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Open Source Summit: Advancing IT Solutions for Government Implementation

Join us for a handful of lightning talks and panel discussion on what’s next for open source in the civic tech space.

Event Date

November 5, 2025 at 6:00–10:30 PM UTC

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About the event 

Nava’s 2025 Open Source Summit is a half-day, in-person event that will gather participants from agencies at all levels of government, Nava team members, and well-known organizations. 

The event will build upon last year's momentum, and include open source developments at Nava, lightning talks, a panel discussion, and networking opportunities for participants in the civic tech space. 

Space is limited for this in-person event, and registration is available on a first-come, first-served basis. The event will not be livestreamed. However, we will have a photographer and videographer in attendance, and recordings will become publicly available after the event concludes.

Please can check back for updates to the schedule.

Agenda (all times ET):

1:00 pm - 1:45 pm - Check-In & Networking

1:45 pm - 2:00 pm - Opening Remarks

2:00 pm - 2:30 pm - Nava Keynote

2:30 pm - 3:15 pm - Lighting Talks

3:15 pm - 3:30 pm - Break

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm - Panel (45 min) + Q&A (15 min)

4:30 pm - 5:30 pm - Networking Reception

Speakers

  • Rohan Bhobe, Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder, Nava PBC

  • Lauren (LP) Ciferri, Director of Product, Nava PBC

  • Remy DeCausemaker, Open Source Lead, Digital Service, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

  • Martelle Esposito, Partnerships and Evaluations Manager & Nava Labs Co-founder/Co-lead, Nava PBC

  • Steve Fernandez, General Manager, Open Source Security Foundation (OpenSSF)

  • Sha Hwang, Chief Operating Officer & Co-founder, Nava PBC 

  • Marvin McLain, Vice President of Program Delivery, Nava PBC 

  • Michael Rossetti, PhD Researcher at Google & Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University 

  • Alicia Rouault, Chief Information Officer, Health and Human Services, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

  • Isabel Shaw, Chief Product Officer, Exygy

  • Samantha Shireman, Product Manager, Applied Social Media Lab

  • Brandon Tabaska, Software Engineer and Open Source Specialist, Nava PBC 

  • Andrew Weiss, Field Chief Technology Officer, Public Sector, Github

  • David A. Wheeler, Director of Open Source Supply Chain Security, Linux Foundation

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