Open Source Summit Europe 2025: Full Schedule

25-27, August 2025
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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11:20 CEST

The State of OSPOs and OSS Management 2025 Research Findings by TODO Group - Ana Jiménez Santamaría, The Linux Foundation

Monday August 25, 2025 11:20 - 12:00 CEST

D204

Speakers

Ana Jiménez Santamaría

Project Manager , Linux Foundation, Developer Relations Foundation

Ana is the Project Manager at the Linux foundation TODO Group collaborative project, whose aim is to create and share knowledge on open source management and operations best practices. Formerly she worked at Bitergia, a Software Development Analytics firm, and she has finished her... Read More →

Monday August 25, 2025 11:20 - 12:00 CEST
D204

OSPOCon

13:30 CEST

Panel Discussion: Open Source as a Path for a Competitive Automotive Industry - Philipp Ahmann, Etas GmbH; Ana Jiménez Santamaría, Linux Foundation; Masato Endo, Toyota Motor Corporation; Carl-Eric Mols, Volvo Cars; Wolfgang Gehring, Mercedes-Benz Tech In

Monday August 25, 2025 13:30 - 14:10 CEST

D204

Open source software has evolved from a supplement to a strategic element in the Software-Defined Vehicle era, evidenced by the growing number of OSPOs across automotive organizations. This panel examines this transition, focusing on the practical challenges at the intersection of innovation, license plus regulatory compliance, and community contribution.

The panelists will share strategies for maintaining compliance while adopting the development speed supported by modern software development principles. They will address operational aspects of incorporating OSS components into supply chains alongside proper license management and vulnerability tracking, while upstreaming contributions aligned with corporate objectives.

The discussion will highlight how OSS engagement can create resilience against geopolitical disruptions and trade restrictions, providing automotive companies a sustainable path for global operations while navigating regional compliance requirements.

Speakers

Philipp Ahmann

Automotive OSS Process Lead, Etas GmbH (BOSCH)

Philipp Ahmann is a Senior OSS Community Manager at ETAS (a Bosch subsidiary), specializing in safety-critical automotive open source software. With 15+ years' experience in Linux automotive platforms, he has held roles from software engineer to project & line manager.He currently... Read More →

Ana Jiménez Santamaría

Project Manager , Linux Foundation, Developer Relations Foundation

Masato Endo

Project General Manager/ Manager of TOYOTA OSPO, Toyota Motor Corporation

Masato Endo is a Project General Manager of Value Chain Innovation Project in TOYOTA. He focuses also on promoting Open Source Innovation and he set up TOYOTA OSPO in 2024. Furthermore, he plays the following roles in Open Source Communities.

Carl-Eric Mols

Open Source Strategist, Volvo Cars

Carl-Eric Mols has been close to two decades been engaged in Open Source governance. He was for more than a decade the Head of Open Source in Sony Mobile and is currently a member of the Volvo Cars OSPO. He has also over the years engaged in various research project, and have authored... Read More →

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 →

Monday August 25, 2025 13:30 - 14:10 CEST
D204

OSPOCon

Audience Experience Level Intermediate

14:35 CEST

BoF: Collaboration With Universities and Enterprises OSPO - Ana Jiménez Santamaría, Linux Foundation; Chris Hoeppler, Bosch Research; Leslie Hawthorn, Red Hat GmbH; Cornelius Schumacher, DB Systel GmbH; Ying Wang, ETH Züric; Clare Dillon, CURIOSS

Monday August 25, 2025 14:35 - 15:05 CEST

D204

Join the TODO Group and CURIOSS community for an interactive session where attendees can share use cases on how their organizations are investing in academic research. Explore best practices for transferring knowledge from academia and the research community.

We welcome open source managers, OSPO leaders, and other stakeholders from organizations and universities engaged in research or interested to learn more.

Speakers

Ana Jiménez Santamaría

Project Manager , Linux Foundation, Developer Relations Foundation

Chris Hoeppler

Senior Expert Open Source, Bosch Research

Chris is Open Source Officer at Bosch Research and member of Bosch's corporate Open Source Expert Team. Since joining Bosch Research a decade ago Chris has been working on a wide range of open source topics from compliance to strategy. Currently, he focuses on working with internal... Read More →

Leslie Hawthorn

Director - Industry Community Strategy, Red Hat GmbH

An internationally known strategist & engagement expert, Leslie Hawthorn has spent her career creating and enabling successful communities. She has driven open source strategy in Fortune 10 companies, pre-IPO startups, and Foundation Boards including roles at Red Hat, Google, the... Read More →

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.

