Your SUSECON 26 Sovereignty Guide: The Sessions That Will Change How You Think About Control
SUSE, Friday, March 13th, 2026
As we prepare to gather in Prague this April for SUSECON 26, I am frequently asked a specific question: 'Is Digital Sovereignty just a European regulation story?' My answer is always a categorical no.
As Global Sovereignty Ambassador, I talk to organizations in Singapore, Sao Paulo, and Seattle every week. The pattern is the same everywhere: sovereignty is no longer an IT compliance checkbox. It sits in the boardroom now, and has moved from the back office of IT compliance directly into the global boardroom. It is no longer just about where your data lives; it is about operational resilience and the ability to dictate your own digital destiny in an unpredictable world.. CIOs and CTOs are asking real questions about supply chain risk, vendor dependency, and what happens to their operations when geopolitics shifts.
At SUSECON 26, we are treating sovereignty as the strategic 'North Star' for the modern enterprise. In fact, if you search the session catalog for 'sovereign,' you'll find no fewer than 18 dedicated talks and workshops. If you're deep down into this topic you could almost entirely join only sovereignty sessions but of course there is a lot more to learn.
There are far too many brilliant sessions to cover in a single post, so I've hand-picked a few essential highlights that represent the path we've charted for you.