On September 23rd and 24th, 2025, SAP hosted the Predictive Summit 2025, bringing together SAP employees to exchange knowledge on data science, machine learning, and prediction. Since 2014, the Predictive Summit has encouraged an AI-driven mindset across the organization, while offering opportunities for skill development and fostering connections among employees working on related topics.
A highlight of the first day featured Prof. Dr. Maribel Acosta, Professor of Data Engineering at the TUM School of Computation, Information and Technology, whose main research areas include Data Engineering and Management, Databases, Semantic Web, Knowledge Representation, and Applications of Machine Learning. In her keynote, she explored current developments in the field, focusing on optimizing machine learning for query processing over knowledge graphs.