OpenSSF Day Europe Program Committee

Working to build a scalable and consistent supply chain security platform, while continuing to lead the consumption compliance Open Source Program Office (OSPO), including policy, guidance and execution. Working with IBM Government & Regulatory Affairs, Software, Systems, Cloud, Consulting, Innersource, Legal, Research, and Red Hat to address emerging requires of US Executive Order on Cybersecurity, including Supply Chain Security guidance, Software Bill of Materials (SBOM), and related foundations/standards bodies alignment (Linux Foundation, OpenSSF, NTIA, ISO, NIST, etc.). He is currently the alternate for the Governing Board and Chair of the Governance Committee of the OpenSSF.

Lori has a passion and enthusiasm for working with the developer community. She speaks at conferences and community events advocating on behalf of developers. Lori was 2023 Marketing Chair of the CNCF, Chair of the CDF Outreach Marketing Committee, program chair of cdCon 2023, and is a CNCF Ambassador. She co-hosts the CD Pipeline on behalf of the CDF with TechstrongTV. She is committed to helping open source and other tech communities grow and adapt in our ever changing environment.

Æva Black is an international thought leader on open source software security, with over 25 years of experience building digital infrastructure, leading open source projects, and advising on cybersecurity policy.

After leading OSS Security Programs first in the Azure Office of the CTO and then at the U.S. Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Agency, Æva founded Null Point Studio — a boutique cybersecurity consulting firm in the Netherlands — to continue supporting the sustainability and security of free and open source software.

A veteran of the first dot-com bubble, Æva’s signature red-and-black aesthetic has darkened conference stages around the world since 2005. When not behind a computer screen, they can be found on a motorcycle or finding ways to support their local queer community.

Dan Appelquist is Open Source Strategist at Samsung Open Source Group. He is a web & mobile industry veteran and long-time participant and leader in open source and open standards. He has been co-chair of the W3C Technical Architecture Group for the last twelve years and has recently been elected to the W3C Advisory Board. He also has been a member of the OpenSSF’s Technical Advisory Council, co-chairs the OpenSSF Global Cybersecurity Policy working group, and is a co-founder of Open Web Docs. He has led efforts at Vodafone, Telefónica, Samsung and the UK Government relating to open standards and the open web. He socials at https://mastodon.social/@torgo.