Third season of Future Disruptors Program by Software AG

Third season of Future Disruptors Program by Software AG

Under this year’s theme ‘Transform, Evolve and Simplify’ students are encouraged to assess real-world impact of conceptual ideas towards creating new value for sustainable smart cities. Participants must present real-world contexts through IoT, AI and machine learning based innovative models. The prototypes are assessed and judged by an independent jury comprising of esteemed industry and business leaders. The shortlists and winners are determined based on a point-based system and incorporate innovation, transformation, evolution and simplicity as some of its parameters. Students are recommended to use one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by UNDP as their guiding star to create prototypes. Shortlisted projects will showcase their solutions at the GITEX Global 2022 and LEAP 2023.

As the initiative grows year on year, the program aims to further support these innovators/ pioneers through strategic collaborations and provide growth opportunities for students. These include associations with the start-up ecosystem and other institutions supporting early-stage start-ups that include, incubators, angel investors and early-stage venture capitalists.

“We are excited to see how the teams tackle the challenge of creating smart sustainable solutions for future cities,” said Rami Kichli – Senior Vice President, Middle East and Turkey- Software AG. “Trainings and workshops from Software AG empower