Mario Behling is a technologist, deeply passionate about fostering the spirit of sharing and collaboration and connecting people. As a global connector, his strategic bases in Berlin and Singapore are pivotal in championing the transition of companies worldwide towards Open Source technologies. In 2009, alongside Hong Phuc Dang, he founded FOSSASIA, an organisation dedicated to improving lives through the dissemination of open technologies, knowledge, and resources. FOSSASIA, under his guidance, has spearheaded several software projects, including the event management solution eventyay.com and SUSI.AI, as well as open hardware projects like the Pocket Science Lab IoT platform, and the Badge Magic.