The speaker begins by expressing their excitement to be at the FOSDEM conference in person after two years of virtual events. They then proceed to provide updates on the state of Go, discussing new features and changes in Go 1.19 and 1.20. They highlight changes to the language syntax, improvements in tooling, updates to the standard library, and changes in the Go runtime. The speaker also discusses two interesting design drafts for future releases of Go, including a proposal for structured logging and a proposal for improving Go version compatibility. They also provide updates on the Go community, including statistics on meetups and conferences. The speaker concludes by thanking the FOSDEM organization, volunteers, AV team, speakers, and attendees for their participation.