OpenUK

Fourth Workshop on Multimodal AI
2026-06-11 - 2026-06-12
11–12 June 2026, UCL East Campus, One Pool Street, London, UK
UK Open Multimodal AI Network

Digital and AI Sovereignty - Building a Sovereign Future in a Globally Collaborative World
2026-06-10 14:00 - 15:00 UTC | Fieldfisher, Riverbank House, 2 Swan Ln, London, EC4R 3TT, United Kingdom
Speakers
Moderator, Professor Amanda Brock, CEO, OpenUK & OpenHQ
Professor Anil Madhavapeddy, Cambridge University
George Robinson, Head of Government Affairs, VodafoneThree
Jonny Williams, Chief Digital Adviser for UK Public Sector, Red Hat
Julia Lopez, MP, Conservative Party
Laura Gilbert, Senior Director of AI, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change
Matt Barker, Founder and CEO, BoltMCP
Matthew Crawford, Director of IP and AI Compliance, Arm
Max Beverton Palmer, Head of Public Policy UK, Nvidia
Mike Bracken, Founding Partner, Public Digital
Lord Nat Wei, House of Lords
More speakers to be added
​​Wednesday 10 June 2026, 14:00 – 15:30
​FieldFisher Office
To attend, please contact mailto:admin@openuk.uk

OpenUK Cyber Regulation Report 2026 Press Launch
2026-06-09 08:30 - 09:30 | Fieldfisher, Riverbank House, 2 Swan Ln, London, EC4R 3TT, United Kingdom
Cyber Regulation Report 2026 Press Launch
Speakers
Professor Amanda Brock, CEO, OpenUK & OpenHQ
Andrew Martin, CEO, ControlPlane
Dr Jennifer Barth, CRO, OpenUK
Karan Saini, Research Manager, OpenHQ
Matt Barker, CEO & Co-Founder, BoltMCP
​Tuesday 9 June 2026, 08:30 – 09:30 AM
​FieldFisher Office
To attend, please email mailto:admin@openuk.uk

CommCon 2026 - Düsseldorf
2026-06-09 - 2026-06-11
9-11 June || In person || Germany
Location: LAVAlabs Moving Images GmbH & Co. KG, Ackerstraße 11, 40233 Düsseldorf, Germany

London Tech Week 2026
2026-06-08 - 2026-06-12
8-12 June, London

Berlin Buzzwords 2026
2026-06-07 - 2026-06-09
Berlin Buzzwords
Date: 7th – 9th June || Mode: In-person || Location: Berlin, Germany

State of Open Con 26 On The Road, Edinburgh: Opening the AI Stack
2026-06-05 | Royal Bank of Scotland Conference Centre, 175 Glasgow Rd, Edinburgh, EH12 9SB, United Kingdom
Date: 5 June
Time: 09:30 – 18:00
Location: RBS Conference Centre
175 Glasgow Rd, Edinburgh EH12 9SB
State of Open Con 26 On The Road, hosted by OpenUK takes the UK’s open technology conference, now in its 4th year, across the UK. Where better to kick off than in the Scottish capital, Edinburgh, on 5th June? The day will focus on the AI stack, working up from Compute through Models and Agents to user experiences and ROI. You can guarantee that there will be a fair level of debate around sovereignty in the AI Stack as we look at open source software, data, hardware, standards and AI. Tickets include catering and the conference party on 4th June.
​State of Open Con 26 On The Road will also be in Cambridge, Bristol, and Belfast, and info will be shared in the OpenUK Newsletter, and LinkedIn.

Data Fest 2026
2026-05-27 - 2026-05-28
27 – 28 May 2026 || In Person || Edinburgh
https://datafest.global/

OpenSSF Community Day North America 2026
2026-05-21
OpenSSF Community Day North America 2026
Date: 21st May || Mode: In-person || Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Open Source Summit North America
2026-05-18 - 2026-05-20
Open Source Summit North America
Date: 18th – 20th May || Mode: In-person || Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

Embedded Linux Conference North America
2026-05-18 - 2026-05-20
Embedded Linux Conference North America
Date: 18th – 20th May || Mode: In-person || Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.

CIO ForwardTech London 2026
2026-05-14
CIO ForwardTech London – Keynote Address Open Source
CIO ForwardTech brings together IT leaders to explore the trends shaping today’s technology markets and the innovations on the horizon. As a partner, you can connect with IT leaders actively seeking future-ready solutions—through speaking opportunities, exhibition booths, and 1-to-1 meetings.

PyCon US
2026-05-13 - 2026-05-19
PyCon US
Date: 13th – 19th May || Mode: In-person || Location: Long Beach, California, USA

Red Hat Summit
2026-05-11 - 2026-05-14
Red Hat Summit
Date: 11th – 14th May || Mode: In-person || Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Kube Crash Spring 2026
2026-04-30
30 April, Kube Crash spring 2026, “AI + Open Source: The New Software Supply Chain”
Amanda Brock will be speaking at Kube Crash Spring 2026 “AI + Open Source: The New Software Supply Chain“

OggCamp 2026
2026-04-25 - 2026-04-26 | The Manchester Conference Centre, Sackville St, Manchester, M1 3BB, United Kingdom
OggCamp 2026
Date: 25th – 26th April || Mode: In-person || Location: Manchester, UK

OpenSearchCon Europe
2026-04-16 - 2026-04-17
OpenSearchCon Europe
Date: 16th – 17th April || Mode: In-person || Location: Prague, Czechia

CityJS London
2026-04-15 - 2026-04-16
CityJS London
Date: 15th – 17th April || Mode: In-person || Location: Kensington Town Hall, London

Free Software Legal and Licensing Workshop 2026
2026-04-15 - 2026-04-17
Free Software Legal and Licensing Workshop 2026
Date: 15th – 17th April || Mode: In-person || Location: Berlin, Germany

PyTorch Conference Europe 2026
2026-04-07 - 2026-04-08
PyTorch Conference Europe 2026
Date: 7-8 April 2026 || Mode: In-person || Location: Paris, France

CHERI Blossoms Conference 2026
2026-03-25 - 2026-03-27
Pre-Conference Tutorial: 25 March 2026
Main Conference Date: 26 – 27 March 2026
Mode: In-Person
Location: Department of Computer Science and Technology – William Gates Building, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

Kubecon Europe 2026
2026-03-23 - 2026-03-26
KubeCon/CloudNativeCon EU
Date: 23rd – 26th March || Mode: In-person || Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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

KubeAuto Day Europe 2026
2026-03-23
KubeAuto Day Europe 2026
Date: March 23, 2026 || Mode: In-Person || Location: Amstel Boathouse, Amsterdam

Platform Engineering Day Europe
2026-03-23
Platform Engineering Day Europe
Date: 23rd March || Mode: In-person || Location: Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

Open Source Security Con Europe
2026-03-23
Open Source SecurityCon Europe
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

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

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

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