The Linux Foundation and Fintech Open Source Foundation Announce Keynote Speakers for Open Source Strategy Forum New York 2021

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Linux Foundation, the nonprofit organization enabling mass innovation through open source, along with co-host Fintech Open Source Foundation (FINOS), a nonprofit whose mission is to accelerate adoption of open source software, standards and best practices in financial services, today announced keynote speakers for Open Source Strategy Forum New York (OSSF). The event takes place November 10, preceded by a FINOS Member event on November 9, in New York City. The schedule can be viewed here and the keynote speakers can be viewed here.

OSSF features an agenda covering recent developments and the direction of open source in financial services across a wide range of topics and domains. The event promotes deeper collaboration across finance, open source and technology and drives innovation across the industry in order to deliver better code, faster.

Keynote speakers this year include:

• Antoine Amend, Technical Director - Financial Services, Databricks
• Jo Ann Barefoot, CEO & Co-Founder, Alliance for Innovative Regulations
• Nadine Chakar, Head of Global Markets, State Street
• Gabriele Columbro, Executive Director, FINOS
• Jean-Thierry (JT) Dupuy, Vice President, Head of Client Services, Symphony
• Brad Levy, CEO, Symphony
• John Madsen, Co-Head of Technology, Goldman Sachs
• Sultan Meghji, Chief Innovation Officer, FDIC
• Igor Seletskiy, CEO & Founder, TuxCare

Conference Session Highlights:

• Digitizing Financial Inclusion: Open Source's Role in Wholesale CBDC-enabled Real Time Payments - Paula Hunter, Mojaloop Foundation

• Open Source Blockchain in Action: A Report from the Front Lines of Financial Deployments - Brian Behlendorf, Linux Foundation; Joseph Lubin, ConsenSys and Christine Moy, JP Morgan

• Journeys within FinTech: A Panel on Women's Career Progression - Rita Chaturvedi, Morgan Stanley; Jane Gavronsky, FINOS; Kim Prado, BMO Capital Markets; Alejandra Villagra, Citi; Tamara Chehayeb Makarem, Scott Logic

• Operationalizing Open Source Projects: When the Rubber Meets the Road - Trishan de Lanerolle, Linux Foundation Networking

• Integrating Legend, Bosque, and Morphir For Open Reg Tech through FINOS - Stephen Goldbaum, Morgan Stanley, Beeke-Marie Nelke & Pierre DeBelen, Goldman Sachs & Mark Marron, Microsoft

Registration is available for US$449 through October 13. Members of The Linux Foundation receive a 20 percent discount – members can contact [email protected] to request a member discount code. Members of FINOS can attend at no cost – members can contact [email protected] to request the FINOS Member registration code.

Health and Safety
Attendees will be required to be fully vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus and wear a mask while onsite at the event. Additionally, all attendees will need to comply with all on-site health measures, in accordance with The Linux Foundation Code of Conduct. To learn more, visit the Health & Safety webpage and read our blog post.

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For information on becoming an event sponsor, click here or email us for more information and to speak to our team. The sponsorship deadline is October 26.

Press
Members of the press who would like to request a press pass to attend should contact Kristin O'Connell.

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