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Delighted to announce that @Wharton management professor Manav Raj is the winner of the Platform Leaders 2025 Academic Prize 🏆 with his paper More is (sometimes) merrier: Heterogeneity in demand spillovers and competition on a digital platform youtube.com/watch?v=_a52ji…

Inspiring keynote presentation from @Benoit.Reillier who shared his 2026 trends #PlatformLeaders #Trends2026

Tech and policy are increasingly intertwined in the EU and the UK as new digital market rules are moving compliance from legal backrooms to product teams and roadmaps. This is directly shaping products and services coming to market. At Platform Leaders, our panel "From Policy to Product: Compliance by Design" will unpack how tech teams and regulators can work with each other. Expect a frank discussion between Brian Williamson, Partner at Communications Chambers, Alexander Waksman, Partner competition law at @gunnercooke and @oliverbethell, Head of competition, regulatory engagement and advisory, Google on how to: - Translate fast-evolving regulation into practical product choices - Balance innovation with accountability - Build trust through fair and interoperable design Join us in London or online on 18 November! 👉 platformleaders.com #TechPolicy #DigitalMarkets #Innovation #PlatformStrategy #AIRegulation

On Tue 18 Nov 2025, we’ll unpack how AI assistants like ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini are reshaping discovery, recommendations, and brand visibility. We have a fantastic panel with @PSKD1, COO @e_nation, Prof. @Nicos_Savva, Professor of Management Science and Operations, Academic Director, Data Science and AI Initiative @LBS, @jonearnshaw, Chief Product Evangelist @PiDatametrics and @lreillier COO @LaunchworksCo, co-author of the Collective Intelligence for AI report 'Search in an AI world: navigating the transformation of digital discovery'. ✅ How to find things with AI & agents? ✅ What happens when visibility moves from ranked pages to AI recommendations? ✅ How should organisations structure content to be discoverable and trusted by AI systems? ✅ Which metrics matter when clicks and blue links may not be the end goal anymore? Session: 16:40–17:30 GMT Where: Platform Leaders, King’s Cross, London and online Join us (in-person or online) — platformleaders.com #AI #Search #ConversationalAI #DigitalMarketing #SEO #LLM #PlatformEconomy #ProductStrategy

🚀 Big news! Platform Leaders returns on 18 Nov in Kings Cross, London and online—bringing together entrepreneurs, policymakers, academics, and practitioners to explore the future of digital platforms and AI. We will cover a number of themes this year including: ✅ What are the emerging digital trends for 2026? ✅ How can collective intelligence help us develop the right kind of AI? ✅ How to design innovative products that are compliant with AI and platform regulations? ✅ How is the shift from keywords to conversations impacting your visibility online? ✅ Who's the winner of the Platform Leaders Academic Prize 2025? If you're working in tech, interested in digital platforms are the future or AI, you'll want to be part of this. 👉 Check the full programme and register and join the conversation online or in-person: platformleaders.com

🚀 Platform Leaders is on today! 🚀 Fantastic programme focusing on 👇 • Tackling misinformation and fake news on social media • Regulating for Growth • Creating a moat in an AI world with Service Marketplaces Last chance to register for FREE 👉 platformleaders.com

🚀 Ready to leverage AI to enhance your service marketplace's growth and customer satisfaction? Or concerned about disruption and disintermediation? Don't miss the #PlatformLeaders panel with @sdelafond, Tito Unda, Jeremy Gottschalk & @lreillier on 5 June platformleaders.com

Delighted to welcome Prof. Marshall Van Alstyne @infoecon @BUQuestrom & Digital Fellow @mit_ide to @PlatformLeadrs on 5 June for a groundbreaking keynote on "The Misinformation Machine: social media, fake news, & the future of truth". Register for free platformleaders.com

Get the keytakeaways, including 2025 predicitions, from the November 13th Platform Leaders conference, a London-based event organized by @LaunchworksCo & Co. on the future of digital platforms and ecosystems. theinnovator.news/key-takeaways-…

Matthew Braovac @VerityDoyle @oliverbethell discussing regulation in an exponential age #platformleaders

Big announcement from @BenoitReillier with the launch of Collective Intelligence for AI in 2025 #PlatformLeaders

.@BenoitReillier presenting @LaunchworksCo Digital Trends for 2025 at the @PlatformLeadrs event #platformleaders

Great start at @PlatformLeadrs with @DigiCatapult’s CMO Amanda Kamin presenting Digital Catapult’s mission and strategic objectives #PlatformLeaders

How can digital platforms and AI help solve the healthcare crisis? Very much looking forward to moderate this fantastic panel with @weareflorence CEO @drcarmitage, @THIS_Institute's CEO Ruth Cousens, and @meditsimple's Chief Medical Officer Mathilde Konczynski at @platformleadrs on Wednesday 13 November. To join, you can register here: platformleaders.com

What are the BIGGEST digital trends to look out for in 2025? @BenoitReillier, @LaunchworksCo's President and @PlatformLeadrs Co-chair, will share his 2025 predictions 🔮 at the Platform Leaders event on the 13th of November. To register for free platformleaders.com

📣 Platform Leaders returns on 13 November in partnership with @DigiCatapult Join us as we dive into the most pressing topics shaping the future of digital platforms and AI, including: 🔧 Building the infrastructure for AI success ⚖️ Regulating in an exponential age 🏥 Scaling digital platforms and AI to address the healthcare crisis 📊 Insights from cutting-edge platform research 🔮 Key digital trends to watch for in 2025 🎟️ Don’t miss out! Register for free now: buff.ly/3zuW0BY #PlatformLeaders #AI #PlatformStrategy #DigitalPlatforms

Great article from @theinnovator on the future of the app economy following @PlatformLeadrs panel with @jennschenker @PauloTrezentos @Aptoide and Ben McOwen Wilson Google Play 👇#AppEconomy #PlatformStrategy

Join Platform Leaders on the 11th of July 2024 between 3.30pm and 5.30pm 🚀 Great line-up of speakers who will talk about Generative AI, the future of the app economy, and AI & platform regulations. Register for free 👉 platformleaders.com

Real privilege to welcome a fantastic panel @jennschenker @theinnovator, Julie Lejeune @vestiaireco Katy Medlock @backmarket @MadameSardine @vinteriorUK to discuss the #circulareconomy at the last Platform Leaders event. Building sustainable platforms? 👉bit.ly/3Vh6I8a

Our Co-founder @BenoitReillier was recently interviewed by @jennschenker @theinnovator on the evolution of platform business models and ecosystems #platformstrategy