The European Workshop on Software Ecosystems is an annual event which connects researchers and fellow professionals in the field of software ecosystems.Presentations in 2016 included:Roger Kilian Kehr, HuaweiHuawei Connected World based ICT ecosystemsAbilio AvilaManagement of Partner Ecosystems in the Enterprise Software Industry: The Partner Selection - A Comparison of Partner Selection Criteria with Existing LiteratureMatthias WalterHow to define a platform business model with the platform business model canvasChristopher JudThe Influence of Platforms on Software ProductsMaximilian SchreieckAnalysis of Platform Governance in the Internet of ThingsDominik Dellermann, Christopher JudTowards Vivid Ecosystems: Configuring Costs and Benefits via Design ChoicesRalf MeyerImpact of restrictive legal and license conditions on software ecosystem successSlinger JansenEcosystem Driven Development

Karl Michael Popp:Dr. Karl Michael Popp is Senior Director M&A in the Global Business Development and Ecosystem Team in the Office of the CEO of SAP SE. In this area, he works on inorganic growth projects of SAP SE, such as due diligence and merger integration of technology companies as well as strategic partnerships. In his career, he has completed more than 30 acquisitions and corresponding merger integrations worldwide and worked with over 50 companies on partnerships.He is the author of several books and a speaker on software due diligence, post merger integration, digitization of M&A processes as well as business models and platform business models in the software industry. Dr. Popp is a long-standing member of the German M&A Association (Bundesverband M&A) as well as a former board member of the Gesellschaft für Post Merger Integration (now part of the Bundesverband M&A) and works in the program committee of the European Workshop on Merger Integration and of the Think Tank Denkfabrik Wirtschaft. He studied economics and received his doctorate in information systems from the University of Bamberg. More information can be found at https://www.drkarlpopp.com/ .