Executive Panel & Networking Reception
Hosted by vCluster + F5
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What to look forward to
On the eve of the GTC Berlin keynote, vCluster Labs and F5 will host an executive panel on sovereign AI clouds, regional operators’ advantages, and how agentic AI will reshape infrastructure and security. Speakers will include Lukas Gentele, vCluster Labs CEO; Joern Kellermann, Deutsche Telekom SVP; and Ahmed Guetari, F5 SVP, with additional leaders from NVIDIA and WEKA to be announced.
Inside the event
Europe is moving from AI consumer to AI producer, and regional operators are leading the way. Sovereign AI clouds are already in production for German industry, keeping critical data in-country, under local control, and running at scale. vCluster Labs and F5 invite a select group of AI infrastructure, telco and industrial leaders to an executive reception to share insights on the road ahead for sovereign clouds, followed by networking and exclusive access to The Upside Down, one of Berlin's most distinctive interactive venues. Electrons Into Tokens Panel Discussion Lukas Gentele, CEO of vCluster Labs, is joined by leaders from Deutsche Telekom, NVIDIA, F5 and WEKA for an inside look into how regional operators turn electrons into tokens with sovereign AI clouds: Why regional operators are positioned to win sovereign AI How agentic AI changes demand and security for AI clouds What it takes for other operators to repeat the playbook Speakers Lukas Gentele, vCluster, CEO (moderator) Andreas Falkner, Deutsche Telekom, Head of Industrial AI Cloud Jim McHugh, NVIDIA, Head of AI Cloud Partner Solutions Ahmed Guetari, F5, SVP Service Providers and AI Products Ajay Singh, WEKA, Chief Product Officer Agenda 6:00 pm Drinks and Networking 6:30 pm Executive Panel 7:00 pm Networking + The Upside Down experience 9:00 pm Close Event details Location: The Upside Down Berlin, Central Berlin, near Potsdamer Platz, a short walk from STATION-Berlin. Attendance: By invitation and approval only. Space is limited.
Berlin, Germany
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