Open Source has been used to describe everything from publishing code to a whole new development model.

In this session, Paul Fremantle, entrepreneur and Apache Member, will talk about his experiences building a highly innovative team based on approaches from Open Source. He will focus on real-life examples from his open source startup, WSO2.

In the session, Paul will talk about how to build and foster innovation and involvement by learning lessons from key Open Source projects, including the Apache Software Foundation and those at his startup, WSO2. In particular, Paul will tell the story of Carbon and Stratos, open source frameworks that have demonstrated strong innovation. In addition, hel will discuss the dynamics of different open source communities and licences and how they affect innovation.