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March 18-20, 2025
Napa, California
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Monday, March 17
 

8:00am PDT

Registration & Badge Pick-Up
Monday March 17, 2025 8:00am - 5:00pm PDT
Beaulieu Room (Mansion - Main Level)
Monday March 17, 2025 8:00am - 5:00pm PDT
Beaulieu Room (Mansion - Main Level)
  Special Events / Exhibits / Breaks

10:30am PDT

Napa Valley Bike Tour (Pre-Registration Required, Transportation Provided)
Monday March 17, 2025 10:30am - 12:30pm PDT
Silverado Resort, Napa, CA
Experience Napa Valley on the bike tour, where stunning landscapes await. Cycle through idyllic vineyards, quaint towns, and serene backroads, all while taking in the awe-inspiring views of rolling hills and verdant valleys. Perfect for cyclists of all skill levels, this tour offers a refreshing and immersive way to explore one of the world’s top wine regions.

Transportation provided with pick-up from the Market & Bakery (Silverado Resort). Please note that you must pre-register via the onsite activities registration form in order to participate.
Monday March 17, 2025 10:30am - 12:30pm PDT
Silverado Resort, Napa, CA 1600 Atlas Peak Rd Napa, CA 94558
  Special Events / Exhibits / Breaks

1:00pm PDT

LF AI & Data Community Meetup
Monday March 17, 2025 1:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Silverado Resort, Napa, CA
Join us for the LF AI & Data Community Meetup at the Linux Foundation Member Summit! This gathering will bring together leaders, innovators, and contributors from across the AI and data ecosystem. It’s a fantastic opportunity to connect, collaborate, and share insights on the latest developments in open-source AI, data technologies, and generative AI.

Come engage in discussions around emerging trends, community-driven projects, and the future of AI & Data. Whether you’re a developer, researcher, or business leader, you’ll gain valuable knowledge and networking opportunities. Don’t miss this chance to be part of the conversation shaping the future of open-source AI and data!

We look forward to seeing you there!
Monday March 17, 2025 1:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
Silverado Resort, Napa, CA 1600 Atlas Peak Rd Napa, CA 94558
  Special Events / Exhibits / Breaks

2:00pm PDT

Private Barrel Room Tasting Experience at Black Stallion Estate Winery (Pre-Registration Required, Transportation Provided)
Monday March 17, 2025 2:00pm - 3:30pm PDT
Silverado Resort, Napa, CA
Enjoy an intimate tasting session in the elegant barrel room at Black Stallion Estate Winery, guided by knowledgeable sommeliers. Discover the rich history and craftsmanship behind each wine as you savor a curated selection of Black Stallion’s finest offerings. This experience is perfect for wine enthusiasts seeking a unique and memorable journey into the heart of Napa Valley winemaking.

Must be 21 or older with a valid ID to participate. Transportation provided with pick-up from the Market & Bakery (Silverado Resort). Please note that you must pre-register via the onsite activities registration form in order to participate.

Monday March 17, 2025 2:00pm - 3:30pm PDT
Silverado Resort, Napa, CA 1600 Atlas Peak Rd Napa, CA 94558
  Special Events / Exhibits / Breaks

3:00pm PDT

Mosaic Wine Bottle Trivet Workshop (Pre-Registration Required)
Monday March 17, 2025 3:00pm - 4:30pm PDT
Silverado Resort, Napa, CA
Join the Mosaic Wine Bottle Trivet Workshop led by Guild Napa and craft a beautiful trivet using recycled wine bottles. In this hands-on class, you’ll design and assemble your own unique piece, guided by expert artisans. Perfect for all skill levels, this workshop provides a fun and engaging way to learn about mosaic techniques. Take home your handcrafted trivet as a memorable keepsake from your Napa Valley adventure.

Plan to arrive beginning at 2:30 PM to enjoy beverages and light refreshments while mingling with fellow participants.

Please note that you must pre-register via the onsite activities registration form in order to participate.
Monday March 17, 2025 3:00pm - 4:30pm PDT
Silverado Resort, Napa, CA 1600 Atlas Peak Rd Napa, CA 94558
  Special Events / Exhibits / Breaks
 
Tuesday, March 18
 

7:30am PDT

Breakfast
Tuesday March 18, 2025 7:30am - 9:00am PDT
Fairway Deck and Inside Terrace
Tuesday March 18, 2025 7:30am - 9:00am PDT
Fairway Deck and Inside Terrace
  Special Events / Exhibits / Breaks

7:30am PDT

Registration & Badge Pick-Up
Tuesday March 18, 2025 7:30am - 6:00pm PDT
Beaulieu Room (Mansion - Main Level)
Tuesday March 18, 2025 7:30am - 6:00pm PDT
Beaulieu Room (Mansion - Main Level)
  Special Events / Exhibits / Breaks

7:30am PDT

Zen Zone
Tuesday March 18, 2025 7:30am - 6:00pm PDT
Silverado Resort, Napa, CA
Visit the Registration Desk (located Beaulieu Room (Mansion - Main Level)) for Location Details & Access

All attendees may feel free to use the Zen Zone as needed for sensory relaxation, meditation and worship. It is a physical space where conversation and interaction are not allowed, where attendees can go if for any reason they can’t interact with other attendees at that time.
Tuesday March 18, 2025 7:30am - 6:00pm PDT
Silverado Resort, Napa, CA 1600 Atlas Peak Rd Napa, CA 94558
  Special Events / Exhibits / Breaks

9:00am PDT

Keynote Sessions to be Announced
Tuesday March 18, 2025 9:00am - 10:45am PDT
Silverado East/West
Tuesday March 18, 2025 9:00am - 10:45am PDT
Silverado East/West
  Keynote Sessions

10:45am PDT

Arun Gupta Book Signing
Tuesday March 18, 2025 10:45am - 11:30am PDT
Fairway Deck
Join us for a special meet & greet and book signing with Arun Gupta, author of Fostering Open Source Culture: Increase Innovation and Deliver Faster with Open Source. A limited number of copies will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Attendees are also welcome to bring their own copy for signing. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect with the author and gain insights into fostering a thriving open source culture!
Tuesday March 18, 2025 10:45am - 11:30am PDT
Fairway Deck
  Special Events / Exhibits / Breaks

10:45am PDT

Coffee Break
Tuesday March 18, 2025 10:45am - 11:30am PDT
Fairway Deck
Tuesday March 18, 2025 10:45am - 11:30am PDT
Fairway Deck
  Special Events / Exhibits / Breaks

11:30am PDT

Unconference Session: From the Top: Mastering the DevOps Machine Learning Pipeline for Unrivaled Innovation - Ben Savage, Veritas Automata
Tuesday March 18, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
Silverado West
These informal sessions offer a collaborative space for open discussions—no slides, no recordings, just meaningful conversations with like-minded professionals.

Speakers
avatar for Ben Savage

Ben Savage

Founder, CEO, Veritas Automata
Founder and Chief Executive Officer at Veritas Automata since July 2020, Ben has been at the forefront of driving cutting-edge solutions in automation technology, steering the company through rapid growth and technological evolution.With a humble approach to leadership and a relentless... Read More →
Tuesday March 18, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
Silverado West
  Unconference Sessions
  • Audience Experience Level Any

11:30am PDT

Unconference Session: Managing Open Source Risk and Investment - Emma Irwin, Microsoft
Tuesday March 18, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
Silverado West
These informal sessions offer a collaborative space for open discussions—no slides, no recordings, just meaningful conversations with like-minded professionals.

Speakers
avatar for Emma Irwin

Emma Irwin

Principal TPM, Microsoft
Emma Irwin has been working in open source for nearly 20 years. She is currently a Principal TPM on Microsoft's OSPO - living and working in Sooke BC.
Tuesday March 18, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
Silverado West
  Unconference Sessions
  • Audience Experience Level Any

11:30am PDT

Unconference Session: Shaping the Future with Responsible AI: Insights from the Generative AI Commons - Anni Lai, Generative AI Commons & Futurewei
Tuesday March 18, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
Silverado East
These informal sessions offer a collaborative space for open discussions—no slides, no recordings, just meaningful conversations with like-minded professionals.
Speakers
avatar for Anni Lai

Anni Lai

Head of Open Source Operations; Chair of Generative AI Commons, LF AI & Data, Futurewei
Anni drives Futurewei’s open source (O.S.) governance, process, compliance, training, project alignment, and ecosystem building. Anni has a long history of serving on various O.S. boards such as OpenStack Foundation, LF CNCF, LF OCI, LF Edge, and is on the LF OMF board and LF Europe... Read More →
Tuesday March 18, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
Silverado East
  Unconference Sessions

11:30am PDT

Unconference Session: What's Next for the Open Source Supply Chain? - Georg Link, Bitergia
Tuesday March 18, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
Silverado East
These informal sessions offer a collaborative space for open discussions—no slides, no recordings, just meaningful conversations with like-minded professionals.

Speakers
avatar for Georg Link

Georg Link

Open Source Strategist, Bitergia
Georg Link is an Open Source Strategist. Georg’s mission is to make open source more professional in its use of community metrics and analytics. Georg co-founded the Linux Foundation CHAOSS Project to advance analytics and metrics for open source project health. Georg is an active... Read More →
Tuesday March 18, 2025 11:30am - 12:30pm PDT
Silverado East
  Unconference Sessions
  • Audience Experience Level Any

12:30pm PDT

Lunch
Tuesday March 18, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm PDT
Fairway Deck and Inside Terrace
Tuesday March 18, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm PDT
Fairway Deck and Inside Terrace
  Special Events / Exhibits / Breaks

2:00pm PDT

Unconference Session: AI and Security - Jeffrey Borek, IBM Corporation
Tuesday March 18, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Silverado West
These informal sessions offer a collaborative space for open discussions—no slides, no recordings, just meaningful conversations with like-minded professionals.