Clare Dillon

CURIOSS Community Lead, CURIOSS

Clare Dillon is community lead for CURIOSS, a community for university & research institution OSPOs. Clare is also a researcher with Lero, the Science Foundation Ireland Research Centre for Software and a member of Lero's OSPO team. From 2021-2023, Clare served as the inaugural ED... Read More →

Ying Wang

Technology and licensing manager, ETH Züric

Ying holds a Ph.D. from the California Institute of Technology in geochemistry and a Juris Doctor from the Georgia State University College of Law, with a focus on Intellectual Property.

Monday August 25, 2025 14:35 - 15:05 CEST
D204

OSPOCon

Audience Experience Level Any

15:35 CEST

Panel Discussion: Open Source & AI: Where OSPOs Make It Work - Ana Jiménez Santamaría, Linux Foundation, Developer Relations Foundation; David Peter Hirsch, Dynatrace; Natali Vlatko, Cisco; Ashley Wolf, GitHub; Richard Bian, Ant Group; Alexios Zavras, Int

Monday August 25, 2025 15:35 - 16:15 CEST

D204

As organizations race to integrate AI into their infrastructure, products, and processes, they face a shared set of challenges, ranging from data fragmentation, ethical governance, to cost management and sustainability. What’s often overlooked in these conversations is the essential role of open source: the AI technology stack today is built upon thousands of open source projects and frameworks, as well as some not-so open source offerings. Yet, many organizations still lack a coordinated strategy for engaging with and contributing to this foundational ecosystem.

This BoF session aims to provide a collaborative space for OSPO teams, platform architects, AI engineers, compliance professionals, etc to come together and explore how open source management talent helps organizations navigate AI adoption, and creation, sustainably and effectively. An open floor to exchange experiences and identify issues such as:

- Interface with legal and compliance teams

- New standards related to AI models and infrastructure, such as model cards, etc

- Balancing OSS transparency with Responsible AI development

- Do AI communities differ from traditional OSS communities, and how to approach them

Speakers

David Hirsch

Open Ecosystem Lead, Dynatrace

David is the OSPO Manager at Dynatrace, driving open-source strategy, governance, and security. He works with engineering teams to grow adoption and communities for projects like Keptn, OpenFeature, and OpenTelemetry. With 10+ years in cloud-native and open source, he builds industry... Read More →

Richard Sikang Bian

Head of Open Source , Ant Group

Richard Bian (Chinese: 边思康) led Ant Group Open Source initiative from day 1 and developed the initiative from a single person effort to a cross-functional Open Source Program Office (OSPO) team covering governance, strategy, developer experience, product development, growth... Read More →

Ana Jiménez Santamaría

Project Manager , Linux Foundation, Developer Relations Foundation

Natali Vlatko

Open Source Lead Architect, Cisco

Natali Vlatko (she/her) is an Open Source Lead Architect at Cisco, specializing in open software, policy, and governance. She is a SIG Docs Co-Chair for Kubernetes and a member of the TODO Group Steering Committee. She plays on the fun computer in her spare time. Her academic background... Read More →

Ashley Wolf

Director, Open Source Programs, 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 →

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 →

Sachin Bhakar

Open Source Strategist, Shell

Sachin is responsible for designing the Open Source & AI strategy for the CSDI at Shell. He dons two hats as he has a degree in law & engineering, he has previously held positions such as Open Source counsel, Evangelist & IP analyst with HPE, HERE Technologies & Honeywell respectively... Read More →

Monday August 25, 2025 15:35 - 16:15 CEST
D204

OSPOCon

Audience Experience Level Intermediate

11:00 CEST

Enabling Open Source From Within a Retail Company - J. Manrique Lopez, Inditex

Tuesday August 26, 2025 11:00 - 11:40 CEST

G107

Inditex's Open Source Program Office (OSPO) shares its experience in fostering and publishing open source projects from within a global fashion retailer. This session delves into our recently released projects, born from solving unique engineering challenges at the intersection of retail, logistics, and technology.

We'll provide a look at the hurdles encountered – adapting internal processes, navigating legal and compliance landscapes, and cultivating an open source mindset within an organization where software development has become increasingly more important to its operations. Learn about the key open source tools (e.g., for CI/CD, security scanning, license management) that were instrumental in streamlining our publication workflow.

Furthermore, we will discuss the ongoing challenges and future roadmap focused on enhancing the developer and contributor experience for our projects, aiming to build sustainable communities. This talk offers insights into the pragmatic steps taken and lessons learned while establishing OS practices in a "non-tech" company, encouraging attendees to explore both our journey and the resulting open source contributions.

