Open Tech Calendar

Building your business on open source software may be cost effective, but what do investors and acquirers look for?

Come along to Open Invention Network's event and find out.

Agenda:

Technical overview
Enhancing understanding of the economic model propelling open source
IP and licensing – is there a role for patents in open source
Complying with behavioural and cultural norms in your use of FOSS and compliance
How to alleviate investors' concerns and meet warranties etc
Open source at exit/company sale – Licensing, audits and good practise
Don't get sued and keep your investors and the markets happy with your Foss adoption and use
Presentations from:

Keith Bergelt, CEO, Open Invention Network

Keith Bergelt is the chief executive officer of Open Invention Network (OIN), the collaborative enterprise that enables innovation in open source and an increasingly vibrant ecosystem around Linux. In this capacity he is directly responsible for enabling, influencing and defending the integrity of the Linux ecosystem. Central to the achievement of his goals is the acquisition and transfer of patent rights designed to permit members of the Linux ecosystem to operate free of the threat of assertion and litigation from those whose business models are antithetical to innovation and global economic growth in information technology and computing.

Amanda Brock, European Representative, Open Invention Network

Amanda is General Counsel Global Switch and a European Representative of the Open Invention Network. Having been General Counsel, Canonical – lead commercial sponsor of the open source operating system Ubuntu and open stack cloud partner – for 5 years, where she managed the worldwide legal function. Her experience in the technology sector is diverse and her expertise includes open source software, cloud computing, big data, IOT, new governance models for co-operation and open development and device manufacture and distribution.

To book your place, please email Amanda at abrock@openinventionnetwork.com