16 Jun

Platform Leaders June 2026

Live Online
3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

The Future of Digital Platforms and Artificial Intelligence

Key Themes
AI and marketplaces Agentic commerce How to regulate autonomous AI

We bring platform communities together

Platform Leaders brings together entrepreneurs, policy makers, academics, investors and practitioners to exchange insights and best practices on the future of digital platforms and ecosystems. These communities don’t always talk to each other, yet are collectively building the platform economy.

Our events

We run two events per year, alternating between in-person and online formats.

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The organisers

The Platform Leaders initiative is organised by Launchworks & Co. Our experts live and breathe digital platforms. We help clients design, launch and scale innovative platform business models and ecosystems. Our mission is to unlock the power of communities and networks for the benefit of all.

About us

We live and breathe
digital platforms.

Laure Claire Reillier

Laure Claire Reillier
Co-founder and COO, Launchworks & Co
Formerly a senior exec at eBay Europe, she has 20 years’ experience in developing, managing and marketing products and services for digital, e-commerce, and platform companies.

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Benoit Reillier
Co-founder and CEO, Launchworks & Co
Benoit Reillier specialises in strategy and corporate development for innovative high growth companies and platform businesses/ecosystems.

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Our speakers

Platform Leaders brings together entrepreneurs, policy makers, academics, investors and practitioners to exchange insights and best practices on the future of digital platforms and ecosystems.

Polly Dhaliwal

COO Enterprise Nation

Polly Dhaliwal is COO of Enterprise Nation, where she has helped...

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Arka Dhar

VP OpenAI

Arka Dhar is Head of Human Data at OpenAI, the...

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Annabelle Gawer

Chaired Professor in Digital Economy; Director Surrey CoDE

A world-class academic pioneer in platform strategy, Prof Annabelle Gawer is a...

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Ben McOwen Wilson

Managing Director EMEA, Google Play

Prior to being in charge of Google Play’s App Store...

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Marshall Van Alstyne

Allen & Kelly Questrom Chair Professor, Boston University

Professor Van Alstyne is one of the world’s foremost experts...

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Sandrine Zhang Ferron

Founder & CEO Vinterior

Sandrine Zhang Ferron is the Co-Founder and CEO of Vinterior....

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Insights & perspectives

Platform Leaders provides strategic insights into key topics and allow experts to share complementary perspectives to shape the debate so that the potential of digital markets can be unlocked for all.

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I had a fun fireside chat with Platform Leaders on the impact of AI on marketplaces. You can find the summary below.

NEW: Fireside chat with @fabricegrinda on AI and marketplaces.

Three levers already delivering results, why most marketplaces should embrace LLM indexing, and why marketplace activity is more protected than people think.

Full summary & video:

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Join us for Platform Leaders to discuss the future of digital platforms and AI.