Program committee

Coming from a technical and then commercial background, Laurent has been working for a long time (since 2001) in different companies specialised in open source technologies. In 2016, Laurent decided to found Worteks, a company exclusively focused on expertise around open source. The company built its reputation by dealing with advanced issues in the infrastructure sector, then quickly invested in the identity sector to become a key player. Today, Worteks supports a large panel of organisations, both private and public, in Europe and internationally, and helps them to anticipate and meet the challenges of tomorrow.  

Clément Oudot is the director of identity solutions at Worteks and has been a contributor for 20 years on several software such as LemonLDAP::NG, LDAP Tool Box and LSC. He has led multiple projects to redesign directories, implement SSO authentication portals and federate identities. Involved in various organisations such as OW2, CNLL and PLOSS-RA, he closely follows the evolution of free software communities and open source projects. 

Emmanuel Benazera is a former AI researcher with CNRS, CNES and NASA. EB is now CEO of Jolibrain, a cutting-edge AI/ML service shop that builds high end production software that embeds the latest AI advances. Most of Jolibrain work is publicly available and Open Source. Emmanuel Benazera has produced Open Source software for over two decades, his research interests are in the area of autonomous and intelligent systems, with a focus on machine learning. 

I started development and geeking so long ago that I’m not sure of the date (it’s been at least 40 years), but I remember a machine: a TI57 (for the youngest of you, it was a programmable calculator from Texas Instrument). From the beginning it was a passion, and my luck was that I was able to make it my job (for someone who didn’t want to work, being able to turn his hobby into a job was unexpected). Since then, I have worked in various professions, always related to “tech” and I continue to learn every day by contributing to open source projects (in various ways: code, presentations, hands-on-lab, training…).

Célya Gruson-Daniel supports a wide range of private and public institutes in their efforts to open up their research through the implementation of appropriate governance and valorisation strategies. She supervises the structuring and coordination of Inno3’s research projects on the appropriation and sustainability of open models. She has a doctorate in social sciences and is a frequent lecturer in multiple research and higher education institutes to train in digital methodologies and open science.  

Eco-responsible digital interministerial project manager at the Interministerial Digital Department with the aim of reducing the environmental footprint of public service digital technology. Work for the general interest and the environment, for accessible, ethical and sustainable digital technology in awareness of planetary limits. Co-host of techologie.net, the podcast that tries to link technology and ecology when everything opposes them 

As an engineer from EPITA, Cédric first learnt and practiced business development at Michael Page. He has been selling Open Source solutions for more than 20 years by targeting only big companies. Currently he is leading the Embedded,  IoT and cloud offer of Smile Group. As a recognized coach and speaker, he has proven that he was able to gather and rally his teams around only one purpose: getting client satisfaction but also maintaining profitability of the projects.

Leslie Saladin is responsible for the communication of BlueMind, an alternative French collaborative messaging service to market giants. After completing an MBA from Toulouse Business School, Leslie worked as a marketing manager in cutting-edge sectors such as aeronautics and artificial intelligence. For the past 5 years she has been working on the dissemination and promotion of the Open Source culture, and is particularly focused on showcasing the profession of open source software publisher. Involved in the French and European free ecosystem, Leslie has animated the “Business Solution” track of the Paris Open Source Summit 2018 and participates in many events and initiatives.