Speakers
avatar for Jeffrey Borek

Jeffrey Borek

WW Sr. Program Director, IBM Corporation
Working across IBM Research to build a scalable and consistent AI software supply chain security framework, while continuing to lead the consumption compliance Open Source Program Office (OSPO), including policy, execution and guidance. Working with IBM Government & Regulatory Affairs... Read More →
Tuesday March 18, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Silverado West
  Unconference Sessions
  • Audience Experience Level Any

2:00pm PDT

Unconference Session: Fostering an Open Source Culture Inside of an Organization - Andrew Lee Rubinger, Block
Tuesday March 18, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Silverado West
These informal sessions offer a collaborative space for open discussions—no slides, no recordings, just meaningful conversations with like-minded professionals.

Speakers
avatar for Andrew Lee Rubinger

Andrew Lee Rubinger

Head of Open Source, Block
Open Source at Block. 
Tuesday March 18, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Silverado West
  Unconference Sessions
  • Audience Experience Level Any

2:00pm PDT

Unconference Session: Hard Forks in Open Source - Dawn Foster, CHAOSS
Tuesday March 18, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Silverado East
These informal sessions offer a collaborative space for open discussions—no slides, no recordings, just meaningful conversations with like-minded professionals.

Speakers
avatar for Dawn Foster

Dawn Foster

Director of Data Science, CHAOSS
Dr. Dawn Foster works as the Director of Data Science for CHAOSS where she is also a board member / maintainer. She is co-chair of CNCF TAG Contributor Strategy and an OpenUK board member. She has 20+ years of experience at companies like VMware and Intel with expertise in community... Read More →
Tuesday March 18, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Silverado East
  Unconference Sessions
  • Audience Experience Level Any

2:00pm PDT

Unconference Session: Open Source Licensing Best Practices - Jeff Shapiro, The Linux Foundation
Tuesday March 18, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Silverado East
These informal sessions offer a collaborative space for open discussions—no slides, no recordings, just meaningful conversations with like-minded professionals.

Speakers
avatar for Jeff Shapiro

Jeff Shapiro

Director of License Scanning, The Linux Foundation
Jeff Shapiro is the Director of License Scanning for The Linux Foundation. He has over 30 years of experience in the software industry, including 10 years in software auditing, open source scanning, and training developers in OSS license compliance.
Tuesday March 18, 2025 2:00pm - 3:00pm PDT
Silverado East
  Unconference Sessions
  • Audience Experience Level Any

3:10pm PDT

Unconference Session: Cost-Effective Monitoring in Kubernetes - Roman Khavronenko, VictoriaMetrics
Tuesday March 18, 2025 3:10pm - 4:10pm PDT
Silverado West
These informal sessions offer a collaborative space for open discussions—no slides, no recordings, just meaningful conversations with like-minded professionals.

Speakers
avatar for Roman Khavronenko

Roman Khavronenko

Co-Founder, VictoriaMetrics
Roman is a software engineer with experience in distributed systems, databases, monitoring, and high-performance microservices. Roman's passion is open source and he's proud to have contributions to Prometheus, Grafana, and ClickHouse. Currently, Roman is working on the open source... Read More →
Tuesday March 18, 2025 3:10pm - 4:10pm PDT
Silverado West
  Unconference Sessions
  • Audience Experience Level Any

3:10pm PDT

Unconference Session: Generative AI in Action: Fast Deployment in Production with End-to-End Data Security - Lin Sun, Solo.io
Tuesday March 18, 2025 3:10pm - 4:10pm PDT
Silverado East
These informal sessions offer a collaborative space for open discussions—no slides, no recordings, just meaningful conversations with like-minded professionals.

Speakers
avatar for Lin Sun

Lin Sun

CNCF TOC member and Head of Open-Source, Solo.io
Lin is the Head of Open Source at Solo.io, and a CNCF TOC member and ambassador. She has worked on the Istio service mesh since the beginning of the project in 2017 and serves on the Istio Steering Committee and Technical Oversight Committee. Previously, she was a Senior Technical... Read More →
Tuesday March 18, 2025 3:10pm - 4:10pm PDT
Silverado East
  Unconference Sessions
  • Audience Experience Level Any

3:10pm PDT

Unconference Session: Measuring (and Improving) Open Source Adoption and Engagement - Jono Bacon, Community Leadership Core
Tuesday March 18, 2025 3:10pm - 4:10pm PDT
Silverado East
These informal sessions offer a collaborative space for open discussions—no slides, no recordings, just meaningful conversations with like-minded professionals.

Speakers
avatar for Jono Bacon

Jono Bacon

Founder and CEO, Community Leadership Core
Jono Bacon is a leading community and collaboration speaker, author, and podcaster. He is the founder of Jono Bacon Consulting which provides community strategy/execution, workflow, and other services. He previously served as director of community at GitHub, Canonical, XPRIZE, and... Read More →
Tuesday March 18, 2025 3:10pm - 4:10pm PDT
Silverado East
  Unconference Sessions
  • Audience Experience Level Any

3:10pm PDT

Unconference Session: The Evolution of Diversity in Open Source - Nithya Ruff, Amazon
Tuesday March 18, 2025 3:10pm - 4:10pm PDT
Silverado West
These informal sessions offer a collaborative space for open discussions—no slides, no recordings, just meaningful conversations with like-minded professionals.

Speakers
avatar for Nithya Ruff

Nithya Ruff

Director, Amazon OSPO, Amazon
Nithya is the Head of Amazon’s Open Source Program Office. Amazon’s customers value open source innovation and the cloud’s role in helping them adopt and run important open source services. She drives open source culture and coordination inside of Amazon and engagement with... Read More →
Tuesday March 18, 2025 3:10pm - 4:10pm PDT
Silverado West
  Unconference Sessions
  • Audience Experience Level Any

4:10pm PDT

Coffee Break
Tuesday March 18, 2025 4:10pm - 4:50pm PDT
Fairway Deck
Tuesday March 18, 2025 4:10pm - 4:50pm PDT
Fairway Deck
  Special Events / Exhibits / Breaks

4:50pm PDT

Unconference Session Read-Out & Wrap-Up - Jono Bacon, Community Leadership Core
Tuesday March 18, 2025 4:50pm - 5:50pm PDT
Silverado East/West
Speakers
avatar for Jono Bacon

Jono Bacon

Founder and CEO, Community Leadership Core
Jono Bacon is a leading community and collaboration speaker, author, and podcaster. He is the founder of Jono Bacon Consulting which provides community strategy/execution, workflow, and other services. He previously served as director of community at GitHub, Canonical, XPRIZE, and... Read More →
Tuesday March 18, 2025 4:50pm - 5:50pm PDT
Silverado East/West
  Unconference Sessions
  • Audience Experience Level Any

6:00pm PDT

Attendee Reception
Tuesday March 18, 2025 6:00pm - 9:00pm PDT
CIA Copia
Join us for a spectacular evening at the Culinary Institute of America at Copia, where you’ll experience Napa Valley’s food and wine scene. Explore the Chuck Williams Culinary Arts Museum, featuring over 4,000 culinary artifacts from the Williams Sonoma founder’s collection. Enjoy a live cooking demo by expert chefs and discover new techniques. Don’t miss this chance to savor the best of Wine Country!

Transportation provided with pick-up from the Market & Bakery (Silverado Resort).
Tuesday March 18, 2025 6:00pm - 9:00pm PDT
CIA Copia
  Special Events / Exhibits / Breaks
 
Wednesday, March 19
 

8:00am PDT

Breakfast
Wednesday March 19, 2025 8:00am - 10:00am PDT
Fairway Deck and Inside Terrace
Wednesday March 19, 2025 8:00am - 10:00am PDT
Fairway Deck and Inside Terrace
  Special Events / Exhibits / Breaks

8:00am PDT

Registration & Badge Pick-Up
Wednesday March 19, 2025 8:00am - 5:00pm PDT
Beaulieu Room (Mansion - Main Level)
Wednesday March 19, 2025 8:00am - 5:00pm PDT
Beaulieu Room (Mansion - Main Level)
  Special Events / Exhibits / Breaks

8:00am PDT

Zen Zone
Wednesday March 19, 2025 8:00am - 5:00pm PDT
Silverado Resort, Napa, CA
Visit the Registration Desk for Location Details & Access
All attendees may feel free to use the Zen Zone as needed for sensory relaxation, meditation and worship. It is a physical space where conversation and interaction are not allowed, where attendees can go if for any reason they can’t interact with other attendees at that time.
Wednesday March 19, 2025 8:00am - 5:00pm PDT
Silverado Resort, Napa, CA 1600 Atlas Peak Rd Napa, CA 94558
  Special Events / Exhibits / Breaks

9:00am PDT

Building New Open Source Standards - A Playbook for 2025 - Shane Coughlan, OpenChain Project
Wednesday March 19, 2025 9:00am - 9:30am PDT
Vintner's Court
The OpenChain Project has built two open source process management standards (ISO/IEC 5230 and ISO/IEC 18974) and deployed them across the open source supply chain. While OpenChain was the first Linux Foundation project in 14 years to produce an ISO standard, it is far from the last. During the 2023~2024 period, we saw growing engagement around Joint Development Foundation and committee discussions around standards or specifications in other LF projects. This talk will consolidate OpenChain's lessons learned in creating, submitting and deploying open source standards. It will help projects at any stage in the development lifecycle of specifications, including those only just considering this option for long-term impact. It will also help people with a specific interest in a more trusted supply chain to get more involved in OpenChain, building on our existing work or participating in new potential standards. Our optics will be on the legal, risk and compliance side due to the nature of the OpenChain Project's mission for a more trusted supply chain, but the core material will be equally applicable to technical, code or other projects working on this topic.
Speakers
avatar for Shane Coughlan

Shane Coughlan

General Manager, OpenChain Project
Shane Coughlan is an expert in communication, security and business development. His professional accomplishments include spearheading the licensing team that elevated OIN into the largest patent non-aggression community in history and establishing the first global network for open... Read More →
Wednesday March 19, 2025 9:00am - 9:30am PDT
Vintner's Court
  Legal / Compliance / Policy
  • Audience Experience Level Any

10:00am PDT

Accelerating Open Source Engagement: Insights from the State of Developer Adoption 2025 - Sean Lauer, Instruqt
Wednesday March 19, 2025 10:00am - 10:30am PDT
Silverado West
Open source software is at the heart of innovation, but its complexity often slows developer adoption, limiting impact. Developers need more than great technology—they need intuitive, hands-on experiences that empower them to truly engage.

