1st Annual Forum on Entrepreneurship

Agenda, speakers and presentations

1. Welcome
Prof. Dr. Christoph Meinel, Scientific Director Hasso Plattner Institute

2. A new Entrepreneurial Spirit for Germany: an Introduction
Prof. Dr. h.c. Hasso Plattner, SAP AG (Founder and Chairman of the Supervisory Board)

3. Seed Funding in Germany – Solutions Needed. A New Market Study
Götz A. Hoyer, FHP Private Equity Consultants > Download PDF-Presentation

4. From Ideas to Success: our Concept
Eran Davidson, CEO HassoPlattnerVentures > Download PDF-Presentation

5. Growth needs Guidance: Panel Discussion
With: Matthias Platzeck, Marc Samwer, Dr. Christian Kilger, Klaus-Dieter Licht, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. h.c. Radu Popescu-Zeletin

6. Press Conference
With: Prof. Dr. h.c. Hasso Plattner, Eran Davidson, Shai Agassi (SAP AG), Prime Minister Matthias Platzeck

7. Live Intervention
Zia Yusuf, SAP, from Palo Alto/CA

8. Entrepreneurship as Competitive Sports: the Side Glance
Christian Schenk, Olympic Games Decathlon Gold Medal Winner > Download PDF-Presentation

9. Global Entrepreneurship – Sitting on Giant’s Shoulders
Shai Agassi, Member of the Executive Board, SAP AG > Download PDF-Presentation

10. New Models of Incubation from Silicon Valley
Kim Fisher, Director Prologue International > Download PDF-Presentation

11. From ideas to deals, the Starting Shot
Prof. Dr. h.c. Hasso Plattner, SAP AG (Founder and Chairman of the Supervisory Board)

12. Workshop I: Promoting Ideas
Eran Davidson, Tal Ronan > Download PDF-Presentation

13. Workshop II: Protecting Ideas
Dr. Christian Kilger, Dr. Christian Czychowski, Dr. Thomas Bittner > Download PDF-Presentation

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