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At the hub of the digital revolution, the Open World Forum offers a unique opportunity to discover the latest trends in Free / Open Source initiatives, contribute to the future of the digital economy, network and do business. It will cover everything about Free / Open Source for decision-makers, from high level business strategies to profound technical insights.
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THE PROGRAM OF THE 2009 EDITION WAS:
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The 2009 forum included 34 conferences (Human Factor, Java, Legal, etc.) with 140 speakers, including a FLOSS Communities Summit, an Open CIO Summit a FLOSS Competence Centers Summit, a FLOSS Politics Summit and an Open Innovation Summit. It also included 7 major events, exploring how Open Source can contribute to renewed economic growth, as a major driver for competitiveness and innovation : 1 OCTOBER Opening Keynote address: Open Source, at the heart of the digital recovery * The business of Open Source: evolution, convergence and confusion? * Open Source, backbone of the Internet of the future * Keynote address: Moblin, Chrome, Android… what's the deal with Linux on the desktop? - Open Source Communities: redefining the whole Open Source software industry * 2 OCTOBER Keynote address: Open Source policies: what will be the economic and social impact? * IDABC Open Source event 2009 * Closing Keynote address: Open Source, innovation and patents - Open Innovation Awards and 2020 FLOSS Roadmap
All audiences: KEYNOTES and global conferences
Communities and Gurus
CXOs, entrepreneurs, investors
Politicians and Evangelists
IT Managers and Architects
Technology Experts and developpers
Academics and Researchers
1 October, 2009
08.30
Registrations - FLOSS showcase
09.00-10.30
Opening Keynote address
FLOSS: AT THE HEART OF THE DIGITAL RECOVERY
Having made a key contribution to the Internet revolution, FLOSS is starting to form the hidden backbone of today's digital revolution. How can organizations take advantage of it to strengthen their competitiveness and to support innovation? How can we ensure that it is one of the fundamental drivers of economic recovery?
Under the patronage and with the presence of Jean-Louis Missika, Paris City Council, Cabinet member for Innovation, Research and Universities, and Jean-Paul Huchon, President, Paris Region> 2009 STATE OF OPEN SOURCE
- Andrew Aitken, partner, Olliance, Founder of the Open Source Think Tank
- Matthew Aslett, Analyst, 451 Group> HOW TO LEVERAGE OPEN SOURCE FOR THE DIGITAL RECOVERY
- Keynote Address: Michael Tiemann, Chairman, Open Source Initiative, Red Hat VP
- Roundtable discussion: Jean-Pierre Barberis, General Manager, Bull France, Michel Cosnard, Chairman, INRIA, Henri Verdier, Chairman, Cap Digital, and Dominique Vernay, Chairman, System@TIC.> SPECIAL KEYNOTE address:
- Jacques Attali , Prospectivist, President of PlaNet Finance10.30-11.00
Break - FLOSS showcase
11.00-12.30
Main Conference
THE BUSINESS OF OPEN SOURCE: EVOLUTION, CONVERGENCE AND CONFUSION?
FLOSS Communities Summit
SETTING NEW RULES FOR THE SOFTWARE INDUSTRY
FLOSS Competence Centers Summit
FOSTERING FLOSS ADOPTION WORLDWIDE
Open CIO Summit
OPEN SOURCE : RISK OR OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CIO?
Foresee what possible new directions might Open Source business strategies take
In partnership with the Open Source Think Tank.
Come and see how leading Open Source organizations are changing the software industry, and learn how to leverage this change in your job and your business
Attend the first meeting enabling Managers of FLOSS promotion centers worldwide to share experience and evaluate possible synergies - By application
Participate in the first IT Managers' summit on Open Source, organized and led by CIOs for CIOs - By invitation
Associated Conference
FLOSS CAREERS & Training
Associated Conference
Envisioning the Open Desktop of the future
Associated Conference
Mobility & Embedded: Fostering the rise of FLOSS Solutions
Associated Conference
The future of Java
Discover the latest PAC study on the Open Source market and skills (SESSION IN FRENCH)
> Program
Learn how semantic technologies are bringing a disruptive innovation to the desktop
> Program
Discover various on going initiatives in the mobility space using an open source approach
> Program
Get a glimpse of the future of the dominent langage in the software industry
> Program
OpenDay showroom
A more efficient company in Open Source
Business Lounge
One-to-One meetings
Video Interviews
Open World Forum Channel
Press Room
VIP meetings for Press
Discover the best Open Source management solutions with OpenDay and Echangeur PME from CCIP (SESSION IN FRENCH)
Meet CxOs from the open innovation field
In partnership with TiviPro and INTELLI'N TV, participate to the Open World Forum channel
Meet the gurus from the open innovation field
12.30-14.00
Showcase FLOSS Vision from 12.00
Lunch
14.00-16.00
Main Conference
OPEN SOURCE: BACKBONE OF THE INTERNET OF THE FUTURE
FLOSS Communities Summit
SETTING NEW RULES FOR THE SOFTWARE INDUSTRY (cont.)
