EU Open Source at Scale: Accelerating growth and competitiveness for digital sovereignty
The APELL Conference is the premier event for where companies and developers get together with industry leaders and innovators from the Open Source ecosystem to strengthen their networks and discuss the future of Open Source business!
Open Source businesses offer enterprise-grade, state-of-the-art solutions that are better than proprietary alternatives. The APELL Conference this year will discuss the availability of Open Source at scale and capacity, how we increase cooperation and strengthen the ecosystem, and how we use, and influence, European and national policy, to remove obstacles, and enable Open Source businesses across Europe to realise the full potential of Open Source for digital sovereignty.
Date: Tuesday, 30 June 2026, all-day
Location: Utrecht, Netherlands (details tba)
Draft Programme
08:30-10:00 APELL General Assembly 2026 (APELL Members, guests welcome)
APELL Conference 2026
10:00-10:30 Registration and Coffee
10:30-11:00 Welcome from the organisers
11:00-12:15 Keynote speeches, presentations and discussions
12:15-13:30 Lunch break and coffee
13:30-15:00 Presentations and discussions
15:00-18:00 Working Groups and Networking
18:00-19:00 Evening Keynote and Closing
from 20:00: evening programme (dinner, more tba)
Call for sponsoring
The APELL Conference 2026 is possible only through sponsoring. We offer two sponsoring packages, starting at the reduced price of 900€+VAT for participants in the APELL Advisory Board. Please contact us for your individual quote!