We are thrilled to announce Ruth Suehle as a keynote speaker at Berlin Buzzwords 2026!

In her keynote “Building Resilience: The Next Decade of Open Source”, Ruth will explore how open source – after more than 25 years of becoming the backbone of modern digital infrastructure – can remain strong in the years ahead. As new regulations, evolving cybersecurity requirements, contributor burnout, and stagnant corporate participation put pressure on the ecosystem, Ruth will ask what it will take to sustain open source beyond code alone.

Her talk will look at resilience as something built by people and communities, connecting the future of open source to questions of sustainability, global policy, security, funding, and community health.

We can’t wait to welcome Ruth on stage and hear her perspective on what the next decade of open source will demand from all of us. If you would like to join us, make sure to get your ticket now!

Ruth Suehle is Director of Open Source at SAS, where she is building the company’s first open source program office. She is also President of the Apache Software Foundation and a member of the Open Source Initiative board of directors. Ruth has helped build open source communities for nearly two decades, including many years in the OSPO at Red Hat. She is co-author of Raspberry Pi Hacks, former editor of Red Hat Magazine and opensource.com, and a frequent writer, currently as a core contributor at GeekMom.com – previously part of WIRED – where she covers the adventures of motherhood and fandom.