Michael Plagge is the VP of Ecosystem Development at the Eclipse Foundation, where they aim to foster the use of Open Source in Europe. With a robust background in business development within the information technology and services industry, Michael has held significant roles at Carmeq GmbH and Elektrobit, including General Manager of Elektrobit Automotive in China and Korea. They have also contributed to Alibaba Group and Alibaba Cloud as a Director in Business Development. Michael graduated from Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen with a degree in Robotics, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning.