Open Source Summit North America 2025

Open Source Summit North America 2025

June 23 - 25, 2025
Denver, Colorado
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IMPORTANT NOTE: Timing of sessions and room locations are subject to change.

11:20am MDT

Table 1 - Writing Man Pages

Monday June 23, 2025 11:20am - 12:00pm MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 2H

Writing manual pages, or documentation in general

Speakers

Alejandro Colomar

Monday June 23, 2025 11:20am - 12:00pm MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 2H

Unconference Sessions

11:20am MDT

Table 3 - Improving First-Time Contributor Retention

Monday June 23, 2025 11:20am - 12:00pm MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 2H

Beyond "good first issues"—what really keeps new contributors coming back?

Speakers

Andrew Wafaa

Sr. Director Software Communities, Arm

Andrew leads Arm's Open Source Office as well as upstream interactions. He also sits on a number of industry and software bodies/projects including Yocto Project, FreeBSD Foundation, Xen, UXL Foundation, LF Edge & PyTorch Foundation

Monday June 23, 2025 11:20am - 12:00pm MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 2H

Unconference Sessions

11:20am MDT

Unconference

Monday June 23, 2025 11:20am - 12:00pm MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 2H

Do you have a topic you’d like to discuss with fellow attendees? A project or idea you want to share and get feedback on? Something you'd like to teach others? Sign up to lead an Unconference session!
Unconference sessions are informal, attendee-driven, and a great way to connect with others. Sessions will be set up in a round table format to encourage discussion. There will be no AV—only a flip chart will be provided.

Sign up onsite in the Solutions Showcase – Bluebird Ballroom 1AB. Once you choose a time slot, your session will be added to the conference schedule for others to attend.

Monday June 23, 2025 11:20am - 12:00pm MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 2H

Unconference Sessions

1:30pm MDT

Table 1 - Open Source Burnout: Prevention, Support, and Culture Change

Monday June 23, 2025 1:30pm - 2:10pm MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 2H

A raw, honest conversation about the toll of OSS work—and what we can do about it.

Speakers

Joe Bryant

Executive Director O3DF, Open 3D Foundation

30+ years as an engineer, producer, and manager in the game development industry. 25+ games shipped, with a focus on game engine development. 4+ years assisting in the development of open source projects, primarily the Open 3D Engine

Monday June 23, 2025 1:30pm - 2:10pm MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 2H

Unconference Sessions

1:30pm MDT

Unconference

Monday June 23, 2025 1:30pm - 2:10pm MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 2H

Do you have a topic you’d like to discuss with fellow attendees? A project or idea you want to share and get feedback on? Something you'd like to teach others? Sign up to lead an Unconference session!
Unconference sessions are informal, attendee-driven, and a great way to connect with others. Sessions will be set up in a round table format to encourage discussion. There will be no AV—only a flip chart will be provided.

Sign up onsite in the Solutions Showcase – Bluebird Ballroom 1AB. Once you choose a time slot, your session will be added to the conference schedule for others to attend.

Monday June 23, 2025 1:30pm - 2:10pm MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 2H

Unconference Sessions

2:25pm MDT

Table 1 - Balancing Open Source and Commercial Interests

Monday June 23, 2025 2:25pm - 3:05pm MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 2H

How to build a business without burning down the community.

Speakers

Ariel Jolo

Founder, Nerdearla

Monday June 23, 2025 2:25pm - 3:05pm MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 2H

Unconference Sessions

2:25pm MDT

Unconference

Monday June 23, 2025 2:25pm - 3:05pm MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 2H

Do you have a topic you’d like to discuss with fellow attendees? A project or idea you want to share and get feedback on? Something you'd like to teach others? Sign up to lead an Unconference session!
Unconference sessions are informal, attendee-driven, and a great way to connect with others. Sessions will be set up in a round table format to encourage discussion. There will be no AV—only a flip chart will be provided.

Sign up onsite in the Solutions Showcase – Bluebird Ballroom 1AB. Once you choose a time slot, your session will be added to the conference schedule for others to attend.

Monday June 23, 2025 2:25pm - 3:05pm MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 2H

Unconference Sessions

3:35pm MDT

Table 1 - The Rise of Source-Available Licenses: Good or Bad for the Community?

Monday June 23, 2025 3:35pm - 4:15pm MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 2H

A polarizing and timely discussion about the gray area between open and closed.

