Marco Bernasocchi

Marco Bernasocchi is an open-source advocate, entrepreneur and full-stack geoninja. He is the creator of QField for QGIS, currently serves as QGIS.org Chair, and is an Open Source Geospatial Foundation board member. In his day job, Marco is the CEO of OPENGIS.ch, which he founded in 2011.

A geographer by trade, Marco lives in a small Romansh-speaking mountain village in Switzerland, where he loves scrambling around the mountains to enjoy the feeling of freedom it gives him. Outgoing, flexible and open-minded, Marco fluently speaks five languages. The best thing is: He not only knows how to say it but also loves sharing his know-how.


Sessions

11-17
13:30
180min
International QField Day Workshop
Marco Bernasocchi, Eliane Bernasocchi

Join us for QField Day 2025—a half-day of insights, innovation, and community. Discover how QField streamlines fieldwork through powerful features, plugins, and real-world use cases across various professional sectors.

Workshop - Beginner Friendly
WF603
11-19
11:00
25min
QGIS Feature Frenzy
Marco Bernasocchi, Nyall Dawson

QGIS is packed full of incredible features! We'll run through a few of our favourites, including highlights from the last few releases, and take a look at what's about to be unleashed in QGIS 4.0.

State of software
WG403
11-19
11:30
25min
QGIS "Ask me Anything" session
Marco Bernasocchi, Nyall Dawson

This session follows on from the QGIS "Feature Frenzy" talk and is your once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to ask Marco Bernasocchi (QGIS.org Chairperson) and Nyall Dawson (QGIS Core Contributor) anything about QGIS.

Desktop GIS & Data Collection
WG403
11-20
14:00
25min
Fighting Invasive Predators with Open Source | How QField Empowers ZIP’s Mission for a Predator-Free New Zealand
Marco Bernasocchi

ZIP uses QGIS, QField, and QFieldCloud to coordinate rapid field responses against invasive predators, helping achieve their mission of a predator-free New Zealand with powerful, real-time open-source tools.

Desktop GIS & Data Collection
WG308 TE IRINGA
11-21
11:00
25min
Mapping the World, Empowering People: QField’s Vision in Practice
Marco Bernasocchi

Explore how QField empowers people to map and understand the world—supporting daily tasks, global challenges, and the UN SDGs through open-source, intuitive, and collaborative mobile geospatial tools.

Desktop GIS & Data Collection
WG404
11-21
12:00
25min
Who Pays Your Bills? Sustainability, Community and Business: The Open Source Triangle
Marco Bernasocchi

Learn how OPENGIS.ch built a sustainable business on QGIS and QField—where open source, community, and entrepreneurship come together to create real, lasting impact.

Community, Collaboration & Impact
WG403
11-21
18:30
45min
AGM - OSGeo
Vicky Vergara, Tom Kralidis, Angelos Tzotsos, Marco Bernasocchi, Jeroen Ticheler

OSGeo Global Annual General Meeting

AGM
WG403