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SOOCon26 on the Road Schedule - Edinburgh, 5 June
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The impact of AI on open source software development
Friday June 5, 2026 13:00 - 13:40 BST
Royal Bank of Scotland Conference Centre

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Chris Plank

Enterprise Architect, NatWest
Chris Plank is an Enterprise Architect working for NatWest Bank in Edinburgh, Scotland. He has been leading a Platform as a Product initiative within the Bank over the last year looking to radically change the Banks approach to provisioning and maintaining services. Outside of work... Read More →
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Justin Cormack

Former CTO, Docker
Justin Cormack has over 20 years of experience in technology and open source, working across finance, publishing, and software. He spent a decade at Docker, serving both as a software engineer and later as Chief Technology Officer, helping grow a globally influential open source business... Read More →
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Keith Bergelt

CEO, Open Invention Network
Keith Bergelt is the CEO of Open Invention Network (OIN) & is responsible for enabling, influencing, & defending the integrity of Linux and adjacent open source software as it relates to threats from patent aggressors.

He was CEO of 2 Hedge Funds; a senior advisor to TPG; head of... Read More →
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Mike McQuaid

Administrate, CTPO
Mike McQuaid is an Edinburgh-based engineering and product leader with over 18 years of experience scaling open-source software and developer tools used by tens of millions. He is Project Leader of the widely used “Homebrew” macOS package manager and previously served as Principal... Read More →
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Paula Kennedy

Co-Founder and COO, Syntasso
Working in the IT industry for over 25 years, Paula is passionate about community, diversity, equity and inclusion. In her day job, she is co-founder and Chief Operating Office of Syntasso, developing cloud-native and open-source technologies. Paula is part of the organising committee... Read More →
Friday June 5, 2026 13:00 - 13:40 BST
Royal Bank of Scotland Conference Centre
  SOOCon26 On The Road Edinburgh: Opening the AI Stack

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