Expertise through a Program Committee
The program committee is coordinated by the Systematic Paris Region Open Source Hub and is composed of a pool of experts.
Their role? To select around a hundred conferences to develop a high-quality program that will give pride of place to feedback and experiences.
The Chairs of the Program Committee
For the 2026 edition, the Program Committee will be chaired by Yannick Seiller and François-Xavier Guidet.
Inasmuch as Co-chairs of the OSXP 2026 Program Committee, and through the overall theme of the program "Open Source is no longer an option"They want to bring a vision of an industrial, sovereign and open open source within easy reach.
Yannick Seiller
CEO – FactorFX
Yannick Seiller, an entrepreneur passionate about open source, has dedicated more than fifteen years of his career to growing the ecosystem in France.
At the helm of FactorFX since 2012, he has shaped a company that is both a solutions provider and an integrator of open source environments, capable of supporting both SMEs and large administrations.
Committed, he actively contributes to several emblematic projects such as OCS Inventory, ITSM-NG, Proxmox, Bekane or MyB’Suite, with a pragmatic vision: to make free software a real lever for performance, sovereignty and digital trust for organizations.
In 2024, he participated in the creation of the Open Source Experts collective, alongside Worteks, Bluemind, Arawa and Inno³, an alliance born from the conviction that cooperation between open source actors is the key to building a credible and sustainable alternative to the cloud giants.
With a hands-on approach, he draws on his experience working with CIOs, local authorities, and large companies to bridge the gap between strategy and operational reality. Behind his straightforward and practical approach lies a clear ambition: to promote a free, sovereign, and innovative digital world.
François-Xavier Guidet
CTO & Co-founder – FactorFX
A telecommunications and network engineer by training, François-Xavier Guidet began his career in the United States before returning to France to found FactorFX in 2006. He has built a unique company at the crossroads of integration and publishing of open-source solutions. Naturally curious, he envisions FactorFX as a laboratory for ideas and solutions centered around open-source infrastructures.
Under his technical direction, the company actively contributes to flagship projects such as OCS Inventory, MyB’Suite, Proxmox, ITSM-NG, Bekane and OpenNAS, combining technical rigor and a culture of sharing.
Known for his ability to connect architecture, performance, and usability, François-Xavier makes it a point of honor to share his knowledge. A regular speaker at major open source events, he shares his experience as an entrepreneur and committed contributor.
Guided by the conviction that open collaboration is the engine of technological progress, he continues to advocate for a digital world where control, transparency and community take precedence over dependence and complexity.
