Information on the 2010 Europe conference being held in Paris September 28th & 29th will be available by July 20. The Open Source Think Tank, hosted by Olliance Group and DLA Piper, was held at the Meritage Resort in Napa, California from April 15 – 17, 2010. The Think Tank is a unique invitation-only event focused on the evolution of commercial open source, structured in a business case and brainstorm format.
We plan on providing information and registration for the fall Paris Think Tank event by late July.
Click here to view a video overview of the Think Tank as well as video highlights and pictures of the most recent event held in Napa California in April, 2010.
The Open Source Think Tank has consistently been a highlight for all types of executives. Here are a few executive perspectives from past events:
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“The Open Source Think Tank is ideal, not only for the chance to share ideas and address the challenges surrounding commercial open source with my peers, but for the networking and business development opportunities. Collabnet was able move at least three partner and potential customer relationships forward at the event itself.” |
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Bill Portelli, CEO, CollabNet |
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“Just a quick note of THANKS! for the invitation and the conference. Hands-down one of the best I've participated in. Indeed, I already have several follow-ups in the works with entrepreneurs I met at the Think Tank.”
Scott Johnson, Partner, Alloy Ventures
“The Open Source Think Tank provides a tremendous amount of value to investors through its unique interactive format. It allows us to generate some deep industry insights which we don't get from other venues, discover potential investment opportunities, and see entrepreneurs engage with potential customers and partners.”
Vivek Mehra, Partner, August Capital |
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“For the past three years, the Open Source Think Tank has served as my highest point of leverage for reconnecting, making new connections, and gaining high value, consolidated insight into the very latest open source industry trends and developments.” |
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Tim Golden, Bank of America |
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“I have found the Think Tank to be a very stimulating environment, providing unique insights into the legal and strategic issues I have faced ... There is a wealth of information that you will absorb as you listen, or engage in stimulating conversations, with extremely well informed CEO's, CIO's and other legal colleagues with world class open source expertise.” |
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Damien Eastwood, Vice President, Legal, Sun Microsystems |
We are pleased to recognize and thank our generous sponsors of the US Think Tank (held in Napa in April 2010). Their support was critical to making this event happen.
If you are interested in a sponsorship, please go to our
sponsorship page.
About your Hosts
Olliance Group is the leading global open source business and strategy consulting firm. Our mission is to help clients capitalize on the strategic, technological, and financial benefits of open source software. Olliance offers a set of strategic, business and technology planning, risk management, investment, and community development consulting services. To date, Olliance has completed more than 400 open source strategy engagements for many of the world's leading technology vendors, enterprise end users, technology startups and venture capital firms. Through these numerous engagements and our industry partnerships, Olliance has gained valuable expertise and insights into the needs and challenges of our clients. Our knowledge and experience enables us to translate these insights into specific strategies, whose adoption will significantly and positively impact our clients’ growth and performance. For more information please visit the Olliance Group website.
DLA Piper is the largest law firm in the world with over 3,500 lawyers in more than 60 offices in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and the United States. DLA Piper is a global firm capable of taking care of the most important legal needs of clients wherever they do business, whether the engagement involves seamless coordination across multiple jurisdictions or a discrete project in a single location. We deliver an international legal practice with a global footprint. With a direct presence in nearly 30 countries, we represent more clients in a broader range of geographies and practice areas than virtually any other law firm in the world. The firm has particular expertise in advising on matters relating to open source software from its work with clients as well as non profit entities such as the Open Source Initiative where Mark Radcliffe serves as pro bono outside General Counsel. For more information please visit the DLA Piper website.
