Open Source Summit Europe 2024: Full Schedule

September 16-18, 2024
Vienna, Austria
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11:20 CEST

SBOM Implementation Reality - from Crawl to Walk, the SPDX Lite Profile for the First Step. - Norio Kobota, Sony Gorup Corporation & Takashi Ninjouji, Toshiba Corporation

Monday September 16, 2024 11:20 - 12:00 CEST

Room 0.94-0.95 (Level 0)

This session will introduce the SPDX Lite profile, its background, and what and how it solves with many JSON examples. The Lite profile of SPDX 3.0 is designed to make it quick and easy to start creating a Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs) when a company has limited capacity for introducing new items into its process. Over the past few years, the importance of SBOM has increased. As interest in SBOM from government agencies and industries grows, the SBOM specification extends significantly to meet these various needs. SPDX Lite is a lightweight and compact SBOM specification. The OpenChain Project Japan WG explores and promotes SBOM. The focus is on making the SBOM practical from security assurance and license compliance perspectives and on sharing and transferring SBOM across the global software supply chain in any industry. SPDX Lite is one of the achievements of collaboration between the OpenChain project and the SPDX project. Attendees in this session will learn the first steps to creating an SBOM using the Lite profile of SPDX 3.0 by several examples of SBOM documents that address regulations and requirements.

Speakers

Takashi Ninjouji

Chief Specialist, Toshiba Corporation

Takashi Ninjouji, Chief Specialist at Toshiba Corporation, works on open source, open standards, and compliance and was the first head of OSPO. He is strongly attracted to open source to collaborate with a diverse community, including companies. He is a member of the OpenChain Project's... Read More →

Norio Kobota

Senior Open Source Strategist, Sony Gorup Corporation

Norio Kobota is a Senior Open Source Strategist in Sony Group Corporation. He is the chair of Open Source Software License Committee in Sony and works to improve OSS compliance and relationships with OSS communities. He represents Sony as a board member of OpenChain Project. And he... Read More →

Monday September 16, 2024 11:20 - 12:00 CEST
Room 0.94-0.95 (Level 0)

Operations Management Summit

Audience Level Intermediate

12:15 CEST

Open Source and IP Departments: Risk Containment and Portfolio Management - Shane Coughlan, The Linux Foundation

Monday September 16, 2024 12:15 - 12:35 CEST

Room 0.94-0.95 (Level 0)

Product teams, R&D teams and OSPOs occasionally find themselves in an adversarial situation with IP Departments around open source and how it should be managed in an organization. This is usually due to misunderstandings about how open source provides value and how the risks associated with it can be contained. With open source increasingly necessary for organizations to compete effectively, it is important to ensure all departments understand its strategic importance, and how to manage it in the context of their KPIs and requirements. This talk will explain how to collaborate with IP Departments using the language of external risk containment and internal portfolio management, and help IP Department staff assess open source as part of a diversified IPR strategy.

Speakers

Shane Coughlan

OpenChain General Manager, The Linux Foundation

Shane Coughlan is an expert in communication, security and business development. His professional accomplishments include spearheading the licensing team that elevated OIN into the largest patent non-aggression community in history and establishing the first global network for open... Read More →

Monday September 16, 2024 12:15 - 12:35 CEST
Room 0.94-0.95 (Level 0)

Operations Management Summit

Audience Level Intermediate

12:35 CEST

Promoting Group Wide Open Source Activity Within Sony by Identifying Common Key Open Source Project - Kazumi Sato & Masayuki Kuwata, Sony Group Corporation

Monday September 16, 2024 12:35 - 12:55 CEST

Room 0.94-0.95 (Level 0)

In this presentation, we present how an analysis of companies and technical trends can lead to the formation of group-wide community and participation in open source alliance organizations. We analyzed companies and technological trends in the related technology area to clarify the situation around the company direction from top-level executives. As a result, we identified important foundations and open source projects in which companies in the related technology area were actively involved. These projects are also important for the Sony Group business. However, due to the diverse nature of Sony's business entities, the organization responsible for video production was unaware of the significance within Sony group, even though they were aware of the trends in OSS and the importance for their own business. In contrast, the organization in the electronics field lacked awareness of video production trends. We tailored the analysis results to each organization and communicated them accordingly. This explanation led to valuable insights for each tech executive, resulting in the formation of group-wide community and participation in a related alliance organization.

