OpenUK London #27: Marketing Your Project (virtual signups)
2025-09-17 18:45 - 20:45 UTC
SIGN UP TO SAVE THE DATE: Wednesday 17th September! Welcome back! Hope you enjoyed your summer! Want to be involved? Tell us in our OpenUK Slack community!
6:40 pm: Hop on to network online early!
6:50 pm: Welcome, code of conduct and warmup
7:00 pm: Long-time member Olga Rusakova will facilitate an intentionally hybrid workshop on the why and the how of marketing your open source project! (How else will you get users and contributors!)
We are also going to have an Open Source Volunteer Board! We will have both a digital pitch board – and you can also bring printed out with a QR codes – where everyone can create ads ahead for volunteer roles you need help with in your project and WHY they should join yours!
8:45 pm: Clean up and leave.
This remains an intentionally, interactive Hybrid event, however, the meetup invites are split up and RSVPs for the in-person event are opened three weeks out. You are also welcome to join us in London for free pizza!

OpenUK London #27: Marketing Your Project (In-Person signups only)
2025-09-17 18:45 - 20:45 UTC
SAVE THE DATE! Wednesday 17th September! Welcome back! Hope you enjoyed your summer! Want to be involved? Tell us in our OpenUK Slack community!
6:30 pm: Arrive on time, grab a bev, a slice and a chat. Scope out our swag table (bring pieces to contribute or trade!)
6:50 pm: Welcome, code of conduct and warmup
7:00 pm: Long-time member Olga Rusakova will facilitate an intentionally hybrid workshop on the why and the how of marketing your open source project! (How else will you get users and contributors!)
We are also going to have an Open Source Volunteer Board! We will have both a digital pitch board – and you can also bring printed out with a QR codes – where everyone can create ads ahead for volunteer roles you need help with in your project and WHY they should join yours!
8:45 pm: Clean up and leave.
This remains an intentionally interactive Hybrid event, however, the meetup invites are split up and RSVPs for in-person are opened three weeks out. Please only sign up for this event if you can definitely attend in person. We welcome everyone to signup for the online event event as a save the date!

Rallying for Resillience: Open Source Security Strategies for Today’s Global Landscape
2025-09-18 14:00 - 17:00 UTC
What’s Open Source Security Got to Do with Resilience of the Supply Chain?
Webinar Event – September 18, 2025 – 1400 BST
The Stakes Are High—Is Your Supply Chain Ready?
There’s a silent vulnerability lurking in your digital infrastructure: open source software. Open source software makes up 80-90% of software application code and is innovation on tap for software creators. The growing risk of vulnerabilities, endemic in open source software, grows at a far greater rate than the industry’s ability to secure it. Consequently, quality of applications and end-consumer services, even livelihood, have started to suffer.
In today’s world, the strength of your supply chain is the backbone of your business—and, by extension, the economy. The risks are immediate and the consequences of a breach can be severe: operational disruption, reputational damage, and financial loss. The digital supply chain is now as critical as the physical one. Grave impact to the supply chain requires a hard look at what we can do to protect it.
Join us for a thought-provoking panel discussion where industry leaders will tackle the pressing issues surrounding open-source security in today’s changing global context.
What You’ll Gain
Actionable Insights: Learn what you can do today to protect your business and prepare for tomorrow’s threats.
Global Perspective: Hear from industry leaders and security experts who understand the unique challenges facing organisations with critical supply chains.
Join the Conversation
This isn’t just another webinar. It’s a critical dialogue about the future of your business and the digital infrastructure it relies on. Bring your questions, your challenges, and your vision for a more resilient, secure, and sustainable supply chain.
Secure your spot today to be part of a critical dialogue that could shape the future of your organisation’s security and strategy.

