Discussion panel on FOSS as a business model at 'Open Source Lisbon'
Channel: Free Software Foundation Europe
Date: 2019-10-07

Just five years ago there was a lot of skepticism about the viability of open source as a business model. Today we’ve witnessed an exponential growth in Free and Open Source adoption across all industries, so what changed? Why should companies adopt and adapt to Free and Open Source? What do they get from using and contributing to Free and Open Source and the community? What are the challenges of Free and Open Source adoption? 

A discussion panel with:

    Eduardo Taborda, CEO @ Syone
    Alexander Sander, EU Policy Manager @ FSFE
    Jose Manrique, OSPO evangelist, CHAOSS contributor and CEO @ Bitergia
    Hong Phuc Dang, Founder of FOSSASIA, Board Director @OSI and Inner Source Manager @Zalando
    David Buckhurst, Engineering Manager @BBC
    Gustavo Homem, Founder and CTO @Solid Angle
    Sérgio Silva, Ethical Hacker, Cybersecurity Specialist and CEO @ CyberS3c