In many places, the term "data sovereignty" has become a bigger topic than even AI. But what does it really mean?
When we talk about “where data lives,” it’s not just about the storage location. It’s also about where the data is processed, transformed, and governed, and which jurisdiction ultimately has control over it. And we need to talk about these too!

In this talk, we unpack the complex reality behind modern data sovereignty. We dig into the difference between data storage, data processing, and data governance locations.
We discover, if and how the headquarters of a company determines which national law has the upper hand.
We ask a important questions - why encryption mechanisms and key management practices are crucial to sovereignty (and how they can both protect and expose your data).
And finally, we end with a real-world twist: the US government now holds 10% of Intel — can it affect the global trust for cloud hardware, and what does it mean for workloads processed on Intel chips worldwide?

This session tries to bridge policy, architecture, and technology — giving the industry a clearer view of the hidden dependencies that shape sovereignty in a globalized cloud world.

Key Takeaways

- Understand the multi-layered meaning of data sovereignty — beyond storage location.
- Learn how jurisdiction, processing location, and encryption design jointly define data ownership.
- Assess risk models for hardware-level and legal-level data exposure.
- Get practical strategies for compliance and resilience in a world where sovereignty matters as much as security.