Michael White is a longtime IP telephony geek and the VP of Open Source Sales at Sangoma. He leads the strategy, growth, and community stewardship for Asterisk and FreePBX, two of the world’s most widely adopted Open Source communications platforms. Michael collaborates with engineering, product teams, and a global community to drive innovation, strengthen governance, and ensure the sustainability of the Open Source ecosystem. Passionate about turning community adoption into real business success, Michael helps organizations and partners build scalable, secure, and flexible voice solutions. His mission is simple: to empower businesses to achieve more with Open Source.

Presentations

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AstriCon Opening Panel

AstriCon opens with an engaging panel discussion featuring key figures from Sangoma, the driving force behind Asterisk and FreePBX. This session will cover the significant achievements and challenges of the past year, industry trends, and exciting developments on the horizon.

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FreePBX: OG GUI for the Asterisk Telephony Toolkit that Keeps Getting Better

Learn what changed in FreePBX 17 and see what's in store for FreePBX 18 as we continue to enhance the code base for the premier, most widely deployed open source telephone system in the world. Highlights include more robust deployment methods, new configuration visualization tools, and several AI enhancements to make technical PBX administration tasks easier—freeing you up to focus on big picture problem solving within your organization.

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