Technical presentation - 30 minutes (including q&a)
Global shifts and geopolitics in recent times have played a significant role in policy decisions. What do they mean for our globally collaborative worlds of AI and open source software? Amanda will take the audience on the journey of geopolitics and policy shifts to deliver the audience into the near future of calls for sovereign tech and threats to our collaboration.
OpenUK CEO and Executive Producer State of Open Con, Amanda’s 25 years’ legal experience includes being instrumental in shaping open source’s legal frameworks and internet law in 2000’s. Sought-after international keynote speaker, tech press contributor and editor “Open Source: Law, Policy and Practice” (2022). Recognition: Computer Weekly 50 Most Influential Women (2023, 2024) listed as #20 in 2024; Computing IT Leaders 100 (2023, 2024); Lifetime Achievement WIPL (2022); Women Who Will (2023); INvolve Heroes (2022, 2023); Novi Awards (2024). Advisory: Boards -UK Open Standards Board; UKRI Digital Research Infrastructure; UKRI Exascale; KDE; Mimoto; Scarf; FerretDB and Space Aye; Fellow, Open Forum Academy; Distinguished Fellow, Rust Foundation; European Representative, OIN; Ambassador, Open Charge Alliance and Board Member Mojaloop Foundation.