OpenChain and Friends 2026

“OpenChain and Friends” is an in-person community event focused on open source software supply chain management, compliance, and collaboration. It’s organized by the OpenChain Project in partnership with local and international communities, such as The FOSS-LÄND Community. The event takes place in Stuttgart, Germany and gathers people working with open source across different industries.

We will hold the second annual OpenChain and Friends event in Stuttgart from the 24th to the 26th of March 2026. (learn about last year’s edition here: https://openchainproject.org/news/2025/02/20/openchain-and-friends-stuttgart )

Registration: https://openchainproject.org/news/2025/12/09/openchain-and-friends-2026

𝗧𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀

🟢 𝙾̲𝚙̲𝚎̲𝚗̲ ̲𝚂̲𝚘̲𝚞̲𝚛̲𝚌̲𝚎̲ ̲𝙲̲𝚘̲𝚖̲𝚙̲𝚕̲𝚒̲𝚊̲𝚗̲𝚌̲𝚎̲ ̲𝚊̲𝚗̲𝚍̲ ̲𝙾̲𝚂̲𝙿̲𝙾̲𝚜̲ : Open Source Compliance & OSPO – processes, automation, governance & NFRs

🟢 𝙲̲𝚢̲𝚋̲𝚎̲𝚛̲𝚜̲𝚎̲𝚌̲𝚞̲𝚛̲𝚒̲𝚝̲𝚢̲ : Cybersecurity in the Software Supply Chain – CRA, SBOM requirements, ISO 18974, and good practices

🟢 𝚆̲𝚘̲𝚖̲𝚎̲𝚗̲ ̲𝚒̲𝚗̲ ̲𝙾̲𝚙̲𝚎̲𝚗̲ ̲𝚂̲𝚘̲𝚞̲𝚛̲𝚌̲𝚎̲ : Networking and cross-track contributions

🟢 𝙴̲𝚖̲𝚋̲𝚎̲𝚍̲𝚍̲𝚎̲𝚍̲ ̲𝚊̲𝚗̲𝚍̲ ̲𝙾̲𝚙̲𝚎̲𝚗̲ ̲𝚂̲𝚘̲𝚞̲𝚛̲𝚌̲𝚎̲ ̲𝙷̲𝚊̲𝚛̲𝚍̲𝚠̲𝚊̲𝚛̲𝚎̲ : From chip design to licensing and IP questions

🟢 𝙰̲𝚛̲𝚝̲𝚒̲𝚏̲𝚒̲𝚌̲𝚒̲𝚊̲𝚕̲ ̲𝙸̲𝚗̲𝚝̲𝚎̲𝚕̲𝚕̲𝚒̲𝚐̲𝚎̲𝚗̲𝚌̲𝚎̲ : AI Systems Engineering & Data Platforms – methods, tools, open platforms, open AI agents for resilient supply chains

🟢 𝙳̲𝚒̲𝚐̲𝚒̲𝚝̲𝚊̲𝚕̲ ̲𝚂̲𝚘̲𝚟̲𝚎̲𝚛̲𝚎̲𝚒̲𝚐̲𝚗̲𝚝̲𝚢̲ ̲𝚊̲𝚗̲𝚍̲ ̲𝙾̲𝚙̲𝚎̲𝚗̲ ̲𝚂̲𝚘̲𝚞̲𝚛̲𝚌̲𝚎̲ ̲𝚒̲𝚗̲ ̲𝙱̲𝚞̲𝚜̲𝚒̲𝚗̲𝚎̲𝚜̲𝚜̲ : public/private collaboration, open source as a competitive factor

🟢 𝙴̲𝚍̲𝚞̲𝚌̲𝚊̲𝚝̲𝚒̲𝚘̲𝚗̲ : Open trainings, infrastructure, new formats

🟢 𝙰̲𝚞̲𝚝̲𝚘̲𝚖̲𝚘̲𝚝̲𝚒̲𝚟̲𝚎̲ ̲/̲𝚂̲𝙳̲𝚅̲ : Open Automotive Platform, Ecosystems, Tool Interoperability

🟢 𝙲̲𝚛̲𝚘̲𝚜̲𝚜̲–̲𝙸̲𝚗̲𝚗̲𝚘̲𝚟̲𝚊̲𝚝̲𝚒̲𝚘̲𝚗̲ ̲𝚊̲𝚗̲𝚍̲ ̲𝙸̲𝚗̲𝚗̲𝚘̲𝚟̲𝚊̲𝚝̲𝚒̲𝚘̲𝚗̲ ̲𝙿̲𝚛̲𝚊̲𝚌̲𝚝̲𝚒̲𝚌̲𝚎̲𝚜̲ : potential of mixing creative industries and digital sovereignty ideas with industrial Open Source

🟢 𝙻̲𝚒̲𝚗̲𝚞̲𝚡̲ ̲𝙾̲𝚂̲ ̲𝚊̲𝚗̲𝚍̲ ̲𝚋̲𝚎̲𝚢̲𝚘̲𝚗̲𝚍̲ : Software supply chain from the Linux ecosystem perspective