LF Europe Update: Policy, Projects, Priorities - Mirko Boehm, Sr. Director of Community Development
Have you watched the LF Europe project updates yet?
At the #LFEuropeMemberSummit, Mirko Boehm shares insights on policy, projects, and priorities shaping Europe’s open source ecosystem plus how collaboration and community engagement are driving impact. youtu.be/A74-UfhiPVg?...
LF Europe member summit - Gabriele Columbro, General Manager, Linux Foundation Europe
Open source is at a crossroads, and Europe has a key role to play. In his #LFEuropeMemberSummit keynote, Gabriele Columbro highlights open source’s growing impact on AI, the need for neutral governance, and why Europe must invest upstream not fragment.
Watch the session: youtu.be/LeMPYzUygBY?...
#LFEuropeMemberSummit 2025 videos are now online!
Catch keynotes from Gabriele Columbro and Thomas Dohmke, industry updates across finance, energy & automotive, and sessions on digital sovereignty and project updates.
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Slides: lfeums25.sched.com
The sessions at #LFEuropeMemberSummit 🇧🇪 concluded with closing remarks from Gabriele Columbro (FINOS / LF Europe), highlighting the role of open source in driving collaboration, innovation & Europe’s digital future. 💙
Live now at the #LFEuropeMemberSummit in Ghent 🇧🇪
Mirko Boehm, Senior Director of Community Development at LF Europe delivers “LF Europe Update: Policy, Projects, Priorities,” outlining how collaboration, strategic projects & policy engagement are shaping Europe’s open source landscape.
Live at #LFEuropeMemberSummit 🇧🇪
Panel: Public & Private Support of the Open Source Ecosystem
With Hilary Carter (Linux Foundation), Sachiko Muto (RISE/OFE), Sebastian Raible (APELL) & Peter Giese (SAP).
Exploring how collaboration between policy & industry strengthens Europe’s open source future.
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Sebastian Raible (APELL) discusses how growing geopolitical uncertainty is putting digital sovereignty high on Europe’s agenda and how open source communities can build trust & collaboration with policymakers.
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Hilary Carter (LF Research) shares insights from The State of Play of Open Source in Europe exploring trends, barriers & opportunities to turn adoption into strategic advantage through collaboration & investment.
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Sachiko Muto (RISE / OpenForum Europe) explores how Europe can balance technological autonomy with open collaboration, ensuring sovereignty strengthens, not stifles, innovation.
Live at #LFEuropeMemberSummit 🇧🇪
Peter Giese (SAP) presents NeoNephos: Building a Sovereign Cloud Native Stack, a collaborative effort with SAP, Deutsche Telekom, STACKIT & others to strengthen Europe’s digital sovereignty through open standards & interoperability.
“The call for open standards is a call for a reduction of complexity.” Daniele Tonella, CTO, ING
Speaking now at #LFEuropeMemberSummit 🇧🇪 on how open collaboration drives transformation, attracts talent & strengthens digital sovereignty.
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“Open Source Enabling Industrial Innovation” panel with leaders from Rockwell Automation, Savoir-faire Linux, Lloyds Banking Group & ETAS moderated by Paula Grzegorzewska, LF Europe.
Exploring how open collaboration fuels growth across industries.
LF Energy governing board member Christophe Villemer 🐧⚡ of Savoir-faire Linux is speaking now about LF Energy's progress at the #LFEuropeMemberSummit in Ghent🇧🇪.
"The grid must evolve into a smarter, digital, software-defined system to meet Europe's energy future."
“Open source isn’t just about cost or collaboration — it’s key to navigating geopolitical uncertainty and ensuring a sustainable global automotive market.”
Philipp Ahmann, ETAS @ #LFEuropeMemberSummit 🇧🇪
“Open source enables deep inspection and security scrutiny.”Renzo Cherin, Lloyds Banking Group @ #LFEuropeMemberSummit 🇧🇪
OSS drives innovation & transparency in finance but also demands strong governance, compliance & security focus.
“The idea of code-first practices would benefit traditional standards organizations tremendously. We can build a standard much faster with this approach.”
Paul Brooks, Rockwell Automation, on the Margo Project @ #LFEuropeMemberSummit 🇧🇪
“How does Europe compete on open source AI? With data, compute & talent. Europe has the talent, now it must invest in data use, compute access & compensation to lead globally.”
Thomas Dohmke, former GitHub CEO @ #LFEuropeMemberSummit 2025.
"Digital sovereignty is the wrong question… The real one: how can Europe win in the market?” — Thomas Dohmke, former GitHub CEO. Live now with Gabriele Columbro at #LFEuropeMemberSummit 🇧🇪 2025.
The #LFEuropeMemberSummit 2025 is underway in Ghent 🇧🇪!
Gabriele Columbro, GM of F Europe, opened with a powerful message:
“Open source is a pillar for digital sovereignty… a tool that can shift not just technology, but economic and geopolitical balances.”
Gabriele Columbro at the Open Source Summit Europe 2025 about Open Source ecosystems
What do Europe’s open source leaders think about the future of AI, finance, and digital sovereignty? 🇪
Join the #LFEuropeMemberSummit in Ghent on 28 Oct - with Thomas Dohmke (Ex-GitHub), Renzo Cherin (Lloyds), Daniele Tonella (ING), and Hilary Carter (LF Research).
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Collection of six pictures taken during 2024 OSSummit Europe, LPC and LF Europe Member Summit in Vienna, Austria. From left to right, top to bottom order: 1. Audience of Changwoo Min's talk at LPC 2024, sched_ext MC. 2. Christian Gmeiner on the stage for Embedded Linux Conference in OSSummit Europe 2024. 3. Manuel Rego presenting at LF Europe Member Summit 2024. 4. Visitors of Igalia's booth at OSSummit Europe 2024. 5. André Almeida on the stage in the Graphics & DRM MC of LPC 2024. 6. Thadeu Cascardo presenting at LPC 2024 in the Real-time MC.
And so we end a week of intense knowledge exchange! Thanks everyone who attended our talks and visited our booth at #OSSummit EU, #LinuxPlumbers and #LFEuropeMemberSummit. Big thank you to the sponsors and to the @linuxfoundation.org for making these events possible. 👏 #OpenSource
Linux Foundation Europe Member Summit
The Linux Foundation Europe Member Summit 2023 was a journey through innovation and collaboration! From AI policies to project updates, we covered it all. What caught your attention the most? Share your thoughts!
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🚀 Dive into the State of Linux Foundation Europe with Gabriele Columbro. Discover the milestones, projects, and future plans shared in the opening keynote at the #LFEuropeMemberSummit. Watch now! youtu.be/RcFwfh86334?... #opensource
