Hugo van Kemenade
Hugo is a Python core developer, release manager for Python 3.14 and 3.15, and maintainer of open-source projects such as Pillow. He has been involved in open source for 20 years, and Python since around 2012.
His day job is also working on Python, as a Fellow at the Sovereign Tech Agency, which is supported by the German government to invest in critical digital infrastructure. Just as governments maintain infrastructure like bridges and bike lanes, open source also needs maintaining.
Hugo lives in Helsinki, Finland, helps organise PyCon Finland, Helsinki Python and NaNoGenMo, and sometimes cycles on the frozen sea.
Session
Python has been evolving very rapidly in the last few years, and this is because new ideas have been taking over the Core Development. New ideas require new people, a new background and lots of energy.
This panel aims for the people to be aware of the changes that are coming in 3.14, and future versions, as well as ways people can contribute by testing features, fixing issues, or even sharing their own ideas.
- Hosts: Łukasz & Pablo
- Panelists:
- Hugo van Kemenade
- Emily Morehouse-Valcarcel
- Brett Cannon
- Mark Shannon
- Savannah Bailey