Open Source startup ecosystem
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Open Source Conference Luxembourg 2026 (October 2026)
A one-day conference at the Belval campus themed around leading by example in digital sovereignty, gathering international Open Source Program Offices and related organisations. Participants exchange experience on implementing and securing open-source software across the public sector, AI and large language models, cybersecurity, academia and humanitarian use.
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Open Source Experience Brussels 2026
European-wide open-source business and technical conference in Brussels, bringing together 5,000+ OSS contributors, European corporate users of open source, and public-sector decision-makers. Program covers enterprise OSS strategy, supply-chain security, European digital sovereignty, and sustainable OSS funding models. Tickets EUR 200-500.
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Open Source Summit Europe 2026 (Oct 2026)
Open Source Summit Europe is the Linux Foundation's premier vendor-neutral conference for the global open-source ecosystem, featuring keynotes, breakout sessions, and a Solutions Showcase. The 2026 edition is hosted in Prague, convening maintainers, developers, technologists, and community leaders shaping the future of open source, with co-located events on the preceding days.
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OpenForum Europe
Advocacy organisation promoting open source, open standards, and open markets in Europe, particularly concerning public policy and digital infrastructure. Organises the EU Open Source Policy Summit.
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OpenSlava 2026
The 14th edition of OpenSlava, Accenture's free conference on emerging technologies and open source held in Bratislava. The 2026 programme focuses on AI in the era of intelligent agents, with hands-on labs on day one and main-stage sessions on day two. The hybrid English-language event draws business and technology leaders, architects, software developers, students and educators from across Central Europe.
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Piotr Karwatka
Co-founder of Divante and managing partner at Catch the Tornado, Piotr is among Poland’s most active operator-turned-angels. After scaling and selling Divante, he helped build a venture-builder model focused on open source, composable commerce, and AI-first startups. Portfolio references include Ramp Network, Vue Storefront, and Rigby, alongside investments linked to major outcomes such as Callstack.
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PyData Yerevan
PyData Yerevan is the Yerevan chapter of the global PyData network, hosted at the American University of Armenia (AUA) Akian College of Science and Engineering. It organizes monthly meetups and is the primary organizing body for PyData PyCon Yerevan, an annual international Python and data science conference. The chapter fosters learning and collaboration among data scientists, machine learning practitioners, and Python developers across Armenia and the South Caucasus region.
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Samuel Hassine
Co-founder and CEO of Filigran, the open-source cyber-threat-intelligence company behind OpenCTI. A former French cyber-agency leader, he scaled Filigran with backing from Insight, Accel and Eurazeo.
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Shane Rosenthal
Software engineer and co-founder of NativePHP, a framework for building native desktop and mobile applications with PHP and Laravel. He is a confirmed speaker at Laravel Live Denmark 2026 in Copenhagen, presenting on cross-platform application development with PHP.
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Spring I/O
Organizer of Spring I/O, a major European conference for the Java and Spring ecosystem. Spring I/O is an event organiser based in Barcelona, Spain. Organising events in the Events, Java, Developer Tools, Open Source space.
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Taylor Otwell
Creator of the Laravel PHP framework and founder of the company behind it, one of the most widely used open-source web frameworks. He is a confirmed speaker at Laravel Live Denmark 2026 in Copenhagen, where he addresses the Laravel ecosystem and modern PHP development.
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The Linux Foundation
Nonprofit foundation supporting open-source projects worldwide and organiser of Open Source Summit Europe, its premier vendor-neutral open-source conference. The Europe edition convenes maintainers, developers, technologists, and community leaders, and in 2026 is hosted in Prague with co-located events.
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Tomasz Karwatka
Co-founder of Divante and managing partner at Catch the Tornado, Tomasz invests in high-growth software companies shaped by strong product and engineering culture. His strategy centers on composable commerce, open-source infrastructure, and AI-powered products. Notable portfolio examples include Ramp Network, Vue Storefront, and Rigby, with broader exposure to high-value exits in the Polish tech ecosystem.
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Wasp
Wasp is an open-source, full-stack TypeScript web framework co-developed by Croatian founders Matija and Martin Šošić. It integrates React, Node.js, and Prisma through a declarative configuration language, generating complete web applications with built-in auth, background jobs, and deployment. The company is Y Combinator alumni (W21) and raised EUR 1.3 million in seed funding led by Lunar Ventures.
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WordCamp Belgrade 2026
The official WordPress community conference for Belgrade, held over two days at Dom omladine Beograda. The 2026 edition expects more than 300 attendees across talks and hands-on workshops running in parallel halls, bringing together WordPress developers, designers, agencies and content creators.
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WordCamp Europe 2026
Europe's largest WordPress community event, drawing thousands of developers, agency owners, founders and open-source contributors to the ICE Krakow Congress Centre. A Contributor Day on 4 June precedes two days of talks, workshops and networking. Strong ground for SaaS builders, plugin and agency startups, and bootstrapped founders in the open-source WordPress economy.
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WordCamp Europe 2027
WordCamp Europe 2027 moves to Malaga, running 27-29 May at the FYCMA Trade Fair and Congress Center, after being held in Krakow in 2026. The community-run WordPress conference is organised by volunteers and draws contributors, developers and agencies from across the WordPress ecosystem.
