Join Andreas Walbrodt, CEO and Co-Founder of enclaive, for an essential exploration of cybersecurity, data sovereignty, and business confidentiality in an increasingly cloud-reliant world. While enterprises have spent decades securing data at rest (in storage) and in transit (over networks), sensitive workloads remain completely unencrypted the moment they are processed in memory. As organizations rush to adopt public cloud platforms, scale Industry 4.0 smart manufacturing, and deploy proprietary AI models, this "in-use" vulnerability creates catastrophic exposure to cloud operator access, third-party subpoenas, and cyber threats. Drawing on over 30 years of enterprise IT leadership at IBM and TÜV Rheinland, Andreas explains how confidential computing closes this gap—allowing businesses to leverage hyper-scale cloud power without sacrificing sovereignty, compliance, or core intellectual property. 🎯 Insights You’ll Learn: The "Data-in-Use" blindspot: Why traditional encryption falls short when executing AI inference, RAG pipelines, or processing proprietary Industry 4.0 telemetry. Demystifying Confidential Computing: How hardware-based trusted execution environments (TEEs) and hardware memory encryption protect data during active computation—even from cloud admins or hosting providers. Zero-Code Refactoring Cloud Migration: Inside enclaive’s Multi-Cloud Platform (eMCP) that enables "lift-and-shift" confidential VMs, Kubernetes clusters, and AI workloads without rewriting application code or replacing hardware. Navigating European Digital Sovereignty: How confidential execution aligns with stringent EU regulations like NIS2, DORA, GDPR, and the BSI C5 framework while insulating companies from third-country extra-territorial access (e.g., the U.S. CLOUD Act). Protecting AI Models and Prompts: Running enterprise AI algorithms, private fine-tuning, and LLM inference across public cloud GPUs while keeping the underlying model weights and customer data completely private. From Hardware Silos to Multi-Cloud Trust: Moving away from rigid, expensive Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) to customer-held encryption keys and cryptographic runtime attestations. 🌍 Why This Matters: The modern enterprise faces a steep dilemma: lock intellectual property inside expensive, rigid on-premise data centers, or migrate to public clouds and risk regulatory non-compliance, data leaks, and lost operational control. For highly regulated sectors like financial services, healthcare, critical infrastructure, and advanced manufacturing, this tradeoff halts innovation. Andreas Walbrodt is solving this fundamental trust gap. By turning confidential computing into a practical software layer that deploys across any cloud provider in days, enclaive gives enterprises absolute cryptographic proof that their secrets remain strictly their own. 👤 Expert Background: CEO & Co-Founder of enclaive, a Frankfurt/Berlin-based deep-tech cybersecurity company pioneering multi-cloud confidential computing platforms. 30+ Year Enterprise Tech Strategist, having held senior leadership roles driving cloud innovation and data security at IBM and TÜV Rheinland. European Digital Sovereignty Contributor, active voice in the European cybersecurity ecosystem and contributor to European Cybersecurity Mapping initiatives. Award-Winning Industry Innovator, leading enclaive through its €4.1M Seed round backed by Join Capital, Amadeus APEX Technology Fund, and Auriga Cyber Ventures. 🎙️ Hosted by Gary Fowler, CEO of GSD Venture Studios — global AI entrepreneur, investor, and innovation leader spotlighting founders navigating the realities of building in the AI era. 💡 Perfect For: Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs), Chief Technology Officers, Cloud Architects, Enterprise Compliance Officers, Industrial IoT Directors, and AI/ML Operations leaders navigating multi-cloud security and digital sovereignty.