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 →

Tuesday August 26, 2025 11:00 - 11:40 CEST
G107

OSPOCon

Audience Experience Level Intermediate

11:55 CEST

OSS Management & OSPO Ask Anything - TODO Steering Committee - Ana Jiménez Santamaría, Linux Foundation, Developer Relations Foundation; Stephen Augustus, Bloomberg; Ashley Wolf, GitHub; Alice Sowerby, Rosmarin Ltd; Annania Melaku, NGINX part of F5

Tuesday August 26, 2025 11:55 - 12:35 CEST

G107

In this session, members of the TODO Steering Committee will assist the audience through the best practices, guides, and tools made by and for open source managers to help them in their day-to-day responsibilities, as well as share their first-hand experiences and lessons learned in building and operating OSPOs. The session will also open the conversation with the community about the evolving role of OSPOs in strategic organizational areas such as managing the AI tech stack, strengthening software supply chain security, and building long-term engagement with open source communities, foundations, and projects that are critical to achieving organizational goals.

Additionally, attendees will learn how to connect with the TODO Group – the largest global OSPO community – and explore mentorship opportunities in their local regions.

Speakers

Ana Jiménez Santamaría

Project Manager , Linux Foundation, Developer Relations Foundation

Ashley Wolf

Director, Open Source Programs, GitHub

Stephen Augustus

Technical Architect, Office of the CTO, Bloomberg

Technical Architect, Office of the CTO at Bloomberg

Alice Sowerby

Director, Rosmarin Ltd

Alice is an open source leader and program manager with 15+ years in B2B tech, spanning cloud native, AI/ML, and DevOps. She has built teams and developed leaders across startups, SMEs, and Fortune 500 companies, earning a reputation for visionary, collaborative leadership. Currently... Read More →

Annania Melaku

Technical Program Manager, NGINX part of F5

Annania Melaku is a Technical Program Manager on the Community Team at NGINX, where she focuses on open source strategy and community programs. With a background in software, she brings experience from industries including defense, telecom, and tech. Annania is passionate about building... Read More →

Tuesday August 26, 2025 11:55 - 12:35 CEST
G107

OSPOCon

Audience Experience Level Intermediate

14:10 CEST

OSPO Data Pyramid - Cali Dolfi, Red Hat

Tuesday August 26, 2025 14:10 - 14:30 CEST

G107

When Red Hat’s OSPO started to invest in data science efforts for insights into project health, many in the company were energized. In this talk, Red Hat OSPO’s lead data scientist Cali Dolfi will discuss the journey towards educating decision makers about how examining OSS community ecosystems could inspire new strategies and initiatives.

The table will be set with an introduction of Red Hat’s OSS DS ecosystem and explain how it builds on Red Hat’s legacy of, and lessons learned from their OSPO’s long history.

This talk will inform how structured data and data science methodology sufficiently supports the OSPO “food pyramid”:

Base level: open source communities- strategic involvement and proactive and informed initiatives around invested communities

Middle level: cross organizational collaboration - building trust and connections with data-backed claims

Top level: C-suite- Open source community and OSPO alignment with corporate strategy

The OPSO Data Pyramid will go from theory to application with a live demo of the 8Knot dashboard. Participates will leave with a better understanding of how to help their company better understand the OSS communities they engage and invest in.

Speakers

Cali Dolfi

Senior Data Scientist, Red Hat

Cali Dolfi is a Data Scientist in the Open Source

Tuesday August 26, 2025 14:10 - 14:30 CEST
G107

OSPOCon

Audience Experience Level Intermediate

14:30 CEST

From Qualitative Insights To Quantitative Analysis: Leveraging the OSCI for Strategic OSS Engagement - Kazumi Sato & Masayuki Kuwata, Sony Group Corporation

Tuesday August 26, 2025 14:30 - 14:50 CEST

G107

This session explores the quantitative aspects of open source engagement through the Open Source Contributor Index (OSCI). While qualitative PEST analysis highlighted the strategic importance of open source, in addition, we now focus on the data that reveals where companies are actively contributing. We analyze OSS development commit counts and contributor numbers within the Creation sector, uncovering trends in corporate participation in open source projects. By examining contributions to organizations such as ASWF and Khronos, we identify leading companies in specific projects and how these trends reflect broader industry movements. This presentation aims to provide actionable best practices for organizations seeking to enhance their open source strategies. Participants will learn how to effectively communicate these findings within their companies, ensuring that open source initiatives are recognized and actively supported. By bridging qualitative and quantitative analyses, we empower organizations to develop robust open source strategies that align with current trends and drive innovation.

