--- title: "OSSF 2017 RECAP: WHERE FINTECH MET OPEN SOURCE WITH OPEN ARMS" description: On November 8, we hosted the Open Source Strategy Forum in NYC! 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The event welcomed over 300 attendees from the Fintech, legal, and open source communities.    We were thrilled with the event’s enthusiastic reception. Open source is fueling the next wave of fintech innovation and it was a privilege to share a room with the people making that happen. ![_9997281.jpg](https://www.finos.org/hs-fs/hubfs/_9997281.jpg?width=640&name=_9997281.jpg)*Matthew Joseph, Head of the Jersey City Innovation Center, BNY Mellon and Gabriele Columbro, Executive Director, Symphony Software Foundation* The program started with a word of welcome from our Executive Director, Gabriele Columbro, and Matthew Joseph, who heads the Jersey City Innovation Center at BNY Mellon, which hosted OSSF at its amazing Financial District office. They were followed by a terrific series of keynotes from Amber Baldet, J.P. Morgan; Brian Gracely, Red Hat; whurley, Goldman Sachs; and more. ![_9997400.jpg](https://www.finos.org/hs-fs/hubfs/_9997400.jpg?width=640&name=_9997400.jpg)*Keynote speaker, Amber Baldet, Lead, Blockchain Center of Excellence, J.P. Morgan tells the blockchain success story * *![_9997587.jpg](https://www.finos.org/hs-fs/hubfs/_9997587.jpg?width=640&name=_9997587.jpg) Brian Gracely, Head of Product Strategy, Red Hat, on how open source sparks innovation in Fintech* *![_9997349.jpg](https://www.finos.org/hs-fs/hubfs/_9997349.jpg?width=660&height=440&name=_9997349.jpg) 'whurley', Managing Director, Golman Sachs talks quantum computing, open source, and the future of Finserv* *![_9997465.jpg](https://www.finos.org/hs-fs/hubfs/_9997465.jpg?width=660&height=440&name=_9997465.jpg) Paul Walker, Philanthropist and Technologist, provides strategies for effectively advocating open source in Fintech* *![_9997545.jpg](https://www.finos.org/hs-fs/hubfs/_9997545.jpg?width=660&height=440&name=_9997545.jpg) An insightful talk from Karen Copenhaven, Partner, Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP, on why companies should collaborate to build essential infrastructure* ![_9997564.jpg](https://www.finos.org/hs-fs/hubfs/_9997564.jpg?width=640&name=_9997564.jpg)*Yogesh Wagle, Americas Corporate & Investment Bank Head of Business Architecture and Product Development, Deutsche Bank, on The Plexus Project* Deutsche Bank’s Yogesh Wagle also took the opportunity to share details on their recent [open source contribution](https://www.db.com/newsroom_news/2017/deutsche-bank-makes-its-computer-code-publicly-available-for-the-first-time-en-11674.htm) to the Symphony Software Foundation, demonstrating how open source is driving fintech strategy and innovation.   The keynotes were followed by a number of interactive sessions across four tracks: executive, legal, community, & technical, and ended with a social event for attendees.  ![_9997662.jpg](https://www.finos.org/hs-fs/hubfs/_9997662.jpg?width=640&name=_9997662.jpg)*Networking in the partner lounge before the next session* ![_9997778.jpg](https://www.finos.org/hs-fs/hubfs/_9997778.jpg?width=640&name=_9997778.jpg)*Spencer Mendlin, Aite Group moderates a panel on open source best practices in financial services featuring Jared Smith, Capital One; Nick Williams, Morgan Stanley; Steve Schiff, Thomson Reuters; Mohammad Rezaei, Goldman Sachs; Rhyddian Olds, Deutsche Bank; and Brad Levy, MarkitSERV.* *![_9997725.jpg](https://www.finos.org/hs-fs/hubfs/_9997725.jpg?width=640&name=_9997725.jpg) Jamie Jones, Solutions Architect, Github, discusses extending GitHub to meet your open source policy* The event would not have been possible without our sponsors! We want to thank the platinum sponsors [BNY Mellon](https://www.bnymellon.com/), [Black Duck Software](https://www.blackducksoftware.com/), [GitHub](https://github.com/), [NodeSource](https://nodesource.com/), and [Red Hat](https://www.redhat.com/en), and gold sponsors [Acquia](https://www.acquia.com/), [Fenwick & West LLP](https://www.fenwick.com/pages/default.aspx), [Flexera](https://www.flexera.com/), [Open Compute Project](http://www.opencompute.org/), and [WhiteSource](https://www.whitesourcesoftware.com/).  **Save the date!** The next Open Source Strategy Forum will take place on Wednesday, November 14, 2018 in New York City. Follow the event twitter [@OSStrategy](https://twitter.com/OSStrategy) and be the first to hear the details. Missed OSSF 2017? [View the presentations](https://opensourcestrategyforum.org/open-source-strategy-forum-2017-slides-now-available/) or check out the event [photos](https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1780059022292393.1073741830.1531135627184735&type=1&l=cc1cc071c7). Stay tuned for the keynote video which will be published in the coming weeks.  ### **About the organizers** The [Symphony Software Foundation](http://symphony.foundation/) is dedicated to fostering open source innovation in financial services.  What's it take to become a member? Check out our membership [benefits and information](https://www.symphony.foundation/#members) or see some of the latest [member contributions](https://github.com/symphonyoss). Interested in a secure and compliant Fintech sandbox? Read about our [**Open ****Developer Platform**](https://www.symphony.foundation/open-developer-platform),the trusted venue for FinServ collaboration in open source. 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