The Multicloud Journey: Navigating From On-Prem to Cloud and Back

by Per Hedegaard Christiansen - Head of Container Platform Engineering @Saxo Bank | DevOps & Cloud-Native Enthusiast

In today’s evolving IT landscape, the multicloud journey is more complex than a simple shift from on-premises to cloud—it’s a continuous cycle of adaptation.
In this talk, we’ll explore the challenges, learnings, and insights from real-world experiences transitioning between on-prem, cloud, and hybrid environments.

Through practical examples, we’ll dive into strategies for using cloud platforms more intelligently, choosing the right tools, and avoiding common pitfalls that can impact cost, flexibility, and performance.
This session is perfect for IT professionals, architects, and decision-makers who want to make informed choices and leverage cloud smarter to create resilient, future-ready infrastructures.

Speaker BIO:

Per is a dynamic technology leader with extensive experience in containerization, DevOps, and cloud-native engineering, currently serving as the Head of Container Platform Engineering at Saxo Bank. With deep expertise in Docker, Kubernetes, and microservices architecture, he is passionate about designing scalable and efficient solutions for the financial sector. Per’s career spans over a decade, including pivotal roles in DevOps consulting and software architecture, where he helped shape robust cloud infrastructure and software solutions.

An active member of the tech community, Per also organizes Kubernetes Community Days Denmark, bringing together professionals to foster learning and innovation in cloud-native technologies. He is dedicated to exploring new tech stacks and driving transformative change in platform engineering. 

Platform Engineering - Marrying Cloud Native development and Product engineering

by Mads Høgstedt Danquah, Engineering Lead @ LEGO

Platform Engineering attempts to marry two disciplines that by themselves were difficult enough to start out with: Cloud Native development and Product engineering.
In his presentation, Mads will talk about his experiences with building platforms and organising platform teams.
Look forward to hearing more about team organisation, ways to ensure you build things that are Good Enough, and whether platforms should be built on platforms.

Speaker BIO:

Mads has been building various types of developer platforms at several companies for some time now.
Recently, his focus has been on Kubernetes, and in his current role, he leads an on-premise stateful services team at the LEGO Group.
Mads enjoys steering discussions away from the technical details and towards the human aspects of technology.
He is a father to three wonderful girls and a lifelong scout.