SAP Next-Gen is an innovation community for SAP Leonardo which drives innovation with purpose supporting SAP’s commitment to the 17 UN Global Goals for sustainable development.
SAP Next-Gen enables corporations, governments, and NGOs to connect with academic thought leaders and researchers, students, startups, tech community partners, venture firms, purpose driven partners, and SAP experts.
Corporations and partners can reimagine the future of industries with SAP Leonardo, seed in disruptive innovation with academia and startups, and build skills for digital futures.
The program leverages a network of 3,700+ educational institutions in 116 countries that are members of the SAP Next-Gen for universities and SAP Next-Gen for young thinkers programs.
SAP Next-Gen enables SAP customers to seed in disruptive innovation and accelerate their intelligent enterprise journeys through connecting with academic thought leaders and researchers, students, startups, accelerators, venture firms, and other partners in the SAP Next-Gen "innovation with purpose" community.
From smart cities and smart traffic, to sports and entertainment, to fashion and beyond, students working in SAP Next-Gen projects are developing innovations across industry topics. Industries as diverse as aerospace, automotive, and sports are already crowdsourcing some of their most disruptive solution challenges to students from globally leading universities in the SAP Next-Gen network.
Offerings include a global network of 100+ SAP Next-Gen labs/hubs at universities and at partner and SAP locations, and 72+ SAP Next-Gen Chapters which are think tanks for industry, linked to the Silicon Valleys of the world, where industries can connect with next generation innovators to reimagine the future of industries and the intelligent enterprise, seed in disruptive innovation with startups, and build skills for digital futures.
The SAP Next-Gen network in partnership with Hasso Plattner Institute enables companies in all SAP industries to connect with next generation talents, SAP experts and partners for future industry scenarios, events, and services.
SAP Next-Gen services are delivered through memberships in clubs for all 32 SAP industries; clubs for SAP Leonardo (e.g. IoT, machine learning, Blockchain, and analytics); clubs for other exponential technologies (e.g. VR/AR, robotics, drones, and iOS enterprise apps); clubs for methodologies (e.g. science fiction thinking, purpose thinking, design thinking, and next-gen change management); and clubs for special topics including advancing educational opportunities for women and Snap!.
Through events and services, digital innovators come together in an open innovation community to foster the future of industries with SAP Leonardo in collaboration with the next generation, linked to accelerating achieving the UN Global Goals.