Speakers

Kazumi SATO

Senior Principal Engineer, Distinguished Engineer, Sony Group Corporation

Kazumi SATO is a Distinguished Engineer in Sony. He has been working on Linux-based system software for various Sony products. He also has been working on OSS compliance and relationship with communities in Sony Group. Since 2002, when Sony started to use Linux, he has been leading... Read More →

Masayuki KUWATA

Senior Manager, Sony Group Corporation

He is the OSPO leader of Sony Group Corporation. Since 2022 April, he has started his career in OSPO. Before that, he worked on development of embedded software for camcorders and cameras. He works on leading the open source strategy with business unit. He is an organizer of Japan... Read More →

Monday September 16, 2024 12:35 - 12:55 CEST
Room 0.94-0.95 (Level 0)

Operations Management Summit

Audience Level Any

14:15 CEST

What's Happening in Japan? - the Current Situation of SBOM - Ayumi Watanabe, Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.

Monday September 16, 2024 14:15 - 14:35 CEST

Room 0.94-0.95 (Level 0)

Three years have passed since the issuance of the U.S. Executive Order (EO #14028), the adoption of SBOM in Japan has gradually progressed. Japanese companies are learning the minimum elements of SBOM which was published by NTIA, and are converting to a development process that takes automated SBOM generation into account. In July 2023, the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) published a guide on the introduction of SBOM for software management, then the second version is scheduled to be released this summer. In addition, in April 2024, Nikkei Computer, a prominent Japanese computer magazine, published a less than 20-page special feature on SBOM in its opening issue. In this session, Ayumi Watanabe, a Japanese SBOM evangelist and an advisor to METI's SBOM PoC project, will discuss the status of SBOM in Japan, including the content of METI's guidelines, and the maturity and challenges of SBOM implementation in Japanese companies.

Speakers

Ayumi Watanabe

Senior OSS Specialist, Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.

Ayumi Watanabe is a Senior OSS Specialist of Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.. She is also a core member of OpenChain Japan and known as a SBOM evangelist. Her strong point is a knowledge of many tools for SBOM generation and management, a wide range of experiences as an OSS management consultant... Read More →

Monday September 16, 2024 14:15 - 14:35 CEST
Room 0.94-0.95 (Level 0)

Operations Management Summit

Audience Level Any

14:35 CEST

SBOM Open Questions - Alexios Zavras, Intel

Monday September 16, 2024 14:35 - 14:55 CEST

Room 0.94-0.95 (Level 0)

As the complexity of software ecosystems continues to grow, the need for transparency and security in software components becomes increasingly critical. Software Bill of Materials (SBOMs) has emerged as a pivotal tool in understanding and managing software dependencies, vulnerabilities, and compliance. However, despite its growing adoption, several open questions remain regarding the creation, distribution, and practical use of SBOMs. This presentation aims to pose these questions and discuss the challenges faced by the industry.

Speakers

Alexios Zavras

Chief Open Source Compliance Officer, Intel

Alexios Zavras is the Chief Open Source Compliance Officer of Intel Corporation. He has been involved with Software Bill of Materials and SPDX since 2011. Alexios has 40 years of experience in Free and Open Source Software and holds a PhD in Computer Science after having studied in... Read More →

Monday September 16, 2024 14:35 - 14:55 CEST
Room 0.94-0.95 (Level 0)

Operations Management Summit

Audience Level Any

15:25 CEST

Exploration of Compliance Governance Based on Operating Systems - Ziwei Ding, Kylin Software Co., Ltd

Monday September 16, 2024 15:25 - 16:05 CEST

Room 0.94-0.95 (Level 0)

Open source compliance management occupies an important position in enterprise open source management, but for operating systems, the scenarios that require compliance management are complex and numerous, and management is difficult, but it is still a task that we have to face.This topic focuses on enterprise open source compliance management, starting from the overall development process of the operating system, explains in detail a variety of development scenarios, analyzes the pain points and difficulties of compliance management in different scenarios, and gives some thoughts and suggestions on compliance management.

Speakers

Ziwei Ding

Compliance R&D Engineer, openEuler

I focus on the thinking and practice of open source compliance, participate in open source compliance governance and other related work, and am active in the openeuler community as a maintainer of the compliance community.

