2026-01-29 –, MAIN STAGE Language: English
The keynote speech highlights why digital sovereignty and regional value creation are key building blocks for Europe's future, what contribution IT Made in Europe can make in a global context, and how the Association for IT from Europe, with its seal of approval, mission, and values, is making a concrete contribution to strengthening the European IT ecosystem. With practical examples, a look at geopolitical developments, and a clear appeal to politics, business, and society, the speech sends a signal for more self-confidence, responsibility, and innovative strength in Europe.
Christian Herzog ist Geschäftsführer der EXTRA Computer GmbH und Gründungsmitglied sowie erster Vorstand des Verein für IT aus Europa e. V. (ITE). Die Vision einer souveränen europäischen IT-Industrie treibt er sowohl mit EXTRA Computer, einem der führenden deutschen PC-Hersteller, der insbesondere mit seinen hochwertigen Industrie-PC-Lösungen aus deutscher Herstellung von sich reden macht, als auch mit dem ITE voran und treibt über diesen die Idee eines Gütesiegel „IT aus Europa“ an.
Christian Herzog is Managing Director of EXTRA Computer GmbH and a founding member as well as the first chairperson of the Association for IT from Europe (ITE). He is driven by the vision of a sovereign European IT industry, both through EXTRA Computer, one of Germany’s leading PC manufacturers known especially for its high-quality, German-made industrial PC solutions, and through his work with ITE, where he is advancing the idea of a “IT from Europe” quality label.