Speakers

Kazumi SATO

Chief Software Engineer, Chief Open Source Strategist, Distinguished Engineer, Sony Group Corporation

Kazumi SATO is a Distinguished Engineer in Sony.

Masayuki Kuwata

Senior Manager, Sony Group Corporation

Masayuki Kuwata is the OSPO leader of Sony Group Corporation since April 2022.

Tuesday August 26, 2025 14:30 - 14:50 CEST
G107

OSPOCon

Audience Experience Level Beginner

15:05 CEST

Health Check-ups on OSS Software Projects: Managing Risks While Promoting (Re)use - Johan Linåker, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden

Tuesday August 26, 2025 15:05 - 15:25 CEST

G107

Open Source Software (OSS) intake is ever growing. An international Telco recently reported a surge from 30 to over 60,000 unique OSS components annually. However, this rapid adoption also introduces risks. The quality and security of OSS depend heavily on the maintenance efforts and health of its community.

In this talk, we show how organizations can systematically monitor the health of their OSS dependencies. This involves assessing the long-term viability and quality of OSS projects, akin to a medical check-up. Our study, detailed in the OSS Metrics chapter of the TODO group's OSPO book, identified 21 key health aspects through literature review and expert interviews. These aspects help organizations evaluate OSS projects based on factors like community productivity, stability, and governance.

Implementing health assessments requires a tailored approach, as demonstrated in our case study with a major automotive manufacturer. We present a semi-automated process for intake-stage inspections and automated monitoring for deployed components. Continuous training and feedback sessions are essential for integrating health assessments into standard practices.

Speakers

Johan Linåker

Senior Researcher, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden

... Read More →

Tuesday August 26, 2025 15:05 - 15:25 CEST
G107

OSPOCon

Audience Experience Level Any

16:20 CEST

Power Dynamics, Rug Pulls, and Other Corporate Impacts on OSS Sustainability - Dawn Foster, CHAOSS

Tuesday August 26, 2025 16:20 - 17:00 CEST

G107

Power imbalances are everywhere, including in our OSS projects, and in today’s cloud native world, the power dynamics have gotten even more complex. We’ve recently seen an increase in relicensing of open source projects and other tensions within communities that are directly related to imbalances in power that cause disruption within our open source projects. The many users, contributors, and even maintainers who have less power can feel like the rug has been pulled out from under them. We have mechanisms, like forks, where those with less power can counter these moves, regardless of the forms they take.

This talk will not only help people understand the power dynamics at play, but it will also provide tangible steps that we can take as maintainers, contributors, and users to make better decisions about focusing our precious time on making our projects more sustainable. There is no way to accurately predict which projects will not be sustained, but this talk will contain suggestions for how to look for warning signs. By attending this talk, you will learn more about the power dynamics and steps that you can take to make better decisions about which OSS projects to embrace.

Speakers

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 August 26, 2025 16:20 - 17:00 CEST
G107

OSPOCon

Audience Experience Level Any

11:00 CEST

Trainings on Open Source: How To Build a Comprehensive Training Program About Open Source? - Gergely Csatari, Nokia

Wednesday August 27, 2025 11:00 - 11:40 CEST

G107

Creating trainings on open source is a critical task of an OSPO. Open source is simultaneously a niche and an extensive topic with several aspects worth discussing. A training program should focus on the correct topics and should even provide different content for the different actors. In this session, Elefteria and Gergely from the Nokia OSPO will explain how the Nokia OSPO plans to renew the Nokia training program, what kind of user groups the different trainings address and how the trainings are organized. Lastly, this session is a great opportunity for the community to share their experiences when it comes to the creation of effective and really educational training programs inside their organisations and share tips, thus strengthening the collaboration between different stakeholders.Creating trainings on open source is a critical task of an OSPO. Open source is simultaneously a niche and an extensive topic with several aspects worth discussing. A training program should focus on the correct topics and should even provide different content for the different actors. In this session, Elefteria and Gergely from the Nokia OSPO will explain how the Nokia OSPO plans to renew the Nokia training program, what kind of user groups the different trainings address and how the trainings are organized. Lastly, this session is a great opportunity for the community to share their experiences when it comes to the creation of effective and really educational training programs inside their organisations and share tips, thus strengthening the collaboration between different stakeholders.

