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The Linux Foundation and Fintech Open Source Foundation Announce Keynote Speakers for Open Source Strategy Forum 2020SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, along with co-host Fintech Open Source Foundation (FINOS), a nonprofit whose mission is to accelerate adoption of open source software, standards and best practices in financial services, today announced initial keynote speakers for Open Source Strategy Forum (OSSF). The event takes place virtually November 12 - 13 in the Eastern Standard Time (EST), UTC-05:00. The schedule can be viewed here and the keynote speakers can be viewed here. OSSF is the ONLY conference dedicated to driving collaboration and innovation in financial services through open source and provides unparalleled opportunities to hear from and engage with the executives and individuals driving open source in financial services. The event will gather experts from financial services, technology and open source who will come together to deepen collaboration and drive innovation across the industry in order to deliver better code, faster. "Open source is continuously showing its power to financial institutions as a key technology element and growth strategy driver," said Jim Zemlin, Executive Director, The Linux Foundation. "After welcoming FINOS to The Linux Foundation in April, we are thrilled to co-host Open Source Strategy Forum and work together to support and collaborate with the open source communities supporting financial services, as we continue to bring open source closer and closer to the end users." Keynote speakers this year include:
The 2-day event will feature 50+ sessions dedicated to showcasing recent developments and the direction of open source in financial services, with a focus on topics at the cross section of finance, open source and technology, including:
Registration for the virtual event is open and is just US$75. Members of The Linux Foundation receive a 20 percent discount - members can contact [email protected] to request a member discount code. Members of FINOS can attend at no cost - members can contact [email protected] to request the FINOS Member registration code. The Linux Foundation provides diversity and need-based registration scholarships for this event to anyone that needs it; for information on eligibility and to apply, click here. Visit our website and follow us on Twitter and Facebook for all the latest event updates and announcements. Open Source Strategy Forum is made possible thanks to our sponsors, including Leader Sponsors GitLab and Red Hat. For information on becoming an event sponsor, click here. Members of the press who would like to request a media pass should contact Kristin O'Connell at [email protected]. Additional Resources About The Linux Foundation The Linux Foundation Events are where the world's leading technologists meet, collaborate, learn and network in order to advance innovations that support the world's largest shared technologies. The Linux Foundation has registered trademarks and uses trademarks. For a list of trademarks of The Linux Foundation, please see our trademark usage page: https://www.linuxfoundation.org/trademark-usage. Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. Media Contact: View original content to download multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-linux-foundation-and-fintech-open-source-foundation-announce-keynote-speakers-for-open-source-strategy-forum-2020-301152075.html SOURCE The Linux Foundation |