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Open Source Experience 2026

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pen Source Experience has become the unmissable annual event for open source solutions aimed at digital sovereignty and the resilience of businesses and local authorities. Bringing together over 4,000 professionals and open digital stakeholders, the event features 130 talks on open-source technologies, AI, data management, cloud, and cybersecurity. It is th…

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34Voices
9Underwriters
0Exhibitors
4On the bill · sessions
36Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at Open, in alphabetical order.
Alexandre AMATÉ
Data & AI Software Crafter · MaiaSpace
Andrzej Neugebauer
AI Program Director · Linagora
Anthony BENGUERFI
Platform Engineer · Assistance publique des hôpitaux de Paris (APHP)
Arnaud ATOCH
Head of Development for Statistical and Data Platforms · OCDE
Benjamin ANDRÉ
Strategic Director · LINAGORA
Benjamin Bellamy
Open-Source Advocate · Linagora
Benjamin BELLAMY
Open-Source Advocate · Linagora
Benoît AMPEAU
Director Partnerships and Innovation · Afnic
Boris BALDASSARI
Open Source Consultant · OSPO Alliance / Eclipse Foundation
Chloé Robin
Head of Marketing and Communications · GLPI
CHRISTOPHE BIQUARD
CTO Office – Director Open Source HW · Thales SA
Clément AUBIN
Director of sales & professional services · XWiki
Cristina Caffarra
Chair · EuroStack Initiative Foundation
David BERTHIAUD
Director of the Responsible Digital Department · City and Urban Area of La Rochelle
Fabrice BILLARD
Head of Architecture and DevOps · Orange Business
Fabrice Deblock
Journalist
Katia ARESTI
Principal Software Engineer · IBM
Lauren Tréluyer
Deputy Director of the Information Systems Department (CIO) · Caisse Nationale des Allocations Familiales (CNAF)
Liviu ANTON
Senior integration Engineer · Orange Services Romania
Lucian BALEA
Deputy Director of R&D and Open Source Director · RTE
Ludovic Dubost
Chief Executive Officer · XWiki SAS
Michel Paulin
Président · Comité stratégique de filière (CSF) des acteurs du numérique de confiance

— and 12 more, by name unsung —

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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
GLPIGold
LinagoraGold
OrangeGold
XWikiGold
BluemindSilver
Eclipse Foundation EuropeSilver
Red HatSilver
TOSITSilver
WorteksPremium
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The Programme

Selected from 4 sessions on the bill.
  • December 10, 2025 09:15 am - 11:00 am

    Opening conference session – Open source, the key to Europe’s strategic autonomy

    Highlights
  • December 10, 2025 09:50 am - 10:10 am

    Building Your Own AI Assistant with a Sovereign, Open-Source RAG Framework

    Artificial Intelligence & Scientific computing
  • December 10, 2025 10:15 am - 10:35 am

    Upgrade to the next level with GLPI 11!

    Come discover the new features of GLPI 11, the open source IT service management solution. This new version introduces several key developments, such as custom assets, native form…

    Collaborative tools & business apps
  • December 10, 2025 10:40 am - 11:00 am

    Sovereign alternatives to Atlassian’s Jira and Confluence: project and knowledge management with OpenProject and XWiki

    The end of Atlassian Data Centre marks a turning point for organisations around the world. Many are now exploring reliable, open-source European alternatives such as OpenProject an…

    Collaborative tools & business apps
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 36 companies show up — and 3 bet on three roles at once?

36 companies. three 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
3All threespeak · spons · exh
6Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
27Companies Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Linagora·Bluemind·XWiki

02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

56% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite721%
  • Director / Head of1235%
  • Manager / Lead26%
  • Product13%
  • Engineer · IC412%
  • Other roles824%

Of 34 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01LinagoraSp·G2V
  2. 02BluemindSp·S1V
  3. 03XWikiSp·G1V
  4. 04Eclipse Foundation EuropeSp·S
  5. 05GLPISp·G
  6. 06OrangeSp·G
  7. 07Red HatSp·S
  8. 08TOSITSp·S
  9. 09WorteksSp·P
  10. 10GLPI2V
  11. 11Linagora2V
  12. 12Abilian / CNLL / APELL / EuroStack1V
  13. 13Afnic1V
  14. 14Assistance publique des hôpitaux de Paris (APHP)1V
04Fig. 04 — By Tier
gold4
44% of 9
silver4
44% of 9
premium1
11% of 9

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