Monday September 16, 2024 15:25 - 16:05 CEST
Room 0.94-0.95 (Level 0)

Operations Management Summit

Audience Level Intermediate

16:20 CEST

Open Source Compliance Management - Removing the Thorn from Your Company's Side - Eleftheria Stefanaki & Jimmy Ahlberg, Ericsson

Monday September 16, 2024 16:20 - 17:00 CEST

Room 0.94-0.95 (Level 0)

This session covers two major topics: Firstly, the significance of an open source management system in the context of IP management for heavily software-dependent companies. Managing open source dependencies is a key pain-point, since so much of modern software development depends on it. Yet only a small number of people truly understand open source beyond “just the code”. Although a company's heavily intellectual property (IP)-involved departments deal with IP management everyday, they are oblivious to open source software. This talk suggests ways to translate the ‘open source talk’ and make these departments your comrades in arms. Secondly, the speakers introduce the OpenChain Specification 2.1 (ISO/IEC 5230:2020) on open source license compliance, aka a framework and a blueprint for how to translate open source management into IP management. This session gives you the tools to turn the view of open source from a potential liability to a valuable asset. The speakers pull from their experience working in IP heavy weights such as Ericsson (more than 60.000 granted patents globally) to put the above into context and give example of Ericsson’s ongoing journey in this area.

Speakers

Jimmy Ahlberg

Director Open Source Policy, Ericsson

Currently Mr Ahlberg is the Director of Open Source Policy with the Ericsson OSPO. Prior to the inception of the Ericsson OSPO he worked in different roles with various aspects of Open Source in the Ericsson organization, This included consumption of and contribution to Open Source... Read More →

Eleftheria Stefanaki

I am a lawyer from Greece, specialized in technology and passionate about open source. I have started my 'open source journey' in Ericsson, assisting and participating in the activities and day-to-day of the OSPO since 2022. I have focused on issues around open source compliance... Read More →

Monday September 16, 2024 16:20 - 17:00 CEST
Room 0.94-0.95 (Level 0)

Operations Management Summit

Audience Level Intermediate

11:00 CEST

The Challenges of Public Code - Building an Open Source Culture at the BBC - Tom Sadler & David Buckhurst, BBC

Tuesday September 17, 2024 11:00 - 11:40 CEST

Room 0.94-0.95 (Level 0)

This talk looks at how corporate and team culture, and organisational structure, impact open source activities at the BBC. We will share our wins and losses in the open source space, and how the culture and organisation has helped or hindered open source. Much of BBC open source is driven by grassroots individuals and teams, rather than through an Open Source Programme Office, which has had benefits and drawbacks. As a publicly funded corporation, the motivations for engaging with open source can be a little different than other organisations, which we will explore. Finally, we will deep dive into the current state of play of open source and InnerSource projects at the BBC, how they are being managed, and what our next steps and future ambitions are.

Speakers

Tom Sadler

Principal Software Engineer, BBC

Tom Sadler is a Principal Software Engineer at the BBC, working with a number of teams to enable open source and industry engagement, and InnerSource. He has led multiple teams working on the BBC’s Connected TV applications, with a focus on cross team collaboration. Tom has been... Read More →

David Buckhurst

Head of Software Engineering, BBC

David Buckhurst is Head of Software Engineering at the BBC leading the 300 engineers who build the BBC’s public service streaming media applications: iPlayer and Sounds. Flip-flopping between startups and big tech for many years ultimately led David to the BBC where he’s enjoyed... Read More →

Tuesday September 17, 2024 11:00 - 11:40 CEST
Room 0.94-0.95 (Level 0)

OSPOCon

Audience Level Intermediate

11:55 CEST

Dependency Risk Management: A Guide for OSPOs - Ashley Wolf, GitHub

Tuesday September 17, 2024 11:55 - 12:35 CEST

Room 0.94-0.95 (Level 0)

Open source software is ubiquitous and forms the backbone of modern digital infrastructure, yet it often hides dependency risks that can impact organizations significantly. At GitHub, where we depend on tens of thousands of open source packages, we have leveraged open source frameworks from OpenSSF and other communities and created strategies to assess and mitigate these risks. Join us as we explore how OSPOs can use open source tools and standards to create plans for identifying and addressing dependency risks to improve their overall risk profile and improve project health. The talk will cover strategies for engaging with key stakeholders, including security teams, and funding opportunities to build resilient and sustainable open source ecosystems.

