Program — OpenWorldForum

With speakers from more than 20 countries, numerous sessions, activities, and events, the Open World Forum 2009 aims to bring you FLOSS's best keynote presentations, community events, and technical tracks, covering everything from high level business strategies to profound technical insights.

The plenary sessions will explore how Open Source can contribute to renewed economic growth, as a major driver for competitiveness and innovation as well as a force for social improvement and national sovereignty. In addition, the 2009 Forum will play host to five major tracks:

The 2009 Forum will also play host to several conferences and associated events, promoting useful cultural exchanges in key areas for the future: cloud computing, SOAs, Web 3.0...

THE DETAILED PROGRAM OF THE OPEN WORLD FORUM 2009 WILL BE ANNOUNCED IN AUGUST 2009.

October 1st, 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 Special keynote address: Jacques Attali 2009 State of FLOSS with the participation of Andrew Aitken, partner, Olliance, Founder of the Open Source Think Tank, and Matthew Aslett, Analyst, 451 Group How to leverage FLOSS for the digital recovery Michael Tiemann, Chairman, Open Source Initiative, Red Hat VP Roundtable discussion, with the participation of Dominique Vernay, Chairman, System@TIC and Henri Verdier, Chairman, Cap Digital
10.30-11.00	Break - FLOSS showcase
11.00-12.30

	Conference FLOSS: at the heart of the Internet of the future	Communities Track FLOSS COMMUNITIES SUMMIT	Evangelists Track FLOSS COMPETENCE CENTERS SUMMIT	CIO Track OPEN CIO SUMMIT
	> Program to be announced soon	Organized in partnership with Apache, Eclipse, Linux Foundation, OSA and OW2. > Program to be announced soon	Organized in partnership with Qualipso Consortium - By application. > Program	Organized in partnership with ANDSI and CIGREF - By invitation only. > Program
	FLOSSVision Track Key trends in FLOSS for the future	Partner event OPEN SOURCE THINK TANK	Partner event eZ European Partner Meeting	Partner event Plone Session
	> Program to be announced soon	> Program to be announced soon	> Program to be announced soon	> Program to be announced soon
	Partner event OPEN DAY: FLOSS security and infrastructure solutions	Partner event Open Telco Conference	Networking Lounge	Video Interviews
	An overview of best-in-class FLOSS solutions > Program to be announced soon	> Program to be announced soon	Open World Forum Business and community meetings	Open World Forum Channel
12.30-14.00	Lunch - FLOSS showcase
14.00-16.00	Conference FLOSS: at the heart of the Internet of the future (cont.)	Communities Track FLOSS COMMUNITIES SUMMIT (cont.)	Evangelists Track FLOSS COMPETENCE CENTERS SUMMIT (cont.)	CIO Track OPEN CIO SUMMIT (cont.)
	> Program to be announced soon	Organized in partnership with Apache, Eclipse, Linux Foundation, OSA and OW2. > Program to be announced soon	Organized in partnership with Qualipso Consortium - by application. > Program	Organized in partnership with ANDSI and CIGREF - By invitation only. > Program
	FLOSSVision Track FLOSS VISION Track	Partner event OPEN SOURCE THINK TANK	Partner event eZ European Partner Meeting	Partner event PHP industrialization
	> Program to be announced soon	> Program to be announced soon	> Program to be announced soon	> Program to be announced soon
	Partner event OPEN DAY: FLOSS solutions	Networking Lounge	Networking Lounge	Video Interviews
	An overview of best-in-class FLOSS solutions > Program to be announced soon	Open World Forum Business and community meetings > Program to be announced soon	Open World Forum Business and community meetings	Open World Forum Channel
16.00-16.30	Break- FLOSS showcase
16.30-17.30	Keynote address: 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? Keynotes and roundtable discussion coordinated by Anthony Wasserman, Executive Director, Center for Open Source Investigation, Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley - Nick Halsey, Open Solutions Alliance - Mike Milinkovich, Executive Director, Eclipse Foundation - Cedric Thomas, CEO, OW2 Consortium - Sander Striker, President 2005-2007, Apache Software Foundation - Jim Zemlin, CEO, Linux Foundation

October 2nd, 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?

Special keynote address: James Bessen, Director, ResearchOnInnovation.org

FLOSS POLITICS SUMMIT keynote address -Chaired by Alix Cazenave, April - Program to be announced soon.

Keynote address: Mark Shuttleworth, Founder, Ubuntu

10.30-11.00

Break - FLOSS showcase

11.00-12.30

e-Gov Track

IDABC Open Source Event

Start-up & Investors Track

FLOSS INNOVATION SUMMIT: FLOSS Investment opportunities

Conference

From FLOSS to collaborative enterprises: a new model of human organization?

CxO Track

FOSSBazaar Conference

In partnership with IDABC and OSOR.EU

October 1st, 2009

October 2nd, 2009

2009 Partners