The European Digital Platform Research Network (EU-DPRN) aims to advance research on digital platforms and ecosystems by providing a forum for European researchers to share their latest research and deepen their professional networks. The annual summit includes a one-day plenary track with paper presentations, panel discussions, and keynote presentations, as well as a one-day PhD Development Workshop for students to present their work and receive feedback.
3rd Annual European Digital Platform Research Network (EU-DPRN) Summit
Madrid, Spain| June 26 & 27, 2025
Hosted by IE Business School – Madrid
Event Overview
The annual European Digital Platform Research Network (EU-DPRN) summit aims to consolidate, integrate, and further develop research on digital platforms and ecosystems. It is meant to provide a forum for European researchers from different disciplinary backgrounds (e.g., strategy, entrepreneurship, marketing, information systems, economics) to share their latest research and deepen their professional networks.
The conference takes place over two days, June 26 and 27.
June 27th: At the heart of the EU-DPRN summit is a one-day plenary track comprising paper presentations, developmental feedback, a panel discussion on decentralized governance, and a keynote presentation by one of the seminal thinkers on ecosystems, Rahul Kapoor (Wharton). The program features a curated set of high-quality papers from a mix of junior and senior faculty. Panels include speakers from inside and outside academia, such as practitioners and regulators. The program affords ample time for socializing, fueled by food and drinks.
June 26th: The summit further features a one-day doctoral workshop to provide opportunities for PhD students to present their work and receive feedback from senior scholars. The workshop program includes a panel consisting of leading scholars and journal editors. At the end of the day, a best presentation will be selected. The winner is invited to present their work in the main event.
Agenda
11:00 – 11:30
Registration
11:30 – 11:50
Welcome and Poster Pitch
11:50 – 13:00
Session 1: Qualitative Ecosystem Dynamics
Mahmoud Mohamed (Oulu U.) – The emergence of Multiplatform Ecosystems: Digital platform entry into healthcare through coopetition
Anna Baturevich (SSE) – To comply or not to comply? Innovating within, outside, and at the edges of regulation
Yu Songping (Kyoto U.) – Beyond emancipation and control: the co-evolution of entrepreneur-platform relationships
Discussant: Donato Cutolo (IE)
13:00 – 14:30
Lunch + Posters (Level 24)
14:30 – 15:40
Session 2: Intra-Platform Dynamics
Xiaowei Zhang (Tilburg U.) – Genre dynamics and strategic entry into submarkets: Unveiling the motives for platform owner entry
Alexey Rusakov (LMU) – Selective promotion of complements on online auction platforms: Evidence from the automotive industry
Eduardo Lope (U. of Zaragoza) – The ripple effects of demand shocks: A study of platform complementors in online communities
Discussant: Johannes Loh (VU)
15:40 – 16:10
Coffee Break
16:10 – 17:20
Session 3: Extra- or Inter-Platform Dynamics
Theresa Maria Seehofer (HSG) – Profiting from ecosystems: Examining incumbents' dynamic capabilities
Daria Demyanova (U. of Bologna) – Navigating multihoming: A process perspective on platform selection and expansion
Dora Maric (HSG) – Attention-seeking in hypercompetitive markets: The case of meta-platforms
Discussant: Ambre Nicolle (LMU)
17:20 – 18:40
Platform Scholar Panel: Being a Platform Scholar in 2025
Panelists: Milan Miric (USC), Natalie Burford (IESE), Juan Maicas (CUNEF), Joost Rietveld (UCL)
19:00 – 21:00
PhD Dinner (Level 25)
Poster Presentations:
- Juthawan Karnasuta-Thongborisute (ESCP) – Capturing value from heterogeneous preferences: Evidence from the demand side
- Deepak Haran (HEC) – External sourcing of complements: Exploring platforms' acquisition strategies
- Moritz Maier (U. of Passau) – Agents, institutions, and growth catalysts: Towards a process-theoretical model of digital platform development in the global south
- Tim Kilgus (Free U. Berlin) – Complementarities in ecosystem emergence and failure: The case of clinical trial data sharing
- Sophia Wetzler (LMU) – My fault – your fault: Knowledge-seeking frictions in online communities
9:00 – 9:30
Registration and light breakfast
9:30 – 9:40
Opening by the organizers
9:40 – 10:00
Platform Papers: State of the Literature
Joost Rietveld (UCL)
10:00 – 11:20
Session 1: Platform Ecosystems and Beyond
Tim Meyer (HSG) – The impact of generative AI on innovation: Evidence from software products
Hakan Ozalp (UVA) – Examining heterogeneous effects of online communities on decentralized platform performance: Evidence from the cryptocurrency market
Axel Zeijen (ETH Zurich) – Platform power struggle: Spotify and the major record labels
Discussant: Anna Maria Conti (IE)
Chair: Shagun Tripathi (IE)
11:20 – 12:40
Session 2: Platform Orchestration and Engagement
Christine Choi (UNC) – To be or not to be on a platform: Offline complementor’s decision to join an entrant platform
Huiyi Litan (SSE) – How disclosure of personal information affects user engagement: Evidence from a secondhand marketplace
Christina Kyprianou (IE) – Leading in Human-Centered Business Ecosystems
Discussant: Joey van Angeren (VU)
Chair: Caterina Moschieri (IE)
12:40 – 13:00
Poster Pitches
13:00 – 15:00
Lunch (Level 24), Posters, and Lunch Debate: Should the DMA be dissolved?
Debaters: Alvaro Ramos (Qualcomm), Georgios Mavros (Google), Lazar Radicv (IE)
Moderator: Juan Santalo (IE)
15:00 – 15:40
Keynote + Q&A
Rahul Kapoor (U. of Pennsylvania)
15:40 – 16:40
Panel: Decoding DAOs – Relevance, Resilience, or Relic?
Panelists: Ola Henfridsson (U. of Miami), Fabrice Lumineau (HKU), Ashant Nathan (Chainlink Labs)
Moderator: Panos Constantinides (U. of Manchester)
16:40 – 17:15
Coffee Break
17:10 – 18:30
Session 3: Platform Regulation and the Sharing Economy
Katia Meggiorin (Stevens Institute of Technology) – Regulatory responses and platform performance: A user-centric analysis
Juan Manuel Sánchez-Cartas (U. Complutense Madrid) – Sharing economy platforms and adjacent markets
Michelangelo Rossi (Institute Polytechnique de Paris) – Is competition only one click away? The Digital Markets Act impact on Google Maps
Discussant: Tony Tong (U. of Colorado Boulder)
Chair: Benedikt Seigner (IE)
18:30 – 18:45
Closing
18:45 – 20:00
Closing Reception
20:30 – 23:30
Speakers' Dinner (invite only)
Poster Presentations:
- Vladimir C.M. Sobota (U. of Glasgow) – Platform signaling: Exploring conflicting and aligning effects of signals on ecosystem members
- Shibo Zhou (CBS) – Fight or flight: When do firms update?
- Andreas Hein (HSG) – Architecting ecosystem synergies: How Salesforce integrates and mobilizes acquired technologies
- Mikko Heiskala (Aalto U.) – Paradyadic relationships and competitive advantage in platform ecosystems
- Ambre Nicolle (LMU) – "All you can play": Competitive effects of subscription bundles in the video game industry
Organizers
Local Organizers
Venue
IE TOWER: P.º de la Castellana, 259 – 28046, Madrid
More details will follow soon
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