07-03, 16:30–17:00 (Europe/Tallinn), 246
It makes me very happy that this year there is a topic focused on "Building a business with FOSS4G". Last year I attended other Geospatial industry events in the ones I spoke with people from different organizations and some of the comments I received when mentioning I am an Open Source advocate was that it is great that Open Source exists because it can help students who can't afford licenses, this is one of the very recurrent comments I hear, another comment is that Open Source is for companies with no money. From my point of view, we, the community need to find a way to communicate better the values and benefits of Open Source so we can change this mindset that still exists.
More than a talk I would like to organize a panel with 3-4 Open Source Entrepreneurs in the one we have an open discussion about how we can change that mindset and impulse more business opportunities together.
Miriam is passionate about how Geospatial data and Earth Observation technologies can change the world. She is doing Partnerships between Space and Geospatial organizations at UP42, an organization that aims to democratize data accessibility from Space and Geospatial industries and support companies to derive insights to solve challenges on Earth. For the past years, Miriam has been involved in different Geospatial initiatives such as Geochicas where she promotes more women participation and knowledge sharing in the Geospatial spaces. Promoting OpenStreetMap and Humanitarian OpenStreetMap (HOTOSM) in the one she is Voting Member and was President of the Board of Directors 2019-2021. She participates in these initiatives by giving workshops, conferences and coordinating efforts among Open Data key players and most recently is part of the FIRE project (Forum for Innovation and Research in European Earth Observation) as an EO Evangelist in the Energy sector. Currently, she is involved in Earth Observation, Data Analytics and Open Data initiatives.