Sean Lauer, VP of Marketing & Product, will share insights from The State of Developer Adoption 2025, a research report commissioned by Instruqt and conducted by Developer Marketing Alliance, exploring trends in developer enablement. Learn how leaders plan to turn complexity into opportunity—empowering developers, aligning goals, and fostering ecosystems that drive open source innovation.

Key takeaways for attendees:
• Strategic insights into overcoming adoption challenges and engaging developers with open source tools
• How to align open source project goals with organizational enablement strategies for long-term impact
• Emerging trends in developer engagement and the future of open source adoption
Speakers
avatar for Sean Lauer

Sean Lauer

Vice President, Marketing & Product, Instruqt
Sean Lauer, an award-winning marketer with over 16 years of experience, is the VP of Marketing & Product at Instruqt, a company redefining how software companies engage developers and drive adoption. Instruqt’s success reflects a deep understanding of modern computing and a passion... Read More →
Wednesday March 19, 2025 10:00am - 10:30am PDT
Silverado West
  Building and Managing Healthy Open Source Projects
  • Audience Experience Level Any

10:00am PDT

Managing Open Source in an Age of Regulations - Nithya Ruff, Amazon
Wednesday March 19, 2025 10:00am - 10:30am PDT
Vintner's Court
Open Source today lives in an age of great scrutiny and regulations. The use of open source in mission critical applications and critical infrastructure means the bar is higher for security and quality. Governments around the world are putting regulations and policies in place to hold open source software to a higher bar. And OSPOs need to understand these regulations and focus on what they need to do to get the organization ready for them. I will discuss the role of the OSPO and what it can do to prepare their organizations and developers in this age of regulations.
Speakers
avatar for Nithya Ruff

Nithya Ruff

Director, Amazon OSPO, Amazon
Nithya is the Head of Amazon’s Open Source Program Office. Amazon’s customers value open source innovation and the cloud’s role in helping them adopt and run important open source services. She drives open source culture and coordination inside of Amazon and engagement with... Read More →
Wednesday March 19, 2025 10:00am - 10:30am PDT
Vintner's Court
  Legal / Compliance / Policy

10:00am PDT

Transforming App Development With Open Source: How LF EU Is Driving SDK Interoperability in the Mobi - Diego Zuluaga, Futurewei Technologies & Saurabh Goyal, Open Mobile Hub
Wednesday March 19, 2025 10:00am - 10:30am PDT
Silverado East
Discover the power of the Open Mobile Hub Project (OMH), a game-changer in mobile development. Hosted by the Linux Foundation Europe and supported by a global network of industry leaders, OMH is creating an open, collaborative ecosystem for developers, service providers, and users alike.

This session will highlight how OMH’s open-source framework simplifies cross-platform app development, boosts interoperability, and fosters innovation. Learn how OMH is reshaping the mobile landscape and how you can get involved in driving this transformative movement forward.
Speakers
avatar for Saurabh Goyal

Saurabh Goyal

Senior director, Open Mobile Hub
Saurabh Goyal, currently Senior Director at Futurewei, has almost 20 years of experience in the tech industry. He has worked with Amazon and Google in the past in the ecommerce and mobile ads domain. At Amazon, he was involved in the initial development of tech for running Amazon’s... Read More →
avatar for Diego Zuluaga

Diego Zuluaga

Solution Partner Director at OMH, Futurewei Technologies
Diego Zuluaga, Solution Partner Director at OMH (Futurewei), brings extensive experience in software development, developer relations, and solutions engineering. He has driven key initiatives at Google, contributing to Android, Google Assistant, and Google Cloud, with a strong focus... Read More →
Wednesday March 19, 2025 10:00am - 10:30am PDT
Silverado East
  Open Source Project Highlights

10:45am PDT

Developing a Foundation Strategy in an Uncertain World - Rebecca Rumbul, Rust Foundation
Wednesday March 19, 2025 10:45am - 11:15am PDT
Silverado West
This session will examine the importance of developing a strategy for maintenance, growth and development for OSS projects and foundations, and discuss the challenges in doing so. It will consider how to plan strategy development, how to ensure it is inclusive of the community and relevant stakeholders, how to ensure that key organisational and external aspects are considered, and how to track progress meaningfully towards success.
Speakers
avatar for Rebecca Rumbul

Rebecca Rumbul

CEO & Executive Director, Rust Foundation
Rebecca is the Executive Director and CEO of the Rust Foundation. She holds a PhD in Politics and Governance, and has worked as a consultant and researcher with governments, parliaments and development agencies all over the world, advocating for openness and transparency, and developing... Read More →
Wednesday March 19, 2025 10:45am - 11:15am PDT
Silverado West
  Building and Managing Healthy Open Source Projects
  • Audience Experience Level Any

10:45am PDT

Open Collaboration: Sustaining the Path To OSS Innovation in the Face of Rising Patent Threat - Keith Bergelt, Open Invention Network
Wednesday March 19, 2025 10:45am - 11:15am PDT
Vintner's Court
Open source software (OSS) has become a cornerstone of modern technological innovation. By allowing developers to collaborate and share code, OSS enables rapid progress and democratizes access to cutting-edge software. However, the very characteristics that make OSS so powerful—its openness, adaptability, and applicability—also make it a target for patent assertion entities (PAEs). These entities attempt to exploit the widespread adoption of common technologies across industries to extract patent settlements from businesses. The threat continues to grow as district court patent filings from PAEs grew by 14.1% in 2024, and are over half of all patent litigation cases.

Since 2005, Open Invention Network (OIN) has acted to safeguard OSS from patent risk through its patent cross-license in core OSS technologies. This session will provide information on the cross-license and case studies on how it has been used to successfully defend against PAEs.

This presentation will also discuss in detail efforts to protect OSS from PAEs by:
• collecting prior art and providing invalidity claim analyses
• supporting initiatives like the Open Source Zone, which has invalidated 50 NPE patents
Speakers
avatar for Keith Bergelt

Keith Bergelt

CEO, Open Invention Network
Keith Bergelt is the CEO of Open Invention Network (OIN), the largest patent non-aggression community in history, created to support freedom of action in Linux and adjacent open source technologies such as Kubernetes. Funded by Google, IBM/Red Hat, NEC, Philips, Sony, SUSE and Toyota... Read More →
Wednesday March 19, 2025 10:45am - 11:15am PDT
Vintner's Court
  Legal / Compliance / Policy

10:45am PDT

Defining Openness in AI: Real-World Use Cases of MOF-Classified Models - Anni Lai, Generative AI Commons & Futurewei
Wednesday March 19, 2025 10:45am - 11:15am PDT
Silverado East
As AI innovation accelerates, the definition of "openness" in AI models becomes critical for fostering collaboration, transparency, and trust. The Model Openness Framework (MOF) provides a clear and actionable classification for AI models based on their openness:
• Class III: Open Models
• Class II: Open Tooling Models
• Class I: Open Science Models
In this talk, we will introduce MOF and showcase exemplary AI models that qualify for each class, highlighting how they align with MOF criteria. We will explore real-world use cases of these models demonstrating how openness drives tangible value, innovation, and collaboration.
Speakers
avatar for Anni Lai

Anni Lai

Head of Open Source Operations; Chair of Generative AI Commons, LF AI & Data, Futurewei
Anni drives Futurewei’s open source (O.S.) governance, process, compliance, training, project alignment, and ecosystem building. Anni has a long history of serving on various O.S. boards such as OpenStack Foundation, LF CNCF, LF OCI, LF Edge, and is on the LF OMF board and LF Europe... Read More →
Wednesday March 19, 2025 10:45am - 11:15am PDT
Silverado East
  Open Source Project Highlights

11:15am PDT

Coffee Break
Wednesday March 19, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm PDT
Fairway Deck
Wednesday March 19, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm PDT
Fairway Deck
  Special Events / Exhibits / Breaks

12:00pm PDT

Show Me What You Got: Turning SBOMs Into Actions - Georg Link, Bitergia & Brittany Istenes, Fannie Mae
Wednesday March 19, 2025 12:00pm - 12:30pm PDT
Vintner's Court
Organizations that use open source software face risks related to licensing, security, and project health. Ensuring the sustainability of the open source ecosystem requires staying informed about compliance developments and achieving comprehensive visibility across activities. As the importance of Software Bill of Materials (SBOM) continues to grow, managing and utilizing this wealth of information effectively is becoming increasingly critical.

The goal is to equip application teams with tools that are both accessible and easy to manage while fostering strategic collaboration with internal risk partners, leadership, open source projects, open source contributions, and even vendors. Achieving scalable, efficient visibility into actual OSS usage is key.

