Three inspiring business presentations, new business opportunities and growing stronger together with open source!
On Thursday, 5 November 2026, all DOSBA members are welcome to join us at Unix Support Nederland (USN) in Maarssen for a Live Business Meetup.
An evening to get to know each other better, present our businesses and discover how we can create new business opportunities together.
Programme
Time – Activity
18:00 – 18:30 Welcome, drinks, snacks and networking
18:30 – 18:40 Welcome and opening by DOSBA
18:40 – 19:10 Soverin – Digital sovereignty and privacy-first email
19:10 – 19:40 The Whiteboard – A new business model for open-source developers
19:40 – 20:10 Fonetic Studio – Open source, inclusion and digital commons
20:10 – 20:25 CEDAR partnership – Opportunities for DOSBA members
20:25 – 20:50 DOSBA Business – Collaboration and joint market initiatives
20:50 – 21:00 Closing and informal networking
Our Business Talks
Soverin – Digital sovereignty starts with email
Diana Krieger and Alexander van Steen
Diana, founder and CEO of Soverin, explains how the company is building a Dutch alternative to Big Tech. Product manager Alexander will present the roadmap towards digital sovereignty and solutions that give organisations more control over their email, data and digital workplace.
The Whiteboard – A fair business model for open source
From open-source contributions to fair rewards
The Whiteboard introduces a new model for making open-source software commercially available while fairly rewarding developers for their contributions.
The concept combines secure software development in line with European regulations, including CRA and DORA, with licences, subscription revenue and transparent revenue sharing using blockchain technology.
Fonetic Studio – Open source for an inclusive society
Dennis Mansell
Fonetic Studio develops open-source products and digital services for people whose needs are often overlooked by society. Examples include AI solutions for deaf and hard-of-hearing passengers in public transport and tools for reporting labour exploitation.
Dennis will explain the company's unique business model: earning money by developing digital commons rather than restricting access to knowledge. Everything is published under free licences, and the company is owned by the people who work there.
Stronger together within DOSBA
Besides the three presentations, we will discuss the CEDAR partnership and business opportunities within our network.
Which services can we combine? What challenges do we share? And how can we reach new customers and markets together?
The DOSBA Business Meetup is more than sharing knowledge. It is a platform for developing business together.
Practical information
Date: Thursday, 5 November 2026
Time: 18:00 – approximately 21:00
Host: Unix Support Nederland (USN)
Address: Bisonspoor 3002, 3605 LT Maarssen
Location: Room 01, about 30 metres from the USN office
Parking: Free, maximum 4 hours
Capacity: Maximum 25 participants
Important: Please go directly to Room 01, not to the USN office.
See you on Thursday!
We look forward to an inspiring evening with new contacts, shared ideas and real business opportunities.
REGISTER HERE: https://members.dosba.nl/r/1Fx/m/829
