Unlocking Innovation through Open Collaboration: Exploring ISPOs & OSPOs

To tackle today’s complex challenges, we must embrace new ways of working—rooted in transparency, collaboration, and openness. Inner Source and Open Source Program Offices (ISPOs & OSPOs) are emerging as powerful tools for driving rapid innovation and sustainable ecosystems across industries.

This milestone event, co-facilitated by Jen Kelchner and Gráinne Hamilton under their joint venture Interchange and sponsored by Red Hat, brought together some of the leading voices in the field. The roundtable offers deep insights into how organizations can leverage open practices to solve large-scale challenges, foster innovation, and build collaborative, resilient systems.

In Conversation with Experts

Guest Experts:

Clare Dillon – Executive Director at InnerSource Commons

Daniel Izquierdo Cortázar – Co-founder & CEO at Bitergia

Sayeed Choudhury – Director of OSPO at Johns Hopkins University

Together, these experts explore:

What ISPOs and OSPOs are and their growing influence

How to leverage open collaboration to accelerate innovation

Building sustainable ecosystems with open behaviors and practices

Why This Roundtable Matters

This roundtable offers essential insights into open collaboration, providing leaders with strategies to shape resilient ecosystems and accelerate innovation. Featuring renowned experts, this discussion highlights how Inner Source and OSPOs enable sustainable transformation

Watch the Full Conversation Now

Explore the possibilities of Inner Source and OSPOs through this insightful discussion. Discover practical strategies, challenges, and actionable solutions for building collaborative, open ecosystems.