Xavier Heymans

CEO Zope Europe Association

Belgium

Abstract of the presentation

Zope Europe Association (ZEA) is an international network of companies involved in the development and business of Zope, Plone, and Silva. We deliver content management system (CMS) deployments and manage large Zope-based projects. The business partnership stresses the client value of working with the creators of award-winning open source software. With ZEA, the money returns to the beginning of the value chain, thus delivering durable impact and providing consulting excellence. As a non-profit, ZEA is focused on the strength of all links in both the value chain and the "values" chain. Customers need a solid value chain of links leading back to the open source developers that create code. Agencies need a healthy "values" chain for software competitiveness and quality, leading back to the open source businesses that launch innovation. ZEA isn't driven by corporate shareholders as an isolated link in the chain. Instead, ZEA is a <> cooperative of the shared interests in the value and values chains. With 15 partner companies in 10 countries (9 in Europe), ZEA provides a broad reach of expertise in content management for Zope. The ZEA network currently totals a combined staff of over 100 employees and a turnover in excess of €6,5 million.

Bio:

Xavier Heymans, CEO of Zope Europe Association, is a mechanical civil engineer with international experience in management of multinationals and SME's, as well as NGO and education projects.

Events: Organizational aspects of OSS communities

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