Speakers

Melissa McKay

DevSecOps & MLOps Author/Speaker

Melissa is passionate about Java, DevSecOps, CI/CD, and MLOps. She has served on the TSC of the Open Platform for Enterprise AI (OPEA) and the CNCF Governing Board, and regularly shares her knowledge with the community as a developer, speaker, and author. She has been recognized as... Read More →

Monday June 23, 2025 3:35pm - 4:15pm MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 2H

Unconference Sessions

3:35pm MDT

Unconference

Monday June 23, 2025 3:35pm - 4:15pm MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 2H

Do you have a topic you’d like to discuss with fellow attendees? A project or idea you want to share and get feedback on? Something you'd like to teach others? Sign up to lead an Unconference session!
Unconference sessions are informal, attendee-driven, and a great way to connect with others. Sessions will be set up in a round table format to encourage discussion. There will be no AV—only a flip chart will be provided.

Sign up onsite in the Solutions Showcase – Bluebird Ballroom 1AB. Once you choose a time slot, your session will be added to the conference schedule for others to attend.

Monday June 23, 2025 3:35pm - 4:15pm MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 2H

Unconference Sessions

11:00am MDT

Unconference

Tuesday June 24, 2025 11:00am - 11:40am MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 2H

Do you have a topic you’d like to discuss with fellow attendees? A project or idea you want to share and get feedback on? Something you'd like to teach others? Sign up to lead an Unconference session!
Unconference sessions are informal, attendee-driven, and a great way to connect with others. Sessions will be set up in a round table format to encourage discussion. There will be no AV—only a flip chart will be provided.

Sign up onsite in the Solutions Showcase – Bluebird Ballroom 1AB. Once you choose a time slot, your session will be added to the conference schedule for others to attend.

Tuesday June 24, 2025 11:00am - 11:40am MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 2H

Unconference Sessions

11:55am MDT

Table 1 - The Role of Storytelling in Open Source Adoption

Tuesday June 24, 2025 11:55am - 12:35pm MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 2H

Developers don’t just follow code—they follow narratives. How do you craft one?

Speakers

Katherine Druckman

Open Source Evangelist, Intel

Katherine Druckman is an Open Source Evangelist at Intel, where she enjoys sharing her passion for a variety of open source topics. She currently combines her enthusiasm for software security and emerging AI technology as the OPEA Security Working Group Lead and Co-Chair of the OpenSSF... Read More →

Tuesday June 24, 2025 11:55am - 12:35pm MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 2H

Unconference Sessions

11:55am MDT

Unconference

Tuesday June 24, 2025 11:55am - 12:35pm MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 2H

Do you have a topic you’d like to discuss with fellow attendees? A project or idea you want to share and get feedback on? Something you'd like to teach others? Sign up to lead an Unconference session!
Unconference sessions are informal, attendee-driven, and a great way to connect with others. Sessions will be set up in a round table format to encourage discussion. There will be no AV—only a flip chart will be provided.

Sign up onsite in the Solutions Showcase – Bluebird Ballroom 1AB. Once you choose a time slot, your session will be added to the conference schedule for others to attend.

Tuesday June 24, 2025 11:55am - 12:35pm MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 2H

Unconference Sessions

2:10pm MDT

Unconference

Tuesday June 24, 2025 2:10pm - 2:50pm MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 2H

Do you have a topic you’d like to discuss with fellow attendees? A project or idea you want to share and get feedback on? Something you'd like to teach others? Sign up to lead an Unconference session!
Unconference sessions are informal, attendee-driven, and a great way to connect with others. Sessions will be set up in a round table format to encourage discussion. There will be no AV—only a flip chart will be provided.

Sign up onsite in the Solutions Showcase – Bluebird Ballroom 1AB. Once you choose a time slot, your session will be added to the conference schedule for others to attend.

Tuesday June 24, 2025 2:10pm - 2:50pm MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 2H

Unconference Sessions

3:05pm MDT

Table 1 - Privacy Enhancing Technologies

Tuesday June 24, 2025 3:05pm - 3:45pm MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 2H

Speakers

Tina Tsou

Director, TikTok

Tina Tsou is a seasoned software engineer and open source advocate at TikTok. With over a decade of experience designing scalable systems, she is passionate about empowering communities to collaborate and drive technological innovation through inclusive, community-led practices.

