Open Source in Finance Forum Toronto

The Overture Maps Foundation is headed to Open Source in Finance Forum Toronto 2026 to join leaders from across financial services, technology, and open source.

Building the Open Data Commons: Why Finance Needs a Shared Entity Graph

Tuesday, April 14 | 5:25 p.m.–6:00 p.m. EDT | Ballroom East

Financial services depend on foundational business data such as company information, legal entities, ownership structures, locations, and relationships. Yet this data remains fragmented, inconsistently defined, and costly to reconcile.

This panel introduces a new Open Data Consortium under The Linux Foundation to address these challenges through shared governance, open standards, and collaboratively maintained datasets.

The consortium focuses on building an open global entity graph, a structured dataset linking organizations, legal entities, locations, and people. Sourced from verified public records, this resource supports Know Your Business (KYB), Know Your Customer (KYC), anti money laundering (AML), risk management, and artificial intelligence workflows.

Panelists will explore how to build and sustain this shared asset, including data definitions, standards development, governance models, and balancing openness, privacy, and commercial participation. The discussion will also highlight community formation and ecosystem design.

For financial institutions, regulators, fintech companies, and open source leaders, this session offers an opportunity to engage early in shaping shared data infrastructure.

Speakers

Moderator
Hilary Carter, LF Research

Panelists
Jose Plehn, BQ
Jane Gavronsky, FINOS
Nora Anwar, Overture Maps Foundation
Raymond Luk