Strategies for Kick-Starting InnerSource - Community Call- Jesús Alonso Gutierrez and Shishir Saxena
Channel: InnerSource Commons
Date: 2021-10-22

Strategies for Kick-starting InnerSource - Stories from Grupo Santander and Fidelity

In this call, we are focused on Strategies to Kick-start InnerSource in enterprise organizations. We have seen InnerSource practices emerge from grass-roots movements or come from top-down leadership decisions. Both approaches have their own advantages and challenges. Jesús Alonso Gutierrez (Grupo Santander) and Shishir Saxena (Fidelity) share stories about how and why InnerSource started in their organizations.

Speaker Bios 

Jesús Alonso Gutierrez, Grupo Santander

Jesús Alonso is responsible for the InnerSource Office for Europe at Banco Santander. Previously, he has managed several projects related to technology and Digital Transformation in Banking. It is currently on the path of massively implementing and scaling a new collaborative way of working in software development among Santander Europe countries, with the aim of improving the customer and developer experience, efficiency, and innovation.

Shishir Saxena, Fidelity International
Working as Head of Engineering at Fidelity, Shishir helps Fidelity on their journey in Engineering, Cloud adoption, Agile practices & Cross Functional teams, Innovation, and is a firm believer in Continuous Architecture. Prior to this, Shishir was an Architect, heading up Fidelity Wealth Expert (WCNGT 2020, Award winning Product), delivering cutting edge engineering practices which enable Continuous Deployment to Production multiple times a day.

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