Speaker: Prof. Dr. Christoph Meinel, Dean of the Hasso Plattner Institute
In his opening speech, Christoph Meinel, Scientific Director at HPI, stresses the potential offered by cooperation between MIT and HPI. Explaining that this collaboration represents the ideal platform for innovation, he goes on to emphasize that HPI, established by SAP Co-Founder Hasso Plattner in 1998, seeks to provide elite innovative training. “Our job is to furnish our students with well-founded know-how and make them competent team players,” comments Meinel. Consequently, HPI places a strong emphasis on practical, scientific excellence and close cooperation with industry.
