2025-03-10 –, Auditorium
Lightning Talk
This session was part of the lightning talks at FOSS Backstage 2025.
Full title: Open source is a sewer: looking at public infrastructure in the past and future
Powen handles communications at the Sovereign Tech Agency, highlighting the importance of open source digital infrastructure and the government's role in supporting it in the public interest. He’s worked in product marketing, communications, and internationalization in technology organizations in Germany and the US, and really enjoys thinking about how technologies impact our lives. His latest passion is a growing collection of (savory) popcorn seasonings.