The European workshop on software ecosystems is a perfect forum to discuss software ecosystems, platform ecosystems and business networks topics in research and practice.

WHAT IT IS

"The European Workshop on Software Ecosystems is a great meeting of minds to discuss the impact of software ecosystems on business today. A platform strategy needs to be high on the agenda for CIOs and this workshop takes the right steps in this direction."

- Sangeet Paul Choudary, CEO of Platformation Labs and Co-author of international best-seller Platform Revolution.

The European Workshop on Software Ecosystems is an annual event which connects top notch researchers and business professionals in the field of software and platform ecosystems as well as business networks. 
For the ninth workshop we are looking forward to short presentations and long breaks which fuel discussions and networking between participants from all across the software industry and academia.

2024 TOPICS

Topics covered are:

• GenAI´s impact on software ecosystems

• Technical Due diligence of software companies: goals, challenges and decision making

• How AI revolutionizes M&A ecosystems

• Silicon Valley Europe - how to maximize ecosystem value

• AI and automotive ecosystems

• these and further presentations will cover topics like Software ecosystems, Business networks, Open Source Ecosystems and business models, Platform Business Models , Growth strategies based on software ecosystems and business networks

What We've Achieved

• we have established and grown the software ecosystems community.

• we engaged with an increasing number of researchers from all over Europe.

• professionals from small and large high tech and software companies attend.

• we provided keynotes from industry players to enrich the program.

• we published several proceedings to distribute the knowledge

  
  

Call for PAPERS
 

We invite European researchers and professionals in the field of software ecosystems and business networks to come together to discuss their recent research as well as topics like :

• Platform Business Models 

  • Aggregator business models and platforms

  • “Platformizing” existing businesses - how to be successful?

  • Business model innovation resulting in a platform business model - how to make it work?

  • What architectures and APIs are needed for platform success?

• Emerging platforms and ecosystems

  • AI ecosystems, like e.g. generative AI platforms, their business models and ecosystems

  • Open innovation vs. governance in commercial and open-source ecosystems

  • Cybersecurity and software ecosystems

• Business networks

  • How do business networks for transaction, innovation work?

  • How do you grow your business networks?

  • Merging business networks - does it work and how?

• Growth strategies based on platform ecosystems and business networks

  • Can we grow by acquiring a platform business?

  • What are data-driven and analytics ecosystems and what do they mean for my business?

program committee

We have top notch European software ecosystem researchers and luminaries guaranteeing leading edge discussions.