GitHub participated in Paris Digital Week events, including the Paris Peace Forum and the United Nations Internet Governance Forum, to advocate for cybersecurity and open source community governance. They joined the Paris Call for Trust and Security in Cyberspace, emphasizing the role of developers in protecting digital infrastructure from cyberattacks. GitHub promoted open source projects as models for community governance, highlighting their ability to create safe and inclusive spaces for collaboration. They shared best practices for community management and discussed how these practices could be applied beyond open source contexts. The events underscored the importance of collective action among governments, businesses, and developers to foster peace, security, and trust on the internet. Abby Vollmer, GitHub's Director of Platform Policy and Counsel, emphasized the critical role of developers in these initiatives, both in creating secure software and in shaping policy.