The Linux Foundation Member Summit: Full Schedule

November 19-21 2024
Napa, California
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8:00am PST

Breakfast

Wednesday November 20, 2024 8:00am - 10:00am PST

Fairway Deck

Wednesday November 20, 2024 8:00am - 10:00am PST
Fairway Deck

Special Events / Exhibits / Breaks

8:00am PST

Registration & Badge Pick-Up

Wednesday November 20, 2024 8:00am - 5:00pm PST

Beaulieu Room (Mansion - Main Level)

Wednesday November 20, 2024 8:00am - 5:00pm PST
Beaulieu Room (Mansion - Main Level) Silverado Resort

Special Events / Exhibits / Breaks

8:00am PST

Zen Zone

Wednesday November 20, 2024 8:00am - 5:00pm PST

Robert Mondavi

All attendees may feel free to use the Zen Zone as needed. 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 November 20, 2024 8:00am - 5:00pm PST
Robert Mondavi The Silverado Resort

Special Events / Exhibits / Breaks

9:00am PST

Adapting Open Source License Practices in the Age of LLMs - Brian Warner, Fidelity Investments

Wednesday November 20, 2024 9:00am - 9:30am PST

Vintner's Court

For many years, the landscape of open source licensing seemed stable and predictable. However, the advent of large language models (LLMs) has introduced new licenses and raised numerous questions about the application of existing open source licenses. At Fidelity, our Open Source Program Office (OSPO) and legal team have evolved our processes to navigate these changes and better understand what they require of us. This session will provide a practical case study and an accessible discussion on how OSPOs and legal teams can collaborate effectively in this evolving landscape.

Speakers

Brian Warner

Director, OSPO Architect, Fidelity Investments

Brian is the architect of the Fidelity Investments OSPO. He is responsible for setting internal open source policies and standards, identifying improvements to the open source contribution and consumption experience, architecting tools that improve Fidelity's engagement with open... Read More →

Wednesday November 20, 2024 9:00am - 9:30am PST
Vintner's Court

Legal Track Sessions

Content Experience Level Intermediate

9:30am PST

Pretty Good > Perfect: Practical Risk Management for Open Source Software - Michael Herzog, nexB

Wednesday November 20, 2024 9:30am - 10:00am PST

Vintner's Court

“Perfect is the enemy of good.” Whether it was Voltaire or Aristotle who said it first, it’s true for risk management in open source software.

For both vulnerability mitigation and license compliance, risk management is always a sliding scale. How do you define or apply practical policies to focus identification and mitigation for the highest risk vulnerabilities in the context of your technology stack? And for the highest risk licenses in the context of how you deploy or distribute products or applications?

In this talk, Michael will discuss setting priorities for open source software compliance and how to avoid the pitfalls of focusing on low value / high cost activities, based on over 15 years of experience running Software Composition Analysis projects. The best advice? Focus on accuracy over precision.

Speakers

Michael Herzog

co-founder and CEO, nexB

lf member summit 2024 practical risk mgt for OSS pdf

Wednesday November 20, 2024 9:30am - 10:00am PST
Vintner's Court

Legal Track Sessions

Content Experience Level Beginner

10:00am PST

Improving License Information in Fedora - Jilayne Lovejoy & Richard Fontana, Red Hat

Wednesday November 20, 2024 10:00am - 10:30am PST

Vintner's Court

The licensing of open source software, as embodied in source code and package metadata, has long suffered from lack of clarity and consistency. This has become more evident with the use of sophisticated license scanning tools. Discussions among open source legal and compliance experts often express the desirability of having such problems addressed upstream.

We will describe the progress on an initiative driven by Red Hat and the Fedora Project community to revitalize its traditional role of curating a distribution with careful attention to licensing. This initiative includes: improved documentation and explanation of license policies, evolution of "allowed" and "not allowed" license lists from a project wiki to a repository of machine-readable data; the use of SPDX identifiers in package license metadata, including close collaboration with the SPDX-legal community; and traceable license review process. We will cover an overview of the process, challenges faced and overcome, and planned next steps.

By sharing the Fedora approach, we hope others can learn or borrow from this work and also contribute to improving license information upstream.

Speakers

Jilayne Lovejoy

Product Counsel, Red Hat

Jilayne is a US lawyer and community leader and has held various community and in-house roles related to open source. She is a product counsel at Red Hat working on a variety of topics.Jilayne leads the Linux Foundation sponsored Software Package Data Exchange® (SPDX) legal team... Read More →

Richard Fontana

Senior Commercial Counsel, Red Hat

Richard Fontana is a lawyer at Red Hat and a member of the Products, Privacy and Innovation team in the Red Hat legal department. He specializes in legal matters relating to software development, with a significant focus on open source strategy and compliance as well as AI/machine... Read More →

Wednesday November 20, 2024 10:00am - 10:30am PST
Vintner's Court

Legal Track Sessions

Content Experience Level Intermediate

10:00am PST

Chasing the White Whale of Open Source - ROI - Bob Killen, Cloud Native Computing Foundation

Wednesday November 20, 2024 10:00am - 10:30am PST

Sebastiani & Beringer

Have you ever found yourself trying to justify a commitment to an open source project and struggled to communicate the value beyond the usual suspects, such as increased influence or attracting talent? You are not alone. In today’s economic climate, organizations are looking for more concrete returns; they want to know how their investment impacts their business goals. In this talk, Bob will go over some proven successful strategies and tools to help you convey the impact of your organization’s open source investment and provide a lightweight framework that can be used to continue to tell this story over-time and in a sustainable way.

