Platform Accountability: A Primer Robyn's Bio: Robyn Caplan is an Assistant Professor at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy and a Senior Lecturing Fellow at the Center for Science & Society at Duke University. She is also a Researcher Affiliate at the Data & Society Research Institute, where she worked as a Senior Researcher, an Affiliate at the Center for Information Technology and Policy at UNC-Chapel Hill, and a founding member of the Platform Governance Research Network. She received her PhD from the School of Communication and Information at Rutgers University. She conducts research at the intersection of platform governance and media policy. Her research examines the impact of inter-and-intra-organizational behavior on platform governance and content moderation. Her most recent work examines the history of the verified badge (the blue checkmark) at platforms. Caplan’s work has been published in journals such as the International Journal of Communications, Social Media + Society, First Monday, Big Data & Society, and Feminist Media Studies. Her work has been featured by publications like The Washington Post, The New York Times, Wired, NBC, and Al Jazeera. She has conducted research on a variety of issues regarding data-centric technological development in society, including government data policies, media manipulation, and the use of data in policing. The Platform Governance Research Network Robyn's website Robyn's Google Scholar

Helena Rong, an urbanist and designer with interdisciplinary training, discusses the intersection of digital technology, collective intelligence architecture, and urbanism. Topics include fractional property ownership, collective governance in local development, decentralized technology, crypto, trust in transactional platforms, the role of policy and regulation in technology governance, challenges of integrating web-three technologies, and the impact of technology on decision making and governance.

Primavera De Filippi, a blockchain expert, discusses the importance of platform governance in achieving the promises of blockchain technology. She explains the challenges of decentralized governance, the current state of the blockchain industry, and the concept of constitutionalization in platforms. The episode ends with information on how to follow Primavera's work.

Society-wide, digital capabilities that are essential to participation in society and markets as a citizen, entrepreneur, and consumer in a digital era. David's Bio: David Eaves is an Associate Professor in Digital Government at the UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP). Previously a lecturer at Harvard Kennedy School where he taught and wrote on digital era public administration, digital transformation, and the governance of digital public infrastructure, David has co-founded Teaching Public Service in a Digital Age, which has sought to bring together faculty from around the world to co-design and share an open licensed curriculum to teach the minimum needed digital competences for future public leaders. Dozens of faculty members now use these materials in over 20 universities around the world David has partnered with Public Digital to co-host an annual convening of digital government leaders from around the world. He has also taught policy analysis in the MPP core curriculum and ran a highly successful Executive Education program on Digital Transformation. An introduction to DPIs on Medium. Teaching Public Service in the Digital Age course materials David on Linkedin, X, Threads.

Exclusivity and pricing strategies in two-sided markets Shiva's bio: Shiva Shekhar is an Assistant Professor at Tilburg School of Economics and Management (TiSEM), a research affiliate at the CESifo Network, and a member of the Tilburg Law and Economics Center. His current research mainly focuses on platform strategies under competition and their impact on consumers. From 10.2018-12.2020, Shiva was employed as an Economist at Compass Lexecon where I assisted the team of several high-profile mergers as well as multiple anti-trust cases spanning multiple industries. Mentioned papers: Superstar exclusivity in two-sided markets Platform Transformation Risk and the Role of Hosting Rivals Third-Degree Price Discrimination in Two-Sided Markets The Bright Side of the GDPR: Welfare-Improving Privacy Management Shiva on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shiva-shekhar-14b66a59/ Shiva's website: https://sites.google.com/site/shivashekharg/

The formation and evolution of digital platforms across ecosystems Panos' Bio: Panos Constantinides is a Professor of Digital Innovation and Digital Learning Lead for Executive Education at Alliance Manchester Business School. He holds a PhD from the Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge and he is a Fellow of the Cambridge Digital Innovation Centre. Panos leads the Digital Transformation Research Group at Alliance Manchester Business School. Panos is also one of the co-founders of the European Digital Platforms Research Network (EUDPRN). His research investigates how organizations use digital technologies to co-create and capture value while facilitating strategic transformation. His recent work has shed light on the formation and evolution of digital platforms across ecosystems, including platforms built on generative AI technologies. He advises senior business leaders and policymakers on how to manage the transition to new technologies and new business models in the digital economy. His research has been published in FT50 journals such as Information Systems Research, MIS Quarterly, and the Journal of Business Venturing and Organisation Studies, among others. His research has also appeared in Concurrences, Competition Policy International, PYMNTS, Thinkers50, MIT Sloan Management Review, ZDnet, and other media outlets. Panos' Google Scholar page: https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=Erxikd8AAAAJ&hl=en Panos on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/panos-constantinides/?originalSubdomain=uk

The rules of the game Liang Chen is an Associate Professor of Strategy and entrepreneurship at the Singapore Management University. He holds a Ph.D. in Business Economics from the University of Leeds. Liang's research interests span the topics of platform ecosystems, global strategy, digital transformation, and technology innovation. Link to the paper "Governance and Design of Digital Platforms: A Review and Future Research Directions on a Meta-Organization" Link to the paper "Platform Governance Design in Platform Ecosystems: Implications for Complementors’ Multihoming Decision" Liang's professional page: https://faculty.smu.edu.sg/profile/chen-liang-7256

A Road Map for Researchers, Activists, and Policymakers to Empower Data Producers Hanlin's Bio: Hanlin Li is an assistant professor in the School of Information at UT Austin. Her research aims to inform policy and design interventions to incentivize responsible data collection and use. She examines the societal and economic impact of data generated by the public, from rating data to social media comments. Her work sits at the intersection of data governance and human-computer interaction. Li holds a Ph.D. in Technology and Social Behavior from Northwestern University. She publishes in ICWSM, ACM CHI, ACM CSCW, and ACM FAccT. Her work has been featured in national and international media. Hanlin's website with links to the papers mentioned: https://www.hanlinli.com/ Hanlin on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hanlin-li/

Tobias Kretschmer, an ISTO professor at LMU Munich School of Management, discusses platform ecosystems as meta‐organizations. They cover topics such as the role of platform orchestrators, regulatory responses to platform problems, characteristics of platforms as meta-organizations, differences between traditional firms and platforms, the use of notifications and incentives, and the importance of critical mass and killer apps in platform ecosystems.

Oliver Bossert, specialized in large-scale transformations of enterprise architecture in various industries, discusses platform strategies for traditional firms, implementing 3D printing and inventory management, balancing localization and centralization, disciplined agile organizations, and the use of platforms within companies.