Brussels / 31 January & 1 February 2026

schedule

Fra - OpenForFuture

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Francesco is a climate hacktivist with expertise in web development and design. He is the founder of Open For Future, a project that promotes the use of open source technologies and decentralized solutions to tackle the climate crisis and accompany the transition to an ecosystemic society. He is a founding member of Fedimedia Italia, which he discusses in his talk.

Passionate about technopolitics, digital ethics, and technological sovereignty, he is involved in: - Promote open source tools, in particular the Fediverse, within the third sector. - Developing tools that reduce dependence on Big Tech. - Forming working groups and holding training courses on alternative tools. - Participating as a speaker at meetings and events on technological ethics.

Developer of FediPress and FediBooster WordPress plugins:

FEDIPRESS brings a messenger-like, mobile-first experience to any WordPress site, extending the official ActivityPub plugin to make it easier to publish, moderate, and interact both on the website and across the Fediverse. πŸ‘‰ https://openforfuture.org/fedipress/

FEDIBOOSTER uses a separate Mastodon booster profile to automatically boost public posts from either a chosen Mastodon account or from the same WordPress site where it’s installed. πŸ‘‰ https://openforfuture.org/fedibooster/


Events

Title Day Room Track Start End
Building a sustainable italian fediverse: overcoming technical, adoption and moderation challenges
Saturday H.2215 (Ferrer) Social Web 14:40 15:10