Speakers

Ashley Wolf

Director, OSPO, GitHub

Ashley Wolf is the Director of Open Source Programs at GitHub. She runs initiatives and programs to empower developers to be successful with open source. She is also passionate about helping companies participate in the open source community. Prior to joining GitHub, Ashley led the... Read More →

Tuesday September 17, 2024 11:55 - 12:35 CEST
Room 0.94-0.95 (Level 0)

OSPOCon

Audience Level Beginner

14:00 CEST

From Vision to Action: PagoPA's Journey Towards Open Source Leadership - Leonardo Favario, PagoPA S.p.A.

Tuesday September 17, 2024 14:00 - 14:40 CEST

Room 0.94-0.95 (Level 0)

PagoPA, a public tech company owned by the Italian Ministry of Economy, is dedicated to crafting and advancing technological infrastructure for over 23,000 Italian Public Administrations, benefiting the entire population. Recognizing the prevalence of open source solutions within its portfolio, the company initiated a strategic endeavor: assembling a specialized multidisciplinary group of experts in FOSS to define a company-wide strategy. This effort culminated in the establishment of the Open Source Program Office, marking a pioneering move for an Italian public entity. During this presentation we will delve into the company's new open source strategy, emphasizing its alignment with the Italian national open source guidelines. Additionally, we will explore the pivotal role of the OSPO, serving as a vital link between the company's internal operations and the dynamic FOSS communities. Guided by the open source maturity model, the company aims to evolve from being a conscientious user of FOSS solutions to assuming a central position as a key contributor, thus benefiting the broader ecosystem.

Speakers

Leonardo Favario

Head of Open Source Program Office, PagoPA S.p.A.

Leonardo is the Head of the Open Source Program Office (OSPO) at PagoPA S.p.A, an Italian public company. Previously, he served as the Head of Open Source in the Italian Government. Leonardo holds a PhD in computer and control engineering and has been a Fulbright BEST scholar in California... Read More →

Tuesday September 17, 2024 14:00 - 14:40 CEST
Room 0.94-0.95 (Level 0)

OSPOCon

Audience Level Beginner

14:55 CEST

Panel Discussion: The Automotive OSPO - Masato Endo, Toyota Motor Corporation; Ana Jiménez Santamaría, Linux Foundation, TODO Group; Mary (Meixia) Wang, Volvo Car Corporation; and Wolfgang Gehring, Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation

Tuesday September 17, 2024 14:55 - 15:35 CEST

Room 0.94-0.95 (Level 0)

The importance of software in the automotive industry is growing every year, and the use of open source is also increasing. Especially recently, software development related to SDV (Software Defined Vehicle) has become active. Therefore, the recent trend in the automotive industry is not only to simply use open source software, but also to contribute to open source development. In Europe, there are many cases where companies in the automotive industry have established OSPO and provide information, and OSPO's contribution to the community is also remarkable. This session will feature a panel discussion among OSPO leaders from the automotive industry, including Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, and Toyota. They will share the background of their OSPOs, the activities they focus on, and we will discuss trends in the industry. You will learn in this session that the form of OSPO varies from company to company, even in the same industry, and we aim to provide you with tips on how you can promote your open source activities.

Speakers

Wolfgang Gehring

FOSS Ambassador & OSPO Lead, Mercedes-Benz Tech Innovation

Dr. Wolfgang Gehring is an Ambassador for Open and Inner Source and has been working on enabling and spreading the idea within Mercedes-Benz. A software engineer by trade, Wolfgang’s goal is to help enable Mercedes-Benz to fully embrace FOSS and become a true Open Source company... Read More →

Masato Endo

Manager of Open Source Program Group (TOYOTA OSPO), Toyota Motor Corporation

Masato Endo is a Group Manager of TOYOTA. He focuses also on building the Open Source governance structure within Toyota and developing relationships with the Open Source community, through projects such as AGL and OIN. From 2017, he began to work with the OpenChain Project as a board... Read More →

Meixia Wang

Director of Open Source Ecosystem, Volvo Car Corporation

Mary Wang is the Director of Open Source Ecosystem of Volvo Car Corporation. Her professional accomplishments include initiating open source project, forming and built OSPO for Volvo Cars. Before this, Mary was a subject matter expert configuration manager and was responsible for... Read More →

Ana Jiminéz Santamaria

OSPO Project Manager, Linux Foundation, TODO Group

Ana is the OSPO Program Manager at the Linux Foundation project TODO Group, formed by an open community of practitioners who aim to create and share knowledge and collaborate on practices, tools, and other ways to run successful and effective Open Source Program Offices. Formerly... Read More →

Tuesday September 17, 2024 14:55 - 15:35 CEST
Room 0.94-0.95 (Level 0)

OSPOCon

Audience Level Beginner

16:00 CEST

From Data Tsunami to Actionable Insights - Dawn Foster, CHAOSS & Cali Dolfi, Red Hat

Tuesday September 17, 2024 16:00 - 16:40 CEST

Room 0.94-0.95 (Level 0)

The data available about open source projects can feel like a tsunami, but there are ways to make this more manageable by focusing on the metrics that matter the most for your OSPO. This session will highlight how OSPOs can use data to generate meaningful insights about the open source software communities that are important for your business. This talk will start with a discussion about how to approach the tsunami of data by moving from data points toward insight and wisdom about your open source software. We’ll start with data collection and processing before discussing how collections of metrics can be used to understand your community more holistically than looking at individual metrics. The final section will include examples of how to interpret the data to move beyond analysis and find tangible ways to improve your OSS projects. We’ll show examples from Augur and 8Knot to show what is possible with structured data and metrics from the CHAOSS project. The audience will walk away with tips and techniques for making sense of those waves of data using collections of metrics and data science to result in actionable insights about your open source software.

Speakers

Cali Dolfi

Senior Data Scientist, Red Hat

Cali Dolfi is a Data Scientist in the Open Source Program Office at Red Hat. Her work focuses on changing the way we look at open source communities through the lens of data science and machine learning. Outside of data science, her passion lies in making careers in technology more... Read More →

Dawn Foster

Director of Data Science, CHAOSS

Dr. Dawn Foster works as the Director of Data Science for CHAOSS where she is also a board member / maintainer. She is co-chair of CNCF TAG Contributor Strategy and an OpenUK board member. She has 20+ years of experience at companies like VMware and Intel with expertise in community... Read More →

Tuesday September 17, 2024 16:00 - 16:40 CEST
Room 0.94-0.95 (Level 0)

OSPOCon

Audience Level Intermediate

16:55 CEST

Principles of Authentic Participation for Corporate Contributors - Cornelius Schumacher, DB Systel GmbH

Tuesday September 17, 2024 16:55 - 17:35 CEST

Room 0.94-0.95 (Level 0)

As the open source ecosystem grows, an increasing number of professionals are engaging with open source projects through their employment. This presents challenges, practical, legal, and above all cultural. To navigate these, a group of experienced community members has written a guide outlining guardrails of how to bridge corporate and community worlds. We call this the "Principles of Authentic Participation." This presentation will explore these principles, drawing on real-world experiences to highlight effective strategies for bridging corporate and community interests in open source development. Attendees will gain insights into practical and ethical engagement, tailored for those who contribute to open source projects as part of their corporate roles or manage such initiatives. We aim to foster a meaningful dialogue that promotes genuine collaboration between the corporate world and the open source community.

Speakers

Cornelius Schumacher

Open Source Steward, DB Systel GmbH

Cornelius helps teams at Deutsche Bahn, the German railway company, to use and contribute to open source software. He has a background from more than two decades in the open source community and industry. Originally a software developer he now focus on management of open source.

Tuesday September 17, 2024 16:55 - 17:35 CEST
Room 0.94-0.95 (Level 0)

OSPOCon

Audience Level Any

11:00 CEST

Panel Discussion: Divergence and Convergence: Exploring OSPO Practices Among Leading Chinese Tech Giants - Xiaoya Xia & Richard Sikang Bian, Ant Group; Rong Wang, Alibaba Cloud; and Willem Jiang, ByteDance

Wednesday September 18, 2024 11:00 - 11:40 CEST

Room 0.94-0.95 (Level 0)

Join us for an insightful panel at OSPOcon, featuring representatives from Alibaba, Ant Group, and ByteDance, as we delve into the varied landscapes of Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs) across these top Chinese firms. This discussion will highlight both the commonalities and unique approaches these companies take toward open source engagement. Panelists will share their experiences with internal open source project incubation, as well as discuss their strategies for leveraging ecosystem connections to drive business transformation through open source. This session offers a unique perspective on how different organizational cultures within China shape their open source practices, providing valuable insights for anyone looking to understand or engage with open source in a global context.

Speakers

Willem Jiang

Principal Open Source Evangelist of ByteDance OSPO, ByteDance

Willem Jiang (Jiang Ning) is the principal Open Source Evangelist of ByteDance OSPO , and serves as a board director of the Apache Software Foundation. He has contributed to various Apache projects, including Camel, CXF, ServiceMix, and ServiceComb. Prior to joining ByteDance, Willem... Read More →

Amber Wang

OSPO manager, Alibaba Cloud

Rong Wang is the Operations Manager at Alibaba Cloud. She is passionate about building the open-source ecosystem and is dedicated to fostering a mutually beneficial relationship between the company and developers. She and her team have successfully driven several key projects, spurring... Read More →

Xiaoya Xia

OSPO manager, Ant Group

Xiaoya Xia is a member of the Ant Group OSPO, where she focuses on catalyzing open source success through data-driven insights. Before joining Ant Group, Xiaoya was a PhD at East China Normal University (ECNU), where she concentrated on research into open source ecosystem sustain... Read More →

Richard Sikang Bian

Head of Open Source Growth and Strategy, Ant Group

As an engineer by training and father to a toddler, Richard was ex-Square, ex-Microsoft who currently works on the Technical Strategy Initiatives team of Ant Group. Richard is also in charge of Ant Group's Open Source Program Office (OSPO) and enjoys being the evangelist of Open Source... Read More →

Wednesday September 18, 2024 11:00 - 11:40 CEST
Room 0.94-0.95 (Level 0)

OSPOCon

Audience Level Intermediate

11:55 CEST

How Can We Define the Value of Open Source Work? - Sophia Vargas, Google

Wednesday September 18, 2024 11:55 - 12:35 CEST

Room 0.94-0.95 (Level 0)

Collectively, we struggle to consistently define the value of open source and work supporting open source projects. Without clear value attributed to open source projects and development, it can be difficult to justify continued investment, especially as many users rely on open source solutions as a source of cost savings. This talk will discuss longstanding and novel economic, social and operational models designed to understand and measure the value of open source, with the goal to help contributors, organizations and companies identify what approach best meets their needs and context.

Speakers

Sophia Vargas

Research Analyst, Google

Sophia Vargas is a Program Manager in the research and education team within Google’s Open Source Programs Office. In this role she leads efforts that span project health, contributor experience, and open source economics. She is also on the Governing Board and an active contributor... Read More →

Wednesday September 18, 2024 11:55 - 12:35 CEST
Room 0.94-0.95 (Level 0)

OSPOCon

Audience Level Intermediate

14:00 CEST

Panel Discussion: Measuring Success for Academic Open Source - Clare Dillon, Lero, CURIOSS; Mike Nolan, Rochester Institute of Technology; Sean Goggins, University of Missouri; and Sayeed Choudhury, Carnegie Mellon University

Wednesday September 18, 2024 14:00 - 14:40 CEST

Room 0.94-0.95 (Level 0)

The CHAOSS Academic Working Group was formed in 2023 to examine the OSS metrics and models found in a university setting. No two OSS projects are the same, and often have different goals - but when we started looking at what a successful OSS project looks like in universities, we were surprised that so few of the existing CHAOSS metrics could be used to address the common goals and questions asked by researchers, students, and academic staff. Join us for this panel discussion with members of the CHAOSS Academic Working Group to hear about how to consider measuring OSS in an academic context, when we look at the question from an individual, institutional and system-wide point of view.

Speakers

Sean Goggins

Professor / CHAOSS Community Co-Chair, University of Missouri

Sean Goggins is Co-Director of the Linux Foundation's CHAOSS Project. Sean Goggins maintains the CHAOSS Project's Augur Software and created the University of Missouri's Masters's Degree in Data Science in 2015. Sean manages the pipeline between CHAOSS metrics, a taxonomy for project... Read More →

Clare Dillon

InnerSource Researcher, CURIOSS Lead, Lero, CURIOSS

Clare Dillon is an InnerSource researcher with Lero (Science Foundation Ireland's Research Centre for Software) and a member of Lero's OSPO. Clare also works with CURIOSS, a global community of Open Source Program Offices in university and research institutions. From 2021-2023, Clare... Read More →

Michael P. Nolan

Associate Director | Open@RIT, Rochester Institute of Technology

Mike Nolan is a software engineer and open source community strategy consultant currently helping run Open@RIT as the Associate Director. He also acts as the director of the Federation of Humanitarian Technologists.With work experience stemming from tech companies such as Amazon and... Read More →

Sayeed Choudhury

Director of Open Source Programs Office, Carnegie Mellon University

Associate Dean for Digital Infrastructure and Director of Open Source Programs Office

Wednesday September 18, 2024 14:00 - 14:40 CEST
Room 0.94-0.95 (Level 0)

OSPOCon

Audience Level Beginner

15:10 CEST

Our First Steps Establishing an Open Source Program Office - J. Manrique Lopez, INDITEX

Wednesday September 18, 2024 15:10 - 15:50 CEST

Room 0.94-0.95 (Level 0)

At this year’s Open Source Summit Europe, we are excited to share the comprehensive early steps of our journey of establishing our own Open Source Program Office (OSPO) within our corporation. From the initial steps of crafting foundational policies to overseeing compliance with open source licenses, our narrative provides a detailed roadmap for others embarking on a similar path. We will delve into our strategic approaches to tracking employee contributions to open source projects and the intricacies involved in releasing our first open source projects. Our presentation will highlight how integrating open source practices extends beyond enhancing innovation and efficiency in software development. We underscore the alignment with our company's core values, particularly in sustainability—not only in the environmental sense but also in fostering a sustainable technological ecosystem. We will explore how participating in open source projects is pivotal to both advancing corporate innovation and upholding commitments to sustainable practices that resonate with our broader corporate ethos.

Speakers

Jose Manrique Lopez de la Fuente

OSPO Manager, INDITEX

Manrique is the manager of the INDITEX Tech OSPO and a passionate advocate for free, libre, and open source software development communities. He holds a degree in Industrial Engineering and has significant experience in R&D (IT Center of the Principality of Asturias, W3C, Ándago... Read More →

Wednesday September 18, 2024 15:10 - 15:50 CEST
Room 0.94-0.95 (Level 0)

OSPOCon

Audience Level Intermediate

16:05 CEST

Panel Discussion: The Parallel Universes of ISPOs and OSPOs - Clare Dillon, Lero, CURIOSS; Tom Sadler, BBC; Katie Schueths, Analog Device, Inc.; and Russell Rutledge, InnerSource Commons Foundation

Wednesday September 18, 2024 16:05 - 16:45 CEST

Room 0.94-0.95 (Level 0)

You know all about OSPOs - but have you heard about ISPOs? If an OSPO can be defined as the center of gravity for an organization’s open source operations and structure, then an ISPO performs a similar role for InnerSource. InnerSource, the use of open source methods to create proprietary code, is often used as a step on the path to open source readiness. Last year, InnerSource Commons launched an ISPO Working Group for those involved in enabling InnerSource within their organizations. Some of those involved work in or with OSPOs. In this panel session, moderator Clare Dillon will discuss the emergence of ISPOs with ISPO Working Group members. The panel will explore the role of an ISPO, the parallels to an OSPO, and where the two organizations may differ in terms of objectives or activities. Join us to learn more about this emerging trend and to hear real-life ISPO experiences from organizations operating in health, media, and technology verticals.

Speakers

Clare Dillon

InnerSource Researcher, CURIOSS Lead, Lero, CURIOSS

Tom Sadler

Principal Software Engineer, BBC

Russell Rutledge

Executive Director, InnerSource Commons Foundation

Russ Rutledge is the Executive Director of the InnerSource Commons, a non-profit foundation dedicated to the teaching of InnerSource across the industry. Russ is a founding director of the Foundation and has served in many leadership positions there. Russ has participated at all levels... Read More →

Katie Schueths

Sr. Manager, InnerSource Program Office, Analog Device, Inc.

Katie leads the InnerSource Program Office at Analog Devices, Inc. Where she is building an InnerSource community to improve collaboration, code reuse, code quality, and documentation across the organization. She is on the InnerSource Commons Foundation Board of Directors. Prior to... Read More →

Wednesday September 18, 2024 16:05 - 16:45 CEST
Room 0.94-0.95 (Level 0)

OSPOCon

Audience Level Beginner