Speakers

Bob Killen

Senior Technical Program Manager, Cloud Native Computing Foundation

Bob is a Senior Technical Program Manager at the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF), where he works to streamline processes, puts into practice projects aimed at connecting users and maintainers, and finds ways to surface the value of open source. Before this, Bob was an OSS... Read More →

Chasing the White Whale of Open Source ROI pdf

Wednesday November 20, 2024 10:00am - 10:30am PST
Sebastiani & Beringer

OS Program Office (OSPO) / TODO Group

Content Experience Level Intermediate

10:00am PST

LFX Organization Dashboard - Dano Qualls, The Linux Foundation

Wednesday November 20, 2024 10:00am - 10:30am PST

Silverado West

Your company's Organization Dashboard has been completely redesigned and rebuilt to make it easy to understand how your company is involved with LF open source foundations and projects. Learn how to use time, project, and affiliation filters to see overviews, summaries, or detailed views of the data for your entire company or for individuals for: code contributions, event attendance, event speakers, training, certification, and more. After the demo, we will show the roadmap for 2025 and 2026 and gladly hear your feedback and feature suggestions.

Speakers

Dano Qualls

LFX Product Manager, The Linux Foundation

Daniel "Dano" Qualls is Senior Product Manager of the LFX Organization Dashboard and Individual Dashboard. Dano works with foundation members and LF internal staff to create tools that provide insightful data through a simple experience. His background includes working at startups... Read More →

LF Member Summit 2024 Org Dash Overview pdf

Wednesday November 20, 2024 10:00am - 10:30am PST
Silverado West

OS Project Highlights

Content Experience Level Any

10:00am PST

The Open Strategies of GenAI: Unlocking Potential Through Collaboration and Transparency - Anni Lai, Futurewei & Arnaud Le Hors, IBM

Wednesday November 20, 2024 10:00am - 10:30am PST

Silverado East

In the evolving landscape of GenAI, open strategies are key drivers of innovation and widespread adoption. This preso explores how transparency, collaboration, and shared resources shape the future of GenAI. We will highlight fundamental principles, successful initiatives, and real-world case studies demonstrating how open-source models and datasets accelerate research and democratize access to cutting-edge AI capabilities. The discussion will address the challenges and opportunities of open strategies, balancing openness with security, and the impact on IP and community governance. Insights from recent research and industry trends will shed light on the implications for enterprise AI deployment and the broader AI ecosystem. Attendees will gain a comprehensive understanding of how open strategies in GenAI can unlock potential, foster innovation, and drive sustainable growth. This session is valuable for developers, researchers, policymakers, and business leaders seeking to harness the power of openness in AI.

Speakers

Arnaud Le Hors

Senior Technical Staff Member, Open Technologies, IBM

Arnaud Le Hors is Senior Technical Staff Member of Open Technologies at IBM, primarily focusing on Open Source security. He has been working on standards and open source for over 25 years. Arnaud was editor of several key web specifications including HTML and DOM and was a pioneer... Read More →

Anni Lai

Head of Open Source Operations & Marketing, www.futurewei.com

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 November 20, 2024 10:00am - 10:30am PST
Silverado East

Sustainability & Innovation in Open Source

Content Experience Level Intermediate

10:45am PST

Understanding Embeddings for Legal Professionals: How AI Distinguishes Among Concepts - Jocelyn Matthews, Pinecone

Wednesday November 20, 2024 10:45am - 11:15am PST

Vintner's Court

If you had a collection of every kind of animal on earth, from mules to narwhals to goldfish, how would we pick out just the housepets? And how does AI distinguish between a pack mule and a Moscow Mule?

Embeddings are numerical representations that capture the essential features and relationships of objects, like words or images, in a continuous vector space, enabling tasks such as semantic search, clustering, and recommendations. We'll explore the core concepts of embeddings, using relatable examples to make advanced ideas accessible.

Legal professionals may find embeddings particularly relevant due to their ability to distinguish between different entities and concepts with nuance. Such capability is crucial for addressing legal issues like data privacy, bias mitigation, and intellectual property.

By understanding how embeddings distinguish between concepts, attendees can draw parallels to their own legal reasoning processes, gaining insights into how these AI mechanisms intersect with legal frameworks. This session encourages legal professionals to explore the intellectual and professional possibilities that embeddings present, deepening an understanding of AI’s role in law

Speakers

Jocelyn Matthews

Head of Community, Pinecone

Jocelyn Matthews is a former engineer and college instructor turned community manager. In her spare time, she is Lead Admin of the DevRel Collective, a group of nearly 3,000 professionals developer advocates and technical community managers. She cares very much about the context of... Read More →

Wednesday November 20, 2024 10:45am - 11:15am PST
Vintner's Court

Legal Track Sessions

Content Experience Level Beginner

10:45am PST

Dependency Risk Management: A Guide for OSPOs - Ashley Wolf, GitHub

Wednesday November 20, 2024 10:45am - 11:15am PST

Sebastiani & Beringer

Open source software is ubiquitous and forms the backbone of modern digital infrastructure, yet it often hides dependency risks that can impact organizations significantly. At GitHub, where we depend on tens of thousands of open source packages, we have leveraged open source frameworks from OpenSSF and other communities and created strategies to assess and mitigate these risks. Join us as we explore how OSPOs can use open source tools and standards to create plans for identifying and addressing dependency risks to improve their overall risk profile and improve project health. The talk will cover strategies for engaging with key stakeholders, including security teams, and funding opportunities to build resilient and sustainable open source ecosystems.

