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EU Open Source Policy Summit 2026

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he EU Open Source Policy Summit 2026 brings together leaders from the public and private sectors to focus on how open source delivers digital sovereignty in Europe. The event addresses policy and implementation challenges shaping the digital agenda, including software development in the automotive sector, open source security, public sector procurement, Eur…

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46Voices
19Underwriters
0Exhibitors
0On the bill · sessions
43Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at EU, in alphabetical order.
Alexandra Geese
Member of the European Parliament (Greens/EFA)
Amandine Le Pape
COO and co-founder · Element
Andrea Gallo
CEO · RISC-V International
André Rebentisch
Software project and programme manager
Arnau Monterde
Director of Participation and Innovation for Democracy · Barcelona City Council
Aura Salla
Member of the European Parliament (EPP)
Baddý Sonja Breider
Board Chair · Drupal
Christian Wege
Manager Open Source Software · Mercedes-Benz Group AG
Daniel Glazman
CTO Software · Thales
Daniel Stenberg
President · European Open Source Academy
Deborah Bryant
Interim Executive Director · Open Source Initiative
Dirk Schrödter
Head of the State Chancellery (CdS) and Minister of Digitalization of the State · Schleswig-Holstein
Dominic Laurie
Senior Director of Corporate Communications, EMEA & APAC · Red Hat
Dr. Detlef Zerfowski
Vice President · ETAS
Dr. Ing Sara Gallian
Senior Manager, SDV & Automotive Programs · Eclipse Foundation
Dr. Jochen Friedrich
Technical Relations Executive · IBM
Dr. Sachiko Muto
Chair · OpenForum Europe
Fabrizia Benini
Head of the Future Internet Unit, Directorate General for Communications Networks, Content and Technology · European Commission
Felix Reda
Senior Director of Developer Policy · GitHub
Frank Feldmann
Chief Strategy Officer · SUSE
Frank Karlitschek
Founder and CEO · Nextcloud
Gabriele Columbro
General Manager · Linux Foundation Europe & Executive Director, FINOS

— and 24 more, by name unsung —

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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Eclipse FoundationGold
GitHubGold
Linux Foundation EuropeGold
Red HatGold
SUSEGold
IBMSilver
Open-XchangeSilver
APELLBronze
Collabora OnlineBronze
Drupal AssociationBronze
ElementBronze
Heinlein GroupBronze
LPIBronze
TYPO3Bronze
X-RoadBronze
BigBlueButtonProduction partner
EOS ConsortiumCoffee Break Sponsor
NextcloudCocktail Sponsor
Think ModularNetworking Partner
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 43 companies show up — and 9 bet on three roles at once?

“43 companies. nine are betting more than once.”

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

№ 01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
9All threespeak · spons · exh
10Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
24Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Red Hat·Eclipse Foundation·Element·GitHub·Heinlein Group·IBM·Linux Foundation Europe·Nextcloud·SUSE

№ 02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

54% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite920%
  • VP-level12%
  • Director / Head of1533%
  • Manager / Lead715%
  • Research / Science12%
  • Advisor / Investor12%
  • Other roles1226%

Of 46 on the bill · classified by free-text title

№ 03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01Red HatSp·G3V
  2. 02Eclipse FoundationSp·G2V
  3. 03European Commission5V
  4. 04ElementSp·B1V
  5. 05GitHubSp·G1V
  6. 06Heinlein GroupSp·B1V
  7. 07IBMSp·S1V
  8. 08Linux Foundation EuropeSp·G1V
  9. 09NextcloudSp·C1V
  10. 10SUSESp·G1V
  11. 11APELLSp·B
  12. 12BigBlueButtonSp·P
  13. 13Collabora OnlineSp·B
  14. 14Drupal AssociationSp·B
№ 04Fig. 04 — By Tier
gold5
26% of 19
silver2
11% of 19
bronze8
42% of 19
cocktail sponsor1
5% of 19
coffee break sponsor1
5% of 19
networking partner1
5% of 19
production partner1
5% of 19
№ 05Fig. 05 — The Missing · who's at peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

№ 06Fig. 06 — Adjacent Convocations · by shared underwriters