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Driving Strategic Value Through Open Source: OSPOs and R&D Organizations in the Era of the CRA - Georg Kunz & David Östman, Ericsson Software Technology
Wednesday May 20, 2026 11:55am - 12:35pm CDT
200A (Level Two)
In today’s rapidly evolving tech landscape, aligning open source initiatives with product-focused R&D remains critical to achieving strategic business goals. We will share how Ericsson’s Open Source Program Office (OSPO) and R&D organizations collaborate on concrete challenges such as tightening cyber security requirements.

In this talk, David will present how we have ramped up a team to build and operate a Yocto Linux distribution, and how improved upstream engagement and ways-of-working allow us to better articulate and validate the business value behind this strategic investment. We will discuss the impact on developer productivity, product quality, security, CRA-readiness, and long-term maintainability.

At the same time, the EU Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) has become a major driver of change across our organization. Georg will share how the Ericsson OSPO and R&D have started to collaborate more tightly in response to the CRA. We will spotlight how the in-house Linux team addresses upcoming CRA requirements - and how their upstream work supports CRA compliance.
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Georg Kunz

Director Open Source Software, Ericsson
Georg is a director in Ericsson's Open Source Program Office. He is a passionate advocate for open source software and a long term contributor to a wide range of open source projects and communities. He currently serves on the Technical Advisory Council (TAC) and the Governing Board... Read More →
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David Östman

General Manager EST Sweden, Ericsson Software Technology
David is the General Manager of Ericsson Software Technology (EST) Sweden, leading a dedicated team of engineers developing open source software on projects like Linux, Yocto, and Valkey. With over 25 years of experience in the telecommunications industry, David began his career at... Read More →
OSS NA26 Driving Strategic Value Open Source pdf
Wednesday May 20, 2026 11:55am - 12:35pm CDT
200A (Level Two)
  OSS Enabling & Management, Operations Management & OSPOs

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