Speakers

Ashley Wolf

Director, Open Source Programs, GitHub

Ashley Wolf is the Director of Open Source Programs at GitHub. She runs initiatives and programs to empower developers to be successful with open source. She is also passionate about helping companies participate in the open source community. Prior to joining GitHub, Ashley led the... Read More →

Linux Foundation Membership Summit Talk Ashley Wolf 2024 pdf

Wednesday November 20, 2024 10:45am - 11:15am PST
Sebastiani & Beringer

OS Program Office (OSPO) / TODO Group

Content Experience Level Intermediate

10:45am PST

Accelerating AI/ML Development with Open Source Software - Jason Weill, AWS

Wednesday November 20, 2024 10:45am - 11:15am PST

Silverado West

Open source software makes modern AI, ML, and data science possible. AWS is proud to support and contribute to a number of open source projects in this space, including Jupyter, LangChain, and PyTorch. In this talk, we celebrate the newly created Jupyter Foundation and discuss some of the work that AWS is doing in open source projects and their communities.

Speakers

Jason Weill

Senior Front End Engineer, AWS

Jason Weill is a Senior Front Engineer on the AI/ML Open Source team at AWS, where he has been working full-time on open source Jupyter projects since October 2021. He is a Jupyter Distinguished Contributor, a member of the Jupyter Frontends Council, and a member of the Jupyter Diversity... Read More →

Wednesday November 20, 2024 10:45am - 11:15am PST
Silverado West

OS Project Highlights

Content Experience Level Any

10:45am PST

AI Agents: Revolutionizing Cloud Native Adoption and Open Source Innovation - Younes Hairej, Aokumo Inc.

Wednesday November 20, 2024 10:45am - 11:15am PST

Silverado East

As cloud native technologies mature, AI agents are emerging as game-changers for automation and optimization. This talk explores their transformative potential in cloud environments, focusing on Kubernetes and Istio management. We'll present a case study on how Aokumo has deployed AI agents to service clients globally, demonstrating tangible benefits in managing complex cloud infrastructures. The session will showcase practical applications where AI agents streamline operations, enhance security, and drive efficiency. We'll also discuss the open source community's crucial role in developing, standardizing, and ethically implementing these technologies.

Speakers

Younes Hairej

CEO, Aokumo Inc.

Younes is the founder and CEO of Aokumo Inc., specializing in AI agents and cloud infrastructure. With 15 years in IT and 7 years in executive roles, he has led teams in building and operating complex systems. Previously serving as CTO at Invast Inc., Younes spearheaded digital transformations... Read More →

Wednesday November 20, 2024 10:45am - 11:15am PST
Silverado East

Sustainability & Innovation in Open Source

Content Experience Level Any

11:15am PST

Coffee Break

Wednesday November 20, 2024 11:15am - 12:00pm PST

Fairway Deck

Wednesday November 20, 2024 11:15am - 12:00pm PST
Fairway Deck

Special Events / Exhibits / Breaks

11:30am PST

Jupyter Open Office Hours

Wednesday November 20, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm PST

Christian Brothers Room

Open floor to meet Jupyter community leaders (Executive Council) and ask any questions related to the Jupyter Foundation, including its goals, initiatives, and opportunities for collaboration.

Wednesday November 20, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm PST
Christian Brothers Room

Special Events / Exhibits / Breaks

12:00pm PST

Beyond Upstream First: The Contribution Maturity Model - Theodore Ts'o, The Linux Foundation Technical Advisory Board

Wednesday November 20, 2024 12:00pm - 12:30pm PST

Silverado West

Last year, the Linux Foundational's Technical Advisory Board published the Linux Kernel Contribution Maturity Model (CMM). The goal of the CMM is to encourage companies to allow and encourage their engineersto contribute to upstream development in ways that allow them to grow into leadership roles, improving the overall health of the Linux Kernel ecosystem. This talk explores how companies can improve their overall upstream community maturity, and how this benefits the company; their engineers, and the upstream development community.

Speakers

Theodore Ts'o

Staff Programmer, Google

Theodore Ts'o is the first North American Linux Kernel Developer, and started working with Linux in September, 1991. He previously served as CTO for the Linux Foundation, and is currently employed at Google.Theodore is a Debian Developer, and is the maintainer of the ext4 file system... Read More →

Wednesday November 20, 2024 12:00pm - 12:30pm PST
Silverado West

Building & Managing Healthy OS Projects

Content Experience Level Intermediate

12:00pm PST

The Model Openness Framework and why AI Needs a New Open License - Matt White, PyTorch Foundation

Wednesday November 20, 2024 12:00pm - 12:30pm PST

Vintner's Court

The rapid evolution of AI has outstripped traditional open source licensing, creating legal uncertainties around copyrightability of model weights, fair use in training, and liability. This session will begin with an overview of the Model Openness Framework, which breaks AI models into 17 components, offering tailored open licensing strategies. However, its complexity has hindered broad adoption.

