Hi Shlomi,
In this current release (1.17) you can only connect to BW to build visualizations in "online" mode.
And yes, you can definitely publish to BI Launch Pad, you only need to deploy the BI Add-on for SAP Lumira (follow the link)
How to install SAP BusinessObjects BI add-on for SAP Lumira (Part 1)
Regards,
SJR