Le débat : Open Source Funding
New this year : the conference will end with an open debate, giving everyone a voice, and promising passionate exchanges. All participants (attendees, speakers, exhibitors) are invited to participate in the discussion. The vote on the topic gave a majority of votes for "Open Source Funding" (50%), followed by "the role of Open Source foundations" (32%), and "Open Source and CRA" (18%).
Please go to the page: https://l.ow2.org/OW2con24Debate, and fill-in the quick survey to give an insight of the views you would like to put forward.
Tobie Langel is a world-leading expert on open source and standardization. He advises some of the biggest names in tech (Google, Microsoft, Mozilla, Intel, Cisco), promising startups (Airtable, Postman, GitLab), industry organizations (OpenJS Foundation, OASIS, W3C) and nonprofits (Organization for Ethical Source, Ushahidi, Omidyar Network), pro bono or through his consultancy, UnlockOpen.
Tobie’s unique mix of deep technical expertise, open source and standardization street creds, thorough understanding of IP concerns, industry-wide network, and broad, business-focused strategic perspective makes him an ideal partner when growing thriving open ecosystems that balance private and public interests in pursuit of the common good.