The global open source community will gather in Brussels from 21 to 23 April 2026 for the Open Community Experience (OCX) 2026. It isn’t just another conference; it’s where six open source communities collide to shape the future of software, developer tools, mobility, AI, compliance, and research. With one pass, you get access to six experiences and endless opportunities.
This conference will connect over 600 leading developers, contributors, and innovators to drive forward the future of open collaboration.
The Main Track: Where Open Source Innovation Takes Place
At the heart of OCX is our Main Track, a cross-cutting program designed to explore the topics, practices, and technologies shaping the future of open software development.
Here’s a taste of what you’ll find:
- Open collaboration practices: open source projects, community building and open source software governance.
- Open source security: innovations, tooling, best practices, and real-world experiences that are setting new standards.
- IoT, robotics & Edge: IoT, robots, drones, connectivity, and protocols Edge, digital twins, and more.
- Java: Trends in the Java world, its runtimes, frameworks, and new language features.
- Other cool stuff: Cross-domain teamwork, pioneering projects in software development and the Eclipse ecosystem.
The OCX Main Track is where Java developers meet IoT engineers, policy experts meet OSPO leaders, and security researchers meet community builders. It’s the glue that connects disciplines and perspectives.
Five Collocated Events. Five Communities Driving Innovation
Beyond the Main Track, OCX26 brings together five collocated events. This will give you more opportunities, more connections, and more value than ever before:
- Open Community for Tooling. Formerly EclipseCon, bringing together innovators of IDEs, AI-powered developer assistants, and modeling tools shaping tomorrow’s software workflows.
- Open Community for Automotive. Exploring how open source collaboration is transforming mobility, from SDV toolchains to AI, safety, and compliance.
- Open Community for AI. Advancing trustworthy, open, and responsible AI frameworks, policies, and applications.
- Open Community for Compliance. Tackling secure development and evolving regulations like the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA), bridging communities and policymakers.
- Open Community for Research. Connecting academia, public institutions, and industry to turn prototypes into production-ready, sustainable open source technologies.
At OCX24, automotive engineers swapped ideas with AI researchers that led to new SDV prototypes. At OCX26, we’re taking that even further bringing compliance experts, policymakers, and developers into the same room.
Each track is a world of its own, and yet, every coffee break, and networking session will bring these worlds together. That’s what makes OCX26 unique.
Why Sponsor?
By sponsoring OCX 2026, your brand won’t just appear on a logo wall. You’ll become part of a shared story across six communities.
Here’s what that means for you:
- Cross-Industry Visibility. Reach developers, researchers, industry leaders, and policymakers all in one place.
- Brand Leadership. Position your company as a key supporter of secure, sustainable, and open innovation across domains.
- Direct Engagement. From exhibition space to speaking opportunities, connect with the people shaping the technologies your business depends on.
- Community Impact. Support the projects, standards, and collaborations that drive innovation across industries.
Explore our five sponsorship levels and flexible add-ons to personalise your sponsorship experience.
Join us in Brussels in April to connect, collaborate, and shape the future of open innovation.
