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Ideas for possible keynote speakers, listed in the order they were suggested, affiliations given where known.
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Ideas for possible keynote speakers, listed in the order they were suggested, affiliations given where known.  Some people who have been suggested but are unlikely have been moved to [[Non-keynotes]] to shorten this list.
  
* Linus Torvalds (Big Kahuna)
 
 
* [http://www.portlandonline.com/mayor/index.cfm Sam Adams] (mayor of Portland, Oregon)
 
* [http://www.portlandonline.com/mayor/index.cfm Sam Adams] (mayor of Portland, Oregon)
 
* [http://www.knopper.net/knopper/ Klaus Knopper]/[http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/news/knoppix-founder-klaus-knopper-speaks/ English interview] (Knoppix)
 
* [http://www.knopper.net/knopper/ Klaus Knopper]/[http://www.linuxuser.co.uk/news/knoppix-founder-klaus-knopper-speaks/ English interview] (Knoppix)
 
* [http://akgraner.com/ Amber Graner] (Ubuntu/Canonical)
 
* [http://akgraner.com/ Amber Graner] (Ubuntu/Canonical)
* [http://www.linuxpromagazine.com/Online/Blogs/ROSE-Blog-Rikki-s-Open-Source-Exchange Rikki Kite] (Linux New Media)
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* [http://rikkiendsley.com/ Rikki Endsley] (opensource.com)
* [http://lwn.net/Articles/341334/ Valerie Aurora] (Red Hat)
 
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Peter_Anvin H. Peter Anvin] (Intel, kernel dev)
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans_Peter_Anvin H. Peter Anvin] (Intel, kernel dev)
 
* [http://lwn.net/op/FAQ.lwn Jonathan Corbet] (LWN.net)
 
* [http://lwn.net/op/FAQ.lwn Jonathan Corbet] (LWN.net)
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Young_(businessman) Bob Young] (formerly Red Hat)
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Young_(businessman) Bob Young] (formerly Red Hat)
 
* [http://www.canonical.com/about-canonical/overview/management-team Jane Silber] (Canonical)
 
* [http://www.canonical.com/about-canonical/overview/management-team Jane Silber] (Canonical)
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* [http://www.spreadfirefox.com/MozillaBios#MitchellBaker Mitchell Baker] (Mozilla)
 
* [http://www.spreadfirefox.com/MozillaBios#MitchellBaker Mitchell Baker] (Mozilla)
* Elizabeth Garbee
 
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Ts%27o Ted Ts'o] (Google, kernel dev)
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Ts%27o Ted Ts'o] (Google, kernel dev)
 
* [http://www.linux-foundation.org/weblogs/amanda/ Amanda McPherson] (Linux Foundation)
 
* [http://www.linux-foundation.org/weblogs/amanda/ Amanda McPherson] (Linux Foundation)
 
* [http://voices.canonical.com/user/80/ Matt Asay] (Canonical)
 
* [http://voices.canonical.com/user/80/ Matt Asay] (Canonical)
* Kirk McKusick - from BSD
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Allman Eric Allman] - sendmail [http://e3.g4tv.com/videos/2019/Eric-Allman-and-Sendmail/ VIDEO]
* Eric Allman - sendmail
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Stonebraker Michael Stonebraker] - Ingres, Postgres, other database things [http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5533787888402394375# VIDEO]
* Michael Stonebraker - Ingres, Postgres, other database things
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* [http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/authors/22546 Bill McKeeman] - Matlab and compilers
* Bill McKeeman - Matlab and compilers
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* [http://web2.research.att.com/people/Cheswick_William_R/ Bill Cheswick] - security Packet Filter Firewall AT&T
* Bill Cheswick - security
 
* Dan Geer
 
* Marcus Ranum - but don't invite Marcus if B. Cheswick or D. Geer are present
 
* Andrew Morton - Linux kernel (good technical speaker, not sure about keynote)
 
* Deb Bryant Oregon State University
 
* David Nalley Fedora Projects
 
  
  
