Digital Resilience Forum, Madrid
2025-10-29 08:30 - 18:00 (Europe/Helsinki)
Amanda Brock, CEO, OpenUK will be giving a talk on “Digital Sovereignty and Other Fables”.

Open Source Summit Korea 2025
2025-11-04 08:00 - 2025-11-05 17:00 UTC
Save the Date!
November 4-5, 2025
Seoul, Korea
#OSSummit

Kubecon North America 2025
2025-11-10 08:00 - 2025-11-13 17:00 UTC
Save the Date!
November 10-13 2025
Atlanta, Georgia
#KubeCon
#CloudNativeCon

COP30 2025
2025-11-10 08:00 - 2025-11-21 17:00 UTC
Save the date!
UN Climate Change Conference – Belém, Brazil
November 10-21 2025

OpenUK London #29: Greener Software (Hybrid)
2025-11-10 18:45 - 20:45 UTC
This month we will talk about the open source tools, frameworks and more that are helping us reduce our carbon footprints!
6:30 pm: IRL start arriving at Avanade for pizza, networking and swag swap. Online, feel free to login early and chat on Teams
6:50 pm: Welcome, codes of conduct and warmup
7:00 pm: Peter Gallagher, Microsoft MVP, talking about his open source project Notts IoT adapting a Raspberry Pi as a pollinator detector
7:25 pm: Break
7:40pm: Hannah Clutton, of Accenture Sustainability, and Ruby Dickinson, of the Green Software Foundation, talking about an intelligent garden with embedded tree sensors at the Chelsea Flower Show.
During break times, Sarah Hsu will be signing copies of Building Greener Software, by Sarah, Anne Currie and Sara Bergman. 10 copies will be provided courtesy of O’Reilly, so come early or bring your own!
8:45 pm: Wrap up
This will be Fergus and Jen‘s last meetup.
Join the OpenUK Slack community to continue the conversation about open software, hardware and data and to support each other.
ICYMI: During our September meetup, Tia Nguyen shared a great green software project that we wanted to promote again here: a VS Code extension that shows live electricity grid’s carbon intensity and encourages low-carbon coding
Please only sign up for in person if you can attend in person, so we don’t waste food etc. But feel free to save the date by signing up online now
The link for the online version of this event will be added about a week before, so please check back.
By attending this or any OpenUK event, you are adhering to our Code of Respect and OpenUK’s Competition Policy. Please read ahead.

The UK National AI Policy, Infrastructure and Skills Summit
2025-11-12 08:00 - 17:00 UTC
Wednesday, 12 November 2025

Central London (venue tbc)

The UK National AI Policy, Infrastructure and Skills Summit

A Practical Guide to the Latest Developments

Civo Navigate India 2025, Bangalore
2025-11-18 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Four Seasons, Bengaluru 8 Bellary Road Bengaluru, IN-KA 560032, Four Seasons, 8 Bellary Road Bengaluru, Bengaluru, IN-KA 560032, India
A tech event at the forefront of AI, cloud, and data sovereignty — for tech leaders and builders shaping the future.

OpenForum Academy Symposium 2025
2025-11-18 08:00 - 2025-11-19 17:00 UTC | FGV Law Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, FGV Law Rio, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
This global, multidisciplinary research symposium brings academics and practitioners together to advance understanding of the role of Open Source and other Open Technologies in the modern world and produces policy-relevant research that helps decision-makers drive impact. Entry is free of charge.

Bengaluru Tech Summit
2025-11-18 08:00 - 2025-11-20 17:00 UTC
OpenUK/OpenHQ’s The Road to The AI Impact Summit – AI Openness Report Launch Panel at Bengaluru Tech Summit

China Open Source Conference (COSCon)’25
2025-12-06 08:00 - 17:00 (Asia/Shanghai)
Amanda Brock, CEO, OpenUK, will be giving a Keynote, “Open Source in the age of AI”, at COSCon’25, Beijing.
The China Open Source Conference is the most influential open source event in China. This year marks its 10th anniversary.

Open Source Summit Japan 2025
2025-12-08 08:00 - 2025-12-10 17:00 UTC
December 8-10,2025
Tokyo, Japan
#OSSummit

Linux Foundation Open Compliance Summit
2025-12-11 08:00 - 2025-12-12 17:00 (Asia/Tokyo)
The Open Compliance Summit is an event for Linux Foundation members and select invitees to discuss open source license, security and export control compliance. This is the world’s foremost venue to discuss, learn about and network with experienced peers in the domain of open source process management. Our goal is to ensure the global development community, supply chain and support chain works effectively and efficiently.

