Björn Wijers (~336ppm), operating under the name Burobjorn.nl, has been helping organizations for over twenty years to realise ideas and ambitions using open source software development, open standards, and interaction design. In doing so, he strives for affordable, secure, accessible, user-friendly, privacy-friendly, sovereign, and sustainable solutions. Björn has long been an advocate digital resilience, fairer copyright laws and greater privacy awareness.

Not only in his professional work, but also in his volunteer roles as former board member of the Open Netherlands Association, NLUUG, and as Chapter Lead of Creative Commons Netherlands. Björn actively promotes the practical implementation of public values. In 2026 he co-founded the Dutch initiative Doeidag.

Björn Staschen is founding director of the European non-profit Save Social - Networks For Democracy, an initiative advocating for open, democratic online spaces in the face of Big Tech dominance. A Save Social petition gathered more than a quarter of a million supporters in 2025. Björn has a background as media scientist and journalist with a long-standing engagement in how digital media shape society and public discourse. He authored the book In der Social Media Falle ("In the social media trap") and has worked in broadcast journalism, including as a TV correspondent in London. In January, he initiated Digital Independence Day - a campaign with more than 60 supporting organisations in Germany and beyond that aims at consumers to change for more sovereign digital services.