The Lightning Talk Showcases are a fun, fast-paced afternoon event filled with 5-minute lightning talks in rapid succession on a range of topics. Wikimania Nairobi will have two Lightning Talks Showcase sessions to highlight some of the most compelling concepts and powerful thinking developing across the Wikimedia Movement. Read more at: https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/2025:Program/Lightning_Talk_Showcases.

This panel will explore the intersection between Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) and the Wikimedia movement, focusing on strategies to expand community participation, particularly in Africa and other emerging regions. By bringing together visionaries in the fields of open source and free knowledge, we will discuss the shared values of collaboration, openness, and community building.