Simon Phipps

Southampton, United Kingdom United Kingdom

Trusted advisor on digital rights and open communities

Technology / Software / Internet

A widely experienced computer industry expert helping organisations of many kinds succeed with open source communities and code in the emerging meshed society. Global experience of open source software, licensing and community issues, digital rights, open standards, government policy engagement, community interaction, press interaction, public speaking, clear and influential writing. Experienced conference chair, panel moderator and interviewer. I explore and seek to understand the complex so that I can distil it, explain it clearly and help devise strategies that leverage it. Specialties: Open Source copyright and patent licensing, open source business models, community software devel...