FLOSS Competence Centers Summit
FOSTERING FLOSS ADOPTION WORLDWIDE (cont.)
Open CIO Summit
OPEN SOURCE : RISK OR OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CIO? (cont.)
Ambient computing, cloud, Internet of objects...: get a glimpse of the future, and a prospective view of how Open Source will drive the digital revolution of tomorrow.
Come and see how leading Open Source organizations are changing the software industry, and learn how to leverage this change in your job and your business
> Program
Attend the first meeting enabling Managers of FLOSS promotion centers worldwide to share experience and evaluate possible synergies - By application
> Program
Participate in the first IT Managers' summit on Open Source, organized and led by CIOs for CIOs - By invitation
> Program
OpenDay showroom
A more efficient company in Open Source
Associated Conference
Open Source SaaS solutions
Associated Conference
PHP industrialization
Partner event
EUROPE OPEN SOURCE THINK TANK
Discover the best Open Source management solutions with OpenDay and Echangeur PME from CCIP (SESSION IN FRENCH)
Discover how to use Open Source 'in the cloud' (SESSION IN FRENCH)
> Program
Check out how PHP is now facing a new world, adopting traditional development methods and tools (SESSION IN FRENCH)
> Program
Participate to group and brainstorming sessions on the Evolution of the Open Source Ecosystem. ON INVITATION ONLY
> Dedicated Web Site
16.00-16.30
Break- FLOSS showcase
16.30-17.45
> SPECIAL KEYNOTE address: Moblin, Chrome, Android, Ubuntu, etc: What's the Deal with Linux on the Desktop?
Join Jim Zemlin as he takes a look back at the big moves that drove Linux to dominate the server and super computing markets and how we are seeing similar trends start now in the desktop.> OPEN SOURCE COMMUNITIES: REDEFINING THE WHOLE SOFTWARE INDUSTRY
From infrastructures to business applications, FLOSS is becoming the new backbone of the software industry. Technology management, IP, governance policies, etc.: how can we energize communities and foster the development of sustainable business ecosystems?
Roundtable discussion coordinated by Anthony Wasserman, Executive Director, Center for Open Source Investigation, Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley
- Nick Halsey, Open Solutions Alliance, Vice-President, JasperSoft
- Mike Milinkovich, Executive Director, Eclipse Foundation
- Cedric Thomas, CEO, OW2 Consortium
- Sander Striker, Executive Vice-President, Apache Software Foundation
- Jim Zemlin, CEO, Linux Foundation2 October, 2009
08.30
Registrations - FLOSS showcase
09.00-10.30
Keynote address :
FLOSS POLICIES: WHAT WILL BE THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL IMPACT?
The financial crisis, globalization, threats to the environment... rarely has a new year started under such a cloud of uncertainty. How can governments make use of FLOSS to foster digital democracy and reduce the digital divide, kick-start the economy and employment, and to regain their room for manœuvre and their national sovereignty?
> Keynote address: FLOSS public policies: the Brazilian experience
- Christiana Freitas, University of Brasilia
- Corinto Meffe, Ministry of Planning, Brazil> Keynote address: The state of play in the UK public sector
- Mark Taylor, CEO, Sirius> FLOSS: SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATIONS IN THE REGIONS OF EUROPE
Roundtable discussion chaired by Alix Cazenave, Public Affairs, April
- Carl Bik, "The Netherland in Open Connection" Program Manager, ICTU, Netherland
- Tony Rivera, President, Iniciativa Focus, Spain
- Florian Schießl, Managerial Board, IT Project LiMux / City of Munich, Germany
- Karel De Vriendt, IDABC Head of Unit, European Commission - Informatics Directorate-General> SPECIAL KEYNOTE address:
- Mark Shuttleworth, Founder, Ubuntu10.30-11.00
Break - FLOSS showcase
11.00-12.30
e-Gov Track
IDABC Open Source Event 2009
Start-up & Investors Track
OPEN INNOVATION SUMMIT and Awards
Associated Conference
Mastering Open Source & Legal pitfalls
CIO track: FOSSBazaar Conference
SHARING BEST PRACTICES IN OPEN SOURCE GOVERNANCE
Discover how and why Public Administrations invest in Open Source Communities. Explore practical cases, discuss FLOSS sustainability, network, and leverage best practices in your own organization
Are you a FLOSS entrepreneur? Present your projects to Venture Capitalists and integrators. Compete for the "Open Innovation Awards"
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Discover the issues and solutions most appropriate for safe adoption of open source software in an open world
Expand upon the open source value proposition for a richer, safer, less expensive, better overall IT experience
Associated Conference
Interoperability Between Open Source and Proprietary Systems...
Associated Conference
Open Telco & Media Summit
Associated Conference
FLOSS Solutions for Microfinance
Video Interviews
Open World Forum Channel
Discuss the real world issues of interoperability between OSS applications, and between OSS and proprietary applications
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Discover best practices, use cases and future directions with Open Source for Telecom and Media Players
Discover a use case where open source helped to create a continuous improvement dynamic inside a business institution (SESSION IN ENGLISH)
> Program
In partnership with TiviPro and INTELLI'N TV, participate to the Open World Forum channel
OpenDay showroom
OPEN SOURCE E-COMMERCE : the best solutions
Partner Conference
OW2 User experience
Partner Conference
Ingres User Club
Education Track
FLOSS Solutions for education
Discover the best Open Source solutions for e-commerce (SESSION IN FRENCH)
From France Telecom-Orange to the Italian Ministry of Health, discover how OW2 Open Solutions are successfully used in real life companies
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Learn about community projects, get some technical tips from experts, meet other Ingres users, share your experience! (SESSION IN FRENCH)
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Check out how FLOSS revolutions edition and multimedia in education. Get also an update on the OLPC initiative (SESSION IN FRENCH)
> Program
12.30-14.00
Showcase FLOSS Vision from 12.00
Lunch
14.00-16.00
e-Gov Track
IDABC Open Source Event 2009 (cont.)
Start-up & Investors Track
OPEN INNOVATION SUMMIT and Awards
Conference
Human factor: at the heart of the Open Source industry
CIO track: FOSSBazaar Conference
SHARING BEST PRACTICES IN OPEN SOURCE GOVERNANCE (cont.)
Discover how and why Public Administrations invest in Open Source Communities. Explore practical cases, discuss FLOSS sustainability, network, and leverage best practices in your own organization
Are you a FLOSS entrepreneur? Present your projects to Venture Capitalists and integrators. Compete for the "Open Innovation Awards"
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Attend an exceptional conference on the magic of collective intelligence, at the heart of FLOSS and human enterprises (SESSION IN FRENCH)
Expand upon the open source value proposition for a richer, safer, less expensive, better overall IT experience
Associated Conference
The future of Open Source Forges (IN FRENCH)
Partner Conference
Plone Session
Business Lounge
One-to-One meetings
Video Interviews
Open World Forum Channel
> Program
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Meet CxOs from the open innovation field
In partnership with TiviPro and INTELLI'N TV, participate to the Open World Forum channel
OpenDay showroom
OPEN SOURCE E-COMMERCE : the best solutions
Partner Conference
OW2 User experience
Partner Conference
Ingres User Club
Education Track
FLOSS Solutions for education
Evaluate Open Source solutions for e-commerce (SESSION IN FRENCH)
From France Telecom - Orange to the Italian Ministry of Health, discover how OW2 Open Solutions are successfully used in real life companies.
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Learn about community projects, get some technical tips from experts, meet other Ingres users, share your experience! (SESSION IN FRENCH)
> Program
Check out how FLOSS revolutions edition and multimedia in education. Get also an update on the OLPC initiative (SESSION IN FRENCH)
> Program
16.00-16.30
Break- FLOSS showcase
16.30-17.30
Closing Keynote address:
> SPECIAL KEYNOTE address:
- James Bessen, Director, ResearchOnInnovation.org> OPEN INNOVATION AWARDS
> 2020 FLOSS ROADMAP
Building the future of Free and Open Source Software: a unique global exercise in forward thinking: the 2020 FLOSS RoadMap
Coordinated by Jean-Pierre Laisne, Open Source Strategist, Bull
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