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Michael Cheng Chief Legal OfficerAalyria Technologies How Patents Remain a Threat Government, Law & PolicyWednesday, February 8 • 1:00pm-1:30pm GMTWestminster, 4th Floor Add to my Schedule How Patents Remain a Threat The session will give a brief overview of the historical threat of patents to Open, how that threat has been addressed in the past,

Peter Farkas Co-Founder and CEOFerretDB Entrepreneurship Room Whittle, 3rd Floor Bio Peter is the Co-Founder and CEO of FerretDB, a company which develops an open source MongoDB-compatible database alternative, motivated by MongoDB’s departure from its open source roots. Peter started his own company when he was 15, and found open source in the process as

Iain Mitchell KC MemberTanfield Chambers Open Source Standards Government, Law & Policy Wednesday February 8, 2023 2:05pm – 2:30pm GMT Westminster, 4th Floor Add to my Schedule Bio Iain graduated from Edinburgh University in 1973 and was called to the Scottish Bar in 1976, taking silk in 1992. He was called to the English Bar in

Karmen Condic-Jurkic Executive DirectorOpen Molecular Software Foundation Entrepreneurship Room Whittle, 3rd Floor Bio Dr. Karmen Čondić-Jurkić is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Open Molecular Software Foundation (OMSF). Her background is in computational chemistry and during her postdoc years, she developed a passion for open science and research infrastructure. At the Open Molecular Software

Sivesh Sukumar Analyst Balderton Entrepreneurship Room Whittle, 3rd Floor Bio Sivesh joined Balderton’s investment team in 2022. He started his career at JP Morgan in the fintech team looking at strategic investments, acquisitions and partnerships across the investment bank. He also spent time in the Securitised Product Group working on structured finance opportunities in Europe.

Chi Onwurah Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne CentralShadow Minister Science, Research & Technology Plenaries Tuesday, February 7 • 10:00am – 12:00pm GMTFleming, 3rd Floor Add to my Schedule Bio Chi Onwurah is a British Member of Parliament representing Newcastle upon Tyne Central and is also Shadow Minister Science, Research & Innovation.Former Shadow Ministerial positions:April

Mike Bracken Founding PartnerPublic Digital Plenaries Tuesday, February 7 • 10:00am – 12:00pm GMTFleming, 3rd Floor Add to my Schedule Bio Mike Bracken CBE is a global digital leader who has led wholesale transformations of large institutions in the private and public sector. He helps organisations use digital to change their way of working and

Melissa Tallack Open Data LeadNorthumbrian Water   Bio Melissa is an experienced data and digital leader with almost 3 decades of experience in the water industry. Prior to setting up her own company last year to enable her to work with many companies, Melissa spent nearly 28 years at Anglian Water Services. There she experienced