• FOSDEM 2025
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• Schedule
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• Speakers
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• Jordan Maris

Jordan spent the last three years as an assistant to a Member of the European Parliament, campaigning for Open Source Software in negotiations on laws such as the AI Act, Cyber Resilience Act and Product Liability Directive among others. Jordan is a long-time user of Open Source software and a strong advocate for the Public Money–Public Code principle. He now works for the Open Source Initiative as their EU Policy Analyst.

Events

Title	Day	Room	Track	Start	End
Room Changeover and Intro to the Implementation and Compliance Block	Sunday	AW1.120	Open Source In The European Legislative Landscape and Beyond	09:05	09:10
What does the AI Act mean for Open Source AI: A presentation by the European Commission	Sunday	AW1.120	Open Source In The European Legislative Landscape and Beyond	09:10	09:20
Why Europe needs the OSAID: Openwashing and the AI act	Sunday	AW1.120	Open Source In The European Legislative Landscape and Beyond	09:20	09:30
Workshops: DSA / AI / CRA	Sunday	AW1.120	Open Source In The European Legislative Landscape and Beyond	10:20	10:50
Feedback from the Workshops on DSA / AI / CRA	Sunday	AW1.120	Open Source In The European Legislative Landscape and Beyond	10:50	11:00
Room Changeover and Intro to the Open Source in the policymaking process block	Sunday	AW1.120	Open Source In The European Legislative Landscape and Beyond	15:05	15:15
Opening Speech by a Member of the European Parliament	Sunday	AW1.120	Open Source In The European Legislative Landscape and Beyond	15:15	15:25
European Commission Presentation and Stickynote Q&A session	Sunday	AW1.120	Open Source In The European Legislative Landscape and Beyond	15:50	16:15
Wrap up by Open Source in the policymaking process block organisers and Rapporteur feedback	Sunday	AW1.120	Open Source In The European Legislative Landscape and Beyond	16:50	17:00