Tobie Langel

Tobie Langel

Tobie Langel is the Founder and Principal of UnlockOpen, a boutique consulting firm specializing in open tech ecosystem strategy.

He advises:

  • Leading tech firms such as Google, Microsoft, Mozilla, Intel, Cisco, Airtable, and GitLab;
  • Industry organizations and Standards Developing Organizations (SDOs) including OpenSSF, OpenJSF, OASIS Open, and W3C;
  • NGOs, philanthropies, and policy makers, among them the Atlantic Council, OpenForumEurope, the EU Commission, and the United Nations’ Digital Public Goods Alliance.

Before establishing UnlockOpen, Tobie led Facebook’s standards initiative, representing the company at W3C and spearheading the Web Platform Tests open source initiative as a W3C Fellow.

He is well-known for having co-maintaining one of the world’s largest JavaScript libraries, editing multiple web standards implemented in all modern browsers, and for his public speaking and keynotes at key industry events.

Twitter: @tobie

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/tobielangel

Website: unlockopen.com

Pronouns: he/him

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Now more than ever, OSPO alignment with org strategy is key OSPO OnRamp January 2024
Open Source Foundations, Dark Knights or Super Heroes? Open Source Experience December 2023
Can securing jQuery help secure the Web forward? W3C Workshop Secure the Web Forward September 2023
The Software is Provided “As Is” Upstream June 2023
Measuring Contribution to Open Source European Commission Open Source Workshops for Computing & Sustainability December 2022
Round Table: Financing Critical Open Source Software Open Source Experience November 2022
OSS Funding & Sponsorships contributing.today June 2022
Sustainability and security: it’s time to connect the dots Upstream June 2022
Keynote: From Open Governance to Collective Ownership Open edX Conference April 2022
Does open source need its own Priority of Constituencies? FOSS Backstage March 2022
Does open source need its own Priority of Constituencies? SeaGL November 2021
Open source contribution policies that don’t suck All Things Open October 2021
Open source contribution policies that don’t suck OSPOCon September 2021
Open source contribution policies that empower, not stifle Practical Open Source Information September 2021
Towards a sustainable solution to open source sustainability EuroPython July 2021
From laggard to open source powerhouse OW2Con June 2021
What is Open Source? OpenJS World June 2021
OSS Funding & Sponsorships contributing.today April 2021
Towards a sustainable solution to open source sustainability FOSSASIA Summit 2021 March 2021
Towards a sustainable solution to open source sustainability FOSS Backstage February 2021
Does open source need its own Priority of Constituencies? FOSDEM21 February 2021
Making the business case for contributing to open source KubeCon + CloudNativeCon November 2020
Making the business case for contributing to open source SFScon November 2020
Recruit, retain, foster Online CTO Summit: Onboarding and retention October 2020
A Home for your open source project Open Source Summit Europe October 2020
Towards a sustainable solution to open source sustainability DINAcon October 2020
Making the business case for contributing to open source Open Infrastructure Summit October 2020
Making the business case for contributing to open source AnsibleFest October 2020
Y a-t-il de la place pour l’éthique dans l’open source ? Paris Web October 2020
Does open source need its own Priority of Constituencies? State of the Source Summit September 2020
Towards a sustainable solution to open source sustainability OpenJS World June 2020
Why contribute to open source? Open Source 101 May 2020
Open Source Contribution Policies That Don’t Suck OpenChain Webinar May 2020
Why contribute to open source? All Things Open RTP Meetup April 2020
From laggard to open source power house OpenExpo Europe April 2020
Open Source Contribution Policies That Don’t Suck FINOS Open Source Readiness March 2020
Bringing ethics back to open source FOSDEM February 2020
Build and leverage your open source culture to recruit, retain, and foster top talent FINOS Open Source Readiness January 2020
From laggard to open source power house—a transformative journey to successfully build a strong open source culture Open Source Strategy Forum November 2019
Making the Business Case for Contributing to Open Source All Things Open 2019 October 2019
Governance Update & Next Steps AMP Contributor Summit October 2019
Making the Business Case for Contributing to Open Source OpenExpo Europe June 2019
Making the Business Case for Contributing to Open Source OW2con’19 June 2019
Making the Business Case for Contributing to Open Source InnerSource Commons Spring Summit 2019 April 2019
Towards a sustainable solution to open source sustainability GenevaWeb February 2019
Towards a sustainable solution to open source sustainability FOSDEM February 2019
Making the Business Case for Contributing to Open Source Open Source Strategy Forum November 2018
What Value do Open Source Management Consultants Add? Open Source Strategy Forum November 2018
Open Source Contribution Policies That Don't Suck Open Source Summit Europe October 2018
SDOs as de facto do-ocracies — how standards are really made Decision-making in standard developing organisations for the internet April 2017

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