Open Source Innovation Days 2026 – OLF Member Summit

Name: Open Source Innovation Days 2026 – OLF Member Summit
Start: 2026-07-01T09:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-07-02T13:30:00+02:00
Location: Spielfeld Digital Hub

Meet your community - our open source front runners and logistics innovators come together at our yearly member summit.

Open Source Innovation Days 2026 – OLF Member Summit

1 July 2026 - 2 July 2026 Berlin, Germany

Open Source Innovation Days 2026 – OLF Member Summit

Time: 9:30 - 13:30Venue: Spielfeld Digital HubLocation: Skalitzer Straße 85/86, 10997 Berlin Getting there: + Google MapOrganiser: Open Logistics Foundation

Open Source Innovation Days 2026 – OLF Member Summit

Dear partner of Open Logistics Foundation,

We are excited to invite you to the Open Source Innovation Days 2026. As a valued community member, we would be honoured to have you at our yearly member summit. We are excited to have our open source front runners and the logistics industry innovators reunite to discuss open source. We will have two days of insightful discussions, engaging workshops, and valuable networking opportunities.

Save the Date: July 1st (full day) and 2nd (ending with lunch), 2026
Venue: Spielfeld Digital Hub, Berlin

Here’s what you can expect:
• On day 1: You can look forward to inspirational inputs from industry experts, and updates on our open source topics will be presented.
• On day 2: You can look forward to engaging and practical workshops.

Our agenda is now LIVE! Check it out below for session and speaker details.

To reserve your place, please confirm your attendance for one or both days by registering for the event on our Eventbrite page. If you wish to participate in the open source workshop session on day 2, please also register for the “OSID2026 – Day 2: Workshops & Collaboration” add-on ticket to confirm your participation.

Bring your colleague! This event is open to all employees of all member companies. Do you know a colleague who might be interested? Who wants to learn more about the Foundation and open source for logistics? No problem – just forward this invitation and have them reserve their spot.

Thank you for your continued support of the Open Logistics Foundation and the logistics and supply chain industry. We look forward to seeing you there!

Registration

Members will receive a personal invitation from the Foundation’s Head Office. Is your company a member of the Open Logistics Foundation? Are you interested in joining the workshop? You can register via our Eventbrite page.

OSID 2026 – Agenda

Day 1: Inspirational Inputs

09:30 – 10:00

Registration

Join us at Spielfeld Digital Hub Berlin to start your day with a coffee.

10:00 – 10:35

Opening of OSID 2026

Dr. Stephan Peters
Member of the Board, Rhenus SE & Co. KG

Stefan Hohm
CDO and Member of the Board, DACHSER SE

Session 1: Digital Sovereignty

10:35 – 11:05

Europe’s open source momentum: Resilience through openness

Sachiko Muto
Chair, OpenForum Europe
Senior Researcher, RISE

This session explores how open source is increasingly positioned at the heart of Europe’s digital transformation, from public sector infrastructure to industry ecosystems.

11:10 – 11:40

Sovereign tech through open source software & AI

Jordan Maris
EU Policy Analyst, Open Source Initiative

As geopolitical uncertainty increases the risk of service disruptions, how can Open Source guarantee digital sovereignty and increase our resilience?

11:45 – 12:15

Coffee Break

12:15 – 12:50

OSPOs as a way to sovereignty | Panel

Clare Dillon
Community Lead, CURIOSS

Sebastian Wolf
Director of the Open Source Program Office, SAP SE

Cornelius Schuhmacher
Open Source Steward, DB Systel GmbH

This session explores what makes Open Source Program Offices (OSPOs) effective at a strategic level — from governance and operating models to roles and capabilities — including candid lessons learned from successes and failures.

13:00 – 14:00

Lunch Break

Session 2: New Inputs

14:00 – 14:15

And the winner is... | Hoodie Challenge

Innovation meets creativity.

We will honour the winners of our Hoodie Challenge and celebrate your ideas together with you.

14:20 – 14:50

From OS compliance to CRA compliance

Dr. Till Jäger
Partner, JBViniol Rechtsanwälte

Kate Kraemer
Managing Director, Zeitwerk GmbH
Consultant, JBViniol Rechtsanwälte

Why the Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) affects open source projects and their users alike – and what compliance actually entails.

14:50 – 15:15

Standardisation is a strategic decision: Lessons from ONE Record

Davide Alocci
API Development Lead, IATA

Will be announced shortly

15:15 – 15:45

Coffee Break

Session 3: Commercial Open Source

15:45 – 16:00

Strategic outlook Open Logistics Foundation

Carina Tüllmann
CCO, Open Logistics Foundation

16:05 – 16:15

Pitch 1

Prof. Dr. Dirk Riehle
Prof. for Open-Source Software, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg

Unlike community OSS, commercial OSS is typically developed by a single vendor to generate revenue from the software. In this talk, I discuss the various strategies vendors employ to hit it big, discuss firm and product life-cycle, and review the end game.

16:15 – 16:25

Pitch 2

Timo Väliharju
President, APELL
Open Source Entrepreneur

Practical lessons from an open source entrepreneur: How SMEs turn open collaboration into sustainable business and leadership in Europe’s digital sovereignty.

16:25 – 16:35

Pitch 3

Georg Kunz
Director Open Source Software, Open Source Program Office, CTO Office at Ericsson

Will be announced shortly

16:35 – 17:05

Commercial open source | Panel

Prof. Dr. Dirk Riehle
Prof. for Open-Source Software, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg

Timo Väliharju
President, APELL
Open Source Entrepreneur

Georg Kunz
Director Open Source Software, Open Source Program Office, CTO Office at Ericsson

17:05 – 17:15

Closing Words

17:15 – 21:30

Afterwork Event

Day 2: Workshops

09:00 – 09:30

Welcome

Join us at Spielfeld Digital Hub Berlin to start your day with a coffee.

09:30 – 09:45

Half-length portrait of Andreas Nettsträter

Opening of Day 2

Andreas Nettsträter
CEO, Open Logistics Foundation

09:45 – 10:10

What’s up in logistics? A legal perspective

Dr. David Saive, LL.M.
Lawyer, Tug & Tow® Legal
Legal Product Owner, Open Logistics Foundation

A fast-paced legal update on Europe’s logistics landscape: DCA, eFTI, eIDAS and the NCD Convention — what’s changing, what matters, what’s next ahead!