Speaker Guide

We are excited to welcome you as a speaker for Open Source in Finance Forum London 2026, to be held on Thursday, 25 June, at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre.

Please click through the tabs on this page to access information.

You received registration information in your acceptance email. Please email cfp@linuxfoundation.org if you need speaker registration information sent to you again.

If you have already registered for the event and are now a speaker listed on the schedule, please reach out to our registration team to request a refund.

All speakers receive complimentary registration; co-speakers or panelists can register using the same details.

If you require a visa letter, please register for the event and complete the request here.

Reminder: Starting January 8, 2025, a UK ETA Visa may be required. To verify whether you require an ETA and to begin your application, visit gov.uk for detailed guidance and eligibility criteria. Ensure your passport is valid for at least six months beyond your intended stay.   All questions regarding this visa should be directed to the UK government.

This year’s event will occur at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre.
Broad Sanctuary, London SW1P 3EE, United Kingdom

Refer to our Venue & Travel page for more information.

The schedule will be announced on Wednesday, 8 April, and posted on our website using Sched.com. You will receive an email from Sched.com asking you to create your account; please upload your bio and photo if necessary.

If you have a conflict with the timing of your talk, find that it conflicts with the content of another talk, or are having problems uploading your bio and photo, please contact cfp@linuxfoundation.org.

Please note the following technical requirements:

All speakers must submit their final presentation slides before the event. In addition to providing a hard copy for accessibility purposes, we find that adding the presentations before the event helps to drive interest in attending the session. The deadline for presentations is Monday, 22 June.

Please note that this is not for use during your talk.  You will be presenting directly from your own computer.

To upload slides:

• Log in to your Open Source in Finance Forum London speaker profile through Sched.com or via the mobile site.
• Go to your session within Sched
• Click on Manage & Promote your session
• Underneath the session title, select Add Presentation
• Select the file and click Upload 
• Upload your pdf document (note: there is a 50MB size limit)
• The presentation will automatically save to your session
• Or, view the Uploading presentation to Sched screenshot

An optional PowerPoint template is available for download HERE, but is not required. 

In collaboration with the National Center for Women in Technology (NCWIT), the Linux Foundation has created an online course to teach the viewer about inclusion, diversity, and unconscious bias. We highly recommend all of our speakers watch the course to learn tips/tools to use when speaking to encourage inclusivity in presentations and messaging. 

Please read and abide by our Code of Conduct. Our Code of Conduct is strictly enforced. We ask that speakers especially review this code of conduct and are careful to be inclusive in the words and images used during their presentations.

If you have any other platform, speaker, or schedule-related questions, please contact us at cfp@linuxfoundation.org.