Die Bundesministerin für Wirtschaft und Energie und Koordinatorin der Bundesregierung für die Deutsche Luft- und Raumfahrt, Brigitte Zypries, eröffnet heute Abend die zweite StartUp Night! Luft- und Raumfahrt im Bundeswirtschaftsministerium. Diese Netzwerkveranstaltung bringt Unternehmen der Luft- und Raumfahrtbranche mit Start-ups zusammen.
Bundeswirtschaftsministerin Zypries: „Die Luft- und Raumfahrt ist eine Schlüsselbranche für den Technologiestandort Deutschland. Sie trifft heute auf innovative Start-ups, deren Gründerinnen und Gründer mit neuen Ideen überraschen und überzeugen. Diese Vernetzung von Start-ups und etablierter Wirtschaft bietet große Chancen für beide Seiten!“
With the Singularity University Germany Summit 2016 in Berlin heading into the second day of the event, it is time to have a closer look at the co-founder of Singularity University:
Peter H. Diamandis
He is an entrepreneur best known for being the founder of the X Prize Foundation, the co-founder and executive chairman of Singularity University and the co-author of the New York Times bestsellers Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think and BOLD: How to Go Big, Create Wealth, and Impact the World. Additionally, he is also the co-founder of the Zero Gravity Corporation, Space Adventures Ltd., the International Space University, Planetary Resources, and vice-chairman & co-founder of Human Longevity, Inc.
Singularity University (SU) is a benefit corporation based on NASA’s research campus in Silicon Valley. The organization provides educational programs, innovative partnerships and a startup accelerator to help individuals, businesses, institutions, investors, NGOs and governments understand cutting-edge technologies, and how to utilize these technologies to positively impact billions of people. SU was founded by Peter Diamandis and Ray Kurzweil in 2008, and since then, has empowered individuals from more than 85 countries to apply exponentially growing technologies.
Clarence Leonard "Kelly" Johnson was an American systems engineer and aeronautical innovator. He was renown for his contributions to many noteworthy aircraft designs, including the Lockheed U-2 and SR-71 Blackbird spy planes, as well as the P-38 Lightning, P-80 Shooting Star, and F-104 Starfighter, among others.