Tuesday June 24, 2025 3:05pm - 3:45pm MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 2H

Unconference Sessions

3:05pm MDT

Unconference

Tuesday June 24, 2025 3:05pm - 3:45pm MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 2H

Do you have a topic you’d like to discuss with fellow attendees? A project or idea you want to share and get feedback on? Something you'd like to teach others? Sign up to lead an Unconference session!
Unconference sessions are informal, attendee-driven, and a great way to connect with others. Sessions will be set up in a round table format to encourage discussion. There will be no AV—only a flip chart will be provided.

Sign up onsite in the Solutions Showcase – Bluebird Ballroom 1AB. Once you choose a time slot, your session will be added to the conference schedule for others to attend.

Tuesday June 24, 2025 3:05pm - 3:45pm MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 2H

Unconference Sessions

11:00am MDT

Table 1 - Open Source in AI/ML: Community Models vs. Corporate Models

Wednesday June 25, 2025 11:00am - 11:40am MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 2H

The AI boom is reshaping open source—who owns what, and what’s fair?

Speakers

Arun Gupta

VP, Developer Programs, Intel

Arun Gupta is vice president and general manager of Open Ecosystem Initiatives at Intel Corporation. He is an open source strategist, advocate, and practitioner for over two decades. He has taken companies such as Apple, Amazon, and Sun Microsystems through systemic changes to embrace... Read More →

Wednesday June 25, 2025 11:00am - 11:40am MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 2H

Unconference Sessions

11:00am MDT

Unconference

Wednesday June 25, 2025 11:00am - 11:40am MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 2H

Do you have a topic you’d like to discuss with fellow attendees? A project or idea you want to share and get feedback on? Something you'd like to teach others? Sign up to lead an Unconference session!
Unconference sessions are informal, attendee-driven, and a great way to connect with others. Sessions will be set up in a round table format to encourage discussion. There will be no AV—only a flip chart will be provided.

Sign up onsite in the Solutions Showcase – Bluebird Ballroom 1AB. Once you choose a time slot, your session will be added to the conference schedule for others to attend.

Wednesday June 25, 2025 11:00am - 11:40am MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 2H

Unconference Sessions

11:55am MDT

Unconference

Wednesday June 25, 2025 11:55am - 12:35pm MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 2H

Do you have a topic you’d like to discuss with fellow attendees? A project or idea you want to share and get feedback on? Something you'd like to teach others? Sign up to lead an Unconference session!
Unconference sessions are informal, attendee-driven, and a great way to connect with others. Sessions will be set up in a round table format to encourage discussion. There will be no AV—only a flip chart will be provided.

Sign up onsite in the Solutions Showcase – Bluebird Ballroom 1AB. Once you choose a time slot, your session will be added to the conference schedule for others to attend.

Wednesday June 25, 2025 11:55am - 12:35pm MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 2H

Unconference Sessions

2:10pm MDT

Unconference

Wednesday June 25, 2025 2:10pm - 2:50pm MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 2H

Do you have a topic you’d like to discuss with fellow attendees? A project or idea you want to share and get feedback on? Something you'd like to teach others? Sign up to lead an Unconference session!
Unconference sessions are informal, attendee-driven, and a great way to connect with others. Sessions will be set up in a round table format to encourage discussion. There will be no AV—only a flip chart will be provided.

Sign up onsite in the Solutions Showcase – Bluebird Ballroom 1AB. Once you choose a time slot, your session will be added to the conference schedule for others to attend.

Wednesday June 25, 2025 2:10pm - 2:50pm MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 2H

Unconference Sessions

3:05pm MDT

Unconference

Wednesday June 25, 2025 3:05pm - 3:45pm MDT

Bluebird Ballroom 2H

Do you have a topic you’d like to discuss with fellow attendees? A project or idea you want to share and get feedback on? Something you'd like to teach others? Sign up to lead an Unconference session!
Unconference sessions are informal, attendee-driven, and a great way to connect with others. Sessions will be set up in a round table format to encourage discussion. There will be no AV—only a flip chart will be provided.

Sign up onsite in the Solutions Showcase – Bluebird Ballroom 1AB. Once you choose a time slot, your session will be added to the conference schedule for others to attend.

Wednesday June 25, 2025 3:05pm - 3:45pm MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 2H

Unconference Sessions