The TODO Group’s OSPOCon track at Open Source Summit + AI_dev Japan 2025 will bring together OSPO practitioners, open source program leaders, and ecosystem partners to share concrete experiences on open source governance, compliance, and strategy. Over two days of programming in Tokyo, OSPOCon will highlight how organizations in Japan and worldwide are building and evolving Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs), supporting developers, and working with communities and regulators.
Sessions: Monday, December 8
Keynote Panel
11:15–11:45 JST – OSPOjp: Ways To Level Up OSPO Stages With Knowledge and Strategies From Local Meetup Japan
- Panelists: Masayuki Kuwata (Sony Group Corporation), Ana Jiménez Santamaría (Linux Foundation), Kiyoshi Owada (Socionext Inc.), Takanori Suzuki, Hirotaka Motai (Cybertrust Japan)
- Topic: How the OSPOjp community shares practices across companies to grow OSPO maturity in Japan
Presentations
12:05–12:35 JST – Toward Sustainable OSPO: Lessons Learned From One Year of OSPO Operations at Hitachi
- Speakers: Yuichi Nakamura & Yusuke Furuyama (Hitachi, Ltd.)
- Topic: Practical lessons from launching and running a new OSPO in a large enterprise
12:25–12:55 JST – Living With Legacy: How Bosch Built an OSPO and How You Can Do It Too
- Speakers: Nikola Babadzhanov (Bosch Digital) & Marcel Kurzmann (Robert Bosch GmbH)
- Topic: Building an OSPO in a complex legacy environment and making it relevant to the business
14:00–14:30 JST – How Can Your OSPO Ensure Viability of the Open Source Projects That Your Product Relies On?
- Speakers: Masae Shida (VMware)
- Topic: Strategies for assessing and supporting the health of upstream projects your products depend on
14:20–14:50 JST – OSPOs and Open Technology
- Speakers: Nithya Ruff (Amazon)
- Topic: How OSPOs help organizations participate in and shape open technology ecosystems
14:50–15:20 JST – Global OSPO Strategies Overcoming Regional Challenges for Sustainable Open Source Innovation Norio Kobota & Alin Jerpelea (Sony) Coordinating a global OSPO strategy while adapting to regional constraints and opportunities.
15:40–16:10 JST – Pivoting Under Pressure: Rethinking the OSPO Identity for 2025 and Beyond
- Speakers: Bob Killen (CNCF) & Richard Bian (Ant Group)
- Topic: Repositioning the OSPO role as open source evolves and new expectations emerge
16:00–16:30 JST – Ant Group’s Open Source Incubator: Aligning With CNCF Maturity Framework
- Speakers: Peggy Dong (Ant Group)
- Topic: Using community maturity models to guide internal open source initiatives and investments.
Sessions: Wednesday, December 10
Keynote Panel
14:50–15:30 JST – Panel: Expanding Japan’s OSPO Ecosystem: Insights From Industry, Government, and Academia
- Speakers: Masato Endo (Toyota), Kazuki Imamura (IPA), Emily Lovell (USCS), Shoji Kajita (Nagoya University), Masayuki Yamada (Government of Japan), Ana Jiménez Santamaría (Linux Foundation)
- Topic: A multi-stakeholder discussion on growing the OSPO ecosystem across sectors in Japan
Presentations
15:50–16:20 JST – From InnerSource to Open Source: Building a Dual-Focused OSPO in a Traditional Japanese Conglomerate
- Speakers: Shingo Odate & Tsubasa Masui (Mitsubishi Electric Corporation)
- Topic: Connecting InnerSource and upstream work under a single OSPO strategy
16:10–16:40 JST – How To Talk To Your Lawyer About Open Source
- Speakers: Jimmy Ahlberg & Georg Kunz (Ericsson)
- Topic: Improving collaboration between OSPOs and legal teams
16:40–17:10 JST – Running an Automotive Open Source Program at Scale
- Speakers: Osama Othman (Woven by Toyota)
- Topic: Operating an open source program in a safety-critical, highly regulated industry
17:00–17:30 JST – A 10-Year Retrospective on Why Our Job Isn’t Just About Compliance and Cost Savings
- Speakers: Seoyeon Lee (LINE Plus Corporation)
- Topic: Looking back at a decade of OSPO and open source work beyond a pure compliance lens
Join the TODO community at OSPOCon
OSPOCon at OSSummit + AI_dev Japan 2025 is the main TODO Group track in the event series, and a key place to:
- Meet OSPO practitioners from Japan, APAC, and around the world
- Learn from real implementations of OSPOs, InnerSource, and open source governance
- Discuss how OSPOs can respond to AI, security, and regulatory changes
- Discover TODO Group resources such as the OSPO Book, OSPOlogy frameworks, and community working groups
If you’re attending OSSummit and AI_dev JP in Tokyo, make sure to add these OSPOCon sessions to your schedule and come say hello to the TODO community