1st OCTOBER 2009 - 11.00-12.30 - EUROSITES GEORGE V, PARIS - Organized in partnership with the Open Source Think Tank


In a few years, Open Source has grown from a new development and licensing model supported by individuals or small groups to a major technology ecosystem, at the basis of the Internet, software-as-a-service and cloud revolutions. It is not only becoming 'the hidden backbone of the software industry'. It is now at the core of business strategies from most major IT players, from software vendors to integrators and SaaS providers. Will maturity come with a change of culture and perspective? Through technology cooperation and acquisitions, large proprietary vendors such as Oracle, Citrix or VMware could now claim to be labelled as 'Open Source Companies'. On the other side, large Open Source-based players are adopting dual licensing models that would have been, in the past, clearly labelled as proprietary. Last but not least, many new comers argue that this debate may be out of date, with cloud and the service being the future of the software. As a result, the old Proprietary vs. Open Source business antagonism is rapidly blurring into a large spectrum of models. Does it lead to convergence or confusion? Which are the possible evolutions of Open Source business strategies?  May Open Source actually disappear as a segment, has it already? Or is it more than ever, the key to technology adoption, innovation and business success? The conference will gather world specialists around this debate.

 

 

09.00-10.30

OPEN WORLD FORUM OPENING KEYNOTES: with Jacques Attali, Andrew Aitken, Matthew Aslett, Michael Tiemann, etc.

10.30-11.00

Pause and networking

11.00-11.20

OPEN SOURCE BUSINESS STRATEGIES - SPECIAL KEYNOTE address

- Larry Augustin, CEO of SugarCRM, former venture capitalist and Chairman of VA Software, now known as SourceForge, Inc.

11.20-11.35

SPECIAL KEYNOTE address

- John Dragoon, Senior Vice-President and Chief Marketing Officer, Novell.

11.35-12.35

THE BUSINESS OF OPEN SOURCE: what does the future hold?

Round-table discussion chaired by Andrew Aitken, Founder, Olliance and Open Source Think Tank. With:

- Patrice Bertrand, CEO, Smile
- Roger Burkhardt, President and CEO, Ingres
- Adam Jollans, Open Source & Linux Strategy Manager, IBM
- François Mero, General Manager EMEA, Talend

12.35-12.45

Introducing the Open Source Think Tank Europe 2009

- Andrew Aitken, Founder, Olliance and Open Source Think Tank

12.45-14.00

Cocktail-Lunch and networking

 

Afternoon session (on invitation only): OPEN SOURCE THINK TANK EUROPE 2009

14.00-16.30

The 2009 Open Source Think Tank Europe event is structured as a “think tank”--not as a typical industry conference.  This touchstone event is composed of group activities, brainstorming sessions, CIO Panels and group networking/social events.  The purpose of the Think Tank is for all segments of the open source industry to openly share their concerns, issues, experiences, and common problems, while collaboratively developing solutions. This event is an invitation-only conference for CEOs, CIOs, CTOs, legal experts, investors and other senior executives. It will be a working conference and all participants are expected to actively contribute. It is our commitment to all attendees that every participant is knowledgeable about the commercial aspects of open source and are in leadership positions in their organizations with regard to open source strategy and use. This conference has been specifically designed to facilitate thought provoking discussions and contribution from all industry segments. This is accomplished with a mixed set of activities each day, consisting of Group Sessions, Brainstorming Teams, CIO Panels and Organized Networking and Social Activities.

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16.30-17.30

OPEN WORLD FORUM Day 1 CLOSING KEYNOTES: with Jim Zemlin, Nick Halsey, Mike Milinkovich, Sander Striker.

 

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Larry Augustin, CEO SugarCRM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2009 Partners