meshcloud Con '26

A one-day in-person platform engineering conference on 24 September 2026 at Atelier Lihotzky in Frankfurt, organised by meshcloud GmbH, covering sovereign platform engineering, internal developer platforms, AI platforms, and GitOps security across two parallel tracks.

DATES
24 September 2026
VENUE
Atelier Lihotzky, Danziger Platz 12, Frankfurt
ORGANISER
meshcloud GmbH
ATTENDANCE
not publicly disclosed

Definition

meshcloud Con '26 is a single-day in-person conference on platform engineering, hosted by meshcloud GmbH at Atelier Lihotzky in Frankfurt on 24 September 2026. Organised by the team behind the meshStack internal developer platform, the event runs two parallel tracks: Platform Technology (technical implementation) and Business and Strategy (platform organisations, FinOps, sovereign clouds). The central theme for 2026 is sovereign platform engineering: IDP design for regulated industries, multi-cloud governance, and AI platform integration.

The 2026 edition: September in Frankfurt

The conference runs on 24 September 2026 from 9:00 to 17:00 at Atelier Lihotzky. An optional pre-conference dinner is planned for the evening of 23 September. Registration is live via Eventbrite and the event website; pricing has not been published as of verification. Confirmed speakers come from Deutsche Rentenversicherung Bund, SUSE, Markant, codecentric, Liquid Reply, and EDEKA IT, among others.

Where meshcloud Con sits in the EMEA platform engineering calendar

The 24 September date places meshcloud Con in the dense autumn cluster alongside PlatformCon Live Day Paris (also 24 Sept, but Paris), Civo Navigate London (22 Sept), and Swiss Cloud Native Day (17 Sept). For platform engineers in the DACH region, meshcloud Con is the most specifically IDP-focused day of the season, and the only event on the circuit explicitly addressing sovereign cloud and regulated-sector constraints.

Who attends meshcloud Con '26

What the meshcloud Con '26 format includes

What the meshcloud Con '26 programme covers

FAQ · Identity and audience

What is meshcloud GmbH and what is meshStack?

meshcloud is a Frankfurt-based company that builds meshStack, an enterprise internal developer platform covering cloud-native, multi-cloud, and sovereign cloud use cases. meshcloud Con is an event the company organises to bring together the broader platform engineering community, not exclusively meshStack users.

What is sovereign platform engineering?

Sovereign platform engineering refers to IDP design that meets data residency, regulatory, and digital sovereignty requirements. In Europe, this typically covers GDPR compliance, German cloud infrastructure requirements (BSI C5), and the EU's requirements for public sector cloud. The term is used particularly in DACH-market technology organisations.

Is meshcloud Con a vendor event or a community event?

It is a vendor-hosted community conference. meshcloud organises and funds the event; the speaker programme includes both meshcloud customers and independent practitioners. It is not primarily a product showcase.

Who is meshcloud Con '26 NOT designed for?
  • Engineers with no involvement in platform infrastructure, IDPs, or DevOps tooling
  • Business professionals without an engineering or operations context
  • Developers focused exclusively on application-layer work
  • Those looking for a large trade show or multi-vendor exhibition environment

The venue: Atelier Lihotzky, Frankfurt

Atelier Lihotzky is a contemporary event and coworking venue at Danziger Platz 12, 60314 Frankfurt am Main, in the Ostend district. The venue is accessible by U-Bahn and S-Bahn; nearest stations are Ostbahnhof (S-Bahn lines S1-S9) and Ostend (U7). Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof is approximately 10 minutes by S-Bahn. Frankfurt Airport (FRA) is approximately 30 minutes by S-Bahn (S8/S9 to Hauptbahnhof, then direct to Ostbahnhof).

The organiser: meshcloud GmbH

meshcloud GmbH is headquartered at Schaumainkai 91, 60596 Frankfurt am Main. The company builds meshStack, an enterprise IDP for multi-cloud and sovereign cloud environments. For conference enquiries, contact ckraus@meshcloud.io. Event information and registration are available at con26.meshcloud.io and meshcloud.io/en/company/events/.

Editorial take

In a market saturated with cloud-native conferences, meshcloud Con occupies a specific position: the only German-organised IDP day with a deliberate regulated-sector and sovereign cloud focus, drawing engineering leads from Deutsche Rentenversicherung and EDEKA IT rather than the startup-circuit crowd.

How to register and what it costs

Registration is available at https://con26.meshcloud.io/#registration and via Eventbrite (https://www.eventbrite.de/e/meshcloud-con-26-registration-1984540385716). Ticket pricing has not been publicly disclosed as of verification; check the event website for current pricing. There is no disclosed capacity cap.

FAQ · Access and practicalities

How do I get to Atelier Lihotzky?

The venue is at Danziger Platz 12, Frankfurt Ostend. Nearest S-Bahn: Ostbahnhof (S1-S9, 5 minutes' walk). From Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof: S-Bahn to Ostbahnhof, approximately 8 minutes. From Frankfurt Airport: S8/S9 to Hauptbahnhof then S-Bahn to Ostbahnhof, approximately 40 minutes total.

Is the pre-conference dinner on 23 September optional?

Yes. The dinner on the evening of 23 September is separate from the main conference day on 24 September. Check con26.meshcloud.io for registration details.

Is the event in English or German?

The event is primarily in English; some sessions may be in German. The confirmed speaker roster includes both German-speaking and international participants. Check the programme for individual session languages.

Resources

Official website https://con26.meshcloud.io/
Register https://www.eventbrite.de/e/meshcloud-con-26-registration-1984540385716
meshcloud events https://www.meshcloud.io/en/company/events/