FORT MYERS, FL, UNITED STATES, September 23, 2026 /EINPresswire.com/ — The AlmaLinux OS Foundation, the nonprofit organization that manages the free, community-governed open source enterprise Linux distribution AlmaLinux OS, has confirmed that board chair benny Vasquez will be a featured speaker at the Atlas Digital Summit. This private AI infrastructure summit is scheduled for September 28–29 at the Gamlabio Theater in Reykjavik, Iceland.
On Tuesday, September 29 at 4 p.m. in the Petersen Suite, Vasquez will lead the session “Who Controls the Stack? Open-Source Governance and Resilience in the AI Era,” which falls within the Security Track of the executive roundtable block “Who Owns the Future: Consolidation and Control.”
AI platforms depend on Linux and numerous other open source projects, each governed differently—ranging from NGOs to commercial entities. During this roundtable, leaders in hosting and infrastructure will compare their approaches to evaluating the projects they rely on. Topics include governance, maintainer health, license and trademark terms, security response, and new obligations arising from the EU Cyber Resilience Act. The conversation will also address how companies can gain influence in the projects they depend on through sponsorship, engineering contributions, and leadership roles. Attendees will walk away with a group-developed checklist of questions to consider before an organization relies on any open source project.
For additional session details, visit:
https://atlasdigitalsummit.com/speakers/benny-vasquez
Vasquez brings experience managing commercial and open source communities, developers, and high-performance teams at organizations such as LiquidWeb, cPanel, Progress, Chef, and most recently Microsoft. She has a proven record in product management and business strategy and is a prominent voice in community-driven software. To schedule a meeting with Vasquez, send an email to hello@almalinux.org.
For full event information, go to:
https://atlasdigitalsummit.com/
About AlmaLinux OS
AlmaLinux OS is an open source, community-governed, and always-free enterprise Linux distribution built for long-term stability and a robust production-grade platform. It is distributed through a network of over 400 mirrors, is compatible with RHEL(r) and pre-Stream CentOS, and supports projects for governments, defense, scientific research, many global business sectors, and the web hosting industry. Adopted by leading open source ecosystem projects including VMware, GitLab, and Tenable, it is available on all major public cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and Oracle OCI. The AlmaLinux OS Foundation is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit established for the benefit of the AlmaLinux OS community. Visit https://almalinux.org.
AlmaLinux Contact:
hello@almalinux.org
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Zintel Public Relations
matthew.zintel@zintelpr.com
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