requirements into drivers of competitiveness and digital sovereignty.

Trusted infrastructure & cloud

Sovereign cloud, trusted infrastructure, security and service portability: the foundations for retaining control over data and systems.

Identity, data & trust services

Protecting critical data, digital identity and trust services to strengthen Europe’s technological independence.

Trustworthy, secure & operational AI

Deploying, securing and governing artificial intelligence: aligning technological sovereignty with European values.

Open source, digital commons & alternatives

Free and open-source software, digital commons and collaborative innovation: alternatives that reduce technological dependencies.

Public sector, local authorities & procurement

Using public procurement to deploy sovereign solutions and reduce technological dependencies across government and local authorities.

Ecosystems, start-ups & funding

Start-ups, European technology leaders and funding models: creating the conditions for a sovereign digital ecosystem to emerge.

Explore the full 2026 programme.

Browse the complete list of conferences, speakers and session formats across the thematic tracks.

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