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Under the theme „Open Source – Open Values,“ the event brings together stakeholders from politics, business, academia, and civil society. The focus is on the importance of open source for an open digital ecosystem, technological independence, and the future of digital infrastructure.
Open Source as the Backbone of Resilient Infrastructures
As founder and CEO of the Heinlein Group, Peer Heinlein has been advocating for free software, open standards, and a self-determined digital infrastructure for many years. By participating in the panel discussion at the opening of BFOSS, he will take the opportunity to join other experts in examining key issues of digital sovereignty and resilient infrastructures enabled by open-source software—from the perspective of an independent IT company and a long-time advocate of open source.
Thursday, 9:40–10:30 a.m.
Opening Panel / Panel Discussion: Can Open Source Build Resilience?
Featuring Marcel Lotz (Lead Sovereign Tech Fund, Sovereign Tech Agency), Peer Heinlein (CEO, Heinlein Group), Henriette Litta (Executive Director, Open Knowledge Foundation); Moderator: Felix Ansmann (Head of Software & IT Services, Bitkom)
The Open Source 2026 Forum will take place on Thursday, September 17, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. in the Parksaal at the Steigerwaldstadion in Erfurt. Attendance is free, and the BFOSS Program is online.
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We look forward to engaging with the open-source community and to exciting discussions about digital sovereignty. Join us at the Open Source Forum 2026 in the process – Sign up now!
