This year’s Academy of Management in Copenhagen will host the Panel Symposium on “Managing Data and Organizing Platform Ecosystems for Sustainable Development”. Organized by Luigi Mosca (Imperial Business School & University of Sydney) and Gianluigi Viscusi (Linköping University, Sweden), this session brings together leading scholars to explore the opportunities, risks, and transformative potential of digital data and platform ecosystems. In particular, the panel will examine how organizations design, manage, and govern platform-based ecosystems to navigate the complexity of digital transformation in business and society.
Sponsored by the TIM, CTO, and STR divisions as well as supported by the PISTIS project (EU Grant No. 101093016) and the research program "Resistance and effect – on smart grids for the many people" funded by Kamprad Family Foundation (FKS), Sweden, this symposium welcomes all AOM 2025 attendees interested in digital innovation, data governance, ecosystem strategy, and the future of sustainable development.
Panel Presentations
The symposium will begin with expert presentations addressing the strategic, organizational, and ethical challenges of managing data and organizing ecosystems in a digital age. Panelists will offer diverse conceptual and empirical perspectives on how platform ecosystems can serve as engines for both business value and societal progress.
Panelists:
- Annabelle Gawer (University of Surrey, UK)
- Christopher Tucci (NEOM & Imperial Business School, UK/Saudi Arabia)
- Cristina Alaimo (ESSEC Business School, France)
- Hakan Özalp (University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
- Madeleine Rauch (Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, UK)
- Stella Pachidi (King's Business School, UK)
Organizers:
- Luigi Mosca (Imperial Business School & University of Sydney)
- Gianluigi Viscusi (Linköping University, Sweden)
We look forward to seeing you in Copenhagen for a rich discussion on how platform ecosystems and data governance can be harnessed to drive sustainable transformation!