* Miguel de Icaza - GNOME, Mono, Novell
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Geer Dan Geer]  security  [http://current.com/1mjra4c VIDEO] Microsoft is a monoculture
* Dan Frye - IBM
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_J._Ranum Marcus Ranum] [http://www.ranum.com/ Homepage] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o59mQhBiUo4 VIDEO TED] - but don't invite Marcus if B. Cheswick or D. Geer are present
* Bdale Garbee - SPI, Debian, HP
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Morton_(computer_programmer) Andrew Morton] - Linux kernel (good technical speaker, not sure about keynote)[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1742374580386548257# VIDEO]
* Aaron Seigo - KDE
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* [http://www.bryantsblog.com/ Deb Bryant] Oregon State University Open Source Medical [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leYbpCS394Q  VIDEO]
* Brian Stevens - CTO Red Hat
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* [http://www.nalley.me/david/ David Nalley] Fedora Projects
* Jim Gettys - X Windows (good technical speaker, perhaps not so good at keynote)
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_de_Icaza Miguel de Icaza] - GNOME, Mono, Novell
* Chris Dibona - Google
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* [http://www.consultingtimes.com/articles/ibm/frye/fryeinterview.html Dan Frye] - [http://www-03.ibm.com/press/us/en/biography/20125.wss IBM] [http://video.linuxfoundation.org/video/1709 LINUX Foundation Keynote Video]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bdale_Garbee Bdale Garbee] - SPI, Debian, HP [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNrJmMSJ8r8 VIDEO]
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* Brian Stevens - CTO Red Hat [http://video.linuxfoundation.org/video/1318 VIDEO RED HAT SUMMIT 2008]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jim_Gettys Jim Gettys] - X Windows, One Laptop Per Child [http://forum-network.org/lecture/jim-gettys-one-laptop-child One Laptop Per Child VIDEO]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_DiBona Chris Dibona] - Google
 
* Almost anyone from Fermilab
 
* Almost anyone from Fermilab
* Frederick Brooks - (Mythical Man Month)
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Brooks Frederick Brooks] - (Mythical Man Month) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pC-DlX-PaF4 VIDEO 2007] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nROdbiOPwgA Interview 2009]
* Jarod Wilson - (MythTV - good technical speaker)
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* [http://wilsonet.com/ Jarod Wilson] - (MythTV - good technical speaker)
* Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier
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* [http://dissociatedpress.net/ Joe "Zonker" Brockmeier]
* Josh Abraham - security - good technical speaker, interesting personal story
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* [http://spl0it.wordpress.com/ Josh Abraham] - security - good technical speaker, interesting personal story [http://www.mefeedia.com/watch/33189792 VIDEO]
* Judith Hurwitz - cloud computing analyst
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* [http://www.hurwitz.com/index.php/about-us/judith-hurwitz Judith Hurwitz] - cloud computing analyst [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f7a-3GDCO9I  VIDEO]
* Leo Laporte
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* http://www.mefeedia.com/watch/33189792* Louis Suarez-Potts - Open Office
* Louis Suarez-Potts - Open Office
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* Mark Spencer - Asterisk (good technical and good keynoter)
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* Michael Shiloh - Good technical hands on for Arduino
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* Michael Shiloh - [http://teachmetomake.wordpress.com/ Good technical]  [http://www.teachmetomake.com/ hands on for Arduino] [http://wiki.openmoko.org/wiki/Who_is_Who Open Moko] [http://vimeo.com/8814779 VIDEO]
* Tim O'Reilly
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_O'Reilly Tim O'Reilly] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAau6W--iMo VIDEO]
* Donald Becker - Beowulf supercomputers (good technical and keynote)
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Becker Donald Becker] - Beowulf supercomputers (good technical and keynote) [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EQE3dKU_X8 VIDEO non-tech]
* Ron Minnich - Supercomputers, coreboot (good technical, could probably do a good keynote if asked) - Note: do not invite Ron and Donald Becker to the same conference
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* [http://www.socallinuxexpo.org/scale8x/blog/interview-ron-minnich-coreboot.html Ron Minnich] - Supercomputers, coreboot (good technical, could probably do a good keynote if asked) - Note: do not invite Ron and Donald Becker to the same conference [http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1710297 VIDEO ]
* Tim Ney
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* [http://www.elgallego.info/?p=257 Tim Ney]
* Nicholas Negroponte - OLPC/Media lab
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Murdock Ian] [http://ianmurdock.com/about/ Murdock] - founder of Debian
* Ian Murdock - founder of Debian
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Hall_(programmer) Jon "maddog" Hall]  [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb26slhtT1Q VIDEO]
* Jon "maddog" Hall
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* Ric Wheeler RED HAT FILE SYSTEM MANAGER  [http://vimeo.com/15331369 VIDEO]
* Ric Wheeler
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* Jeff Moyer
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* [http://www.linuxplumbersconf.org/2010/ocw/users/1203 Jeff Moyer]
 