To that end we will present the OpenMDW License, a permissive license designed specifically for AI models. Covering architecture, data, weights, tools, and documentation, it addresses gaps in existing frameworks and incorporates AI-specific liability considerations. This license offers a standardized solution to the challenges faced by model creators and users.

This session will equip attorneys with critical insights into AI model artifacts, the limitations of current licensing practices, and practical tools for handling openness and completeness in the evolving AI landscape.

Speakers

Matt White

Executive Director, PyTorch Foundation. GM of AI., 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, an open community initiative focused on advancing responsible generative AI under the LF AI & Data Foundation. Matt has nearly... Read More →

2024 Legal Summit MOF & OpenMDW pdf

Wednesday November 20, 2024 12:00pm - 12:30pm PST
Vintner's Court

Legal Track Sessions

Content Experience Level Intermediate

12:00pm PST

Verifiable Credentials: What Every OSS Project Needs to Know - Daniel Goldscheider, OpenWallet Foundation

Wednesday November 20, 2024 12:00pm - 12:30pm PST

Silverado East

W3C Verifiable Credentials are spreading like wildfire, fed by a growing number of governments who are piloting and putting VC-based systems into production. The EU will be mandating their use by the end of 2025 for certain key citizen services. VCs and Digital Wallets can be used in privacy-preserving ways, opening the door to a different, better, more decentralized paradigm for granting access and permissions to web sites, apps, and key services. Come to hear about the use cases, the regulations, and the underlying technology that will likely emerge as a requirement for most meaningful open source projects to adopt at some point soon.

Speakers

Daniel Goldscheider

Founder, OpenWallet

Wednesday November 20, 2024 12:00pm - 12:30pm PST
Silverado East

OS in the Public Sector & Society

Content Experience Level Intermediate

12:00pm PST

Convince Your Boss with Data: Leveraging Research to Get to "YES" for OSS Strategy - Hilary Carter, The Linux Foundation

Wednesday November 20, 2024 12:00pm - 12:30pm PST

Sebastiani & Beringer

You're making decisions about open source project funding, hiring, travel, and overall engagement. But do you have the latest data to get internal buy-in for your open source engagement and resourcing needs? This session will point you to the most current and compelling data and insights from dozens of LF Research studies that drive open source project budgets and strategy, that illustrate the value proposition for open source collaboration, and that highlight examples and resources for you to leverage to set your organization up for success, no matter the industry or technology domain.

Speakers

Hilary Carter

SVP research & communication, The 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 →

Convince your Boss with Data! LFMS Napa 19Nov2024 pdf

Wednesday November 20, 2024 12:00pm - 12:30pm PST
Sebastiani & Beringer

Sustainability & Innovation in Open Source

Content Experience Level Beginner

12:30pm PST

Lunch

Wednesday November 20, 2024 12:30pm - 2:00pm PST

Fairway Deck and Inside Terrace

Wednesday November 20, 2024 12:30pm - 2:00pm PST
Fairway Deck and Inside Terrace

Special Events / Exhibits / Breaks

2:00pm PST

Open Data Vs. Open Code: The Differences Matter - Marc Prioleau, Overture Maps Foundation

Wednesday November 20, 2024 2:00pm - 2:30pm PST

Sebastiani & Beringer

In this session led by Marc Prioleau, Executive Director of Overture Maps Foundation, we explore the often-misunderstood distinction between open map data and open source code. While open source code underpins many software projects within the Linux Foundation, open map data, especially in the context of Overture Maps Foundation's work presents unique challenges and opportunities. This talk will: - Clarify the differences and overlaps between open data and open source code. - Discuss the specific challenges in creating and maintaining open map data in the case of Overture Maps - Highlight how open data contributes uniquely to technological advancements, distinct from open source software. - Address common misconceptions in the open source community regarding these two domains.

Speakers

Marc Prioleau

Executive Director, Overture Maps Foundation

Marc Prioleau is the executive director of Overture Maps Foundation, a collaborative effort to empower current and next-generation map products by creating reliable, easy-to-use, and interoperable open map data. Marc has worked with the mapping operations at a variety of companies... Read More →

Open Data Open Code pdf

Wednesday November 20, 2024 2:00pm - 2:30pm PST
Sebastiani & Beringer

Building & Managing Healthy OS Projects

Content Experience Level Any

2:00pm PST

OSI Open Source AI Definition Update and Q&A - Stefano Maffulli, Open Source Initiative (OSI)

Wednesday November 20, 2024 2:00pm - 2:30pm PST

Vintner's Court

The release of v.1.0 of the Open Source AI Definition answers a lot of questions and leaves a few more open. This session will briefly cover the 2+ years of the co-design process that led to the Open Source AI Definition and highlight the unanswered questions. leaving time for a brainstorming session.

