Call for Papers
Submit your proposal to speak at the OpenSSL Conference 2026.
The OpenSSL Conference brings together the global community shaping security and privacy across digital infrastructure. We are looking for high-quality talks, panels, and workshops that offer practical insight, technical depth, and real-world experience.
Whether you are a developer, researcher, security engineer, compliance expert, legal practitioner, policymaker, or business leader, we welcome proposals that deliver clear value to practitioners, decision makers, and contributors working with cryptography and secure communications.
Key Dates
Conference dates: October 13 to 15, 2026
Location: Prague, Czech Republic
Call for Papers opens: March 19, 2026
Submission deadline: May 31, 2026
Conference Tracks
Business Value and Enterprise Adoption
Sessions in this track should explore how organisations adopt, manage, and invest in secure technologies. Topics may include risk reduction, operational efficiency, procurement, enterprise strategy, and the business case for security.
Technical Deep Dive and Innovation
This track is for advanced technical content, practical implementation lessons, and emerging developments in cryptography and secure communications. We welcome talks on cryptographic libraries, protocols, performance, debugging, post-quantum readiness, and related innovations.
Security, Compliance, and the Law
This track focuses on the regulatory, legal, and assurance landscape surrounding security and cryptography. Topics may include FIPS 140-3, compliance frameworks, supply chain security, governance, audit readiness, policy, and legal risk.
Community, Contribution, and the Future
This track explores the people, structures, and collaboration that sustain secure open technology. We welcome sessions on governance, sustainability, contribution models, ecosystem development, and the future of open source security.
Topics of Interest
Topics may include, but are not limited to:
- Cryptographic implementations and libraries, including OpenSSL and related projects
- Post-quantum cryptography and future-proofing systems
- TLS, PKI, and secure protocols
- FIPS 140-3 and regulatory compliance
- Legal, policy, and regulatory frameworks impacting cryptography and security
- Secure software development and supply chain security
- Real-world use cases, deployments, and case studies
- Governance, sustainability, and open source security ecosystems
Who Should Submit
We welcome submissions from developers, researchers, engineers, security professionals, compliance experts, legal practitioners, policymakers, and business leaders. Both introductory and advanced sessions are encouraged, provided they are clearly scoped for the intended audience.
Submission Guidelines
Please include a clear abstract, outline, and expected audience level with your submission. Talks should be vendor-neutral and focused on sharing knowledge, experience, or insight with the broader community.