Registration open!
In-person only. Registration free but mandatory >>> Registration HERE <<< (Please actively select/de-select the topics you plan to attend or not, we will only consider your registration for the actively selected tracks on a first come first serve base. By submitting your registration you confirm to follow the event code of conduct.)
We will hold the second annual OpenChain and Friends event in Stuttgart from the 24th to the 26th of March 2026.
(learn about last year’s edition here: https://openchainproject.org/news/2025/02/20/openchain-and-friends-stuttgart )
Main Event Location:
- Robert Bosch GmbH – Service and Supply Chain Campus (SCC) Feuerbach, Bregenzer Str. 26A, 70469 Stuttgart
Satellite Event Locations:
- Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation in Vaihingen, Gropiusplatz 10, 70563 Stuttgart
- Bosch Digital in Ludwigsburg, Groenerstraße 5/1, 71636 Ludwigsburg
In Partnership With:
Topic Streams:
- Open Source Compliance and OSPOs – Open Source Compliance & OSPO – processes, automation, governance & NFRs
- Cybersecurity – Cybersecurity in the Software Supply Chain – CRA, SBOM requirements, ISO 18974, and good practices
- Women in Open Source – networking and cross-track contributions
- Embedded and Open Source Hardware – from chip design to licensing and IP questions
- Artificial Intelligence – AI Systems Engineering & Data Platforms – methods, tools, open platforms, open AI agents for resilient supply chains
- Digital Sovereignty and Open Source in Business – public/private collaboration, open source as a competitive factor
- Education – open trainings, infrastructure, new formats
- Automotive /SDV – Open Automotive Platform, Ecosystems, Tool Interoperability
Program details and schedule are collaboratively developed and can be tracked in our repository:
OpenChain and Friends Program 2026.
Contact FOSS@e-mobilbw.de or helpdesk@lists.openchainproject.org for more information. We would love for you to be part of this, and to help contribute to our welcoming community of open source governance professionals. We welcome everyone from small, medium and large companies, local and national government, non-profit organizations, academica and also independent parties curious about what is happening in this space.
