During an intimate dinner, Henk Bothof, CIO and Board Member at BKR, will share his vision on the governance dilemmas surrounding cloud sovereignty. Geopolitical developments, the strong position of American hyperscalers, and the European ambition to strengthen digital autonomy make this topic increasingly urgent.
Directors and Senior Managers in the fields of IT, Technology, and Data from the government
CPD points | 2 points
17:30 | Start of program (including presentation, discussion and 3-course dinner)
20:30 | End of formal program, opportunity for informal networking
Language: Dutch
Bistronoom Woerden
CIO/Board Member
Henk Bothof is CIO and Board Member at Stichting BKR, where he is responsible for IT and the organization’s further digital development. He has extensive experience at the intersection of technology, operations, and business management, including roles such as IT Director and member of the Executive Committee at ProRail. At BKR, his focus includes cloud transformation, scalability, security, and future-proofing the digital infrastructure. Additionally, he serves as Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board of RET.
During an intimate dinner, Henk Bothof, CIO and Board Member at BKR, will share his vision on the governance dilemmas surrounding cloud sovereignty. Geopolitical developments, the strong position of American hyperscalers, and the European ambition to strengthen digital autonomy make this topic increasingly urgent.
For government organizations, this raises important questions. To what extent do you want to be dependent on international suppliers? When does a European solution offer more strategic autonomy, and when do existing supplier relationships, scalability, innovation, and continuity carry more weight?
Cloud sovereignty is therefore not just about technology, but primarily about strategic choices. Which dependencies are acceptable? Where do vulnerabilities arise? And where does increased autonomy actually deliver value?
During the dinner, we will discuss these issues together and explore how government organizations can make these trade-offs, and which choices are already possible today.
