On November 13, 2025, the new edition of TechSense Summit gathered 150 CIOs and tech decision-makers at PwC Luxembourg, Crystal Park Building. This conference showcased experts and leaders as they tried to answer one question: how can IT empower organizations to become truly Future-Ready? 

While the IT world is at a turning point, with rapid evolution of technology, being Future-Ready has become a precondition for businesses. In the latest PwC survey about (Gen)AI and data use in Luxembourg, it appears that Luxembourg’s (Gen)AI maturity is accelerating, but data strategy gaps persist. Indeed, 50% of organizations have achieved high maturity in data governance and privacy compliance, while 20% of respondents are not significantly using the data they collect. 

Companies still need to develop their ability to anticipate what’s ahead and foster resilience, agility and adaptation to disruptions and evolving business needs. 

On Thursday, November 13, the TechSense Summit “Future-Ready or Not” edition aimed to broach these challenges, exploring how IT can be rethought as a strategic business partner and leveraged beyond the constraints of legacy systems. 

Inside the VIP Session 

Before the plenary conference, a VIP session gathered CIOs and sponsors. Ralf Hustadt, Data & AI Director at NTT DATA, led a workshop exploring how organisations can move from GenAI hype to real impact, highlighting adoption barriers, compliance challenges, and the rise of Agentic AI as the next wave of automation. Philipp Jäggi, Head of Business Line Cloud at DEEP, delivered a session on sovereign cloud strategies, demonstrating how governance, compliance and technical sovereignty can be ensured through an Agentic Security Mesh across multicloud environments. 

Moreover, two exclusive workshops hosted by Luxembourg AI Factory were held. Camille Alègre, Legal & Ethical Specialist at Luxembourg National Data Service explored the topic “Navigating legal challenges and opportunities in AI development”. In parallel, LuxProvide and the MeluXina Solutions Team offered a glimpse into Luxembourg AI Factory services through hands-on sessions with ready-to-use AI. 

Plenary conference highlights 

Keynotes to rethink modern IT models 

The plenary conference kicked off with a special moment, as Patrice Witz, Advisory Partner, Technology Partner and Digital Leader at PwC Luxembourg, invited Pierre-Adrien Grange, Country Lead at Microsoft Luxembourg, on stage. Earlier that day, PwC Luxembourg was recognised as the 2025 Microsoft Country Partner of the Year, a milestone that both organisations briefly highlighted as a major step forward in accelerating Cloud and GenAI adoption in Luxembourg. 

Ravi Jhawar, Director at PwC Luxembourg then called on stage the first speakers: Vincent Gauché, Advisory Managing Director, Emerging Technology and Krzysztof Jaros-Kraszewski, Advisory Director, IT Strategy and CIO Advisory, both at PwC Luxembourg. Together, they outlined the major forces of disruption reshaping IT by 2030, marking a complete reinvention of IT. They offered a clear roadmap of the challenges ahead and the mindset shift organisations must embrace to remain competitive. As Krzysztof Jaros-Kraszewski reminded the audience: “It’s not a matter of technology, it’s a mindset”. 

The next session was hosted by NSI Luxembourg, represented by Yannis Nakos, Chief Innovation Officer at NSI Group. During his presentation, he explored the rapid rise of Agentic AI and the growing difficulty for organisations to manage compliance and governance across a fragmented landscape of providers and technologies. He encouraged companies to experiment quickly, build internal expertise, and prioritise adaptable, purpose-driven AI models as the ecosystem becomes increasingly specialised. 

Bernard Benhamou, Secretary General of the Institute of Digital Sovereignty, went on stage to explain how AI is becoming a true geopolitical actor, accelerating new forms of cyber-threats, disinformation and technological dependency. He also raised a striking question, reflecting Europe’s position “between the jaws of the US and China” : “Are we becoming a digital colony of two other continents?”. He underlined Europe’s urgent need to reinforce its digital sovereignty by investing massively in strategic technologies and building a human-centred “third way” for the digital future. As he put it: “It’s about creating the opportunities for you to build tools for cloud and AI infrastructures that are independent from the hyperscalers.”  

During a joint session, Philipp Jäggi, Head of Business Line Cloud at Deep and Olivier Breton, VP Sales at OVHcloud explored how geopolitics, sovereignty and compliance are redefining cloud strategy in Europe. They highlighted the EU’s growing ambition to reduce foreign dependencies and build cloud ecosystems that guarantee trust, control and digital resilience. 

The Master of Ceremony then brought on stage Audric Lhoas, Head of Product Management Data & AI at Proximus NXT & Matthew Josephs, Senior Solution Engineer, Cloud and AI Infrastructure at Microsoft. Together, they explored what it truly means to build a sovereign cloud: one that balances trust, control and innovation in an increasingly regulated landscape. They highlighted how sovereignty now goes beyond data location to include operational independence, technology governance and AI oversight. Their key message was clear: “sovereignty is about control, not isolation”. 

Round Table: Crossing leaders’ visions and perspectives 

After these striking speeches, the peak of the day took place. Bernard Benhamou, Secretary General of the Institute of Digital Sovereignty, Fateh Amroune, Luxembourg AI Factory Lead, Valentin Plugaru, CTO at LuxProvide, and Jordi Cabot, Software Engineer, Research Professor, Founder of the LIST, joined the stage for the round table.  

Moderator Kevin d’Antonio, Managing Director at Strategy& (part of the PwC network) led a dynamic exchange, inviting each to share their views and confront their perspectives from technological, economic, and strategic angles. Together, they explored a central question: Which technology will truly be ready to transform businesses by 2030, and under what conditions? 

Each expert brought a distinct lens to the conversation: sovereignty and cloud strategy (Bernard Benhamou), integrated AI (Fateh Amroune), quantum computing (Valentin Plugaru), and low-code innovation (Jordi Cabot). Together, their viewpoints painted a multifaceted picture of the technological forces that will shape the next decade. 

This thought-provoking exchange made one thing clear: the future won’t be shaped by a single breakthrough, but by the convergence of technologies, and the strategic choices organisations make today. 

Thank you to our sponsors: PwC Luxembourg, DEEP, Luxembourg AI Factory, NSI Luxembourg & IBM, NTT Data, Proximus NXT Luxembourg & Microsoft and OVHcloud.