Anne Duboscq
Director of Public Affairs at OVHcloud; lobbied EU sovereign cloud procurement at the Brussels summit.
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European Tech Sovereignty- Who is Anne Duboscq at OVHcloud?
- Anne Duboscq is Director of Public Affairs at OVHcloud, Europe's largest independent cloud provider. She spoke at the Sovereign Tech Europe conference in Brussels on 23 April 2026, representing OVHcloud's policy positions on EU cloud sovereignty.Source: Sovereign Tech Europe conference programme
- What is OVHcloud's position on the EU sovereign cloud framework?
- OVHcloud participates in the EU's €180m sovereign cloud framework as part of the Post Telecom Luxembourg consortium. It has also aligned with CISPE criticism of the framework for including S3NS, a Google–Thales joint venture, at the minimum sovereignty tier.Source: European Commission; CISPE
- Why does OVHcloud call itself a sovereign cloud provider?
- OVHcloud markets itself as a European-owned, European-operated alternative to US hyperscalers, free from US CLOUD Act jurisdiction. Its public affairs work, led by Duboscq, argues this constitutes genuine sovereignty in contrast to joint ventures with US cloud firms.
Background
Anne Duboscq is Director of Public Affairs at OVHcloud, Europe's largest independent cloud provider by revenue. She speaks at the inaugural Sovereign Tech Europe conference in Brussels on 23 April 2026, representing OVHcloud at a summit that addresses the EU's strategic approach to cloud sovereignty, digital resilience and the role of European providers in public procurement.
Her appearance at the summit carries direct policy context: OVHcloud was named a partner in the Post Telecom Luxembourg consortium, one of four groupings awarded a slot in the Commission's €180m sovereign cloud framework between 17 and 20 April 2026, just days before the conference. That award, which also included a Google–Thales joint venture (S3NS) at the minimum SEAL-2 sovereignty tier, prompted CISPE to call the framework outcome a case of 'sovereignty washing'. As a Public Affairs Director, Duboscq's role is to manage OVHcloud's relationships with EU institutions and regulators, making her a direct participant in the procurement and policy conversations that shaped the award.
OVHcloud is a French company headquartered in Roubaix, operating data centres across Europe and positioned explicitly as a sovereignty-compliant alternative to US hyperscalers. Duboscq's public affairs work sits at the intersection of OVHcloud's commercial interest in EU cloud contracts and the wider policy debate about what constitutes genuine digital sovereignty.