January 31 / 9:00 - 18:00 CET

EU Open Source Policy Summit 2025

What Can Open Source do for Europe?

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The EU Open Source Policy Summit is Europe’s premier event for high-level open source policy discussions. This Summit provides a platform for the new EU administration to engage in meaningful dialogue with the European open source community. As authorities on the innovation model powering the digital domain, our speakers will explore ways to harness open source and global collaborative innovation to establish a competitive and sovereign digital environment. The event will feature insights from leading policymakers, OSS business leaders, software stewards, advocates, and academics. Together, they will share their perspectives and propose strategies for shaping the digital policy framework over the next five years.

The EU Open Source Policy Summit is set for 31 January 2025 in Brussels and will be accessible online.

Key topics

The EU Digital Strategy
Open Source in the Manufacturing Industry
International Open Source Governance
Economic & Social Value of Open Source
Public Sector Open Source Strategies
Digital Markets Regulation
EU Funding Priorities: Digital Europe & Horizon
Open Source AI: Definitions, Principles & Markets
Standards and Liability for Software
Digital Commons & Public Digital Infrastructure
Open Source Silicon & Geopolitics
Open Source in Regulated Industries

Keynote Speakers

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Amandeep Singh Gill

Secretary-General's Envoy on Technology, United Nations

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Gabriele Columbro

General Manager, Linux Foundation Europe & Executive Director, FINOS

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Margrethe Monsen

Managing Director for Norway, Redpill Linpro

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Felix Reda

Director of Developer Policy, GitHub

About the event

The EU Open Source Policy Summit 2025 has a clear message: Open source plays – and will continue to play – an instrumental role in ensuring Europe leads in building, using, and regulating digital technologies, as well as helping member states reinforce a competitive and digitally sovereign future in a changing global landscape.

The merits of open source are clear. It undergirds most of the global digital infrastructure and contributes over €8 trillion to the global economy. At the same time, the perception of open source has changed with the attention given to open source the EU Cyber Resilience Act, the development of open AI alternatives, and the increasing attention given to open source across digital policy efforts and EU investments — from the automotive industry to deforestation regulation.

Event designed for impact

The EU Open Source Policy Summit is an invite-only event, bringing together a mix of policymakers, business leaders, academics and community members, ensuring a fruitful exchange of views and a wide representation of stakeholders.

The Summit provides an informal setting for the audience to meet and learn from one another. We pride ourselves on providing the best possible hallway-track, allowing guests to cherry-pick sessions after setting up meetings and making new connections.

In 2024 the demand for the event clearly outstripped our capacity. With that in mind, we are looking to grow the event this year, while keeping it at a size suitable for spontaneous meetings.

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The EU Open Source Policy Summit is an invite-only event with free online access. With the form below, you can

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EU Open Source Policy Summit 2025

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