Dear colleagues,
we are pleased to share the Call for Papers for Symplatform 2026, an international conference dedicated to the study of platforms and platform thinking that will take place at Politecnico di Milano (Italy) in September 2026, with strong relevance for the TIM Division community.
Symplatform welcomes extended abstracts (max 1,000 words plus references) that place platforms at the core of the study. Contributions may draw from technology and innovation management, information systems, strategy, marketing, business models, digital technologies, blockchain, Web3, and regulation. Empirical, conceptual, and literature review papers are all welcome.
Key dates
Symplatform 2026 will also host a dedicated special track linked to the forthcoming Technological Forecasting and Social Change Special Issue on Platform Thinking, offering authors the opportunity to receive pre-submission feedback from the guest editors.
Further information and the full Call for Papers are available here:
https://symplatform.com/
We would be grateful if you could share this call within your networks and with PhD students and colleagues working on platform-related research.
Kind regards,
Daniel Trabucchi & Tommaso Buganza
Symplatform Board Members