Matthias Kirschner
Matthias Kirschner is President of FSFE. In 1999 he started using GNU/Linux and realised that software is deeply involved in all aspects of our lives. Matthias is convinced that this technology has to empower society not restrict it. While studying Political and Administrative Science he joined FSFE in 2004.
He helps other organisations, companies and governments to understand how they can benefit from Free Software -- which gives everybody the rights to use, understand, adapt, and share software -- and how those rights help to support freedom of speech, freedom of press or privacy.
Keynote
Business
Digital Autonomy
25/09/2026 – –
1. Apostelhoeve
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Billions flow into Large Language Models, and the public debate about technology has often narrowed to a debate about AI. Yet the question that shapes our society is older and larger: who controls the software which influences our lives — and with it, our communication, our devices, our infrastructure, or our public administrations?
Business
Beginner