CLOUD & AI CONNECT
From Cloud & AI to Business Value
Join us on Tuesday, September 29 in Vienna for a day of inspiration, featuring insights and discussions on Cloud, AI, DevOps, Digital Transformation, and Agile at Scale.
What to expect...
Date: Tuesday, September 29, 2026
Time: Starting at 1:00 PM
Location: k47.wien
Registration required – limited seats available
Be part of this year’s gathering, where customers, partners, and technology enthusiasts come together to discuss the latest developments in Cloud, Atlassian, AWS, DevOps, and Artificial Intelligence, while exchanging ideas and experiences.
In addition to inspiring presentations and practical use cases, there will be plenty of opportunities for networking in a relaxed atmosphere with drinks and snacks.
Our partner companies will also showcase their solutions at dedicated booths, giving you the chance to engage in conversations, discover new technologies, and build valuable connections.
Program
| 1:00 – 1:30 PM | Admission |
| 1:30 – 1:45 PM | Welcome speech Alexander Penev (ByteSource) and Christoph Leithner (Communardo Austria) |
| 1:50 – 2:30 PM | Fun, Fear & Focus© – The Neuroscience of Peak Performance Friederike Fabritius (Keynote) How does the brain work — and how can we use this knowledge to perform at our best? Our brains need a powerful cocktail of three neurochemicals to get into flow: dopamine, noradrenaline, and acetylcholine. Or, in short: Fun, Fear, and Focus©. In this highly interactive keynote, neuroscientist and Wall Street Journal bestselling author Friederike Fabritius reveals how to harness these three ingredients to reach peak performance, work smarter, and thrive in a world of constant change and distraction. Expect surprising neuroscience, practical tools, plenty of interaction — and insights you can put into practice immediately. |
| 2:35 – 3:15 PM | From Boardroom to Build: Bridging Business Value and AWS Technology Most agentic programmes don't fail because of the models. They fail because the process isn't clear and the codebase isn't ready. Let's look at our AWS approach: AgentStorming to build one shared end-to-end view across business and engineering, then Cognitive Complexity Analysis, Agent Readiness and Modernization Readiness — all the way to execution. Christian Dorner (AWS) |
| 3:20 – 3:40 PM | Fireside Chat: Maximizing the Value of Your AWS Investment with Atlassian How to leverage your existing AWS commitments to power enterprise collaboration and a modern System of Work. Manfred Maierhofer (AWS) and Mikail Sözeri (Atlassian) |
| 3:40 – 4:00 PM | Break |
| 4:00 – 4:30 PM | One Login, Any Model: Secure EU Inference for Claude Code and Beyond Running Claude Code on company code usually looks like a choice between two bad options: send your prompts to the vendor's cloud, or give up the frontier models. It isn't one. This talk shows a setup where Claude Code, Claude Desktop, and OpenCode all reach AWS Bedrock inside the EU, with Opus, Sonnet, and Haiku available and one company login for everyone. You'll see how access and budgets attach to the groups people are already in, what changes when you pay per token instead of per seat, and which parts of this are actually worth running yourself. Including the piece that looked right, deployed cleanly, and did nothing at all. Frederic Hoffmann (Communardo) |
| 4:35 – 5:15 PM | Agentic QA in Practice: From Test Automation to Autonomous Quality Jürgen Kock (BMW) , Eli Cohen (ByteSource), and Francisco Fonseca (Xray) |
| 5:20 – 5:35 PM | Break |
| 5:35 – 6:05 PM | UNIQA's Migration to Cloud Michael Pöschl (Uniqa) and Christian Burger (ByteSource) |
| 6:10 – 6:40 PM | Customizing the Atlassian Cloud Thomas Rieder (Communardo Austria) |
| 6:45 – 6:50 PM | Closing Speech |
| From 6:50 PM | Networking & Get-together |
OUR SPEAKERS
Friederike Fabritius
Keynote Speaker
Friederike Fabritius is a neuroscientist, Wall Street Journal bestselling author, and internationally renowned keynote speaker with extensive expertise in neuroleadership, innovation, artificial intelligence, and leadership. A former consultant at McKinsey & Company and an alumna of the Max Planck Institute for Brain Research, she combines cutting-edge neuroscience with practical strategies for modern leadership and collaboration. Through her engaging keynotes, she has inspired leaders at globally recognized organizations including Google, EY, SAP, Siemens, Accenture, and BMW.
On September 29, Friederike Fabritius will deliver an inspiring keynote at our event. Drawing on the latest findings in neuroscience, she will explore how organizations and leaders can harness the synergy between human intelligence and artificial intelligence to foster innovation and achieve sustainable high performance. Expect science-based insights, practical takeaways, and actionable strategies for shaping the future of work.
Carina Zehetmaier
Moderator
Carina Zehetmaier is CEO and Co-Founder of PaiperOne and empowers organizations to design and govern trustworthy, human-centric AI – aligned with human rights, ethical values, and regulatory frameworks. She leads the development of governance frameworks, compliance solutions, and educational programs that bridge the gap between regulation (including the EU AI Act) and practical implementation. Her expertise spans law, ethics, standards, and technology. She advises organizations on AI governance and compliance strategies, drives capability building, and speaks at global forums on AI policy and trustworthy technology.
Christian Burger
Senior Atlassian Consultant
ByteSource Technology Consulting
Eli Cohen
BMW Project Lead & Senior IT Consultant
ByteSource
Frederic Hoffmann
Technical Consultant
Communardo
Christian Dorner
Partner Development SA
Amazon Web Services
Francisco Fonseca
Operations and Customer Success Leader
XRAY
Michael Pöschl
Solution Owner JIRA & Confluence
UNIQA
Jürgen Kock
Software Quality Expert
BMW
Manfred Maierhofer
Principal Partner Sales Manager Austria
AWS
Mikail Sözeri
Cloud Alliance Manager AWS - DACH
Atlassian
Thomas Rieder
Head of Engineering Austria
Communardo Austria
OUR PARTNERS AND SPONSORS
We are proud to have AWS, Atlassian, Communardo, Elevatic, and XRAY as official sponsors by our side – leading companies that together shape the standards of modern software development.
AWS sets global benchmarks for scalable and secure cloud infrastructure, Atlassian stands for agile collaboration and productivity, Communardo shapes modern work through intelligent solutions for communication and knowledge management, and Xray ensures quality and resilience in complex delivery pipelines.
Elevatic is a Platinum Atlassian Marketplace Partner dedicated to enhancing collaboration, knowledge sharing, and software development efficiency. Building on more than 15 years of experience, Elevatic delivers reliable, high-quality solutions trusted by teams worldwide.
Together, these partners form the foundation upon which innovation, reliability, and digital transformation are built.
VENUE
Our event will take place at k47.wien, located in the heart of Vienna's city center. With its light-filled glass cube and breathtaking 360° panoramic views across the city, the venue provides the perfect setting for inspiring presentations, engaging conversations, and valuable networking.
Getting there:
k47.wien
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Join us on September 29th for a day full of inspiration – exciting presentations, valuable insights, and networking with leading minds in the industry!