* Larry Woodward
 
* Larry Woodward
* Rik Van Riel of Red Hat for VM
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* [http://kernelnewbies.org/RikvanRiel Rik Van Riel] of Red Hat for VM
 
* [http://www.robweir.com/blog/ Rob Weir] (IBM, ODF)
 
* [http://www.robweir.com/blog/ Rob Weir] (IBM, ODF)
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* [http://blog.leahculver.com/about.html Leah Culver], Django Project [http://vimeo.com/7091700 VIDEO]
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* Randi Harper, aka freebsdgirl [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VzkudNGUepQ VIDEO]
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* [http://the.earth.li/~juliet/ Juliet Kemp], sysadmin and writer for most Linux mags
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* [http://deesadornments.com/dee-annleblanc.com/ Dee Ann LeBlanc], writer [http://sciencestage.com/v/18947/o-reilly-webcast-when-times-get-tough-the-tough-get-tuning.html  VIDEO]
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* [http://celestelynpaul.com/ Celeste Lynn Paul], KDE Usability Team, KDE eV Board Member [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9fn3jty1T8 VIDEO ]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radia_Perlman Radia Perlman], "Mother of the Internet", currently at Intel [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-25NoCOnP4 VIDEO] Yes, THAT spanning tree.
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joanna_Rutkowska Joanna Rutkowska], Xen developer  [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjwe5RvVrA0 VIDEO]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pamela_Samuelson Pamela Samuelson], [http://people.ischool.berkeley.edu/~pam/ Law professor at UC Berkeley], and open source/information policy expert
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* Karen Sandler, [http://www.gnome.org/foundation/governance/ GNOME Foundation] Executive Director, and Counsel to [http://softwarefreedom.org/ Software Freedom Law Center] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcWlD2Y6HNM VIDEO]
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* [http://tuxcomputing.com/ Carla] [http://www.linux.com/archive/feed/147981 Schroder], author of Linux Cookbook, [http://courses.linuxchix.org/course/view.php?id=20 TresChix] of LinuxChix [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp8bcwdQQZ4 VIDEO]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mena_Grabowski_Trott Mena Trott] Movable Type  [http://www.ted.com/talks/mena_trott_tours_her_blog_world.html TED Video]
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* [http://www.linuxchix.org/chix-who-speak.html Laura Bowser] [http://geminisecurity.com/ Gemini Security] (Washington, D.C.)
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* [http://mairin.wordpress.com/ Máirín Duffy][http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/MairinDuffy senior interaction designer with Red Hat, Inc] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yH6IMydxdQ video] (Boston)
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* [http://gasperson.com/ Tina Gasperson] (Tampa)
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* [http://ubuntulinuxtipstricks.blogspot.com/ Mackenzie Morgan] (Washington, D.C.)
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* [http://www.linux.com/archive/feature/143264  Michelle Murrain] [http://openissue.com/aboutus  Director of Engineering at OpenIssue] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SmCkRQjA2hI Video]
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* [http://www.shallowsky.com/ Akkana Peck] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEGR_Qps9OQ author] [http://gimpbook.com/author.html Beginning GIMP](San Jose)
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danese_Cooper Danese Cooper], [http://association.drupal.org/about/board Drupal Association board member], Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
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* Strata R. Chalup, [http://www.virtual.net/ President of Virtualnet], [http://www.amazon.com/Strata-R.-Chalup/e/B001IGJN9E/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_3 author]
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* [http://www.linux.com/archive/feature/114222 Sulamita Garcia] [http://softtalkblog.com/2010/03/24/ada-lovelace-day-an-interview-with-sulamita-garcia/  Technical marketing engineer at Intel]
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* [http://www.aeleen.com/home.htm AEleen Frisch] Author, Guru.
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* [https://fossbazaar.org/users/phil Phil Robb] manager of HP's [http://h20338.www2.hp.com/enterprise/cache/600004-0-0-0-121.html Open Source Program Office] (Phil is now with the Linux Foundation)
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* [http://fastwonderblog.com/ Dawn Foster] Community Manager [http://meego.com/about MeeGo]  MeeGo
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* [http://www.rlove.org/ Robert Love] Linux Kernel and Android.
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* [http://leo.am/podcasts/kfi.xml Leo Laporte]
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* [http://www.ladyada.net/ Limor Fried], Founder of [http://www.adafruit.com/ Adafruit] [http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/225213 Profile] [http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/03/ff_adafruit/ Q&A] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmO4NByNDXc Video] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYRhupdnUcY Video] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaGSi_q7apg Video] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSBPQ8SkHiA Video] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kw9fhI8pRMA Video]
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* Dane Jasper, CEO of Sonic.net [http://corp.sonic.net/ceo/2011/02/22/triangulation/ Video]
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* [http://www.downes.ca/me/index.htm Stephen Downes], online learning pioneer [http://www.downes.ca/news/OLDaily.htm Blog] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UeGR2mX7MOM Video (starting around 40 minutes in)]
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* [http://gabriellacoleman.org/ Biella Coleman] Trained as a cultural anthropologist, she researches, writes, and teaches on computer hackers and digital activism.  Researched the Debian Project and Anonymous
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabe_Newell Gabe Newell] CEO of Valve Software. [http://techcrunch.com/2013/09/16/valve-ceo-gabe-newell-says-linux-is-the-future-of-gaming-hints-at-steambox-announcement/ Linux is the future of gaming]
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* [http://www.adventuresinoss.com/ Tarus Balog], founder and COO of [http://www.opennms.com/ OpenNMS Group] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9VcgEtXieJI Video]
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* Ladar Levison, founder of Lavabit, [http://arstechnica.com/business/2013/10/silent-circle-and-lavabit-launch-darkmail-alliance-to-thwart-e-mail-spying/ Darkmail] developer [http://live.huffingtonpost.com/r/segment/lavabit-founder-dark-mail/527a719a78c90a39800001f3 Video?] [http://motherboard.vice.com/blog/lavabit-founder-ladar-levison-discusses-his-federal-battle-for-privacy profile/interview]
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* [http://aseigo.blogspot.com/ Aaron Seigo], KDE & [http://makeplaylive.com/ open hardware] developer [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wohmsTTr3U Video]
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* Leah Culver, Django Project
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* Alastair Parvin, founder of [http://www.wikihouse.cc/ WikiHouse] [http://lwn.net/Articles/615906/ Article] [http://www.thersa.org/events/audio-and-past-events/2014/design-and-democracy Video] [http://www.ted.com/talks/alastair_parvin_architecture_for_the_people_by_the_people#t-768287 Video]
* Randi Harper, aka freebsdgirl
 
