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InnerSource Gathering London 2025


Join us for an evening of conversation, community, and code as we explore InnerSource’s power in driving cross-team collaboration and better developer experiences. Hosted in partnership with InnerSource Commons, this meetup brings together thought leaders and practitioners from GitHub, BBC, and Port to share real-world insights, patterns, and stories of InnerSource in action.

Schedule
  • 17:30

    Welcome drinks & networking

  • 18:00

    InnerSource Patterns in Practice

    Tom Sadler - Tom Sadler, Principal Software Engineer, BBC

  • 18:30

    Unleashing InnerSource with GitHub

    Damien Hardy, Senior Service Delivery Engineer, GitHub

  • 19:00

    Break & refreshments

  • 19:30

    Platform Engineering and InnerSource: The Separated Twins Finally Reunited

    Sébastien Blanc, Developer Relations Engineer, Port

  • 20:00

    Post-drinks & community hangout

  • 20:30

    Optional informal social nearby 🍻

Speakers

Damien Hardy

Damien Hardy

Damien is one of GitHub’s InnerSource SMEs and the creator of its InnerSource enablement training. He has supported major InnerSource transformations across a range of large enterprises. Outside of work, he’s currently learning Urdu!

Sébastien Blanc

Sébastien Blanc

Sébastien is a passionate developer with a love for live coding and high-energy, hands-on talks. At Port, he champions developer experience and open collaboration. A long-time advocate of InnerSource, he brings humour, clarity, and practical insight to every session.

Tom Sadler

Tom Sadler

Tom Sadler is a Principal Software Engineer at the BBC, working with a number of teams on open source and InnerSource practices, and a regular conference speaker. He is also a Member and Assistant Treasurer of the InnerSource Commons Foundation.

BBC Broadcasting House Langham St
May 18, 2025

BBC Broadcasting House Langham St, London W1B 3DF, UK

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Connect

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Practitioner Insights

Hear case studies from companies that have actually built an open and transparent development culture within their organizations.

Globally Expanding
Community

The Gathering is connected not only to the local community but also to InnerSource communities around the world. It’s an opportunity to open the door to exchanges with practitioners worldwide.