FOSS Backstage 2026

Schedule changes

Version 1.15 March 26, 2026

We released a new schedule version!

We have new sessions!

Sadly, we had to cancel a session: “Lightning Talks”

Version 1.14 March 14, 2026

We released a new schedule version!

We have a new session: “We need a European Sovereign Tech Fund!” by Felix Reda, Nicholas Gates.

Version 1.13 March 12, 2026

We released a new schedule version!

We have a new session: “Secure by Design? Discussion on Voluntary Security Attestations” by Æva Black, Gregor "Little Detritus" Bransky.

Version 1.12 March 12, 2026

We released a new schedule version!

We had to move some sessions, so if you were planning on seeing them, check their new dates or locations:

Version 1.11 March 11, 2026

We released a new schedule version!

Sadly, we had to cancel a session: “The Red Tape Challenge: Designing Open Source GovTech” by Mick Larson

Version 1.10 March 11, 2026

We released a new schedule version!

We had to move some sessions, so if you were planning on seeing them, check their new dates or locations:

Version 1.9 March 4, 2026

We released a new schedule version!

We have moved a session around: “Can Open Source be Secure by Design?” by Æva Black (March 16, 2026, 10 a.m. → March 16, 2026, 10:05 a.m.)

Version 1.8 March 3, 2026

We released a new schedule version!

We have a new session: “Lightning Talks”.

Version 1.7 Feb. 18, 2026

We released a new schedule version!

We have moved a session around: “Docs, Demos, and Mentors: Growing Open Source” by Mustapha Rufai (bUm Box → Wintergarten)

Version 1.6 Feb. 9, 2026

We released a new schedule version!

We have a new session: “Beyond the license: measuring real openness in open source” by Jos Poortvliet.

Version 1.5 Feb. 5, 2026

We released a new schedule version!

We have moved a session around: “Does FOSS Buy Sovereignty? Participation vs. Ownership” by Mirko Boehm (March 17, 2026, 10:35 a.m. → March 16, 2026, 11 a.m.)

Version 1.4 Jan. 29, 2026

We released a new schedule version!

We had to move some sessions, so if you were planning on seeing them, check their new dates or locations:

Version 1.3 Jan. 14, 2026

We released a new schedule version!

We have new sessions!

Sadly, we had to cancel sessions:

  • “A decade of lessons from ASF Incubator releases” by Justin Mclean
  • “Disobey: FOSS tools to fight back and their adoption.” by Bogomil Shopov - Бого

Version 1.2 Jan. 8, 2026

We released a new schedule version!

We have a new session: “Get-Together”.

Version 1.1 Jan. 5, 2026

We released a new schedule version!

We have a new session: “Open Source in Local Governments: Lessons from across the EU” by Nicholas Gates.

Version 1.0 Dec. 18, 2025

We released our first schedule!