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!
- 📅 Friday, January 16th
- ⏰ 10:30-12:00 CET
- 🎙️ Holger Streidl, Corporate Open Source Officer at ZEISS Digital Partners.
- 📜 Defining a corporate policy to empower our employees to contribute to Open Source.
As usual, it is an online event open to all with no registration in a safe environment. Just come and grab a seat. Please connect to our 🌐 BigBlueButton instance on the given date and time. You can import this specific session into your calendar with this 📅 ICS file.
How does a nearly 200-year-old high-tech enterprise in optics and optoelectronics balance its competitive edge with the collaborative and transparent spirit of Open Source? Join us as we share the journey of the ZEISS Group towards enabling our developers to actively contribute to the global Open Source community. Discover how we navigated organizational and legal concerns and how we addressed its underlying risks. Through sharing key discussions and policy extracts, our experiences can serve as blueprint to enhance your own Open Source engagement.
The OSPO OnRamp meeting series provides an open, neutral and friendly forum, low-threshold entry point to exchange and learn about the basics of how to set up an Open Source Program Office and get started with open source. More on the dedicated page.