FSFE 25 - Schedule
This year, the FSFE turns 25 and we will celebrate it. On 18 and 19 July we will spend the weekend in Kraków filled with talks, networking, and plenty of fun. Below is the schedule of all the events taking place over that weekend.
The weekend talks are part of EuroPython 2026 Sprints, at Echo Miasta (Kapelanka 56, 30-347 Kraków)
Friday 17 July
| Time | Event | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 13:55-14:25 | A vision for software freedom in 2048 (talk part of the official programme of Europython 2026) | Matthias Kirschner |
| 19:00 | Warm-up Dinner at Veganic (Karmelicka 34, Krakow, PL 31-128 Kraków)* |
Saturday 18 July
| Time | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00-10:15 | Welcome | Matthias Kirschner |
| 10:15-10:30 | 25 Years of the FSFE, 60 Years of Star Trek - To Boldly Share Where No One Has Shared Before | Florian Snow |
| 10:30-10:45 | Memories from founding the FSFE | Bernhard Reiter |
| 10:45-10:55 | Thanking others at ilovefs | Bonnie Mehring |
| 10:55-11:05 | How a bunch of Python scripts handle FSFE's finances | Reinhard Müller |
| 11:05-11:15 | From becoming contributor to do my first talk for the FSFE | Fiona Ebner |
| 11:15-11:25 | Running a NGO empowered with Software Freedom | Tobias Diekershoff |
| 11:25-11:35 | From Italian activities to setting up a legal entity | Marta Andreoli |
| 11:35-11:55 | Break | |
| 11:50-12:00 | Next steps for Public Money? Public Code! | Johannes Näder |
| 12:00-12:15 | FSFE and SFC: Collaboration FTW | Karen M. Sandler |
| 12:15-12:35 | Why companies support the FSFE? Words from our donors | FSFE Donors / Sponsors |
| 12:35-14:00 | Networking time (Lunch Break) | |
| 14:00-14:10 | Reaching new audiences – The “Vegan Approach” | Franz Gratzer |
| 14:10-14:20 | Over 15 years of the Dutch Team | Maurice Verheesen and Nico Rikken |
| 14:20-14:35 | Rediscovering the value of (software) freedom: experiences from Italian high schools | Emanuele Solferino and Lorenzo Lin |
| 14:35-15:00 | Award time – Highlighting FSFE contributors | Ana Galán and Matthias Kirschner |
| 15:00-15:15 | What software freedom means today | Karsten Gerloff |
| 15:15-16:15 | Software Freedom Improtheater | |
| 17:00-19:00 | Dinner at Hamsa (Szeroka 2, 31-053 Kraków)* | |
| 20:00 | "The FSFE is turning 25!" - Community Meeting. At Stara Zajezdnia ( ul. Św. Wawrzyńca 12, 31-060 Kraków) |
Sunday 19 July
| Time | Session | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00-10:15 | How to get funding for your local group project | Patrick Ohnewein |
| 10:15-10:25 | Engaging with FSFE’s website, plans for the future | Darragh Elliott |
| 10:25-10:35 | Let’s dance - Teufel Mynd Analysis | Nicole Faerber |
| 10:35-10:45 | Refund 4 Freedom – Efforts to scale own efforts | Luca Bonissi |
| 10:45-11:15 | Non-Free Software Licenses: Restrictions on the Freedom to Use - Fishbowl discussion | Gabriel Ku Wei Bin and Bonnie Mehring |
| 11:15-11:35 | Break | |
| 11:35-11:50 | DMA – Status Apple vs FSFE | Jithendra Palepu |
| 11:50-12:00 | Reverse Engineering in the Age of Artificial Intelligence | Anna Rita Russo |
| 12:00-1>2:10 | Highlights from the Swiss team | Alexander Pitsch |
| 12:10-12:20 | Status and plans of the Polish Team | Damian Fajfer |
| 12:20-12:30 | Ada & Zangemann Automation Status and Future | Nico Rikken |
| 12:30-12:40 | From Winning YH4F to monitoring the Interoperable Europe Act | Sofía Aritz |
| 12:40-12:50 | Italian experiences engaging with the Young Generation | Giacomo Alessandroni |
| 12:50-13:00 | Closing | Matthias Kirschner |