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AVD Tech Fest 2025

Roll the Dice in Berlin!

10 – 11 September 2025 | Berlin
Radialsystem, Holzmarktstraße 33, 10243 Berlin

Get ready – AVD Tech Fest is back for 2025, and this time we’re in one of Europe’s most dynamic cities: Berlin! After last year’s incredible vibes in Amsterdam, we’re leveling up the game with two full days of insights, innovation, and connection.

Hosted by ControlUp, this years AVD Tech Fest brings together those customers, partners and the community involved in the virtual desktop community – from hands-on engineers to strategic masterminds. Expect real-world use cases, expert moves, and bold strategies that will shape the future of digital workspaces.

Whether you’re building from the ground up or already own Boardwalk, there’s a track designed for your role in the EUC game. And beyond the sessions? Expect chance encounters, community-driven networking, and conversations that could be game-changers.

Berlin. Two Days. One Epic Move. Don’t miss your turn.

Why Attend AVD Tech Fest 2025?

Strategize. Connect. Advance.
Your Winning Move Starts Here.

At AVD Tech Fest 2025, the entire end-user computing ecosystem gathers to roll the dice on the future. Whether you’re deep in deployment or mapping IT strategy, this event is where every player finds their lane.

For the Community:
Collect Experiences, Not Just Properties

Join fellow tech pros to exchange ideas, solve challenges, and share your infrastructure builds. From AVD to Omnissa to Citrix – learn how others are making smart investments in their virtual desktop strategies.

For Technologists:
Build, Upgrade, Repeat

Hear directly from experts who can show you how to unlock hidden cards and level up deployments. Leave with best practices, practical insights, and a full toolkit to scale and secure your EUC environments – no luck required.

For Decision-Makers:
Own the Board

Understand how AVD, Omnissa, and Citrix align with your broader IT strategy. From optimizing costs to enhancing user experience, learn how industry leaders are turning tech into tangible ROI. Let’s shape the digital workplace of tomorrow, together in Berlin.

Ready to join us? Click here to register for the event!

AVD Tech Fest Speakers
Simon Binder
Alyn Peden
Samuel Legrand
Leee Jeffries
Ryan Ververs-Bijkerk
Benny Tritsch
Esther Barthel
Marcel Meurer
Kara Schmidt
Stefan Dingemanse
Patrick van den Born
Upcoming sessions

Day 1 Day 2

Day One – 10 September 2025
Time Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4
09:00 – 09:15 Welcome by Simon Binder
Halle
09:15 – 10:15 Keynote session
Halle
10:15 – 10:45 Break / Networking
10:45 – 11:15 Nerdio Keynote session
Halle
11:15 – 11:25 Break
11:25 – 12:10 Expert Session – 45 mins
Patrick van den Born, Stefan Dingemanse

Title: Securing Your Session Hosts: Easy to implement security tips for Citrix, AVD, Windows365 and Omnissa
Community session 45mins
tbd.
Title: tbd.
Expert session – 45 mins
Ryan Ververs-Bijkerk, Leee Jeffries

Title: Exploring the Automation Behind GO-EUC’s Lab Deployments
Expert Session – 45 mins
Benny Tritsch

Title: Mastering Windows Performance Counters for AVD and Cloud PCs
12:10 – 13:10 Lunch
Saal
13:10 – 13:30 SPONSOR Session – 20 mins SPONSOR session – 20 mins LOGINVSI session
Gold – 20mins
NUMECENT session
Silver – 20mins
13:30 – 13:40 Break
13:40 – 14:25 Advanced Session – 45 mins
Marcel Meurer

Title: The Top 5+ Do’s, Don’ts & How’s of Azure Virtual Desktop
Advanced Session – 45 mins
Patrick van den Born

Title: GO-EUC: From zero to an automation hero by using infrastructure as Code (IiaC)
Advanced Session – 45 mins
Alyn Peden

Title: Deploying Azure Local and AVD
Community Session – 45 mins
tbd.
14:25 – 14:55 Break / Networking
Saal
14:55 – 15:40 Microsoft session – 45mins ControlUp session – 45mins Citrix session – 45 mins Gold sponsor session – 45 mins
15:40 – 15:50 Break
15:50 – 16:35 Closing plenary session
Halle
16:35 – 17:00 Wrap up by Simon Binder
Halle
17:00 – 19:00 Reception
Day Two – 11 September 2025
Time Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4
09:00 – 09:15 Welcome by Simon Binder
Halle
09:15 – 10:15 Panel discussion
Halle
10:15 – 10:45 Break / Networking
Saal
10:45 – 11:15 Microsoft Keynote session 30mins
Halle
11:15 – 11:25 Break
11:25 – 12:10 Advanced Session – 45 mins
Ryan Ververs-Bijkerk, Leee Jeffries

Title: Intune App Deployment: How Long Does It Really Take?
Advanced session – 45mins
Benny Tritsch

Title: Turbocharge Your Cloud Desktops: The Many Shades of VDI User Experience
Advanced session – 45 mins
Esther Barthel

Title: Windows 365 License Management – the Graph API edition
Community Session – 45 mins
tbd.
12:10 – 13:30 Lunch
Saal
13:30 – 14:15 Solution – Session – 45 mins
Alyn Peden

Title: Putting Azure Local performance to the test
Community Session – 45 mins
tbd.
Solution – session – 45 mins
Esther Barthel

Title: The Graph API StarterKit for AVD and W365 Automation
Community Session – 45 mins

tbd.
14:15 – 14:25 Break
14:25 – 15:10 Nerdio session – 45mins IGEL session – 45 mins LOGINVSI session – 45 mins
15:10 – 15:40 Break / Networking
Saal
15:40 – 16:25 Closing plenary session and raffle
Halle
16:25 – 16:45 Wrap up by Simon Binder
Halle
The Venue: Radialsystem
Where Classic Meets Cutting Edge

Once a historic pumping station, now a modern center for culture and creativity, Radialsystem is the perfect setting to host this high-stakes round of inspiration and innovation. Right on the banks of the Spree, it’s where past meets future, and community takes center stage.

Just like the Monopoly board, every space here holds opportunity – for dialogue, discovery, and bold next moves. Join us at Radialsystem and make your play.

Sponsors
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Microsoft

Nerdio

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IGEL

Citrix

LoginVSI

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10ZiG

UltrArmor

ThinPrint

Numecent

If you are interested in sponsoring this event please reach out to: avdtechfest@outsourcedevents.com

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