So, how can organizations position themselves as proactive partners in this dynamic landscape? Join Georg Link and Brittany Istenes as they share practical strategies for navigating this complex ecosystem, empowering your organization to confidently and successfully leverage open source software.
Speakers
avatar for Georg Link

Georg Link

Open Source Strategist, Bitergia
Georg Link is an Open Source Strategist. Georg’s mission is to make open source more professional in its use of community metrics and analytics. Georg co-founded the Linux Foundation CHAOSS Project to advance analytics and metrics for open source project health. Georg is an active... Read More →
avatar for Brittany Istenes

Brittany Istenes

OSPO Strategist, Fannie Mae
Brittany Istenes started off her career as an elementary school educator which then led to a path of tech. Brittany has led advisory councils, special interest groups, open source contributions, community building, InnerSource initiatives and all the gray areas in between. At Fannie... Read More →
Wednesday March 19, 2025 12:00pm - 12:30pm PDT
Vintner's Court
  Legal / Compliance / Policy

12:00pm PDT

From PoC To Production - Sergio Gago Huerta, Diego Mastroianni & Louise Hopkins, Moody's
Wednesday March 19, 2025 12:00pm - 12:30pm PDT
Silverado East
Generative AI has plenty of use cases in Finance. From the customer support on the front office, to research, business analysis and optimization of investment cases.
However most companies get stuck at the "Proof of concept" stage.
While it is relatively quick to create a demo with a "Wow effect", building the right pipelines, governance, security and controls and in general get the buy in and approvals from legal and compliance teams is extremely hard.

In this presentation we will show a detailed runbook on how to leverage Generative AI cases at scale in the organization, from the perspective of the first company that delivered a production application in the market.

We will review how to build an open innovation system that promotes collaboration in what we called "The era of the 14.000 innovators" where every employee became a prompt engineer. And how we harnessed that power to put dozens of use cases in production (internal and external) as well as the edge research on agents and beyond.
Speakers
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Sergio Gago Huerta

MD AI and Quantum Computing, Moody's
Sergio Gago is a serial entrepreneur expert in AI and Data Science and Quantum Computing. He joined Moody's with the acquisition of AcquireMedia and now is the Managing Director of AI and Quantum Computing. Prior to that he was CTO at several companies. He is an Engineer with a Postgrad... Read More →
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Diego Mastroianni

Director - Moody’s Open Source Office, Moody’s
Diego Mastroianni is the Director of the Moody’s Open Source Office, where he helps drive the management of open-source tools and practices across the organization. With a background in computer engineering and a Ph.D. in Management, he has years of experience leading teams, optimizing... Read More →
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Louise Hopkins

Product Director - GenAI, Moody's
Louise leads product for GenAI Innovation at Moody's, including Moody's OpenSource initiatives. An experienced product leader, her passion lies in unlocking the potential of new technologies with high performing teams. She leverages her background in corporate venture building and... Read More →
Wednesday March 19, 2025 12:00pm - 12:30pm PDT
Silverado East
  Open Source Project Highlights

12:00pm PDT

The OSPO Has a New Sibling - AIO - Andrew Wafaa, Arm Ltd.
Wednesday March 19, 2025 12:00pm - 12:30pm PDT
Silverado West
AI is everywhere now whether we like it or not. People want to use it in the workplace, but there are concerns about using this technology. Arm has established an AI Office (AIO) to give employees guidance on how they can use AI in their working lives as the world’s understandings evolve over license and copyright questions. As we stand on the brink of this transformative change, we must ask ourselves: are we ready to embrace the future and unlock the full potential of AI in our professional lives?
Speakers
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Andrew Wafaa

Sr Director & Fellow, Arm Ltd.
Andrew leads Arm's Open Source Office as well as upstream interactions. He also sits on a number of industry and software bodies/projects including Yocto Project, FreeBSD Foundation, Xen, UXL Foundation, LF Edge & PyTorch Foundation
Wednesday March 19, 2025 12:00pm - 12:30pm PDT
Silverado West
  OS Program Office (OSPO) / TODO Group
  • Audience Experience Level Any

12:30pm PDT

Lunch
Wednesday March 19, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm PDT
Fairway Deck and Inside Terrace
Wednesday March 19, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm PDT
Fairway Deck and Inside Terrace
  Special Events / Exhibits / Breaks

2:00pm PDT

New Trajectories: Rug Pulls, Relicensing, and Hard Forks in OSS - Dawn Foster, CHAOSS
Wednesday March 19, 2025 2:00pm - 2:30pm PDT
Silverado West
Presented by: Dawn Foster, CHAOSS
Additional author/researcher: Matt Germonprez, University of Nebraska Omaha

Over the past few years, there has been an increase in hard forks that have been the result of corporate decisions made regarding OSS project structures. These so-called rug pulls from companies driving OSS projects can impact contribution and user dynamics, resulting in hard forks. This talk and our research is motivated by the growing trend of relicensing events and other structural changes to OSS projects that are resulting in hard forks originating from contributors and users of the original project.

We’ll explore the impact that these rug pulls have on the trajectories of the projects, individuals, and organizations involved through case studies of 3 relicensed projects and their resultant hard forks. We’ve found that hard forks resulting from relicensing events tend to have more organizational diversity than the original projects, especially when the forks are created under a foundation, rather than by a single company. The talk will dive into the data and implications to help the audience understand the consequences of relicensing both for the company driving the relicense and the risks of disruption to individuals and organizations contributing to and using the projects.
Speakers
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Dawn Foster

Director of Data Science, CHAOSS
Dr. Dawn Foster works as the Director of Data Science for CHAOSS where she is also a board member / maintainer. She is co-chair of CNCF TAG Contributor Strategy and an OpenUK board member. She has 20+ years of experience at companies like VMware and Intel with expertise in community... Read More →
Wednesday March 19, 2025 2:00pm - 2:30pm PDT
Silverado West
  Building and Managing Healthy Open Source Projects

2:00pm PDT

How To Use Linux Foundation AI Frameworks for Regulation Compliance - Karen Bennet, Responsible AI Solutions
Wednesday March 19, 2025 2:00pm - 2:30pm PDT
Vintner's Court
In the rapidly evolving landscape of AI regulations, ensuring compliance with standards such as the EU AI Act, CRA (Cyber Resilience Act), ISO, and IEEE is paramount for organizations. The Linux Foundation's has a number of AI frameworks, such as the Model Openness Framework (MOF), Supply-chain Levels for Software Artifacts (SLSA), Responsible Generative AI Framework (RGAIF) and SPDX and Software Package Data Exchange (SPDX), which together provide a comprehensive approach to meeting
the needs of regulatory requirements. This talk demonstrates how these frameworks can be used to provide evidence of compliance,to enhance transparency, and ensure the security and integrity of AI systems.

By using these approaches, organizations can streamline their compliance processes, mitigate risks, and foster innovation. MOF ensures the openness and transparency of AI models, SLSA secures the software supply chain, RGAF guides organizations to embrace the ethical and intentional design, development and deployment of GAI solutions. Together, these tools offer a robust solution for navigating the complexities of AI regulations and standards.
Speakers
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Karen Bennet

IEEE and ISO Officer, Responsible AI Solutions
Executive Director, Responsible AI Solutions, former executive of IBM, Red Hat and multiple AI startups, Co-Lead of Linux Foundation's SPDX AI and Dataset Profile Group, IEEE Vice Chair Technology and Society on AI Committee, officer on many ISO and IEEE AI Working groups, , Canadian... Read More →
Wednesday March 19, 2025 2:00pm - 2:30pm PDT
Vintner's Court
  Legal / Compliance / Policy

2:00pm PDT

Deploying Linux as Firmware at Global Scale: Update - Ronald Minnich, Hewlett Packard
Wednesday March 19, 2025 2:00pm - 2:30pm PDT
Silverado East
In 2017, I gave a talk, "Replace your exploit-ridden firmware with a Linux kernel", describing the NERF project we had started at Google. NERF (Non-Extensible Reduced Firmware) replaced much of the proprietary, buggy, exploit-friendly UEFI firmware with a Linux kernel and user programs, written in Go, from the u-root project (u-root.org).

A lot has happened since that talk!

We renamed NERF to LinuxBoot, and set up a Linux Foundation project of that name. Google, Bytedance, and others have deployed LinuxBoot at global scale; it is no exaggeration to say that LinuxBoot is deployed on the better part of 10 million servers. The Go code in u-root continues to grow in capability, even as the Go compilers have gotten better, producing higher performance, higher quality, smaller code. We can also use Google's Go compiler or the TinyGo compiler, which uses an LLVM backend. The TinyGo compiler has been shown to produce code that is comparable in speed, footprint, and jitter to the best binary that Rust generates.

In this talk, I will review the core ideas of the LinuxBoot project; why we designed it that way; our deployment experience; and where we go from here.
Speakers
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Ronald Minnich

Senior Distinguished Technologist, Hewlett Packard
Dr. Minnich has been writing firmware for 40 years, starting with the z80 and 6800. He’s also a long time contributor in the Unix, BSD, Plan 9, and Linux communities. He started the LinuxBIOS project in 1999, which was renamed to coreboot in 2008 and is now used in tens of millions... Read More →
Wednesday March 19, 2025 2:00pm - 2:30pm PDT
Silverado East
  Open Source Project Highlights

2:45pm PDT

Take Control Over Your Project's CVE Entries Before Someone Else Does - Greg Kroah-Hartman, Linux Foundation
Wednesday March 19, 2025 2:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
Silverado West
Unless your project explicitly becomes a Certification Numbering Authority (CNA), it is possible for almost anyone else to create a random CVE entry against your project. With the upcoming responsibility that projects have due to laws like the CRA in Europe, it is getting more and more important for all open source projects to handle the tracking of security bugs and identifiers themselves, instead of assuming others will do it for them.

cve.org now allows all open source projects to be their own CNA, so there is no excuse not to take ownership of this for your project. Groups like curl, the Linux Kernel, Kubernetes, and Python have all done this already, and OpenSSF has produced information explaining how you too can do it.