Speakers

Gergely Csatari

Senior Open Source Specialist, Nokia

Working in the telecom industry in the last two decades it was possible for Gergely to see the evolution from vendor specific hardware to virtualisation and cloud and a to cloud native. Currently Gergely is part of the OSPO team of Nokia CTO which is reponsible for open source. In... Read More →

Wednesday August 27, 2025 11:00 - 11:40 CEST
G107

OSPOCon

Audience Experience Level Beginner

11:55 CEST

OpenDevRel: Tales of Developer Relations in Open Source - Dotan Horovits, OpenSearch

Wednesday August 27, 2025 11:55 - 12:35 CEST

G107

We all know DevRel (Developer Relations): our company brings a novel approach to the industry, a new and better way of doing things, and we need someone to evangelize this concept, this approach, and then our product. But what if your company has an open source play? Clearly DevRel has a major stake in that, but how exactly does it work?

In this talk, Horovits will share his DevRel experience around OpenTelemetry, Jaeger, OpenSearch and other prominent projects. Bringing his rich experience from the vendor side, the dev community leader side, and the open source foundation side as a CNCF Ambassador (the Cloud Native Computing Foundation), Horovits will offer some best practices and guidelines running an effective DevRel program for open source.

Whether you found your own open source project, or whether there’s an established OSS project your company wishes to get involved in, this talk will give you fruit for thought.

Speakers

Dotan Horovits

Sr. Developer Advocate, OpenSearch

Horovits is an international speaker and thought leader, as well as a CNCF Ambassador, and host of the popular OpenObservability Talks podcast.

Wednesday August 27, 2025 11:55 - 12:35 CEST
G107

OSPOCon

Audience Experience Level Beginner

14:10 CEST

Open Source Unlocked: Smart Strategies for Maximising Efficiency & Impact - Avijit Biswas & Supriya Chitale, IKEA

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

15:05 CEST

Why and How We Updated Our License Policy for Use of Open Source - Nico Rikken, Alliander & Jonas van den Bogaard, Alliander N.V.

Wednesday August 27, 2025 15:05 - 15:35 CEST

G107

As open source becomes increasingly important, more organizations are recognizing its value. However, organizations like Alliander, a Dutch Grid Operator, which are not primarily software companies, face unique challenges in its adoption.

One of the first policies we created as an OSPO was the license policy for the use of open source. It quickly became the most viewed page of our OSPO guidance. As our understanding of open source in the enterprise grew, we encountered more licenses and edge cases that needed to be addressed. Consequently, our policy expanded to the point where it became unwieldy for our colleagues to use. We took the time to restructure our license policy to accommodate more situations while making it easier to understand for those new to open source licensing.

In this presentation, we will discuss how the Alliander OSPO developed a licensing policy that evolved in complexity over time. We will cover the issues we needed to address, the process of updating our policy, and the details of the updated policy itself. Our story underscores the value an OSPO can gain from close collaboration with senior developers, software asset management, and the legal department.

Speakers

Nico Rikken

Open Source Advocate, Alliander

Nico Rikken has a track record in maximizing the potential of Free and Open Source Software in the energy sector and in the Netherlands. As Open Source Ambassador at grid operator Alliander he helps make open source project participation successful and ensure control over the company... Read More →

Jonas van den Bogaard

Digital Strategy Lead & Open Source Office Lead, Alliander N.V.

Jonas van den Bogaard is a Digital Strategy Lead at Alliander, a distribution system operator (DSO) in the Netherlands. Alliander provides reliable, affordable, and accessible energy transport and distribution to a large part of the Netherlands. Open source has proved to be an enabler... Read More →

Wednesday August 27, 2025 15:05 - 15:35 CEST
G107

OSPOCon

Audience Experience Level Any

16:20 CEST

Team Topologies and the Value Paths for OSPOs & ISPOs - Clare Dillon, CURIOSS

Wednesday August 27, 2025 16:20 - 17:00 CEST

G107

In 2019 Matthew Skelton and Manuel Pais’s published Team Topologies, which became a widely influential book in the software and DevOps communities, praised for its practical framework on organizing teams for fast flow and effectiveness. The book defines four fundamental team types (including enabling and platform teams). Team Topologies' popularity drove investment in enabling and platform teams, as organizations attempted to reduce cognitive load and support stream-aligned teams through better internal tooling and collaboration structures. Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs) and InnerSource Program Offices (ISPOs) are organizational units that enable open collaboration practices. In this talk, Clare will use the Team Topologies framework as a lens to understand how these program offices fit into an organization’s structure. This talk will explore how Team Topologies can provide a foundation for crafting a clear and compelling value proposition for OSPOs and ISPOs. It helps translate the often intangible or misunderstood work of these program offices into well-defined roles, interactions, and outcomes that resonate with business, engineering, and leadership audiences.

Speakers

Clare Dillon

CURIOSS Community Lead, CURIOSS

Wednesday August 27, 2025 16:20 - 17:00 CEST
G107

OSPOCon

Audience Experience Level Any