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Mark your calendars April 29 2021 Growth strategies for platform ecosystems

B2C Platforms like Amazon or Alibaba have all the hype and all the envy. But how does a company create, build or run platforms, business networks, a company in the API economy? answers here:


The program committee would like to invite European researchers and practitioners in the field of software ecosystems, platform ecosystems and business networks to come together in Heilbronn, Germany, on April 29th, 2021, to discuss recent (academic) research and recent business experiences and lessons learned, insights or issues related to management of ecosystems, business models or technical issues including but not limited to topics like

  • Software ecosystems

    • Research progress and new knowledge for software ecosystems

    • External forces - the new normal and the impact on software ecosystems

  • Business networks

    • Business networks vs. platform businesses

    • Business networks as platforms for transaction, innovation

    • Growing business networks by extending beyond participants

  • Platform Business Models 

    • Types of platform business models for transaction, innovation

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

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

    • Architectures and APIs for platforms

  • Growth strategies based on platform ecosystems and business networks

    • Growing by acquiring a platform business

    • Digital platforms and businesses

    • data-driven and analytics ecosystems

We will invite practitioners to the workshop to ensure discussion about the practical impact of research and to give the presenters the opportunity to discuss with practitioners and researchers alike.
The workshop location at City Campus in Heilbronn, Germany, with many software and software service companies having an office nearby which eases the participation for practitioners.

Workshop style

Online or covid-safe onsite in Heilbronn, Germany.

Socialize and discuss with (academic) researchers and fellow professionals.
We value discussion as well as presentations. So a short, 15 minute presentation is followed by 15 min discussion with fellow researchers and practitioners.
The workshop will be held in English language only.

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Karl Popp Karl Popp

Mark your calendars April 29 2021 Growth strategies for platform ecosystems

B2C Platforms like Amazon or Alibaba have all the hype and all the envy. But how does a company create, build or run platforms, business networks, a company in the API economy? answers here:


The program committee would like to invite European researchers and practitioners in the field of software ecosystems, platform ecosystems and business networks to come together in Heilbronn, Germany, on April 29th, 2021, to discuss recent (academic) research and recent business experiences and lessons learned, insights or issues related to management of ecosystems, business models or technical issues including but not limited to topics like

  • Software ecosystems

    • Research progress and new knowledge for software ecosystems

    • External forces - the new normal and the impact on software ecosystems

  • Business networks

    • Business networks vs. platform businesses

    • Business networks as platforms for transaction, innovation

    • Growing business networks by extending beyond participants

  • Platform Business Models 

    • Types of platform business models for transaction, innovation

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

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

    • Architectures and APIs for platforms

  • Growth strategies based on platform ecosystems and business networks

    • Growing by acquiring a platform business

    • Digital platforms and businesses

    • data-driven and analytics ecosystems

We will invite practitioners to the workshop to ensure discussion about the practical impact of research and to give the presenters the opportunity to discuss with practitioners and researchers alike.
The workshop location at City Campus in Heilbronn, Germany, with many software and software service companies having an office nearby which eases the participation for practitioners.

Workshop style

Online or covid-safe onsite in Heilbronn, Germany.

Socialize and discuss with (academic) researchers and fellow professionals.
We value discussion as well as presentations. So a short, 15 minute presentation is followed by 15 min discussion with fellow researchers and practitioners.
The workshop will be held in English language only.

Submissions

Propose your presentation titles or poster proposals via email (title and 100 word abstract) to ewseco17@software-ecosystem.com
Submission deadline is March 15th 2021 6pm CET.

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