This talk will go into why you want to become a CNA, the steps involved, and tips learned from the Linux kernel CVE team in handling their 8 CVEs issued a day, alone with other information about other country's numbering authorities which will be coming online in the next few years.
Speakers
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Greg Kroah-Hartman

Fellow, Linux Foundation
Greg Kroah-Hartman is a Fellow at the Linux Foundation. He is currently responsible for the stable Linux kernel releases, and a member of the Linux kernel CVE team. He is also a maintainer of the USB, TTY, and driver core subsystems in the kernel as well as other portions of the codebase... Read More →
Wednesday March 19, 2025 2:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
Silverado West
  Building and Managing Healthy Open Source Projects
  • Audience Experience Level Any

2:45pm PDT

Defining Open Source AI: Can the “Judgement of Solomon” Help the Open Source Community Find Success? - Jeffrey Borek, IBM Corporation
Wednesday March 19, 2025 2:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
Vintner's Court
When faced with a difficult challenge sometimes it helps to look back at lessons from ancient history to guide your thinking. The Open Source Initiative (OSI) is working to create a definition for Open Source AI (OSAID), aiming to apply open source principles to artificial intelligence development, but clearly the 1.0 version is a work-in-progress. Can it find success? How may policy-makers react? Join this session to hear about the latest efforts to define open source AI and what's likely in store for 2025.
Speakers
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Jeffrey Borek

WW Sr. Program Director, IBM Corporation
Working across IBM Research to build a scalable and consistent AI software supply chain security framework, while continuing to lead the consumption compliance Open Source Program Office (OSPO), including policy, execution and guidance. Working with IBM Government & Regulatory Affairs... Read More →
Wednesday March 19, 2025 2:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
Vintner's Court
  Legal / Compliance / Policy

2:45pm PDT

Panel Discussion: Consumption Complacency: Bridging the Gap Between Discovery and Remediation - Brian Fox, Sonatype; Christopher Robinson, OpenSSF; Madison Oliver, GitHub
Wednesday March 19, 2025 2:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
Silverado East
Despite the availability of fixes for well-known vulnerabilities, open source software remains a significant target for attackers. In fact, three years after the infamous Log4j vulnerability, 13% of its downloads are still vulnerable. Even more concerning, 95% of vulnerable components downloaded today have a fixed version available.

In this session, Brian Fox (Sonatype), Christopher Robinson (OpenSSF), and Madison Oliver (GitHub) will explore these stark realities of open source vulnerabilities. The speakers will discuss why these vulnerabilities persist and how outdated or vulnerable components can slip through the cracks. Drawing from years of industry expertise, they will outline real-world remediation strategies and actionable best practices for mitigating open source risks.

Attendees will learn how to accelerate the adoption of secure components, integrate automated tools, and foster collaboration in the open source community to protect their software supply chain. Whether you’re a developer, security professional, or business leader, this session will equip you with the insights needed to secure your open source dependencies and strengthen your organization's resilience.
Speakers
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Christopher "CRob" Robinson

Security Lorax, OpenSSF
Christopher Robinson (aka CRob) is the Chief Security Architect for the Open Source Security Foundation. With over 25 years of Enterprise-class engineering, architectural, operational and leadership experience, CRob has worked at several Fortune 500 companies with experience in the... Read More →
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Brian Fox

Co-founder and CTO, Sonatype
Co-founder and CTO, Brian Fox is an OpenSSF Governing Board member, a member of the Apache Software Foundation and former Chair of the Apache Maven project. As a direct contributor to the Maven ecosystem, including the maven-dependency-plugin and maven-enforcer-plugin, he has over... Read More →
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Madison Oliver

Senior Security Manager, Advisory Database Curation, GitHub
Madison Oliver, vulnerability transparency advocate and senior security manager at GitHub, leads the advisory database team. Passionate about vulnerability reporting, response and disclosure, she co-chairs the relevant OpenSSF working group and serves on the CVE Program Board. Previously... Read More →
Wednesday March 19, 2025 2:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
Silverado East
  Security & Trust & Ethics in Open Source
  • Audience Experience Level Any

3:15pm PDT

Coffee Break
Wednesday March 19, 2025 3:15pm - 3:45pm PDT
Fairway Deck
Wednesday March 19, 2025 3:15pm - 3:45pm PDT
Fairway Deck
  Special Events / Exhibits / Breaks

3:45pm PDT

Catalyzing Open Source Projects at Academic Medical Centers: How and Why We Built the MGB License - Marvin Barksdale, Mass General Brigham - Innovation
Wednesday March 19, 2025 3:45pm - 4:15pm PDT
Vintner's Court
The modern Academic Medical Center ("AMC") has evolved beyond research & patient care to perform traditional commercial IP functions such as administration, licensing, and development, all in support of their central mission of the advancement of science and medicine. Aligned with this central mission is the proliferation of open-science research and open source innovation at AMCs, who have received millions of dollars from the US government in hopes of creating a flourishing ecosystem of collaboration. Unfortunately, at Mass General Brigham ("MGB") and other AMCs, open science and open source projects struggle to find fit in both licensing compliance and policy. Particularly for MGB, the largest recipient of NIH Open Science funding in the country, its commercial evolution and conservative licensing polices have combined to cause an open source licensing log jam. This session will review the competing AMC policy concerns that have caused MGB to disavow the use of most if not all osi approved licenses, and eventually lead to the development of their own permissive "open source" license.
Speakers
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Marvin Barksdale

Associate Director, Business Development and Digital Health, Mass General Brigham - Innovation
Marvin Barksdale supports a range of system-wide business development activities at Mass General Brigham, focusing primarily on the commercialization of key and emerging discoveries, innovations, and other digital health technology. Leading the drafting, structuring, and negotiation... Read More →
Wednesday March 19, 2025 3:45pm - 4:15pm PDT
Vintner's Court
  Legal / Compliance / Policy

3:45pm PDT

Facilitated Discussion: Linux Foundation Initiatives Supporting the Implementation of the EU Cyber Resilience Act - Mirko Boehm & Hilary Carter, The Linux Foundation; Christopher Robinson, OpenSSF
Wednesday March 19, 2025 3:45pm - 5:00pm PDT
Silverado West
The EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) has been adopted, and the new obligations for manufacturers and open source software stewards will come into effect in 2026 and 2027. This joint session between Linux Foundation Europe, LF Research, and the OpenSSF will describe how the Linux Foundation is seizing the opportunity for an improved state of the union in cybersecurity that the CRA offers, and is steering necessary adaptations for the benefit of our members, projects, and contributors.

Specifically, this session will describe CRA implementation progress, commencing with the Linux Foundation's stewards and manufacturers workshop in December 2024, new working groups at the OpenSSF, and research projects, to provide guidance and raise awareness within our ecosystem. It will end with an interactive panel discussion where questions about the impact of the CRA on our collaborative development efforts will be addressed.
Speakers
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Mirko Boehm

Community Development, Linux Foundation Europe, The Linux Foundation
Mirko Boehm is a free and open source software contributor, community manager, licensing expert and researcher, with contributions to major open source projects like the KDE Desktop, the Open Invention Network, the Open Source Initiative and others. He is a visiting lecturer and researcher... Read More →
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Christopher "CRob" Robinson

Security Lorax, OpenSSF
Christopher Robinson (aka CRob) is the Chief Security Architect for the Open Source Security Foundation. With over 25 years of Enterprise-class engineering, architectural, operational and leadership experience, CRob has worked at several Fortune 500 companies with experience in the... Read More →
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Hilary Carter

SVP Research, Linux Foundation
Hilary Carter is a writer, researcher, and team leader, producing engaging, decision-useful insights that broaden the understanding of open source and emerging technologies and their impact on business, government, and society. She has contributed to books and numerous research reports... Read More →
Wednesday March 19, 2025 3:45pm - 5:00pm PDT
Silverado West
  Building and Managing Healthy Open Source Projects

4:30pm PDT

Mission Possible: 24 Hours To Security Compliance - Philippe Ombredanne, AboutCode
Wednesday March 19, 2025 4:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
Vintner's Court
CRA is coming. And this European regulation will impact software development worldwide. And your operations will be impacted.

You will have 24 hours to discover and disclose any relevant, critical vulnerabilities and notify security agencies.

Join Philippe Ombredanne to review which people, what processes, and technologies you will need to deploy by September 2026 to avoid large fines. We will share the latest development of the regulation implementation and how to work out minimalist and practical plans for compliance.
Speakers
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Philippe Ombredanne

Lead maintainer, AboutCode
Philippe Ombredanne is a FOSS hacker passionate about enabling easier and safer reuse of open source code. He is the lead maintainer of the AboutCode stack of open source tools for Software Composition Analysis and license and security compliance, including the industry-leading ScanCode... Read More →
Wednesday March 19, 2025 4:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
Vintner's Court
  Legal / Compliance / Policy
  • Audience Experience Level Any

5:00pm PDT

Evening Happy Hour
Wednesday March 19, 2025 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Fairway Deck
Wind down after a day of sessions with fellow attendees at our lively happy hours. Enjoy refreshing drinks and light bites while building meaningful connections in a relaxed atmosphere.
Wednesday March 19, 2025 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Fairway Deck
  Special Events / Exhibits / Breaks

6:00pm PDT

Evening Shuttle Services to Downtown Napa
Wednesday March 19, 2025 6:00pm - 9:30pm PDT
Silverado Resort, Napa, CA
Continue your evening at the vibrant Oxbow Public Market, your drop-off destination in Downtown Napa! Explore an array of local food vendors and wine bars at the Market, or take a short stroll to discover Downtown Napa’s restaurants and tasting rooms. Buses depart from the Silverado Resort following the evening happy hours, with final pickup from Oxbow Market at 9:30 PM.
Wednesday March 19, 2025 6:00pm - 9:30pm PDT
Silverado Resort, Napa, CA 1600 Atlas Peak Rd Napa, CA 94558
  Special Events / Exhibits / Breaks
 
