State of Open Con 2025

This panel will discuss the benefits of intra- and inter-industry collaboration on Open Data to accelerate change and innovation, as well as drive industry adoption of Open Standards more broadly.

Imagine a Web where individuals truly control their personal data, where privacy, data portability, and user-centricity are foundational principles baked into the Web’s architecture. That’s the promise of Solid—a groundbreaking open-source initiative founded by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web.

In October 2024, the Open Data Institute (ODI) took stewardship of the project to foster the open-source community and drive global adoption. In this session, Louise Burke (CEO, ODI) and Jesse Wright (Solid Lead, ODI) will provide a brief technical overview of Solid, highlight its adoption across projects and industries, and outline how you can contribute to its growth. Whether you’re a developer, policymaker or c-suite executive, join us in building a user-centric Web.

Description: As OpenTelemetry rapidly becomes the standard for open-source observability instrumentation, the question of data sovereignty takes center stage. In this panel, Josh Lee moderates a lively discussion with Hazel Weakly, Robert Hodges, and Edith Puclla - leaders in the fields of observability, databases, and open source. Together, they will explore the implications of data sovereignty in observability, balancing control and compliance with innovation. Topics will include the role of open source tools, the challenges of ensuring data portability, and the future of observabilityarchitectures in a sovereignty-conscious world.