DevOpsDays London 2025
2025-09-23 - 2025-09-24 | London
September 23rd-24th 2025
Sir Alexander Fleming Building, Imperial College, London

Labour Party Conference 2025, Sovereignty Versus Resilience in Our Digital Infrastructure
2025-09-28 15:00 - 16:00 UTC
The Labour Party Annual Conference 2025
SME4Labour and OpenUK fringe: SOVEREIGNTY VERSUS RESILIENCE IN OUR DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE
As the world becomes increasingly digital, tensions between national sovereignty and global resilience are reshaping our infrastructure. This timely discussion explores how governments, industries, and communities balance control, security, and cooperation in an interconnected digital age.
Speakers:

Steve Yemm, MP, MP for Mansfield
Karl Havard, Chief Commercial Officer, Nscale
Max Beverton-Palmer, Head of Public Policy, UK, NVIDIA

Chair: Amanda Brock, OpenUK CEO
Tickets are free, but booking is required via https://www.sme4labour.org/sovereignty_versus_resilience
This event is in the secure zone, so you will need a conference pass to access it.
Date: Sunday, 28 September 2025
Time: 15:00
Location: SME4Labour POD (Arena Room – Thames), ACC Liverpool, Kings Dock Street, Liverpool, England, L3 4FP
Please note: This event will be recorded for distribution through SME4Labour and its partners’ social media channels. All audience members agree to the possibility of appearing on these recordings by virtue of attending the event or participating in the event.

Labour Party Conference 2025, Business Returns In The Age of AI
2025-09-29 17:00 - 18:00 UTC
OpenUK and SME4Labour – Business Returns In THE AGE OF AI, with AI Minister, Feryal Clark
5pm Monday 29th, SME4 Labour Hub, Secure Zone, Labour Party Conference, Liverpool

Feryal Clark MP, AI Minister
James Naish, MP for Rushcliffe
Sarah Edwards MP, MP for Tamworth
Dame Chi Onwurah MP, MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Dr Laura Gilbert CBE, Senior Director AI, Tony Blair Institute
Amanda Brock CEO, OpenUK (moderator)

Civo Navigate 2025
2025-09-30 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Convene 155 Bishopsgate, Convene 155 Bishopsgate, Liverpool Street, London, London, EC2M 3TQ, United Kingdom
Experience a tech event packed with talks and workshops focused on navigating and succeeding within the cloud native landscape.

WSO2 Oxygenate UK
2025-10-02 09:00 - 17:30 UTC | Tobacco Dock, Tobacco Quay Wapping Lane, London, London, E1W 2SF
Thursday, October 2, 2025
9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. (GMT)
Join us to explore the evolving landscape of internal developer platforms and their impact on enterprise software engineering, delivery, and operations. We’ll delve into the challenges and opportunities these powerful systems present.
Discover what happens when “AI Meets Open Source.”

Cloud Foundry Day EU 2025
2025-10-07 09:00 - 17:00 UTC
For over a decade, Cloud Foundry has been a cornerstone of the PaaS tooling landscape, empowering developers and operators to build, deploy, and scale applications with ease. This one-day event brings together the passionate community of Cloud Foundry users, contributors, and industry leaders. In a day filled with insightful sessions and hallway discussions, they will explore the latest advancements, innovative practices, and future directions of this powerful platform, where we invite you to join them.
At Cloud Foundry Day, you can expect a deep dive into the technical intricacies of Cloud Foundry, from its foundational components to cutting-edge technologies like Buildpacks and Generative AI. You’ll have opportunities to connect with like-minded individuals, share experiences, and collaborate on future projects. Additionally, hands-on workshops will provide practical experience with Cloud Foundry tools and techniques. Finally, open forums will allow you to participate in community-driven discussions that shape the future of Cloud Foundry.
This event is hosted by the Cloud Foundry Foundation, with the technical community, end-users, and member companies in attendance.