Speakers

Stefano Maffulli

Executive Director, Open Source Initiative

Stefano is an experienced leader of open source organizations, from non-profits advocacy groups and trade organizations to business ventures and community projects across countries. With a proven track record in community building, he’s also an active contributor to open source... Read More →

Wednesday November 20, 2024 2:00pm - 2:30pm PST
Vintner's Court

Legal Track Sessions

Content Experience Level Intermediate

2:00pm PST

Running GenAI Apps the Cloud Native Way - Arun Gupta, Intel

Wednesday November 20, 2024 2:00pm - 2:30pm PST

Silverado West

Enterprises are eager to adopt Generative AI to increase their productivity. OPEA, the Open Platform for Enterprise AI, is a new project with the Linux Foundation. It provides a framework of composable microservices for state-of-the-art GenAI systems including LLMs, data stores, and prompt engines. It provides blueprints of end-to-end workflows for popular usage such as ChatQnA, CodeGen, and RAG systems. OPEA applications leverage cloud-native architecture to simplify deployment. It even includes a friendly high-level pipeline definition language for deployment on Kubernetes. This session will introduce OPEA, key component microservices, and how GenAI applications can be composed using those microservices. The attendees will learn to start with OPEA by deploying their GenAI application on a k8s cluster. Explicit contribution opportunities will be shared with the attendees. You'll also see an open source OPEA playground running on k8s, and how to contribute your components to it.

Speakers

Arun Gupta

VP/GM, Open Ecosystem, Intel

Arun Gupta is vice president of Open Ecosystem Initiatives at Intel Corporation. He is an open source strategist, advocate, and practitioner for over two decades. He has taken companies such as Apple, Amazon, and Sun Microsystems through systemic changes to embrace open source principles... Read More →

Wednesday November 20, 2024 2:00pm - 2:30pm PST
Silverado West

OS Project Highlights

Content Experience Level Beginner

2:00pm PST

Facilitated Discussion: Unpacking the ‘Source’ of the Matter: The Impacts, Tools, and Considerations of the U.S. Government - Cali Dolfi, Red Hat

Wednesday November 20, 2024 2:00pm - 3:15pm PST

Silverado East

Since US President Joe Biden issued an executive order specifying requirements for SBOMs among software suppliers to US federal agencies, there have been more questions than answers regarding what this would look like, even from the US government itself. This time will be a facilitated discussion around what this means specifically for open source communities and corporate entities that use open source in their products. Some of the potential discussion areas: Do people view this as a potential limiting factor for corporate use of open source software? What are the potential impacts of this requirement on open source? Is the Secure Software Development Framework (SSDF) useful and realistic? With the goal of risk, vulnerability, and incident management, does the proposed SBOM structure “work” to analyze open source software? What tools are people currently using to make and analyze SBOMs? As input is still being considered, is there anything from an open source perspective that we should be advocating for?

Speakers

Cali Dolfi

Senior Data Scientist, Red Hat

Cali Dolfi is a Data Scientist in the Open Source Program Office at Red Hat. Her work focuses on changing the way we look at open source communities through the lens of data science and machine learning. Outside of data science, her passion lies in making careers in technology more... Read More →

Wednesday November 20, 2024 2:00pm - 3:15pm PST
Silverado East

OS in the Public Sector & Society

Content Experience Level Any

2:45pm PST

"Open" AI Perspectives - Richard Fontana, Red Hat

Wednesday November 20, 2024 2:45pm - 3:15pm PST

Vintner's Court

Speakers

Richard Fontana

Senior Commercial Counsel, Red Hat

Wednesday November 20, 2024 2:45pm - 3:15pm PST
Vintner's Court

Legal Track Sessions

Content Experience Level Intermediate

2:45pm PST

Ant Group's 3+ Year's of OSPO Journey to the Global Stage - Richard Sikang Bian & Nadia Jiang, Ant Group

Wednesday November 20, 2024 2:45pm - 3:15pm PST

Sebastiani & Beringer

Ant Group (fintech company with 25K employees) founded Open Source Program Office (OSPO) in 2021. It has been a roller coaster journey to nurture it as the company features primarily a B2B2C business model which doesn't rely heavily on Open Source successes. Building long-lasting open source engagement can be a really challenging, yet rewarding journey. It all began as a technical strategic initiative with 1 individual working on it part time. After 3+ years, the company now has a dedicated OSPO team of 6+ people, a full fledged Open Source Technical Committee, featuring Open Source as a long term Technical Strategy, and starting this year began the global outreach work very seriously in 2024. In this duo-speaker session, we'll share our learnings and reflections of building OSPO in a highly dynamic environment with constant challenges from leadership, peers, and difficulties for building sustainable ecosystem. It aims to provide valuable insights for foundation members, ecosystem players and project leads to work with large corporations, even more useful if there are cultural boundaries to break through.

