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Open Technology Research (OTR) Symposium 2026

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he Open Technology Research (OTR) Symposium 2026 is a global, multidisciplinary research symposium that brings together academics and practitioners to advance the understanding of open technologies in the modern world and to produce policy-relevant research that helps decision-makers drive impact. Themed 'Shaping the Open Transition', the event focuses on l…

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22Voices
4Underwriters
0Exhibitors
0On the bill · sessions
26Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at Open, in alphabetical order.
Albert Cañigueral Bagó
AI Factory One-Stop Shop Manager at Barcelona Supercomputing Centre · Barcelona Supercomputing Centre
Alek Tarkowski
Director of Strategy at Open Future · Open Future
Charlie Martial Ngounou
Managing Partner at PLACE Hub, Founder and President at AfroLeadership · PLACE Hub / AfroLeadership
Claire Jenifer Pershan
EU Advocacy Lead at Mozilla · Mozilla
Gabriel Toscano
Teaching Assistant at Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy, Technology Policy Analyst at Open Source Initiative · Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy / Open Source Initiative
Ignasi Labastida i Juan
Rector’s Delegate for Scientific Publications and Open Science at University of Barcelona · University of Barcelona
Jennifer Tridgell
Independent Consultant, PhD Candidate and World Ramsay Scholar (International Law x Computer Science) at University of Cambridge · University of Cambridge
Jenny Molloy
Assistant Research Professor at University of Cambridge, Group Leader at ICGEB, Member at European Open Source Academy · University of Cambridge / ICGEB / European Open Source Academy
Katharina Meyer
Director at Digital Infrastructure Insights Fund · Digital Infrastructure Insights Fund
Marco Germanò
Doctoral Researcher (S.J.D.) at University of Toronto Faculty of Law, Research Affiliate at NYU School of Law (Guarini Global Law & Tech) · University of Toronto Faculty of Law / NYU School of Law
Mathieu O’Neil
Professor of Communication at University of Canberra’s News and Media Research Centre, Honorary Associate Professor of Sociology at the Australian National University · University of Canberra’s News and Media Research Centre / Australian National University
Max Kintisch
Director of Research at Digital Public Goods Alliance · Digital Public Goods Alliance
Nicolo Zingales
Professor at FGV Law School · FGV Law School
Pastora Martínez Samper
Commissioner for International Action and OpenEU Alliance Coordinator at Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, Adjunct Professor at University of Barcelona · Universitat Oberta de Catalunya / University of Barcelona
Paul Sharratt
Policy and Research Manager at the Sovereign Tech Agency · Sovereign Tech Agency
Ramya Chandrasekhar
Researcher at CNRS · CNRS
Richard Littauer
Orangizer at SustainOSS, Community Organizer at CURIOSS, PhD Student at Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington · SustainOSS / CURIOSS / Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington
Sachiko Muto
Senior Researcher at RISE Research Institutes of Sweden · RISE Research Institutes of Sweden
Simona Levi
Founder at Xnet · Xnet
Tarunima Prabhakar
Co-Founder, Research Lead at Tattle Civic Technologies and Associate Research Fellow at the Center of Responsible AI at IIT Madras · Tattle Civic Technologies / Center of Responsible AI, IIT Madras
Thomas Streinz
Joint Chair in Law and Regulatory Theory at the EUI Law Department and the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies · European University Institute
Wayne Wei Wang
Assistant Professor in Law and Technology at Tongji University and China Research Fellow at the Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center of AI Social Governance · Tongji University / Shanghai Collaborative Innovation Center of AI Social Governance
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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
Digital Future
OpenForum Europe
Open Knowledge Foundation
Open Source Initiative
Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 26 companies, parsed from the program.

26 companies in attendance.

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
0All threespeak · spons · exh
4Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
22Speakingspeaker only
02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

27% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • Founder / Owner314%
  • Director / Head of314%
  • Manager / Lead29%
  • Engineer · IC29%
  • Research / Science732%
  • Other roles523%

Of 22 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01Digital FutureSp
  2. 02OpenForum EuropeSp
  3. 03Open Knowledge FoundationSp
  4. 04Open Source InitiativeSp
  5. 05Barcelona Supercomputing Centre1V
  6. 06CNRS1V
  7. 07Digital Infrastructure Insights Fund1V
  8. 08Digital Public Goods Alliance1V
  9. 09Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy / Open Source Initiative1V
  10. 10European University Institute1V
  11. 11FGV Law School1V
  12. 12Mozilla1V
  13. 13Open Future1V
  14. 14PLACE Hub / AfroLeadership1V
04Fig. 04 — By Tier
unspecified4
100% of 4