What does it mean to build software for humanity? Hear pioneers discuss their journeys creating open projects that became indispensable to billions: lightweight databases, anonymous communication, vid… See more

What does it mean to build software for humanity? Hear pioneers discuss their journeys creating open projects that became indispensable to billions: lightweight databases, anonymous communication, video standards, and beyond. This conversation goes beyond technology to explore the principles that unite them, and the unique challenges of leading when thousands of voices shape your vision. Hear from the architects of the open web on freedom, responsibility, and the future they're building together. Sobre D. Richard Hipp: D. Richard Hipp is an American software developer best known as the creator and lead architect of SQLite, the most widely deployed database engine in the world. Sobre Madelyn Olson: I work primarily on the open source Valkey project and evangelize the importance of open source software development. Sobre Monty Widenius: Michael “Monty” Widenius is the creator of MySQL and MariaDB and one of the world’s best-known open source database developers. He is Founder and CTO of MariaDB Foundation and CTO of MariaDB plc, and has spent more than three decades building and advocating for open source database technology. Sobre Robin Bender Ginn: I lead global open technology ecosystems at the intersection of AI, developer platforms, and the critical infrastructure that powers them – shaping how technologies used by billions are built and run. As Executive Director of the OpenJS Foundation and a former Microsoft executive, I've spent my career operating across industry, government, and open source developers to align stakeholders and drive system-level change. At Microsoft, I helped lead the company's transformation to open source and later drove AI strategy, commercialization, and industry-wide interoperability standards. Today, I steward Node.js and the broader JavaScript ecosystem, the runtime and language powering 99% of the web, while focusing on the platforms, ecosystems, and economic models required to support AI and modern software at global scale. Sobre Roger Dingledine: Roger Dingledine is co-founder and original developer of the Tor Project, a nonprofit that develops free and open source software to protect people from tracking, censorship, and surveillance online. Roger works with journalists and activists on many continents to help them understand and defend against the threats they face, and he is a prominent researcher in the online anonymity field. Sobre Leandro Colombo Viña: I’m a python user since 2013. I’m a Python Argentina NGO founder and acting president. I’ve been PyConAR co-organizer since 2016. I’m currently working at Mercado Libre as a Sr. Manager, leading the IT People, IT Legal and IT Internal Audit Teams helping internal teams make the job done. I’m an IT professional and teacher with more than 20 years of experience. Show less

A panel for first-time contributors. Let's discuss the mental model required before any code is written, talk about the licensing and contributor / agreement rules that govern participation, and discu… See more

A panel for first-time contributors. Let's discuss the mental model required before any code is written, talk about the licensing and contributor / agreement rules that govern participation, and discuss how a one-time contributor grows into a trusted member of a project. Sobre Anna Widenius: Anna Widenius is CEO of MariaDB Foundation, the independent non-profit supporting the development, adoption and open ecosystem around MariaDB Server. She leads the Foundation’s work with developers, users, technology companies and the wider open source community to help MariaDB grow and remain open. Sobre Hilary Carter: Hilary Carter is a writer, researcher, and team leader, producing engaging, decision-useful insights that broaden the understanding of open source and emerging technologies and their impact on business, government, and society. She has contributed to books and numerous research reports and speaks publicly on the subjects of innovation, leadership, women in technology, and digital transformation. Hilary is a management graduate of the London School of Economics. Sobre Megan Knight: Megan Knight is the Director of Software Communities at Arm where she leads upstream engagements with open source communities. She's a board member for Yocto Project, Zephyr Project, OpenSSF, CoreCollective and UXL Foundation. Prior to Arm, Megan was building the IoT and Automotive open source portfolio at Amazon Web Services. Sobre Stormy Peters: Stormy Peters es Head of Open Source Strategy & Marketing en AWS. Le apasiona el software de código abierto y ha dedicado buena parte de su carrera a ayudar a empresas y comunidades a entender cómo el open source cambia la forma en que se construye el software. Anteriormente fue VP of Communities en GitHub, donde lideró los equipos que apoyaban a las comunidades de código abierto, y Directora de la OSPO de Microsoft, donde ayudó a más de 30.000 desarrolladores a usar y contribuir a open source. También ocupó puestos de liderazgo en Mozilla, Red Hat y Hewlett-Packard, fue miembro del consejo de la Linux Foundation, Directora Ejecutiva de la Fundación GNOME y cofundadora de Kids on Computers. Se graduó de Rice University con una licenciatura en Ciencias de la Computación. Vive en el norte de Colorado con su familia. En su tiempo libre le gusta correr con su perro, entrenar HIIT, dar tours históricos a pie por el French Quarter de Nueva Orleans y leer mucha ciencia ficción. Sobre Leandro Colombo Viña: I’m a python user since 2013. I’m a Python Argentina NGO founder and acting president. I’ve been PyConAR co-organizer since 2016. I’m currently working at Mercado Libre as a Sr. Manager, leading the IT People, IT Legal and IT Internal Audit Teams helping internal teams make the job done. I’m an IT professional and teacher with more than 20 years of experience. Show less