AI Law: what every business (and their lawyers) needs to know
2025-10-08 10:00 - 17:00 UTC | Herbert Smith Freehills, Exchange House, Primrose St, London, EC2A 2EG, United Kingdom
Event Details

Date: Wednesday 8 October, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Price: £414.00 (Member price)
Venue: Herbert Smith Freehills

AI Law: what every business (and their lawyers) needs to know
Hosted and sponsored by Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Sponsored by: RMOK Legal
SCL Annual AI Conference – AI Law: what every business (and their lawyers) needs to know
With Opening Keynote from Baroness Beeban Kidron OBE
Wednesday 8 October 2025 at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer, London
AI is transforming business—and the legal world is racing to keep up. Join the Society for Computers and Law for a high-impact, one-day conference packed with practical insights from leading lawyers, regulators, and technologists. With sessions on regulation, governance, disputes, and real-world use cases, it’s a must-attend for anyone working at the intersection of law and emerging tech.
Attendance fees start from just £345 + VAT for SCL members.
Programme details and registration: https://bit.ly/4kUZFwl

AI for the rest of us 2025
2025-10-15 09:00 - 2025-10-16 17:00 UTC | Museum of London, Barbican, London, United Kingdom

Kubernetes Community Days UK - Edinburgh 2025
2025-10-21 - 2025-10-22 | Edinburgh, Scotland
Oct 21, 8:00 AM – Oct 22, 6:00 PM

Agent Open Unconference with the AI Alliance
2025-10-21 10:00 - 18:00 UTC

OpenUK London #28: AI Unconference (Hybrid)
2025-10-22 18:45 - 20:45 UTC
This month familiar face, community member and AI engineer Tibor Ormosi is going facilitate a fantastic, hybrid unconference on AI! With the awesome help of online facilitator Nikita Koselev!
We’ll dive into:

Open Source AI Technology (frameworks, implementation, deployment)
AI Ethics & Governance (ethical frameworks, transparency, responsible practice)
AI-Enabled Leadership (organizational impact, communication models)

Want to help facilitate the in person or online portion of this interactive event? Let us know in our OpenUK Slack community!
6:30 pm: Arrive on time, grab a bev, a slice and a chat. Scope out our swag table (bring pieces to contribute or trade!) Can join early online to network too!
6:50 pm: Welcome, code of conduct and warmup
7:00 pm: A brief introduction to the format and “rules of unconference engagement.”
7:15 pm to 8:30 pm: Two facilitated discussion sessions in approximately three breakout groups (both in-person and online).
8:45 pm: Clean up and leave.
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.
Please remember to bring your I.D. if you are attending in person, as it is required to access the venue. Note the venue does not permit e-scooters or bicycles within the building. Thank you to our sponsors Avanade for providing this great space and yummy pizza!
This will be Fergus and Jen‘s penultimate meetup. Join the OpenUK Slack community to continue the conversation about open software, hardware and data and to support each other.
By attending this or any OpenUK event, you are adhering to our Code of Respect and OpenUK’s Competition Policy. Please read ahead.
If you would like to hear more about OpenUK’s other events, you can join our Newsletter. After attending, look out for an email with an invite to our burgeoning Slack community as a way to keep in touch and support each other between activities.

CERN Open Source Community Event 2025
2025-10-23 08:00 - 17:00 UTC
Amanda Brock, CEO, OpenUK, will be giving a keynote talk.

Birmingham Tech Week 2025
2025-10-24 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | The ICC Birmingham, 8 Centenary Sq, Birmingham, B1 2EA, United Kingdom
Engineering & Developer conference as part Birmingham Tech Week 2025
Engineering & Developer Conference
LOCATION: The ICC, 8 Centenary Sq, Birmingham B1 2EA
TechMids Engineering & Developer Conference is a full stack event as part of Birmingham Tech Week 2025.
Hear from world class speakers, engage in social chatter, and find out how to get involved with the community.
TechMids is made up of all your favourite meetups from Brum.js to Fusion, to Golang, to DevOps and everything in-between.

Amanda Brock, CEO, OpenUK will be giving a Keynote Speech.

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

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.
