Webinar | Digital sovereignty in times of geopolitical change

Why digital sovereignty goes beyond compliance – and how the law can help you stay in control

Geopolitical tensions, market concentration, extraterritorial access regimes and new EU rules have turned digital sovereignty into one of today’s most debated topics – and with good reason.

Businesses now need to secure their freedom to operate – strategically and legally. This goes beyond traditional compliance: it is about ensuring control over critical digital resources, actively managing dependencies and legally safeguarding your ability to act.

Our IT law experts Hendrik Schöttle and Tim Ulmers will address these issues in a practical, structured manner and with a clear focus on implementation in the webinar on Monday, 27 April 2026, from 10 AM to 11 AM (CET).

What to expect:

Digital sovereignty is one of the key topics of the moment – but the key question is: how can it actually be achieved and legally safeguarded in practice? In our webinar, we focus precisely on these implementation issues – with a clear view on the roles of legal, IT and procurement.

Main topics are the legal structuring options that enable companies to systematically embed choice and room for manoeuvre and to keep digital dependencies under control.

We will provide a hands-on assessment on:

• Which developments are turning digital sovereignty into a C level priority – and where the greatest risks for companies lie
• Why IT infrastructure, data and software need to be controllable, interchangeable and compliant
• What role contractual set-up and procurement strategy play in securing digital sovereignty
• What this means for governance structures and responsibilities across the organisation

We look forward to your participation!