Thursday, March 20
 

8:00am PDT

Breakfast
Thursday March 20, 2025 8:00am - 10:00am PDT
Fairway Deck and Inside Terrace
Thursday March 20, 2025 8:00am - 10:00am PDT
Fairway Deck and Inside Terrace
  Special Events / Exhibits / Breaks

8:00am PDT

Registration & Badge Pick-Up
Thursday March 20, 2025 8:00am - 5:00pm PDT
Beaulieu Room (Mansion - Main Level)
Thursday March 20, 2025 8:00am - 5:00pm PDT
Beaulieu Room (Mansion - Main Level)
  Special Events / Exhibits / Breaks

8:00am PDT

Zen Zone
Thursday March 20, 2025 8:00am - 5:00pm PDT
Silverado Resort, Napa, CA
Visit the Registration Desk for Location Details & Access
All attendees may feel free to use the Zen Zone as needed for sensory relaxation, meditation and worship. It is a physical space where conversation and interaction are not allowed, where attendees can go if for any reason they can’t interact with other attendees at that time.
Thursday March 20, 2025 8:00am - 5:00pm PDT
Silverado Resort, Napa, CA 1600 Atlas Peak Rd Napa, CA 94558
  Special Events / Exhibits / Breaks

10:00am PDT

Understanding and Managing SBOMs in Modern Automotive Vehicles: A Journey - Yuichi Kusakabe & Takashi Ninjouji, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Thursday March 20, 2025 10:00am - 10:30am PDT
Vintner's Court
The SBOM (Software Bill of Materials) for a single automotive vehicle is in high demand. Modern vehicles are advanced information systems that constantly evolve, with frequently changing software configurations. This trend is even more pronounced in Software Defined Vehicles (SDVs). Open source supports this evolution. Understanding the software components that make up a vehicle is crucial for asset and risk management, making it a valuable endeavor in the software supply chain. The introduction of process management standards like ISO 5230 and ISO 18974, and the adoption of standard data formats through SPDX Lite (ISO 5962 (SPDX 2.2.1) and the annex of SPDX 2.3), are expected to yield significant results. Meanwhile, there is growing interest in more effective SBOM content and how to share and handle this information. In this session, we will share insights and challenges gained through the development of IVI.
Speakers
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Yuichi Kusakabe

Chief Architect / OSPO Tech Lead, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Yuichi Kusakabe is the Chief Architect at Honda Motor Co., Ltd. , AGL(Automotive Grade Linux) member and COVESA(Connected Vehicle Systems Alliance) member since 2011 with over twenty years of Automotive and Open Source Software Experience.Prior to joining Honda Motor he worked for... Read More →
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Takashi Ninjouji

Chief Engineer, Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
Takashi Ninjouji, Chief Engineer at Honda Motor Co., Ltd., focuses on Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV) and the Open Source Program Office (OSPO). His interests also include Security Assurance and SBOM. He spent 10 years in Telecom and Mobile industries working on R&D. For the past 15... Read More →
Thursday March 20, 2025 10:00am - 10:30am PDT
Vintner's Court
  OS Program Office (OSPO) / TODO Group
  • Audience Experience Level Any

10:00am PDT

Zephyr: Journey To Safety Certification - Kate Stewart, The LInux Foundation
Thursday March 20, 2025 10:00am - 10:30am PDT
Silverado East
When we launched the Zephyr project 9 years ago, we had the goal of adopting security and safety best practices. In the years since then it has grown to be one of the most active projects at the Linux Foundation. There were some good starting points and practices available to adopt for Security, but Safety was an open area. How could an open source project with a high velocity of change achieve safety certification? This session will go through some of the learning experiences that let us get our concept approval in December of 2024, and have a solid plan to achieve safety certification.
Speakers
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Kate Stewart

VP Dependable Embedded Systems, The LInux Foundation
Kate Stewart works with the safety, security and license compliance communities to advance the adoption of best practices into embedded open source projects. Since joining The Linux Foundation, she has launched the ELISA and Zephyr Projects, as well as supporting other embedded projects... Read More →
Thursday March 20, 2025 10:00am - 10:30am PDT
Silverado East
  Sustainability and Innovation in Open Source

10:00am PDT

Facilitated Discussion: Open Source - Academic Partnerships: Creating Win-Win Partnerships - Stephanie Lieggi, UC Santa Cruz; Nithya Ruff, Amazon; Hilary Carter, Linux Foundation
Thursday March 20, 2025 10:00am - 11:15am PDT
Silverado West
Universities are important sources of talent and innovation for open source projects. Successful open source projects originating from academic researchers – including Ceph and Jupyter – highlight the benefits to be gained from university-based open source projects. However, much of the open source work occurring in academic settings are siloed, and potential innovations that could benefit industry and society at large are lost as funding cycles end and research stalls. This session aims to answer the question of how to create mutually beneficial relationships between academia and open source. It will include introductory discussion by experts to provide insights for improving collaborations between open source, industry and universities, and how organizations like the Linux Foundation can play a part. The discussion will ask participants to consider questions such as: how can universities improve training for the next generation of open source leaders; how can communities better on-board students and researchers looking to contribute to their projects; and how can industry partners and foundations/fiscal sponsors help the development of academic open source ecosystems?
Speakers
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Stephanie Lieggi

Executive Director, CROSS/OSPO, UC Santa Cruz
Stephanie Lieggi is executive director for the Center for Research in Open Source Software (CROSS) and the UC Santa Cruz Open Source Program Office (OSPO). In her current roles she supports the work of academic-based open source projects and enables a sustainable contributor base... Read More →
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Nithya Ruff

Director, Amazon OSPO, Amazon
Nithya is the Head of Amazon’s Open Source Program Office. Amazon’s customers value open source innovation and the cloud’s role in helping them adopt and run important open source services. She drives open source culture and coordination inside of Amazon and engagement with... Read More →
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Hilary Carter

SVP Research, Linux Foundation
Hilary Carter is a writer, researcher, and team leader, producing engaging, decision-useful insights that broaden the understanding of open source and emerging technologies and their impact on business, government, and society. She has contributed to books and numerous research reports... Read More →
Thursday March 20, 2025 10:00am - 11:15am PDT
Silverado West
  OS in the Public Sector and Society

10:45am PDT

Teaching Open Source Risk and Investment: A Framework - Emma Irwin, Microsoft
Thursday March 20, 2025 10:45am - 11:15am PDT
Vintner's Court
Microsoft's Open Source Programs Office (OSPO) has been building tools and resources to increase visibility of risk according to a set of metrics (Rubrics) in our open source dependencies.

Like many things open source, the path to resolving risk through investment, is a 'learn by doing' exercise. Simply saying 'this project needs funds' isn't helpful to decision makers. What *is*helpful is being able to describe risk, who shares that risk, and what type of investment is most likely to have impact (and ways of tracking that investment over time).

In this talk, I'll share with you our new learn by doing 'investing in open source dependencies framework' to help those advocating for funding, build business cases to advocate strategically for those outcomes. I'll also share a couple of case studies to show how it might work in your company.

We’re learning here too, and look forward to expanding some of the ways we can experiment together and empower every employee to advocate for the need that they see in their dependencies to ultimately contribute to a more secure healthy ecosystem.
Speakers
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Emma Irwin

Principal TPM, Microsoft
Emma Irwin has been working in open source for nearly 20 years. She is currently a Principal TPM on Microsoft's OSPO - living and working in Sooke BC.
Thursday March 20, 2025 10:45am - 11:15am PDT
Vintner's Court
  OS Program Office (OSPO) / TODO Group

10:45am PDT

Six Years of Empowering Open Source Communities - Shuah Khan, The Linux Foundation
Thursday March 20, 2025 10:45am - 11:15am PDT
Silverado East
Growing new talent and attracting new developers is challenging for open source communities. Yet, it is vital to reach out to train the next generation of developers to keep the open source communities healthy and sustainable.

Equitable access to learning resources is a barrier for a significant number of new developers. It isn't easy for new developers to get a start in open source, connect with open source communities and contribute to them. It is equally challenging for employers to find new developers to add to their technical projects.

Shuah Khan will talk about Linux Foundation's six year journey to provide learning resources for new open source developers, opportunities to experts in open source communities to train and mentor the next generation, and make newly trained talent available to prospective employers.
Speakers
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Shuah Khan

Kernel Maintainer & Linux Fellow, The Linux Foundation
Shuah Khan is a Kernel Maintainer & Linux Fellow at The Linux Foundation. She is an experienced Linux Kernel developer, maintainer, and contributor. She authored, A Beginner’s Guide to Linux Kernel Development (LFD103) training course. She designed and leads the Mentorship program... Read More →
Thursday March 20, 2025 10:45am - 11:15am PDT
Silverado East
  Sustainability and Innovation in Open Source
  • Audience Experience Level Any

11:15am PDT

Coffee Break
Thursday March 20, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm PDT
Fairway Deck
Thursday March 20, 2025 11:15am - 12:00pm PDT
Fairway Deck
  Special Events / Exhibits / Breaks

12:00pm PDT

An Enterprise Approach To Preparing for CRA Compliance Leveraging OpenSSF - Sarah Evans & Michael Mosca, Dell Technologies
Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 12:30pm PDT
Silverado West
The Cyber Resiliency Act was passed into EU law in 2024, and the clock is ticking. Manufacturers of products with digital elements must begin reporting in 2 years, with compliance enforceable in 3 years. This talk will share Dell’s initial compliance approach, which includes analyzation of requirements and intent into actionable items to drive product teams to compliance and roadmap development efforts. The presenters will share how Dell’s participation in OpenSSF accelerates our internal CRA compliance journey, as well as creates opportunities for Dell to collaborate with others in the industry to improve OSS security of the upstream OSS we all share.
Speakers
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Sarah Evans

Distinguished Engineer, Security R&D, Office of the global CTO, Dell Technologies
Sarah is a security innovation researcher, leveraging diverse experiences as an IT and security practitioner to improve security by design in emerging technologies. Prior to Dell, Sarah has had roles in the finance, defense, manufacturing and education industries. Sarah also contributes... Read More →
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Michael Mosca

Business Information Security Officer- BISO, Dell
Michael Mosca currently leads the Client Solutions Group's business unit security strategy, where his efforts are directed toward ensuring our products and services meet and exceed industry best practices, regulatory requirements, and market drivers. He has a robust cybersecurity... Read More →
Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 12:30pm PDT
Silverado West
  OS in the Public Sector and Society

12:00pm PDT

TODO Steering Committee - Management & OSPO Ask Anything - Brittany Istenes, Fannie Mae
Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 12:30pm PDT
Vintner's Court
This Ask Me Anything session connects attendees to the TODO Group Steering Committee. The TODO Group is an open community of practitioners who aim to create, share knowledge and collaborate on best practices on open source management in organizations to run successful Open Source Program Offices.

