2026-06-02 –, Main stage
In this talk we will show the power of collaboration between Open Source projects in the development and collaboration space and how this can change the narrative for European Digital Autonomy.
We will show multiple collaborations providing key alternatives, such as XWiki/OpenProject, openDesk, partnerships between companies, or building research projects together.
Open Source will strive if more projects work together to provide full offers.
In this talk we will show the power of collaboration between Open Source projects in the development and collaboration space and how this can change the narrative for European Digital Autonomy.
We will show multiple collaborations providing key alternatives:
- XWiki & OpenProject collaborating to deliver a full JIRA / Confluence alternative for development teams
- The openDesk project bringing together 8 vendors to deliver a full Microsoft 365 alternative
- Nextcloud, Collabora, XWiki, OpenProject partnering
- CryptPad, nextGraph, BlockNote, Ironcalc and others working on a common research project (ELFA) on end to end encryption
Open Source will strive if more projects work together to provide full offers.
Also these collaborations puts the producers of Open Source software at the center of the offering, bringing funding to the actual producers of the code.
Creator of XWiki and CEO of XWiki SAS, I'm the gentle organizer of the XWiki SAS company for now 20 years, and lead the business side of the CryptPad project.
XWiki SAS, a European company based in France and Romania, only building free & open-source software leads the development of the XWiki Software (https://xwiki.org) used by thousands of organizations and helps companies and organizations all over the world organize, share, and collaborate on content. XWiki also leads the development of CryptPad (https://cryptpad.org), the E2EE Real-time Collaborative Suite, including Simple pads, Office document Editors, Drive, Online Forms and more.
A graduate of Ecole Polytechnique (X90) and Telecom Paris (95), I started my career as a software architect for Netscape Communications Europe. After being a CTO of an Internet usage analysis startup during the Internet Bubble and understanding how it works, I joined the FOSS movement.
I've been a speaker at various events including Paris Open Source Experience, FOSDEM, OW2 Conference, JDLL, Capitole du Libre, speaking about Collaboration Software, Financing FLOSS software and Privacy Solutions.
I'm also member of the OpenFoodFacts board.