Martijn Arets is an international independent platform expert and from his role as 'professional outsider' has been exploring the rise of the platform economy and its impact on society since 2012. He engages with all stakeholders involved, conducts research and takes an active role in the (public) debate. He shares his insights through presentations, advice, his biweekly newsletter and contributions in the (international) media.

He wrote the Dutch book 'Platform Revolution - From Amazon to Zalando, the impact of platforms on how we work and live'. Martijn is 'lead gig team' at the WageIndicator Foundation and here he contributed among other things to the development of the Living Tariff: a tool to help freelancers make better informed decisions regarding rates and income. He is also founder of KlusCV: a data sharing standard that allows 100,000 platform workers in 6 countries to access their data.