UK-Japan telecoms R&D workshop
2025-12-11 08:00 - 2025-12-12 17:00 (Asia/Tokyo)
1st UK-Japan Advanced Connectivity Technologies Innovation Forum
Co-organised by NICT and UKRI EPSRC, with support from MIC and DSIT

PET ARENA CTF Competition
2025-12-15 - 2026-02-06
Calling all (EU-based) PETs researchers, graduate students, data scientists DP wonks, ML afficionados, and Cybersecurity experts to join this first-of-a-kind CTF (Capture The Flag) competition on privacy-preserving database systems hosted by Oblivious and TikTok. Prizes total €7000 + honorable mentions + career mentorship

Christmas Party 2025
2025-12-16 18:00 - 20:30 UTC | Civil Service Club, Trafalgar Rooom, 13-15 Great Scotland Yard, London, SW1A 2HJ, United Kingdom
An evening of festive fun at the Civil Service Club, London
Join some of the OpenUK Community over drinks and a buffet supper, as we welcome a very special guest this Christmas
Tickets are limited and will sell out in advance.

AI & Advanced Communications Conference
2026-01-15 09:30 - 16:00 UTC
This conference offers the opportunity to arm yourself with the latest information and insights ahead of an AI focused MWC agenda.
Register to join the UK Telecoms Innovation Network (UKTIN) for its upcoming conference “AI & Advanced Communications Conference” Open to all from the telecoms ecosystem, this conference offers the opportunity to share the latest insights, challenges, research and innovation being undertaken in the UK in the area of AI and Telecoms.
With viewpoints from datacentre infrastructure, telecoms industry, and research organisations, this event will offer fresh third-party insights, highlight the current thinking in the UK, the work being done currently and future plans, as well as showcase what the UK brings to the discussion on AI and telecoms joint evolution. This event will serve to arm the UK telecoms ecosystem with the latest information and evidence about research and commercial activities in the UK, enabling and informing collaborations and engagements in this fast moving space.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to connect, collaborate, and hear the latest insights on AI for networks and networks for AI.

The Future of Open Source and AI in Africa
2026-01-25 15:00 - 17:00 UTC
Discover how Open Source and Artificial Intelligence are shaping Africa’s digital transformation in this exclusive webinar featuring Amanda Brock, CEO of OpenUK. This session explores the evolving role of open technologies, community-driven innovation, and the opportunities AI brings to governments, startups, and developers across the continent. Join us to learn about future trends, ethical considerations, policy impacts, and how African innovators can lead the next technological revolution. 🎙️

Software Heritage 2026 Symposium and Summit
2026-01-28
Software Heritage 2026 Symposium and Summit
Date: 28th January || Mode: Hybrid || Location: Paris, France.

Roundtable in Parliament, Filling the Skills Gap with Open Source
2026-01-28 10:30 - 12:00 UTC | Portcullis House, 1 Victoria Embankment, London, SW1A 2JR, United Kingdom

FOSDEM 26
2026-01-31 - 2026-02-01
FOSDEM 26
Date: 31st January – 1st February || Mode: In-person || Location: Brussels, Belgium.
FOSDEM is a free event for software developers to meet, share ideas and collaborate. Every year, thousands of developers of free and open source software from all over the world gather at the event in Brussels. You don’t need to register. Just turn up and join in!

Container Days London
2026-02-11
11 February 2026, Container Days London, Keynote, “Open Source powering the Digital Economy”, London

India–AI Impact Summit 2026
2026-02-19 08:00 - 2026-02-20 17:00 (Asia/Kolkata)

SCALE 23x
2026-03-03 - 2026-03-08
SCaLE 23x
Date: 5th – 8th March || Mode: In-person || Location: Pasadena, California, USA

AI Leaders Roundtable: Open Telco AI
2026-03-04
AI Leaders Roundtable: Open Telco AI, Roundtable
Date: 4 March 2026 || Mode: In-Person || Location: Barcelona, Spain

FOSSASIA Summit
2026-03-09 - 2026-03-10
FOSSASIA Summit
Date: 9th – 10th March || Mode: In-person || Location: Bankok, Thailand

QCon London 2026
2026-03-16 - 2026-03-19
QCon London 2026
Date: 16th – 19th March || Mode: In-person || Location: The QEII Centre, London, UK

FOSS Backstage 2026
2026-03-16 - 2026-03-17
FOSS Backstage
Date: 16th – 17th March || Mode: In-person || Location: Berlin, Germany

Monki Gras 2026
2026-03-19 - 2026-03-20
Monkigras
Date: 19th – 20th March || Mode: In-person || Location: London, UK

Cloud Native Telco Day
2026-03-23
Cloud Native Telco Day
Date: 23rd March || Mode: In-person || Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands

CiliumCon Europe
2026-03-23
CiliumCon Europe
Date: 23rd March || Mode: In-person || Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands
