Name: Open Source Unlocked: Smart Strategies for Maximising Efficiency & Impact - Avijit Biswas & Supriya Chitale, IKEA
Start: 2025-08-27T14:10:00+0200
End: 2025-08-27T14:50:00+0200

25-27, August 2025
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Wednesday August 27, 2025 14:10 - 14:50 CEST

G107

In today’s fast-moving digital world, the pressure to innovate quickly and cost-effectively has never been greater. Open source holds incredible promise—not just as a technical solution, but as a strategic enabler of scalable, sustainable growth. Yet many organizations are still figuring out how to turn that promise into measurable impact.

At IKEA, we’ve reimagined how open source fits into our technology strategy. This talk will walk you through how we’ve reduced vendor lock-in, lowered costs, and improved flexibility by making smart, intentional choices about when and how to use open-source alternatives. It’s not just about cutting costs—it’s about creating value, building resilience, and staying in control of our digital future.

We’ll share real examples from our IT and AI journey, showing how open source can support both innovation and long-term sustainability—without compromising on quality or governance.

Key takeaways:

• How to align open-source adoption with strategic IT and AI goals

• Ways to drive cost-conscious product development at scale

• Lessons from reducing dependency on proprietary vendors

• Building resilient systems through proactive risk management

Speakers

Avijit Biswas

Open Source SME, IKEA IT AB

I’m Avijit Biswas—known to most as Avi. I’m a passionate open-source professional and technology strategist with over 15 years of experience in digital transformation and secure software development. At IKEA, I co-lead initiatives like open-source strategy, secure software practices... Read More →

Supriya Chitale

Open Source Program Office Manager, IKEA

Supriya Chitale is currently working at IKEA as Open Source Program Office Manager. She has 20 years experience in software industry with specialization in topics related to Open Source and InnerSource. She is a parent to a teenager and in her free time, she loves to travel and learn... Read More →

Wednesday August 27, 2025 14:10 - 14:50 CEST
G107

OSPOCon

Audience Experience Level Intermediate

Open Source Summit Europe 2025

Avijit Biswas

Supriya Chitale

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