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June 23 - 25, 2025
Denver, Colorado
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Panel Discussion: Open Source: What's Next - Tony Wasserman, Software Methods and Tools; Stormy Peters, Independent; Rao Lakkakula, Microsoft; Nithya Ruff, Amazon; Chris Aniszczyk, The Linux Foundation
Monday June 23, 2025 1:30pm - 2:10pm MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 3C
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
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Tony Wasserman

Principal, 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 →
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Stormy Peters

Open Source Advocate, Self employed
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 →
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Rao Lakkakula

Partner Director, Open Source Ecosystem, Microsoft
Rao Lakkakula is the Director of Open Source Ecosystem at Microsoft. Rao has held various roles in open source, security, engineering, risk management, and business intelligence. His previous experience includes leadership positions in security at JPMorgan Chase, Climate Corp, Amazon... 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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Chris Aniszczyk

CTO, Linux Foundation
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 →
Monday June 23, 2025 1:30pm - 2:10pm MDT
Bluebird Ballroom 3C
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