Keynote: Unlocking AI’s Full Potential: How Open Source and Open Standards Will Shape the Future of Intelligent Systems

Location: Master Stage

Artificial intelligence is advancing at an unprecedented pace—but without a foundation rooted in openness, its future risks being fragmented, inaccessible, and unsustainable. In this keynote, Matt White, Executive Director of the PyTorch Foundation and General Manager of AI at the Linux Foundation, will explore why the convergence of open source and open standards is not just beneficial, but essential to AI’s long-term success. Drawing on lessons from the evolution of PyTorch and the broader open ecosystem, Matt will examine how collaborative frameworks, interoperable tooling, and transparent governance can drive innovation while ensuring trust, scalability, and global accessibility. Attendees will gain strategic insights into building responsible AI systems—and why openness must be at the core.