Welcome to the HPI Public Partnerships & Third-Party Funding department. We are engaged in the following areas:

  1. HPI Stakeholder Ecosystem

  2. HPI Flagship Conferences

  3. Fundraising

Stakeholder Ecosystem

Innovation and digital transformation are teamwork. That is why we continuously work to build and strengthen a diverse network of scientists, industry partners and the public. Our goal is to develop innovative solutions for current societal challenges. We firmly believe that real change can only be achieved through joint efforts. 

Through our clusters, we at HPI offer our expertise to advance the design of the political digital agenda. We have been committed to advancing digital education in Germany for many years as an institute. 

We support public administration in developing viable concepts for a secure and effective digital state. Energy-efficient IT systems and sustainable AI are at the core of current research.

Examples of our involvement in our partner network

  • Policy Studies:
  • Media Coverage:
    • "Wir sind elf Jahre hinterher": Interview with Prof. Ariel Dora Stern from March 23, 2026 (DIE ZEIT)  read article (german only)
       
  • Conference of Digital Ministers of the German States at HPI (2024)
     
  • Digital Summit in Jena (2023)
     
The attendees of the 2024 Digital Minister Conference are seated around tables that are arranged in a rectangular formation

HPI flagship conferences

Our flagship conferences provide leading experts, decision-makers, and stakeholders with a platform to discuss issues of social relevance, network, and jointly advance innovative solutions for digital transformation. We invite you to participate in our flagship conferences and actively engage in the discussions!

Support our flagship conferences: If you would like to support our flagship conferences as an event partner, we would be delighted to hear from you:

partner up

Our Conference Partners (Selection)

Third-party funding

The Hasso Plattner Institute is involved in various public and private R&D projects as a research-intensive scientific institute. Our team supports HPI scientists in identifying funding programs from industry and the public sector for research projects, writing funding applications professionally, finding R&D partners and successfully acquiring third-party funding.

If you are interested in joint R&D projects with HPI, don't hesitate to get in touch:

Partner up

Meet the Team

Portrait of Head of Strategic Partnerships and Acquisitions Maxim Asjoma

Dr. Maxim Asjoma

Head of Public Partnerships

Phone: +49 331 5509-531
Mail: office-pp@hpi.de

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Portrait of Public Affairs Manager Mareike Kutt

Dr. Mareike Kutt

Public Affairs Manager

Phone: +49 1511 1739084
Mail: mareike.kutt@hpi.de

Portrait Lars-Simon Grundei

Lars-Simon Grundei

Flagship Conference Producer

Phone: +49 151 61938730
Mail: lars-simon.grundei@hpi.de

  • An exhibitor at a stand provides information about the safety risk of radio signals
    06/19-20/2024, Germany, Potsdam Conference for National Cyber Security at the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI)
  • Professor Dr. Ralf Herbrich stands at a lectern. Behind him is a screen with the words "Konferenz/Conference Clean-IT."
    10/25/2023, Potsdam, Germany, HPI, Hasso Plattner Institute, Universitaeres Exzellenz-Center für IT-Systems Engineering
  • Prof. Dr. Ralf Herbrich welcomes expert guests to the stage
    10/25/2023, Potsdam, Germany, HPI, Hasso Plattner Institute, Universitaeres Exzellenz-Center für IT-Systems Engineering.
  • Experts from various areas of cyber security discuss together and with the specialist audience
    06/19-20/2024, Germany, Potsdam Conference for National Cyber Security at the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI)

    Photo: Nicole Krüger
  • The auditorium is filled with expert guests such as John Platt
    10/26/2023, Potsdam, Germany, HPI, Hasso Plattner Institute, clean-IT Conference
    Photo: Nicole Krüger
  • Cyber security experts from around the world meet at the Potsdam Conference on National Cyber Security
    06/19-20/2024, Germany, Potsdam Conference for National Cyber Security at the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI)

    Photo: Nicole Krüger
  • Experts from various areas of cyber security discuss together and with the specialist audience
    06/19-20/2024, Germany, Potsdam Conference for National Cyber Security at the Hasso Plattner Institute (HPI), Germany

Last change: 27/05/2026, Julia Porstendörfer