"Free As In Beer" Networking in Brussels

28 January 2026 | 8:00 PM — Secret Rooftop by Warwick with Free Beer and Wine

A private networking event preceding our formal meeting held in the European Parliament on 29th January 2026.

Guests from all over Europe came to network, discuss, share, collaborate and do business together. Regulators, Government representatives, Trade bodies, Business leaders, Policy Officers, Software Developers and others from the Tech sector and those shaping the standards that define the products we all use globally were present.

It preceded our formal meeting in the European Parliament on the 29th January and the FOSDEM weekend in Brussels. More than 5000 developers, representatives and others from the Open Source Software sector from all over the world were in Brussels. Representatives from Open Source were present too.

The Secret Rooftop by Warwick is a top floor private venue at the Warwick Hotel exclusively reserved for our guests with stunning views of Brussels at night.

This event was sponsored by our partner the “Open Regulatory Compliance Working Group”.