EU Open Source Policy Summit 2026 - Panel: OSPOs as Sovereignty Engines

Delivering digital sovereignty requires more than regulation and investment — it depends on institutional capability. This session will focus on how large organisations, both public and private, are building the structures needed to adopt and sustain open approaches. Panellists will discuss the role of Open Source Programme Offices (OSPOs) as engines of institutional learning, collaboration, and governance, and the potential for a EU policy to accelerate this transformation. Drawing on examples from critical sectors — including energy, transport, and public administration — the discussion will explore how organisational capacity can strengthen Europe’s digital resilience and enable openness at scale. Speakers: Manuel Mateo Goyet (Acting Head of Unit CNECT.E.2, European Commission), Lucian Balea (Deputy Director of R&D and Open Source Director, RTE), Supriya Chitale (Open Source Program Office Manager, IKEA Group), Johan Linåker (Senior Researcher, Research Institutes of Sweden) & Max