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In February, let’s continue our on-the-ground feedback with non-software companies like Alliander which is facing unique adoption challenges. This time Nico Rikken will outline how the Alliander OSPO reshaped its evolving license policy into a clearer, more practical guide through close collaboration across technical and legal teams.

Be there to learn from seasonned practionners and ask your questions.

In this very first OnRamp webinar session of the year 2026, we will discover how a nearly 200-year-old innovator like ZEISS is embracing open source. Holger Streidl will introduce their journey toward empowering developers, navigating organizational and legal challenges, and building a sustainable, risk-aware Open Source culture.

It’s the grand return of field experience reports. Don’t miss it!

In the November session of the OnRamp webinar, Philippe Ombredanne will introduces Package-URL (PURL) as an open standard that provides a consistent, universal way to identify software packages across ecosystems, addressing critical issues in vulnerability tracking, license compliance, and supply chain security. Philippe, the creator of PURL, will explain its origins and how the specification evolved to balance cross-ecosystem consistency with ecosystem-specific details.

Save the date, for a new tool on you utility belt!

Alignment isn't just for AI… but also for OSPOs! Our guest for our first OnRamp session of the year is Tobie Langel Open ecosystem strategy consultant at UnlockOpen. He will delve into a difficult but critical discussion:

"increasing OPSO awareness and impact by aligning with organizational mission, goals, and strategy"

Another round in the academic world for our OnRamp series. In a couple of weeks, we will welcome John Whelan who’s Director of the OSPO of the Trinity College of Dublin. He will showcase “Case Studies from the Frontiers of Knowledge Transfer in a European University”

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