---
author: bigpresh
date: 2017-08-23 22:00:00+00:00
slug: freenode-live-speakers
title: freenode #live - more confirmed speakers
category: community
category: general
category: freenode
---

The freenode #live team are excited to announce more confirmed speakers
for the [freenode #live conference](https://freenode.live/conference/fn-live17)
taking place at the At-Bristol Science Centre in Bristol, UK on 28-29th October 
this year, with plenty more still to be announced.

Of the variety of speakers, talks and workshops we've had submitted, we're
pleased to announce the following confirmed lineup:

### Keynote speakers

- Deb Nicholson (Community Outreach Director for the Open Invention Network,
  winner of several awards including the O'Reilly Open Source Award)
- Karen Sandler (Executive Director of the Software Freedom Conservancy, former
  executive director of the GNOME Foundation)
- Matthew Garrett (technologist, programmer, and free software activist - a 
  major contributor to various projects including Linux, GNOME, Debian, Ubuntu
  and Red Hat.  He is a recipient of the Free Software Award from the Free 
  Software Foundation for his work on Secure Boot, UEFI, and the Linux kernel.

### Confirmed talks

- James Wheare (founder of IRCCloud)
- Christopher Baines (Debian packager, OSM contributor)
- Kaspar Emanuel (freelance electronic design engineer and software
  developer working on projects ranging from musical instruments to robots to
  Braille displays)
- Nathan Handler (freenode staff member, Ubuntu and Debian GNU/Linux
  Developer, Site Reliability Engineer at Yelp)
- Errietta Kostala (Perl developer at FairFX London, keen open source
  contributor including Mozilla)
- Maxigas (postdoctoral researcher at the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya and a
  fellow at Central European University)
- Michael Walker (working on a Ph.D, open source contributor, started Arch Hurd
  distribution, author of Déjà Fu Haskell concurrent testing library)

## More to come...

Another 12+ talks yet to be confirmed will be announced soon, plus workshops on
various topics.


# Get your tickets now!

Want to watch these talks and/or take part in these workshops?  Get your
[tickets](https://freenode.live/conference/fn-live17/tickets) now to ensure you
have the chance to experience these and the other speakers and workshops to be
announced soon!

# Exhibit your project or sponsor the event

If you represent a FOSS project and would like to exhibit, please contact us -
FOSS projects exhibit for free, and it's a great way to meet your current users
and attract others!

Corporate sponsors are very much welcomed also, with a variety of sponsorship 
packages available providing different exposure levels to a FOSS-centered, 
technical audience - get a warm fuzzy feeling by supporting the community
which most likely contributed in no small way to the success of your business!

For any questions, please feel free to email us - 2017-team@freenode.live - or
join us in #live on freenode!

We look forward to seeing you there.
