From solution hero to open source community ambassador

Jürgen Seidel will take you along on his journey. Starting as a PLC programmer, the lone wolf on the factory floors, and gradually being introduced more and more to standardization, up until joining SIMATIC AX and being inspired by his software development colleagues in the potential of open source. Join Jürgen for a session about why he believes that Open Source will be one cornerstone of the future of PLC engineering. Name: Jürgen Seidel Age: 48 Profession: Electrical engineer Current role: Application engineer & first customer of SIMATIC AX - Started as an commissioning & service engineer, transitioned to a PLC software architect for parcel and airport solutions for more than 15 years - Technical consultant for TIA Portal and Siemens PLCs, especially for PLC software standardisation - Part of the SIMATIC AX team & driver of the SIMAITC AX GitHub community. Open Source @ Siemens event, the annual series by Siemens for all topics around open source software, collaboration culture and technology. This year's instalment marks the 10th anniversary, while being open to the full public since 2021. The whole event was being recorded live at Galvanik in Zug, Switzerland. Learn more at https://opensource.siemens.io/events/2023/.