Ludovic, creator of XWiki and CEO of XWiki SAS. I've been the friendly head of XWiki SAS for 20 years now.
XWiki SAS, a European company based in France and Romania, develops only free and open-source software. We lead the development of the XWiki software, used by thousands of organizations, and help businesses and organizations worldwide organize, share, and collaborate on content. XWiki also developed CryptPad (https://cryptpad.org), the E2EE's real-time collaboration suite.
I've been a speaker at various events, including Paris Open Source Experience, FOSDEM, OW2 Conference, JDLL, and Capitole du Libre, where I've discussed collaboration software, funding for free software, and privacy solutions.
I'm also a board member of OpenFoodFacts.
Open source for digital sovereignty: reducing dependency, regaining control
10/01/2026 | 16h30 -> 16h50 | Solutions demos area Forum: Digital Transformation Keywords: OPEN SOURCE (IT SOLUTIONS & SOFTWARE), COLLABORATIVE, INTRANETDigital sovereignty is no longer just a policy topic. It is becoming a concrete operational challenge for IT leaders. Organizations rely heavily on large proprietary platforms and non-European cloud providers. Questions around control, resilience, Big Tech alternatives, and long-term dependency are now central to infrastructure and collaboration decisions.
This session explores how open-source technologies help organizations take back control of collaboration and knowledge management platforms. It also examines how to improve resilience and reduce dependency risks. Drawing on practical experience and real-world examples, including migration scenarios from Atlassian Confluence to XWiki, attendees will discover concrete approaches to building more sustainable and sovereign IT environments.
Attendees will leave with a clearer view of the key challenges, lessons learned, and operational considerations involved in adopting open source in enterprise environments
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