* Juliet Kemp, sysadmin and writer for most Linux mags
 
* Dee Ann LeBlanc, writer
 
* Cathy Malmrose, founder of Zareason
 
* Celeste Lynn Paul, KDE Usability Team, KDE eV Board Member
 
* Radia Perlman, "Mother of the Internet", currently at Intel
 
* Joanna Rutkowska, Xen developer
 
* Pamela Samuelson, Law professor at UC Berkeley, and open source/information policy expert
 
* Karen Sandler, Legal Counsel, Software Freedom Law Center
 
* Carla Schroder, author of Linux Cookbook, TresChix of LinuxChix
 
* Mena Trott, Movable Type
 
* Laura Bowser (Washington, D.C.)
 
* Máirín Duffy (Boston)
 
* Tina Gasperson (Tampa)
 
* Mackenzie Morgan (Washington, D.C.)
 
* Michelle Murrain (Massachusetts)
 
* Akkana Peck (San Jose)
 
* Danese Cooper
 
* Strata R. Chalup, President of Virtualnet, author
 
* Sulamita Garcia (Brazil)
 
* Evi Nemeth
 
* AEleen Frisch
 
* Phil Robb
 
* Dawn Foster
 

Latest revision as of 01:07, 10 May 2016

Ideas for possible keynote speakers, listed in the order they were suggested, affiliations given where known. Some people who have been suggested but are unlikely have been moved to Non-keynotes to shorten this list.