February 2025 | Tampa, Florida

Open Source Florida 2025

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Building Bridges in Tech:

Open Source, Open Community, Open Future.

About Open Source Florida

The Aim

We aim to unite Open Source communities in a unique celebration of collaboration, innovation, and technology, showcasing the vibrant spirit and rich diversity only Florida can provide.

Discussion

We will have some amazing speakers on exciting topics, discussing concepts such as WordPress, Joomla, Drupal, Web Hosting, Web3, Generative AI, and the latest buzz word of 2024!

Brainstorm

We're excited to host the Heroes of Open Source to brainstorm and invite everyone to join the discussion, pushing the future of Open Source Projects into the next decades.

Featured Speakers

benny Vazquez

AlmaLinux

Robert Jacobi

Warbi Inc

Ronni Christensen

AesirX

Rizel Scarlett

GitHub

AmyJune Hineline

Linux Foundation

Kelli Gray

WebPros

Jason Nickerson

Open Source Florida

Mike Demo

Codeable

Mike Szyszka

Reaction

Michelle Frechette

Stellar WP

Till Kruss

OCP

Ken C Dodds

React

Michael Anello

Drupal Easy

Dave Stokes

Percona

Zach Stepek

Convesio

Robbie Adair

OSTraining

Jim Jagielski

Apache

Brian Douglas

Open Sauced

Brad Topal

IBM

Sandy Edwards

GoDaddy

Agenda

14:00

Welcome and Introduction

14:15

Hire slow, fire fast

This is an old concept in business that you should hire slow and fire quickly. It means that you should take your time when bringing someone into your organization. On the flip-side, if it's not working out, let the person go without delay.

Panel discusion: Calvin Howards & Richard Alonderbridge

Evaluating leaders: what is a good leader and how do we know it?

Effective leaders inspire and empower their team members to become the best they can be, as well as achieve common goals. But how do you define a good leader? What are their universal traits and skills that ensure their success?

Panel discusion: Nicolle Zagrebbing & Robert Clarisson