Members of the steering committee will assist the audience through the best practices, guides, and tools made by and for open source managers to help them in their day-to-day responsibilities, as well as share their first-hand experiences and lessons learned in building and operating OSPOs. Additionally, attendees will learn ways to connect with the TODO Group – the largest OSPO community dedicated to building best practices in open source management. The session will also provide insights into what OSPOs are facing within the compliance and policy space as well as how people can partner with the ToDo Group.
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Brittany Istenes

OSPO Strategist, Fannie Mae
Brittany Istenes started off her career as an elementary school educator which then led to a path of tech. Brittany has led advisory councils, special interest groups, open source contributions, community building, InnerSource initiatives and all the gray areas in between. At Fannie... Read More →
Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 12:30pm PDT
Vintner's Court
  OS Program Office (OSPO) / TODO Group

12:00pm PDT

OpenMDW - A Permissive Future for Open AI Models - Matt White, Linux Foundation
Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 12:30pm PDT
Silverado East
Join us to explore OpenMDW, a first-of-its-kind open license designed for AI models, datasets, parameters and associated artifacts. OpenMDW eliminates ambiguity, offering clear, permissive rights for use, modification, and distribution—empowering developers, researchers, and enterprises alike.

With an MIT-like style, OpenMDW includes an explicit patent grant, unrestricted use of outputs, and alignment with the Model Openness Framework, ensuring shared components have proper legal rights while respecting contributors' boundaries. It strikes the perfect balance between openness and protection, enabling innovation without mandating the release of all model elements.

Discover how OpenMDW fosters trust, transparency, and supports innovation and research, while reducing legal risks and driving industry collaboration.

This session is your opportunity to shape the future of open AI. Don’t miss it!
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Matt White

GM of AI, Executive Director, PyTorch Foundation, Linux Foundation
Matt White is the Executive Director of the PyTorch Foundation and GM of AI at the Linux Foundation. He is also the Director of the Generative AI Commons. Matt has nearly 30 years of experience in applied research and standards in AI and data in telecom, media and gaming industries... Read More →
Thursday March 20, 2025 12:00pm - 12:30pm PDT
Silverado East
  Sustainability and Innovation in Open Source

12:30pm PDT

Lunch
Thursday March 20, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm PDT
Fairway Deck and Inside Terrace
Thursday March 20, 2025 12:30pm - 2:00pm PDT
Fairway Deck and Inside Terrace
  Special Events / Exhibits / Breaks

2:00pm PDT

Power To the Data Creators: Building Ethical and Inclusive Open Source AI Through Data Governance - Stefano Maffulli, Open Source Initiative
Thursday March 20, 2025 2:00pm - 2:30pm PDT
Silverado West
Undertaking effective data governance in AI training has become a central issue among Open Source AI advocates due to the complex nature and diversification of shared data resources. To have effective governance requires navigating a matrix of rules and ethical principles to protect copyright, privacy and other data-related rights. Effective data governance must also consider the impact on fundamental rights, ensuring that equitable and inclusive standards are maintained within AI ecosystems and the oversight of such systems.

In this talk I will discuss the role of data governance and data sharing as they relate to Open Source AI development. Specific approaches and strategies will be shared that can be undertaken both by Open Source AI developers and by other stakeholders to increase the amount of data that is properly governed and available for use in Open Source AI development.
Speakers
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Stefano Maffulli

Executive Director, Open Source Initiative
Stefano joined OSI in 2021 after decades of open source advocacy, both as a contributor and leader. He co-founded and led the Italian chapter of Free Software Foundation Europe from 2001 to 2007, structured the developer community of the OpenStack Foundation and subsequently led open... Read More →
Thursday March 20, 2025 2:00pm - 2:30pm PDT
Silverado West
  OS in the Public Sector and Society
  • Audience Experience Level Any

2:00pm PDT

Use OSS To Serve OSS - Ant OSPO's Trial Approach on Dev Tooling and OSPO Infra - Richard Sikang Bian & Florian Fan, Ant Group
Thursday March 20, 2025 2:00pm - 2:30pm PDT
Vintner's Court
Ant Group established its Open Source Program Office (OSPO) over three years ago, initially focused on compliance and project support. Over the years, the team has evolved into a full-fledged business unit with dedicated emphasis on strategy, growth, developer experience, and internationalization. As the team has matured, one key insight we've gained is the critical importance of development tooling and "OSPO infra" to systematically support our growing portfolio of more than 20 internal projects—a number that continues to expand.

Operating without dedicated developer or product resources, we have pioneered a unique approach to building and scaling our infrastructure. In this session, we will share our perspective for "OSPO infra" and the toolkit we've developed so far. We will also explore a specialized area of focus for Ant Group—graph technology—and how it plays a critical role in this initiative.

The second half of the presentation will delve into a case study demonstrating how our OSPO collaborates with the Graph team (https://github.com/tugraph-family) to build open-source tools that have proven valuable in supporting and serving OSS teams.
Speakers
avatar for Richard Sikang Bian

Richard Sikang Bian

Head of Open Source; Director of Product and Strategy (OSS), Ant Group
An ex-Square, ex-Microsoft engineer, Richard led Ant Group OSS from day 1 and developed the initiative into a cross-functional team covering governance, strategy, developer experience, product and growth efforts. We collaborate closely with 20+ internal teams to help their strategy... Read More →
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Florian Fan

TuGraph Open Source Lead, Ant Group
Florian Fan (范志东), Ant Group TuGraph Open Source Lead, Developer Relations Advocate, and TuGraph/DB-GPT/OSGraph Maintainer. He has worked for Tencent, Alibaba Cloud, and Ant Group, focusing on "Graph+AI" technology including Big Data, Databases, Graph Computing, Knowledge Graph... Read More →
Thursday March 20, 2025 2:00pm - 2:30pm PDT
Vintner's Court
  OS Program Office (OSPO) / TODO Group

2:45pm PDT

Solving the Immigration Bottleneck: Cap-Exempt H-1B Programs as a Game-Changer for U.S. Talent Strategy - Jeff Goldman & Danielle Goldman, Open Avenues Foundation
Thursday March 20, 2025 2:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
Silverado West
The U.S. is facing a critical talent shortage, with companies struggling to hire the best international professionals due to restrictive visa policies and the uncertainty of the H-1B lottery. Open Avenues Foundation has developed a groundbreaking solution that not only provides companies with an alternative pathway to hire top foreign talent but also invests in the future of the U.S. workforce.

Through its national Fellowship program model, Open Avenues partners with tech and scientific companies by obtaining a cap-exempt H-1B visa for the company’s key foreign national personnel who has no other option to work in the United States, without the requirement to win the H-1B lottery. Open Avenues then employes the highly skilled foreign professional for five-hours per week to train U.S. college students in the foreign national’s STEM profession. Once the foreign national has an approved part-time cap-exempt H-1B with Open Avenues, the law permits the tech or science company to immediately file its own concurrent cap-exempt H-1B for the same person, also without needing to win the H-1B lottery. This program provides international talent in the Fellowship to work for high-growth companies and contribute to the U.S. economy while concurrently preparing the next generation of American workers with the skills they need to compete globally.

Join Danielle Goldman and Jeff Goldman, Co-Founders of Open Avenues Foundation, as they share how this innovative approach is transforming both immigration and workforce development. Learn how business leaders can use this model to attract and retain global talent, strengthen their hiring pipeline, and stay competitive in today’s evolving economy.
Speakers
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Danielle Goldman

Co-Founder & Executive Director, Open Avenues Foundation
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Jeff Goldman

Co-Founder & General Counsel, Open Avenues Foundation
Thursday March 20, 2025 2:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
Silverado West
  Global Collaboration and Diversity
  • Audience Experience Level Any

2:45pm PDT

The Road to use OpenTelemetry for LLM Observability - Guangya Liu, IBM & Nir Gazit, Traceloop
Thursday March 20, 2025 2:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
Silverado East
If 2023 is the year of LLMs, then 2024 will be the year for LLM Applications. As LLMs continue to integrate into various applications ranging from chatbots and search engines to creative writing aids, the need to monitor and comprehend their behaviors intensifies.

Observability plays a crucial role in this context. It involves the systematic collection and analysis of data to enhance LLM performance, identify and correct biases, troubleshoot issues, and ensure AI systems are both reliable and trustworthy.