Speakers

Nadia Jiang

Head of Open Source Growth and Internationalization, Ant Group

Nadia Jiang is an entrepreneur, open-source enthusiast, and DevRel expert. Currently serving as the COO of SegmentFault, China's largest developer Q&A community, and co-founder of Apache Answer. In addition to her professional accomplishments, Nadia is a dedicated contributor to open-source... Read More →

Richard Sikang Bian

Head of OSPO and Open Source Growth & Strategy, Ant Group

As an engineer by training and father to a toddler, Richard was ex-Square, ex-Microsoft who currently works on the Technical Strategy Initiatives team of Ant Group. Richard is also in charge of Ant Group's Open Source Program Office (OSPO) and enjoys being the evangelist of Open Source... Read More →

Wednesday November 20, 2024 2:45pm - 3:15pm PST
Sebastiani & Beringer

OS Program Office (OSPO) / TODO Group

Content Experience Level Intermediate

2:45pm PST

ToIP Ecosystem of Ecosystems Model for Decentralized Digital Trust - Judith Fleenor, Trust Over IP Foundation & Wenjing Chu, Futurewei Technologies Inc.

Wednesday November 20, 2024 2:45pm - 3:15pm PST

Silverado West

Trust Over IP Foundation, a JDF project under the Linux Foundation Decentralize Trust umbrella, has long been known for its “dual stack” that combines technical protocols with the governance models and artifacts required to create interoperable decentralized digital trust ecosystems. Starting with our ToIP Governance Architecture Specifications (2021) and ToIP Technology Architecture Specification (2022), this year we have published Implementers Drafts of our Trust Spanning Protocol (TSP) and Trust Registry Query Protocol (TQRP). This session will explain how this decentralized digital trust architecture is being implemented in an ecosystem of ecosystems model to produce Internet-scale solutions to urgent security, privacy, and data governance problems around the world such as content authenticity to protect against AI deep fakes.

Speakers

Wenjing Chu

Senior Director of Technology Strategy, Futurewei Technologies Inc.

Wenjing is a senior directory of technology strategy at Futurewei leading initiatives on trust in the future of computing. He is a Steering Committee member of the Trust over IP (ToIP) Foundation and co-Chairs the TSP and AI & Metaverse task forces. He is a Board Member of the OpenWallet... Read More →

Judith Fleenor

Director of Strategic Engagement, Trust Over IP

Judith Fleenor, Director of Strategic Engagement, Trust Over IP (ToIP.)The mission of ToIP is to simplify and standardize how trust is established over a digital network or using digital tools. Judith facilitates the collaborative community of international experts working together... Read More →

Wednesday November 20, 2024 2:45pm - 3:15pm PST
Silverado West

OS Project Highlights

Content Experience Level Intermediate

3:15pm PST

Coffee Break

Wednesday November 20, 2024 3:15pm - 3:45pm PST

Fairway Deck

Wednesday November 20, 2024 3:15pm - 3:45pm PST
Fairway Deck

Special Events / Exhibits / Breaks

3:45pm PST

A Deep Dive into OIN’s Linux System Table 12 Release & A Glimpse into What’s Next on the Horizon - Keith Bergelt, Open Invention Network

Wednesday November 20, 2024 3:45pm - 4:15pm PST

Vintner's Court

As Open Source continues to grow in functionality & adoption, so does the likelihood & risks of patent attacks. OIN protects OSS through a unique cross-license whereby OIN’s members agree to not sue each other for use of their Linux & Open Source related patents. The cross-license is defined in scope by over 4,5o0 core Linux & Open Source technology packages known as the Linux System which is updated & expanded every 18-24 months. Newly released in August 2024, Linux System Table 12 covers cloud-native computing, enterprise software, IoT, networking, automotive, embedded systems & hardware development technologies, among others. Table 13 is open for nominations from Linux Foundation members and the greater open source community.

Speakers

Keith Bergelt

CEO, Open Invention Network

Keith Bergelt is the CEO of Open Invention Network (OIN), the only institution focused on mitigating patent risk in open source software. Funded by Google, IBM, NEC, Philips, Sony, SUSE, and Toyota, OIN has nearly 4,000 community members. In his capacity as CEO, he is directly responsible... Read More →

Wednesday November 20, 2024 3:45pm - 4:15pm PST
Vintner's Court

Legal Track Sessions

Content Experience Level Beginner

3:45pm PST

Panel Discussion: Insights from OSPOs for Good - Ruth Suehle, SAS; Arun Gupta, Intel; Hilary Carter, The Linux Foundation; Sachiko Muto, RISE

Wednesday November 20, 2024 3:45pm - 4:15pm PST

Silverado East

In July, the United Nations hosted the second OSPOs for Good symposium to bring together open source thought leaders to discuss using OSPOs as a global network for helping reach the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Discussions touched on open source and AI, OSPOs in government and networked cities, software security, and the impact open source can have on research and science. This panel brings together several of the speakers from the event to talk about their perspectives and the next steps we can take together to use the power of the open source ecosystem for good.

Speakers

Sachiko Muto

Chairman, Senior Researcher, OpenForum Europe, RISE

Sachiko Muto is the Chief Executive Officer of OpenForum Europe (OFE), a Brussels-based think tank that promotes openness in ICT and a level playing field for open source software. She originally joined OFE in 2007 and served for several years as Director with responsibility for government... Read More →

Ruth Suehle

Director, Open Source, SAS

Ruth Suehle is Director of Open Source at SAS. She is also executive vice-president of the Apache Software Foundation and a producer of the ApacheCon conference. Ruth has helped build open source communities for nearly two decades, much of which she spent in the Open Source Program... Read More →

Arun Gupta

VP/GM, Open Ecosystem, Intel

Hilary Carter

SVP research & communication, The Linux Foundation

Wednesday November 20, 2024 3:45pm - 4:15pm PST
Silverado East

OS in the Public Sector & Society

Content Experience Level Any

3:45pm PST

A Journey of Business and OSS Ecosystem with the Linux Foundation - Yuichi Nakamura, Hitachi, Ltd.

Wednesday November 20, 2024 3:45pm - 4:15pm PST

Sebastiani & Beringer

Are you leveraging the Linux Foundation membership benefit? Hitachi is a member of the Linux Foundation(LF) since its launch and has been collaborating with LF in various aspects. Yuichi Nakamura, responsible for OSS strategy in Hitachi and Japan evangelist of LF, introduces a case study of how to accelerate business with LF as its member company. He will talk lessons learned from a failure case of OSS business, then introduce OSS strategy for business. The most important part of the strategy is to find and take new OSS into our business timely. Hitachi is working with LF to expand utilization of OSS. LF leaders/LF Japan provide forecast of market and technology trends in consultation for members, navigate new projects by connecting with key people and work together to launch local communities. By such support, Hitachi can utilize new OSS projects to business quickly. He introduces detail of collaboration in examples of CNCF, OpenSSF and FinOps Foundation.

Speakers

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 →

LFMemberSummit HitachiOSS pdf

Wednesday November 20, 2024 3:45pm - 4:15pm PST
Sebastiani & Beringer

OS Program Office (OSPO) / TODO Group

Content Experience Level Beginner

3:45pm PST

Adopting CDEvents and Embracing Interoperability - Andrea Frittoli, IBM

Wednesday November 20, 2024 3:45pm - 4:15pm PST

Silverado West

The software delivery lifecycle landscape (SDLC) is rich with tools and services that help engineers automate every step and aspect of the software production process: configuration management, testing, build tools, artefact storage, deployment and monitoring. How do we connect all these tools, and adopt supply chain security best practices while maintaining a good developer experience from beginning to end? The CDEvents project aims to help solve this problem through standardisation and interoperability. In this talk, the speaker will introduce CDEvents, its vision, the latest news and roadmap; he will present how the project’s shared event format is being adopted by various tools across the SDLC and how interoperability enables a consistent developer experience and helps to achieve a secure software factory.

Speakers

Andrea Frittoli

Open Source Developer Advocate, IBM

Andrea Frittoli is a Developer Advocate at IBM and an open-source enthusiast. He is the co-founder of the CDEvents project and a member of the project Governing Board. Andrea is the chair of the CDF Technical Oversight Committee and a member of the foundation's Governing Board. He's... Read More →

cdevents interoperability pdf

Wednesday November 20, 2024 3:45pm - 4:15pm PST
Silverado West

OS Project Highlights

Content Experience Level Any

4:30pm PST

Generating SBOMs for All Critical Linux Foundation Projects - Gary O'Neall, Source Auditor Inc. & Jeff Shapiro, The Linux Foundation

Wednesday November 20, 2024 4:30pm - 5:00pm PST

Vintner's Court

We’ve been doing source level license scans for LF projects for a long time including generating SPDX formatted files, but what about SBOMs that can meet (and exceed) the government minimum specification? Here at the LF, we are now leveraging our existing scanning capabilities to generate SBOMs for these same critical open source projects.

In the LF spirit, we are using existing open source tools to scan project dependencies to produce an SBOM that meets the minimum spec. We are also producing dependency level license data to compliment our source level scans. In the near future we will be combining these to produce a grand unified SBOM that will meet a newly defined LF minimum specification for SBOMs.

We will talk about our process to generate these SBOMs, the challenges we faced, our future plans, and share more about how you can make use of these for the projects you care about most.

Speakers

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.

Gary O'Neall

Founder and Principal Consultant, Source Auditor Inc.

Gary is a contributor to the Software Package Data Exchange® (SPDX™) - an open standard for communicating software bill of material information, including components, licenses, copyrights, and security references. Gary has contributed several open source tools. Gary O’Neall is... Read More →

LF SBOM Member Summit 2024 pdf

Wednesday November 20, 2024 4:30pm - 5:00pm PST
Vintner's Court

Legal Track Sessions

Content Experience Level Intermediate

4:30pm PST

Panel Discussion: Open Source: What's Next? - Tony Wasserman, Software Methods & Tools; Chris Aniszczyk, CNCF; Nithya Ruff, Amazon; Stormy Peters, GitHub; Stephen Walli, Microsoft

Wednesday November 20, 2024 4:30pm - 5:00pm PST

Silverado East

This proposed session is a panel discussion covering recent developments and likely future directions for open source software, particularly as it applies to companies that are developing and/or using open source software in their products. The invited panelists all have extensive experience that cover the most significant issues facing open source today, including licensing, security, AI, and OSPOs.

