Open Source Executive Strategy Summit

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 - 9:00am-5:00pm
Nestor Hotel
Ludwigsburg, Germany
(co-located with Eclipse Summit Europe 2009)

The Eclipse Foundation is organizing an invitation-only, one-day Open Source Executive Strategy Summit for executives who are responsible for their organizations' open source strategy and participation. The purpose of event is to answer two questions:
1. What Open Source Strategies Are Working Today?
2. What Will Work in the Future?

The Summit will feature industry speakers, case studies and group discussions that analyze the different aspects of an open source strategy, including product strategy, licensing, development models and community building. Participants will have the opportunity to learn the success factors and challenges of existing open source strategies.

Sponsors

Thanks to the following companies for sponsoring the Strategy Summit:

Featured Speakers

The Summit agenda includes presentations and discussions. Featured speakers include:

1. Lessons Learned by Building Ecosystems Modeled on Eclipse – Tony Bailetti, Carleton University

Abstract: The talk describes the key lessons learned from (i) designing the Coral CEA and Lead to Win ecosystems and (ii) using the maturity model for company engagement with ecosystems anchored around open source projects. The objective of the Coral CEA ecosystem is to enable programmers to easily embed communications-related web services into IT applications and commercialize innovative applications globally.

The worldwide market for communications enabled applications in 2010 is expected to be in the $1.6-$3.3 billion range. It has high potential for sustainable growth over the long term. The Lead to Win ecosystem is designed to create jobs and retain talent in a geographical region. The maturity model identifies the different ways a company can interact with an ecosystem. The talk is most relevant to senior managers interested in benefitting from their companies' interactions with open source projects.

About Tony: Dr. Tony Bailetti is the Director of Ontario's Talent First Network and the Executive Director of Coral CEA. He founded Lead to Win in 2002 and was part of the faculty that delivered the original program. Professor Bailetti holds a tenured faculty appointment in both the Eric Sprott School of Business and the Department of Systems and Computer Engineering at Carleton University. His teaching and research interests are in commercialization of new technology. He was the Director of Carleton University's School of Business from 1981 to 1988 and worked at Bell-Northern Research (today a part of Nortel) from 1988 to 1992. Professor Bailetti has published in engineering management journals such as IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management, Journal of Product Innovation Management, Research Policy, and R&D Management. He won a Fulbright scholarship to study in the United States. In 1996 he won a Carleton University Teaching Award and in 2007 a Carleton University Leadership Breakthrough Award.

2. Title coming soon – Dr. Stephan Ferber, Robert Bosch GmbH

Abstract: Coming soon

About Stephan: Coming soon

3. Insights into Open Source Experiences and the SAP Internal Evolution of Open Source – Harald Mueller, SAP

Abstract: This talk will give some insights into SAP and the internal evolution of open source and open standards. Several open source use cases will be presented and compared with SAP proprietary technologies. Furthermore, details on the SAP open source strategy and the engagement in open source projects will be presented.

About Harald: Harald is head of the Java Server & Infrastructure development team at SAP. He is responsible for the Java EE Application Server and the Development Tools based on Eclipse. SAP is one of the founding members of the Eclipse Foundation and started as a so-called "Strategic Consumer". Since June 2009, SAP raised its membership level to "Strategic Developer", meaning that SAP will have at least 8 developers assigned full time to the Eclipse project.

4. Open Source Software, the EPL and the Eclipse Ecosystem - Legal Aspects – Martin Braun, WilmerHale

Abstract: In comparison with other open source licenses, the EPL has a number of special characteristics. These characteristics make it particularly well-suited for the use in the enterprise. The way the Eclipse Foundation operates, especially the IP review process, are additional assets. The presentation will present the characteristics and legal aspects of the Eclipse ecosystem and the EPL.

About Martin: Dr. Martin Braun ( martin.braun@wilmerhale.com ) is a lawyer in the Frankfurt office of the international law firm WilmerHale. His focus areas are software, information technology, outsourcing, data protection and compliance. He has been advising on all legal aspects of open source software for many years, where is is also regularly speaking and writing.

5. Open Source Software Strategies – Markus Löeffler, McKinsey & Company

Abstract: Coming soon

About Markus: Dr. Markus Löffler is a Principal with McKinsey & Company, based in Stuttgart, Germany. He co-leads the Business Technology Office's global Technology Infrastructure practice and is a leader in the IT Architecture practice. He is a core team member of the newly established McKinsey Technology Initiative (MTI). This is a multi-year effort to explore the impact of technology on business and economy. Mr. Löffler advises clients primarily in the industrial and high tech sectors. He focuses on technology-enabled business strategies, IT infrastructure and architechture, and IT performance management. Mr. Löffler has lead IT infrastructure transformations for major users and providers of infrastructure. Before joining McKinsey, he was an assistant at the Max-Planck-Institute for Quantum Optics, Germany. Mr. Löffler has a doctorate in physics.

Registration Information

Attendees must be executives of their organization. To request an invitation, please send an e-mail to strategysummit@eclipse.org .

There is no cost to attend the Strategy Summit for Eclipse Foundation member companies, but you must pre-register. A $500 registration fee will be assessed to individuals not associated with an Eclipse Foundation member.

Registration to the Stragy Summit does not include access to Eclipse Summit Europe. Individuals that want to participate in Eclipse Summit Europe as well, must register separately for the conference.

Space is limited for the Summit. Each organization is asked to register only two individuals. Registration will be accepted on a first-come, first-serverd basis.