In this discussion, we will explore the concept of LLM observability in depth, focusing on how OpenTelemetry can fit into the world of LLM observability . Additionally, we will talk about challenges around modeling of prompts, completions, events, semantic conventions, and basically our path with the llm-sem-conv working group.
Speakers
avatar for Guangya Liu

Guangya Liu

Senior Technical Staff Member, IBM
Guangya Liu is a Senior Technical Staff Member (STSM) for IBM Instana. He is the technical leader driving the IBM Instana development and customer support. He is also the open source leader for IBM Instana team, driving the cloud-native open source contribution to integrate with... Read More →
avatar for Nir Gazit

Nir Gazit

CEO, Traceloop
CEO @ traceloop; ex-chief architect @ Fiverr, ex-tech lead @ Google; OpenTelemetry contributor
Thursday March 20, 2025 2:45pm - 3:15pm PDT
Silverado East
  Sustainability and Innovation in Open Source
  • Audience Experience Level Any

3:15pm PDT

Coffee Break
Thursday March 20, 2025 3:15pm - 3:45pm PDT
Fairway Deck
Thursday March 20, 2025 3:15pm - 3:45pm PDT
Fairway Deck
  Special Events / Exhibits / Breaks

3:45pm PDT

Enhancing Diversity and Inclusion in Open-Source Communities: Turning Strategy into Impact - Regina Nkenchor, GNOME Foundation
Thursday March 20, 2025 3:45pm - 4:15pm PDT
Vintner's Court
Research has shown that diversity is not just a buzzword but a critical factor that significantly impacts the effectiveness and success of open-source communities. Building an inclusive environment requires more than recognizing the importance of diversity; it demands concrete actions, tangible outcomes, and a genuine commitment to creating a welcoming space for all contributors. This talk draws from an in-depth study of the GNOME Project's diversity and inclusion strategies, examining the opportunities and challenges in fostering inclusiveness. By exploring these experiences, the aim of this talk is to provide actionable recommendations for improving diversity efforts.

While some open-source projects have implemented strategies to create a diverse and inclusive environment, they often struggle to achieve impactful outcomes. How can we move beyond setting diversity and inclusion strategies to achieve measurable results? Are policies and initiatives enough to foster true inclusiveness? In this talk, I will share recommended strategies to foster contributions from diverse groups.
Speakers
avatar for Regina Nkenchor

Regina Nkenchor

Project Maintainer and Community Director of GNOME Africa, GNOME Foundation
Regina is the Project Maintainer and Community Director of GNOME Africa, as well as a member of the Diversity & Inclusion Community. She served two terms as Vice President of the Board of Directors at the GNOME Foundation, where she played a pivotal role in shaping the project's diversity... Read More →
Thursday March 20, 2025 3:45pm - 4:15pm PDT
Vintner's Court
  Global Collaboration and Diversity

3:45pm PDT

Panel Discussion: Funding: Positive and Negative Impacts in OSS Projects - Dawn Foster, CHAOSS; Emma Irwin, Microsoft; Cailean Osborne, Linux Foundation Europe
Thursday March 20, 2025 3:45pm - 4:15pm PDT
Silverado East
Open source software has become ubiquitous and can be found in almost every codebase, but sustaining those open source projects and communities over the long-term can be a challenge. Much of the critical infrastructure that we all rely on is made up of open source projects that lack the resources to be properly maintained over the long term. Companies, public institutions, and philanthropic organizations are beginning to fill this gap, but measuring the impact of this funding is an ongoing challenge, and we need to be able to understand the impacts to justify future rounds of funding as well as to optimize funding approaches whilst mitigating ineffective or even harmful approaches.

In this panel, we’ll talk about what we’ve learned from public funding programs in Europe and corporate FOSS funds along with measuring the impact of those funding initiatives. We’ll discuss the challenges of understanding how funding can have positive or negative impacts for open source projects with different characteristics. The audience will gain an appreciation for funding initiatives for open source projects and how to understand and maximize the impact of those initiatives.
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Cailean Osborne

Senior Researcher, Linux Foundation Europe
Cailean is a Researcher at the Linux Foundation and a PhD Candidate in Social Data Science at the Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford. His interests are in OSS, the digital commons, and public interest computing. Previously, Cailean worked as the International Policy Lead... Read More →
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Dawn Foster

Director of Data Science, CHAOSS
Dr. Dawn Foster works as the Director of Data Science for CHAOSS where she is also a board member / maintainer. She is co-chair of CNCF TAG Contributor Strategy and an OpenUK board member. She has 20+ years of experience at companies like VMware and Intel with expertise in community... Read More →
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Emma Irwin

Principal TPM, Microsoft
Emma Irwin has been working in open source for nearly 20 years. She is currently a Principal TPM on Microsoft's OSPO - living and working in Sooke BC.
Thursday March 20, 2025 3:45pm - 4:15pm PDT
Silverado East
  Sustainability and Innovation in Open Source

4:30pm PDT

Panel Discussion: Japan Evangelist Program - A Model To Foster Regional Communities - Noriaki Fukuyasu, The Linux Foundation; Yuichi Nakamura & Ayumi Watanabe, Hitachi; Masato Endo, Toyota Motor Corporation; & Munehiro Ikeda, Cybertrust Japan
Thursday March 20, 2025 4:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
Vintner's Court
Open source is everywhere. Anyone can use it and anyone can contribute codes to the community regardless of the countries and regions. It is inherently borderless.In the meantime, it is also true that most of the critical open source projects are English speaking communities. This actually creates a gap between English speaking regions and non-English speaking regions in terms of the knowledge about the technologies as well as opportunity to get involved in the community development. There has to be a “Bridge” to fill the gap.

The Linux Foundation Japan office launched a program to solve this issue by launching the Japan Evangelist Program, which has been a big success so far. The evangelists can also become a community by itself, they become a force to connect multiple communities to co-work to create larger values as well as sharing best practice to run meetup etc, which has been a nice side effect of the program.

In this session, through the discussion with the panelists (they are all Japan Evangelists) we would like to elaborate how the program is actually working.
Speakers
avatar for Munehiro Ikeda

Munehiro Ikeda

Lead Architect, Cybertrust Japan Co., Ltd.
Ikeda Munehiro is a key engineer in the IoT Technology Division at Cybertrust Japan, working on leading-edge technologies and contributing to the Open Source Security Foundations (OpenSSF) activities on OSS security and supply chain.
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Noriaki Fukuyasu

VP of Japan Operations, The Linux Foundation
VP of Japan Operations at Linux Foundation.
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Masato Endo

Project General Manager, Toyota Motor Corporation
Masato Endo is a Project General Manager of Value Chain Innovation Project in TOYOTA. He focuses also on promoting Open Source Innovation and he set up TOYOTA OSPO in 2024. Furthermore, he plays the following roles in Open Source Communities. -The Linux Foundation Japan Evangelist... Read More →
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Yuichi Nakamura

Head of OSPO, Hitachi,Ltd
Yuichi Nakamura, Ph.D has been engaged with OSS over 20 years, contributed to SELinux, given presentations in many OSS events such as Linux Security Summit, Embedded Linux Conference and KubeCon. He also launched ecosystem of business and OSS contribution model based on Keycloak in... Read More →
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Ayumi Watanabe

Senior OSS Specialist of Hitachi Solutions, Ltd., Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.
Ayumi Watanabe is a Senior OSS Specialist of Hitachi Solutions, Ltd.. She is also a core member of OpenChain Japan and known as a SBOM evangelist. Her strong point is a knowledge of many tools for SBOM generation and management, a wide range of experiences as an OSS management consultant... Read More →
Thursday March 20, 2025 4:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
Vintner's Court
  Global Collaboration and Diversity
  • Audience Experience Level Any

4:30pm PDT

A Data-Driven Analysis To Decode Open-Sourced Large Model Technology Impacts: For Now and Next - Yonghua Lin, Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence (BAAI)
Thursday March 20, 2025 4:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
Silverado East
The rapid evolution of large-scale AI models has been fueled by open-source contributions across four critical dimensions: models, data, evaluation, and system software. To access the real impact of these contributions, we conducted the first large-scale, cross-platform study over six months, investigating nearly 100,000 data points from platforms like Hugging Face, GitHub, and ModelScope. This study, carried out by key contributors from BAAI, CSDN, Linux AI & Data, and other leading organizations—provided deep insights through monthly evaluations, revealing trends, challenges, and opportunities in the open-source large model ecosystem.

In this presentation, we will decode the current state of open-source large model technology, highlight key findings from this groundbreaking collaborative analysis, and discuss its implications for future innovation. From tracking global adoption patterns to identifying critical gaps in open-source collaboration, attendees will gain a deeper understanding of how open-source efforts drive AI development today and the strategies needed to shape the next wave of breakthroughs.
Speakers
avatar for Yonghua Lin

Yonghua Lin

VP and Chief Engineer, Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence (BAAI)
Yonghua Lin is the Vice President and CTO of Beijing Academy of Artificial Intelligence, responsible for AI System, and Large Model Foundation Technology research, industry and open-source ecosystem cooperation. She is formerly the Director of IBM China Research Lab and Distinguished... Read More →
Thursday March 20, 2025 4:30pm - 5:00pm PDT
Silverado East
  Sustainability and Innovation in Open Source
  • Audience Experience Level Any

5:00pm PDT

Evening Happy Hour
Thursday March 20, 2025 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Fairway Deck
Wind down after a day of sessions with fellow attendees at our lively happy hours. Enjoy refreshing drinks and light bites while building meaningful connections in a relaxed atmosphere.
Thursday March 20, 2025 5:00pm - 6:00pm PDT
Fairway Deck
  Special Events / Exhibits / Breaks

6:00pm PDT

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Thursday March 20, 2025 6:00pm - 9:30pm PDT
Silverado Resort, Napa, CA
Continue your evening at the vibrant Oxbow Public Market, your drop-off destination in Downtown Napa! Explore an array of local food vendors and wine bars at the Market, or take a short stroll to discover Downtown Napa’s restaurants and tasting rooms. Buses depart from the Silverado Resort following the evening happy hours, with final pickup from Oxbow Market at 9:30 PM.
Thursday March 20, 2025 6:00pm - 9:30pm PDT
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