Speakers

Tony Wasserman

Principal Consultant, Software Methods and Tools

Tony Wasserman has divided his career between academia and industry. He is currently Principal of Software Methods and Tools, and an Advisor in the UC Berkeley SkyDeck accelerator. He was Professor of Sfw Mgmt at CMU-Silicon Valley from 2005-23. Earlier, he was CEO of Interactive... Read More →

Stephen Walli

Principal Program Manager, Microsoft

I'm a principal program manager at Microsoft in the Azure Office of the CTO. I've worked with Docker, been a Distinguished Technologist at Hewlett-Packard, technical director at the Outercurve Foundation, founded a start-up, and been a writer and consultant. I've been around open... Read More →

Chris Aniszczyk

CTO, CNCF

Chris Aniszczyk is an open source technologist with a passion for building a better world through open collaboration. He's currently a CTO at the Linux Foundation focused on developer experience and running the Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). Furthermore, he's a Partner... Read More →

Nithya Ruff

Head, Open Source Program Office, 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 →

Stormy Peters

Open Source Expert, GitHub

Stormy Peters is VP of Communities at GitHub. She leads the teams responsible for enabling the online creators and open source communities on GitHub, including GitHub’s community product efforts, developer relations, education, and other strategic programs. Throughout her career... Read More →

Wednesday November 20, 2024 4:30pm - 5:00pm PST
Silverado East

OS in the Public Sector & Society

Content Experience Level Intermediate

4:30pm PST

TODO Group Steering Committee (OSPO): Ask Me Anything - Ana Jiménez Santamaría, The Linux Foundation; Ashley Wolf, GitHub; Brittany Istenes, Fannie Mae; Stephen Augustus, Cisco Systems, Inc. & Georg Kunz, Ericsson

Wednesday November 20, 2024 4:30pm - 5:00pm PST

Silverado West

This Ask Me Anything session connects attendees to the TODO 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 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 – as well as with the SIGs and working groups from the foundations and projects across the LF ecosystem. The session will also provide information on accessing OSPO mentorship in their local regions.

Speakers

Georg Kunz

Open Source Program Manager, Ericsson

Georg is an Open Source advocate and a long-term contributor to a wide range of open source communities and projects in LF Networking and beyond, such as OpenStack, OPNFV/Anuket, and OpenSSF. He served for multiple terms on the Anuket Technical Steering Committee and currently serves... Read More →

Ashley Wolf

Director, Open Source Programs, GitHub

Stephen Augustus

Head of Open Source, Cisco Systems, Inc.

Stephen is the Head of Open Source at Cisco, working within the Strategy, Incubation, & Applications (SIA) organization. Across the wider LF (Linux Foundation) ecosystem, Stephen has the pleasure of serving as a member of the OpenSSF Governing Board, the OpenAPI Initiative Business... Read More →

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 →

Ana Jimenez

Open Source Project Manager, Linux Foundation, TODO Group

Ana is the OSPO Program Manager at the Linux Foundation project TODO Group, formed by an open community of practitioners who aim to create, share knowledge, and develop best practices practices on open source management in organizations and ¡ run successful Open Source Program Offices... Read More →

Wednesday November 20, 2024 4:30pm - 5:00pm PST
Silverado West

OS Program Office (OSPO) / TODO Group

Content Experience Level Beginner

4:30pm PST

The Past, Present, and Future of the AgStack Foundation - Sumer Johal, Almanac

Wednesday November 20, 2024 4:30pm - 5:00pm PST

Sebastiani & Beringer

The AgStack Foundation launched in 2021 to develop and preserve the open infrastructure and data that supports digital agriculture and a sustainable food system. Since then it's attracted collaborators from around the world, released several projects, and won several grants to support its work. As exciting as all that is, the best is yet to come. In this session we'll… * fill you in on everything that's happened at AgStack since its launch, * give you a summary of the work we have planned for 2025 and beyond, and * show you how you can be a part of our community.

Speakers

Sumer Johal

CEO, Almanac

Sumer S. Johal is a globally recognized leader in digital innovation and AI, with over 25 years of experience transforming industries. As the CEO of Almanac, he spearheads groundbreaking solutions in agriculture, impacting over 100 million acres globally.

Wednesday November 20, 2024 4:30pm - 5:00pm PST
Sebastiani & Beringer

OS Project Highlights

Content Experience Level Any

5:00pm PST

Evening Happy Hour

Wednesday November 20, 2024 5:00pm - 6:00pm PST

Fairway Deck

When the sessions end, join fellow attendees for a lively mix of refreshments, drinks, and networking. It’s the perfect way to unwind and make new connections!

Wednesday November 20, 2024 5:00pm - 6:00pm PST
Fairway Deck

Special Events / Exhibits / Breaks

6:00pm PST

Evening Shuttle Services to Downtown Napa

Wednesday November 20, 2024 6:00pm - 9:30pm PST

Oxbow Market

After the happy hours each night, continue the festivities with a trip to Downtown Napa! Drop-off will be at the Oxbow Market in Downtown Napa - a convenient location to explore the food hall at the Oxbow Market or venture into Downtown Napa!

Buses depart from the Market & Bakery (Silverado Resort) starting at 6:00pm. The last pickup from the Oxbow Market in Downtown Napa will be at 9:30pm.

LFMS Evening Shuttles Schedule png

Wednesday November 20, 2024 6:00pm - 9:30pm PST
Oxbow Market 610 & 644 First Street

Special Events / Exhibits / Breaks